Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Non-liver-related critical events down with SVR in HCV+Cirrhosis

(HealthDay)—For patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and biopsy-proven cirrhosis, sustained viral response (SVR) is associated with a reduction in critical events, both liver and non-liver related, according ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study: Anti-PD-L1 antibody enhances curative effect of cryoablation

A new article published in Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B discusses how the Anti-PD-L1 antibody enhances the curative effect of cryoablation via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity mediating PD-L1highCD11b+ cells elimination ...

Oncology & Cancer

Liver cancer: Lipid synthesis promotes tumor formation

Lipids comprise an optimal energy source and an important cell component. Researchers from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and from the University of Geneva have now discovered that the protein mTOR stimulates the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Potential new therapeutic approach found for liver cell cancer

In a recent study, scientists from the Institute for Cancer Research at MedUni Vienna have shown that the growth factor receptor FGFR3 increases the rate of growth and aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinomas (liver cell ...

Oncology & Cancer

One more piece in the puzzle of liver cancer identified

Manuela Baccarini and her team at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) of the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna are one step closer to unraveling the mechanisms behind liver cancer. The researchers discovered ...

Oncology & Cancer

Tremelimumab shows promise in treatment of liver cancer

Tremelimumab treatment stabilized patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma due to chronic hepatitis C infection for more than 12 months, according to data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March ...

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