New ablation technique holds promise for liver cancer patients
April 18, 2013 by admin · Leave a Comment
A new minimally invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who can’t undergo surgery or thermal ablation, a study shows.
The study of 22 patients at the Universitatsklinikum Regensberg in Regensberg, Germany, found that irreversible electroporation (IRE) successfully destroyed tumor tissue in 70% of these patients. These patients were not responsive to conventional therapy or their tumor was in a location that was not suitable for standard treatment, said Dr. Philipp Wiggermann, lead author of the study. “If one considers that IRE was really the only option for these patients, the results are very promising,” he said.
New compound discovered that rapidly kills liver cancer
Scientists have identified a new compound that rapidly kills hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, the most common form of liver cancer and fifth most common cancer worldwide, while sparing healthy tissue. The compound, Factor Qunolinone Inhibitor 1 (FQI1), works by inhibiting an oncogene originally discovered by a team of researchers led by Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., Harrison Scholar at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center, Blick Scholar and assistant professor in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and member of the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine at the VCU School of Medicine.
Y-90 radioembolization offers promise for late-stage liver cancer
December 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
INDIANAPOLIS — The latest weapon against inoperable liver cancer is so tiny that it takes millions of them per treatment, but according to interventional radiologists at the Indiana University School of Medicine, those microscopic spheres really pack a therapeutic punch.
Breakthrough in understanding life-threatening childhood liver disease
October 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
CU School of Medicine researchers find link to infection
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital have taken a big step toward understanding what causes one of the most serious liver diseases in infants.
Mayo Clinic finds early success with laser that destroys tumors with heat
October 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Physicians at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus are among the first in the nation to use a technique known as MRI-guided laser ablation to heat up and destroy kidney and liver tumors. So far, five patients have been successfully treated — meaning no visible tumors remained after the procedure.
Blocking an oncogene in liver cancer could be potential therapy option
October 11, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have found that a synthetic molecule they designed can block activation of a gene in liver cancer cells, halting a process that allows some of those cancer cells to survive chemotherapy.
Silencing hepatitis B virus prevent recurrence of liver cancer
June 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
(PHILADELPHIA) Previous studies have shown that antiviral treatment reduces the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). But now, researchers from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Thomas Jefferson University are reporting that the antiviral therapy also prevents recurrence of HCC and extends patients’ lives.
VARI findings could help diagnose and treat liver cancer
June 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Joe Gavan
joe.gavan@vai.org
616-234-5390
Van Andel Research Institute Read more
New study confirms link between nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver cancer
May 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Dawn Peters
medicalnews@wiley.com
781-388-8408
Wiley-Blackwell Read more
Androgen receptor may explain male dominance in liver cancer
May 18, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Leslie Orr
Leslie_Orr@urmc.rochester.edu
585-275-5774
University of Rochester Medical Center
A University of Rochester study helps to explain why men get liver cancer more often than women and opens the door for a new treatment pathway, by showing a direct link between the androgen receptor, which is more active in men, and the hepatitis B virus as it relates to the deadly cancer.
