Asia Pacific Hepatocellular Carcinoma Trials Group (ahcc)

CHICAGO, June 7, 2010 - A unique combination of liver targeted radioactive microspheres (SIR-Spheres) and a standard-of-care systemic agent (Sorafenib) appears to confer a survival benefit for patients with inoperable primary hepatocellular cancer (HCC) including those with disease that has spread outside the liver, according to the results of a prospective clinical study presented today at the 46th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference.