GIinteractive11 | Case 10 - Hepatocellular Cancer


A 66-year-old asymptomatic man with known hepatitis C presents with a screening AFP of 120,000 and imaging evidence of multiple hepatic defects suggestive of extensive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis.

Would you likely perform a liver biopsy?

During the next year, this same patient undergoes TACE three times and receives sorafenib between treatments. His tumor is stable/slightly improved, AFP is currently 300 and he is feeling well. Would you likely continue to administer treatment at this time?