Hepatocellular carcinoma

Cancer research

New Research on Liver Cancer Treatment Reveals Promising Biomarkers for Immunotherapy Selection

A multicenter study conducted at Teine Keijinkai Hospital in Sapporo, Japan, has identified a modified tumor marker score that can help predict treatment outcomes for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study, published in the journal Liver Cancer, found that the score, which incorporates alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin