Resistance to Molecular Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Augusto Villanueva, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Division of Liver Diseases, Liver Cancer Program, Department of Medicine, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine, NYC.

• Tumor Heterogeneity and Resistance to Targeted Therapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Modulating Immune Responses to Overcome Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Role of Tumor Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Resistance.- Contribution of the Cancer Stem Cell Phenotype to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Resistance.- Clinical and Preclinical Perspectives on Mechanisms  of Sorafenib Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Radiological Assessment of Response to Palliative Treatments in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Sorafenib and Clinical Patterns of Resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.- Overcoming Treatment Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: regorafenib and lessons from other malignancies.