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Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Cirrhotic Patients

4.6

Accredited (Credits: 1)
Free
Audio: English

Synopsis

This webinar offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary update on the diagnosis, staging, and management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients, with a focus on evidence-based clinical decision-making. This activity is endorsed by the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO)

Objectives

  • Identify risk factors and establish diagnostic criteria for HCC in cirrhotic patients, including imaging findings and tumor markers.
  • Classify HCC in cirrhotic patients using the BCLC staging system to guide clinical decision-making.
  • Understand treatment strategies for HCC, recognizing candidates for surgical, locoregional, and systemic therapies.

Accreditation

This course is accredited with 1 ECMEC credit valid in 26 countries. To claim your credits take the evaluation (satisfaction survey and evaluation questionnaire). You have 3 attempts for the evaluation. You need to pass the evaluation with a sufficient score to validate the course. Your diploma is issued instantaneously and sent to your email.

See more information on the accreditation at: Accreditation

Authors

Prof. Rui Tato Marinho

Rui Tato Marinho, MD is a gastroenterologist, hepatologist, and clinical addiction medicine doctor. He is the Medical Director of the Hospital University Center of North Lisbon. He is a Professor of the Medical School of Lisbon. He has received the Medal of Merit from the Portuguese Board of Doctors. He is a Member of the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board. He is an Advisor to the Governing Board of the European Liver Patient Association In addition, he is a Counsellor of the University of Lisbon. He was previously the President of the Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology, College of Hepatology, and Portuguese Association for the Study of Liver.

Conflicts of interests statement:

Prof. Marinho reports no conflicts of interest

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What you will learn

Introduction

  • Introduction and agenda
  • Importance of early HCC diagnosis
  • Ultrasound and cross-sectional imaging
  • CT arterial and venous phases and anatomical segmentation
  • MRI features of HCC
  • LI-RADS and diagnostic integration

Risk factors, prevention and staging

  • Cirrhosis and risk factors
  • HCC burden and BCLC strategy
  • Staging work-up and multidisciplinary care

Surgical management of HCC

  • Transplantation and curative treatment selection
  • Resection versus transplantation outcomes
  • Biomarkers and expanded transplant criteria and systemic therapies
  • Robotic surgery and transplantation

Interventional oncology and locoregional therapy

  • Interventional oncology goals in HCC
  • Ablation indications and limitations/ Microwave ablation and new guidance tools
  • Combined ablation and arterial therapy
  • Selective TACE and embolization strategies
  • Radioembolization and future multimodality care

Systemic therapy in cirrhotic patients

  • Indications for systemic therapy
  • Systematic treatment options

Discussion and conclusion

  • Discussion and conclusion

Accreditation - Evaluation

  • Satisfaction survey
  • Multiple-choice test

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