Dr. Bruix Discusses the Application of Regorafenib in HCC

Video

Jordi Bruix, MD, head of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) at University of Barcelona, discusses the application of regorafenib (Stivarga) in hepatocellular carcinoma as opposed to other tumor types.

Jordi Bruix, MD, head of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) at University of Barcelona, discusses the application of regorafenib (Stivarga) in hepatocellular carcinoma as opposed to other tumor types.

Prior to its approval in HCC, regorafenib was approved in colorectal cancer and for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). It was poorly tolerated in colorectal cancer, which made the oncology community question its application.

According to Bruix, it is imperative to consider the population in which this drug is applied. The population of patients with HCC that participated in RESORCE had progressed on sorafenib (Nexavar), adds Bruix, which is instrumental.

Related Videos
Shivaani Kummar, MBBS, FACP, Margaret and Lester DeArmond Endowed Chair of Cancer Research, Professor and Division Head, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine; co-director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, co-deputy director, Knight Cancer Institute
Andre Goy, MD
Wenxin (Vincent) Xu, MD,
Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD
Alessandro Villa, DDS, PhD, MPH
Joseph Mikhael, MD
Michael Richardson, MD
Minesh Mehta, MD
Ruben Olivares, MD
Phillip J. Koo, MD