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CancerQuest > Introduction to Patient Information > Introduction to Cancer by Type > Liver Cancer: Introduction > Liver Cancer: Treatment

Liver Cancer: Treatment

Treatment options for HCC depend on how well the  liver is functioning, the tumor stage, and the physical status of the patient.
As our focus is on the biology of the cancers and their treatments, we do not give detailed treatment guidelines. Instead, we link to organizations in the U.S. that generate the treatment guidelines.

Learn about treatment guidelines for HCC from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).

A study from 2011 suggests that liver cancer may arise from a type of cancer stem cell that is resistant to chemotherapy, and has the ability to metastasize to the rest of the body.  These capabilities make it possible for liver cancer to recur after it is surgically removed. ⁽¹⁾

Learn more about the treatment for liver cancer at theWinship Cancer Instituteof Emory University.
For more information about how these and other cancer treatments work, refer to theCancer Treatmentssection.

Information about clinical trials:
·         General clinical trial information from CancerQuest
·         Click here for information about clinical trials from the National Cancer Institute.
·         Click here for information about clinical trials from Georgia Clinical Trials Online.
·         Click here for information about clinical trials at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

References for this page:

1. CD24+ Liver Tumor-Initiating Cells Drive Self-Renewal and Tumor Initiation through STAT3-Mediated NANOG Regulation [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590911002918]