title: Hepatocellular carcinoma: the role of the North American GI Steering Committee Hepatobiliary Task Force and the advent of effective drug therapy.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a disease that requires multidisciplinary management. There has been no widely accepted standard for systemic therapy for this disease until recently. This article briefly discusses the management of earlier stage HCC, then focuses on newer agents with promise, particularly sorafenib, a drug that appears to be the new standard of care for advanced disease.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. bert_oneil@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Bert H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Venook
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000069347:Erlotinib Hydrochloride; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011799:Quinazolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077157:Sorafenib
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011725:Pyridines; D011799:Quinazolines; D009536:Niacinamide; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D000077157:Sorafenib; D000069347:Erlotinib Hydrochloride