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Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). White Paper of the Texas Collaborative Center for Hepatocellular Cancer (TeCH) Multi-stakeholder Conference.
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Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association [Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2023 Aug; Vol. 21 (9), pp. 2183-2192. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 20. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background & Aims: Texas has the highest age-adjusted incidence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has funded the Texas Collaborative Center for Hepatocellular Cancer (TeCH) to facilitate HCC research, education, and advocacy activities with the overall goal of reducing HCC mortality in Texas through coordination, collaboration, and advocacy.<br />Methods: On September 17, 2022, TeCH co-sponsored a multi-stakeholder conference on HCC with the Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences. This conference was attended by HCC researchers, policy makers, payers, members from pharmaceutical industry and patient advocacy groups in and outside of Texas. This report summarizes the results of the conference.<br />Results: The goal of this meeting was to identify different strategies for preventing HCC and evaluate their readiness for implementation.<br />Conclusions: We call for a statewide (1) viral hepatitis elimination program; (2) program to increase nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and obesity awareness; (3) research program to develop health care models that integrate alcohol associated liver disease treatment and treatment for alcohol use disorder; and (4) demonstration projects to evaluate the effectiveness of identifying and linking patient with advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis to clinical care.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1542-7714
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37086825
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2023.03.029