Therapeutic modalities and prognostic factors for primary and secondary liver tumors

During the past decade considerable progress has been reported in the treatment of primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. Refined techniques in surgery, transplantation, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy apparently have made the delivery of treatment safer. At the same time improved understanding of tumor biology has been incorporated in treatment strategies. More recently specific and nonspecific, active and passive immunotherapies have excited wide interest, and information from the first randomized studies is now available. We review current treatment options for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies in an attempt to extract plausible treatment guidelines and to identify promising future directions.RésuméPendant la dernière décennic, d'importants progrès ont été enregistrés dans le traitement des tumeurs malignes primitives et secondaires du foie. Des techniques sophistiquées dans les domaines de la chirurgie, des transplantations, de la radiothérapie et de la chimiothérapie ont toutes contribué à rendre ce traitement plus sûre. De même, une meillcure connaissance de la biologie tumorale s'est intégrée dans la stratègie thérapeutique. Plus récemment, l'immunothérapie spécifique comme non spécifique, active ou passive, s'est ajoutée avec intérêt et à présent, les résultats d'études randomisées sont disponibles. Les options thérapeutiques des tumeurs malignes primitives ou secondaires du foie sont discutées afin d'extraire les grandes lignes thérapeutiques et d'identifier les directions futures.ResumenEn el curso del último decenio se ha informado considerable progreso en el tratamiento de los neoplasmas primarios y secundarios del hígado. Neuvas y refinadas técnicas en cirugía, trasplante, radioterapia y quimioterapia han aportado mayor seguridad a las modalidades de tratamiento. Al mismo tiempo, existe una mejor comprensión de la biología tumoral, la cual ha sido debidamente incorporada en las estrategias terapéuticas. Más recientemente, se ha despertado gran interés en cuanto a la immunoterapia específica y no específica, activa y pasiva, y ya se dispone de información sobre los primeros estudios randomizados. En el presente artículo hacemos una revisión de las opciones terapéuticas para los neoplasmas primarios y secundarios del hígado con la intención de definir guías terapéuticas plausibles y de identificar modalidades promisorias para el futuro.

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