title: Guideline on the use of new anticancer drugs for the treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 2010 update.
abstract: The "Guideline on the Use of New Anticancer Drugs for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma" was prepared by the Study Group on New Liver Cancer Therapies established by the "Research Project on Emergency Measures to Overcome Hepatitis" under the auspices of the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant. The Guideline brings together data collected by the Study Group on the use and incidence of adverse events in 264 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated using sorafenib and in 535 patients with advanced HCC treated using miriplatin at 16 participating institutions up until 22 December 2010, as well as referring to the published studies, academic presentations, and reports from the private sector. The aim of this Guideline is to facilitate understanding and current thinking regarding the proper usage of new anticancer drugs towards actual use in therapy. In terms of the format, the Guideline presents "clinical questions" on issues pertaining to medical care, makes "recommendations" on diagnosis and treatment in response to each of these clinical questions, and provides a rationale for these recommendations in the form of "scientific statements".
authors.affiliation: Novel Anticancer Agent Guideline Drafting Committee             Study Group on New Liver Cancer TherapiesDepartments of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa             Medical Oncology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka             Gastroenterology, Kinki University, Higashiosaka             Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo             Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Fukui University, Fukui             Gastroenterology and Metabology, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University, Matsuyama             Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Tottori University Graduate School of Medicine, TottoriDepartments of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan             Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi             Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka             Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai             Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo             Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, KakogawaDepartments of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu             Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama             Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, KurumeDepartments of Hepatology, Kyoundo Hospital, Tokyo             Diagnostic Radiology, Fukuiken Saiseikai Hospital, Fukui             Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
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