AGA develops clinical practice guidelines on systemic therapy for HCC

The AGA published 11 recommendations for systemic therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, which were featured in Gastroenterology.
“[The guidelines] address one aspect of treatment for HCC that has really changed in recent years,” Grace L. Su, MD, FAASLD, AGA spokesperson and professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at University of Michigan Health, told Healio. “Our target is specific patients with advanced HCC who are going to get what we call systemic therapy.
“[The paper] doesn’t address all the treatments; it just addresses a very specific set

The AGA published 11 recommendations for systemic therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, which were featured in Gastroenterology.
“[The guidelines] address one aspect of treatment for HCC that has really changed in recent years,” Grace L. Su, MD, FAASLD, AGA spokesperson and professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at University of Michigan Health, told Healio. “Our target is specific patients with advanced HCC who are going to get what we call systemic therapy.
“[The paper] doesn’t address all the treatments; it just addresses a very specific set