Hepatocellular Cancer
Reports from J. Cao and co-researchers add new data to research in hepatocellular cancer
Published in Pharma Law Weekly, January 15th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, "Complex alterations in the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis are thought to play an important role in the protein catabolism that complicates major surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential roles of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy after hepatectomy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with liver cirrhosis, and to investigate whether postoperative administration of rhGH increases the risk of tumor recurrences."
"Twenty-four patients with HCC in the setting of cirrhosis who underwent hepatectomy were...
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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2008-01-15)
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