Treatment Options

Ablative Therapies
Cancers can be killed by placing needles into the tumors and killing the surrounding tissue by injecting alcohol, by heating, or by freezing. More...

Regional/Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy
Regional chemotherapy uses drugs to treat the cancer, and is a non-surgical treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. It takes advantage of direct access to the blood vessels to provide the arterial blood supply to the liver. More...

Systemic Chemotherapy
Under certain circumstances it may be appropriate to deliver chemotherapy to the whole body administering it either by mouth or by vein. More...

Surgical Resection
If patients can withstand major surgery and has enough liver reserve, a resection is the best alternative. This may entail a hemi-hepatectomy or a segmental resection. However, patients with cirrhosis or severe liver disease may not be candidates for liver resection. More...

Liver Transplantation
Historically liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer has been done since the inception of the technology of liver transplantation. More...

Live Donor Liver Transplantation
USC has one of the most active and successful live donor liver transplant (LDLT) programs in the United States. Live donor liver transplantation takes advantage of the liver’s ability to immediately function and grow after transplantation from a living donor to an appropriate recipient. More...

Clinical Trials for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Clinical trials offer new or novel therapies for patients with liver cancer, and provide the patient with a wide variety of options when facing treatment choices. More...