Type: Liver cancer
A/Prof Justin Wong and his team is aiming to develop a new treatment strategy to prevent and treat fatty liver disease and stop its progression to liver cancer.
A/Prof Frances Byrne and her team are testing a new approach to treat liver cancer by targeting obesity alongside existing cancer therapies.
Researchers will investigate a new treatment approach that combines a new drug delivery method capable of specifically targeting the liver.
Professor McCaughan’s team will test two potential new treatments which target HCC liver cancer cells.
If successful, this study should significantly improve the patient care of those suffering with advanced liver cancer by making drug treatment more effective.
Dr Lionel Hebbard and his team conducted a long-range study that aimed to quantify the exact impact of metabolic drivers, particularly obesity, on liver cancer prognosis and progression in patients.
This project will evaluate the impact of improved chronic hepatitis C (HCV) treatment on liver cancer incidence and survival.