When an unresectable liver tumor is confined to the liver, our preferred treatment approach is regional therapy with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or internal radiation with 90 Yttrium spheres.
However, for patients with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, we may recommend systemic chemotherapy. Currently, we do not generally
recommend systemic chemotherapy for widespread hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) because of poor response rates. If a patient with HCC develops localized extra-hepatic spread to a lymph node, bone
or adrenal gland, focused radiation therapy may sometimes be recommended.
For patients with metastatic colon/rectal cancer to the liver, it is very common that they have already undergone some form
of systemic chemotherapy. After a surgical resection for a hepatic metastases from colon cancer, the liver surgeons at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital will collaborate with your oncologist to discuss options with you and help you decide if post-operative
systemic chemotherapy is recommended.
Chemotherapy drugs for liver cancer
What follows is a list of chemotherapy drugs used to treat liver cancer:
Contact us
To schedule an appointment with a Jefferson physician call 1-800-JEFF-NOW or click here.
To contact the Liver Tumor Program team at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, please call 215-503-8752 and/or fax your records to 215-503-8755. We aim to schedule your first clinic visit within two weeks of your diagnosis being made and records being received.
