Liver Cancer Awareness Month: What You Need to Know

For Liver Cancer Awareness Month, here’s a round-up of the latest news and updates in this disease space:

1. As immunotherapies emerge in the treatment of liver cancer, experts examine whether two or more is better than one.
2. Taking aspirin was found to improve liver function and extend survival among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common primary liver cancer.
3. Researchers have found a biomarker that may help to determine which patients with hepatocellular carcinoma will respond to treatment with Nexavar, leading to more individualized treatment options.
4. The president and founder of Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association discussed new initiatives and what’s on the horizon in the treatment of liver cancer.
5. While advances have been made in the treatment landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma, researchers are now looking into the optimal sequence for which patients should be treated.