What systemic therapy would you offer to a pediatric patient with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma after an initial partial surgical resection?
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Do you offer adjuvant chemotherapy to a patient with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma after an initial partial surgical resection?
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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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My most commonly used systemic therapy for FLHCC is 5FU+IFN. Since FLHCC patient get excluded from HCC trails, there is no standard here.
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · FibroFighters Foundation
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There is no standard of care at this point, but most patients relapse and do poorly. At most, 20% are cured by surgery alone.
We at Rush (36 patients seen/ consulted on in the last 3 years with FLC) believe that fibrolamellar is a systemic disease, different from HCC in every way (genetics, histolog...
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Medical Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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There is no data for adjuvant therapy, thus close observation. Make sure tumor is evaluated for next generation sequencing.
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