Advance HCC condition

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My mother in law who is 53 yrs old has recently been diagonised with 4th stage HCC with metasastic to the lungs but with AFP of 1.53 and good LFT. The oncogolist has advised for nivolumab +avastin combo immunotherapy. Wanted to know if there is any other treatment option other than sorafenib and immunotherapy.

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Dr. M.Ponraj Medical Oncologist 13 yrs exp Palakkad · Accepted Answer

Dr. M.Ponraj

Medical Oncologist 13 yrs exp Palakkad

For advanced HCC, the treatment options are limited. nivolumab plus avastin and sorafenib are preferable options. Cabazantinib is not available in India. Regorafenib is other drug can be tried. But nivolumab+ avastin is best option. Overall HCC had very poor outcome

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