Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Recall data on the relationship between liver transplantation criteria and patient survival
- Describe recent data on new and investigational treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Recall data on investigational markers for hepatocellular carcinoma development and prognosis, including methods for differentiating various stages of liver disease
- Recount data on the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection
Topics covered include:
- Overview
- Thymalfasin Plus Transarterial Chemoembolization for HCC
- PEG10 as a Potential Target for HCC Gene Therapy
- Expression of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling–1 in HCC
- Tumor Suppressor Gene Hypermethylation Associated With HCC
- Stress-Response Heat Shock Protein Markers Associated With HCC Tumor Recurrence
- Differentiating Between Dysplastic Nodules and HCC
- HCC Tumor Size Criteria and Liver Transplant Survival
- Swine as a Source of Hepatitis E