The Liver Meeting 2019-Barriers and Strategies for HCC Prevention

Barriers and Strategies for HCC Prevention - Can HCC Risk Score Help Us?

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In the video transcript, the speaker discusses the importance of risk scores in preventing liver cancer (XCC) by assessing various factors like patient, virus, and disease factors. These risk scores help clinicians determine which patients are at low, intermediate, or high risk of developing liver cancer. The speaker highlights different risk scores like the CXCC, GACXCC, and RISC-B scores which have been validated in Asian and non-Asian populations. The discussion also covers the use of risk scores in guiding antiviral therapy for XCC prevention and the importance of considering factors like cirrhosis, liver stiffness, and demographics when deciding on treatment. Additionally, the speaker explores the use of risk scores in predicting the need for liver cancer surveillance in antiviral-treated patients, suggesting that some patients may not require surveillance based on their risk scores. The overall message emphasizes the potential role of risk scores in XCC prevention but also acknowledges the limitations and the need to tailor treatment decisions based on individual patient characteristics.

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Presenter: Henry Lik Yuen Chan

Keywords

risk scores

liver cancer prevention

patient factors

antiviral therapy

cirrhosis