Survival of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Sorafenib beyond Progression
Author(s) -
Leonidas Apostolidis,
Jan Pfeiffenberger,
Daniel Gotthardt,
Boris Radeleff,
Arianeb Mehrabi,
Peter Schemmer,
Dirk Jäger,
Peter Schirmacher,
Wolfgang Stremmel,
Henning SchulzeBergkamen,
Christoph Springfeld,
Karl Heinz Weiss
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000487635
Subject(s) - sorafenib , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , tumor progression , retrospective cohort study , overall survival , oncology , gastroenterology , surgery , cancer
Sorafenib leads to improved survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Continuation of sorafenib beyond progression has been a possible treatment strategy when further approved therapeutic agents are lacking.
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