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What's new — Hepatocellular carcinoma

Generated 2026-09-03 from the publication dates of every paper cited in this condition's pages.

This page answers a different question from the curation log. The log says when we last edited a page; this says how recent the evidence on those pages is — so you can tell settled ground from a field that is actively moving, and jump straight to what has emerged lately.

How much of this condition's evidence is recent

Published within Cited papers
last week 0
last month 0
last 2 months 0
last 3 months 0
last 6 months 2
last year 7
older than a year 318

Counts are cumulative: a paper from last week also counts inside "last month". Dates are PubMed publication or e-publication dates, so a paper may have appeared online before its journal issue.

Newest evidence first

The most recent cited papers, with the pages that use them.

Published Paper Cited on
2026-05-01 Hepatocellular carcinoma attributable to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and other risk factors at global, regional and national levels: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis — Gut ([PMID 42135055](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42135055/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) cirrhosis-and-risk-stratification, epidemiology-and-etiology, overview
2026-05-01 Second-line TKI after first-line immunotherapy-based treatment in advanced HCC: Reconstructed IPD meta-analysis — JHEP Rep ([PMID 42128139](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42128139/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) systemic-therapy
2026-01-02 Updated data from IMbrave050: Adjuvant atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma — J Hepatol ([PMID 41580093](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41580093/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) clinical-trials-landscape, surgical-resection-and-ablation
2025-11-06 Practice changing RCT design and rationale: Abbreviated MRI plus AFP vs. ultrasound plus AFP for HCC surveillance in cirrhosis (PREMIUM study) — JHEP Rep ([PMID 41624484](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41624484/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) surveillance-and-early-detection
2025-11-01 Transarterial chemoembolization combined with immunotherapy and targeted therapy as first-line treatment for unresectable and non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of phase III trials — Ther Adv Gastroenterol ([PMID 41268044](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41268044/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) locoregional-therapy
2025-10-06 HES V2.0 validation and performance compared to GALAD and ASAP in the HEDS cohort — J Hepatol ([PMID 41043723](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41043723/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) biomarkers
2025-10-01 Integrating Quality of Life and Survival in Systemic Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Network Meta-Analysis — JAMA Oncol ([PMID 40810932](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40810932/){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}) patient-experience-and-advocacy

Trials — what has moved

39 registered trials are cited by this condition's pages. Registry records were re-checked live when this page was generated, so status, enrolment and results-posting below reflect ClinicalTrials.gov as of that date.

Registry activity Trials
trial records updated in the last week 0
trial records updated in the last month 4
trial records updated in the last 2 months 8
trial records updated in the last 3 months 12
trial records updated in the last 6 months 17
trial records updated in the last year 24

Recently updated registrations

Updated Trial Phase Status N Cited on
2026-08-26 TheraSphere With Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for HCC PHASE2 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 100 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-08-25 A Study of Atezolizumab With Lenvatinib or Sorafenib Versus Lenvatinib or Sorafenib Alone PHASE3 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 557 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-08-25 A Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Participants With Advanced Hepatoce PHASE3 COMPLETED 732 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-08-13 SIRT With Tremelimumab and Durvalumab for Resectable HCC PHASE1 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 20 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-07-28 Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab in Combination With Y^90 Radioembolization in HCC for Liver T PHASE4 RECRUITING 40 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-07-27 Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab as First-line Treatment in Patients With Advanced Hep PHASE3 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 1324 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-07-17 Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a High-risk Prospective Cohort (ELEGANCE) NA ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 2002 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-07-15 A Global Study to Evaluate Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in Combination With Durv PHASE3 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 724 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-06-24 Erlotinib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Chemoprevention PHASE2 NOT_YET_RECRUITING 60 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-06-18 A Study of Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Versus Active Surveillance as Adjuvant Therapy in PHASE3 COMPLETED 668 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-06-17 Preventing Liver Cancer Mortality Through Imaging With Ultrasound vs. MRI NA RECRUITING 4700 clinical-trials-landscape, mash-masld-hcc, surveillance-and-early-detection
2026-06-11 Feasibility and Efficacy of Perioperative Nivolumab With or Without Relatlimab for Patient PHASE1 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 31 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-05-14 Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combinat PHASE3 COMPLETED 479 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-04-21 A Platform Trial for Personalized and Adaptive Therapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma PHASE2 RECRUITING 350 clinical-trials-landscape
2026-04-20 Durvalumab and Tremelimumab After Radioembolization for the Treatment of Unresectable, Loc PHASE1 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING 25 clinical-trials-landscape

Posted efficacy and safety results

Trials whose sponsors have posted results to the registry. Adverse-event figures are participant counts summed across all arms as reported — read them against enrolment, and follow the registry link for the arm-by-arm breakdown that determines whether a signal is real.

Results posted Trial Phase N Primary outcome Serious AE Other AE Deaths
2023-11-18 A Study of Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Versus Active Surveillance as PHASE3 668 Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS), as Determined by IRF 124 470 58
2023-06-18 Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab as First-line Treatment in Patien PHASE3 1324 Overall Survival (OS) - Treme 300 mg x1 Dose + Durva 1500 mg vs Sora 4 435 1099 958
2021-11-05 A Study of Atezolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab Compared With PHASE3 558 Overall Survival (OS) in the Global Population 288 642 477
2018-09-25 A Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 3 Trial to Compare the Efficacy and S PHASE3 954 Overall Survival (OS) 358 938 817
2017-06-05 Study of Regorafenib After Sorafenib in Patients With Hepatocellular C PHASE3 573 Overall Survival (OS) 286 528 500
2010-09-27 A Phase III Study of Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellula PHASE3 602 Overall Survival (OS) 719 1129 0

32 of these trials are still recruiting or active — see the condition's clinical trials page for the full landscape.

Which pages rest on the newest evidence

🔥 marks a page citing three or more papers from the last year — the pages worth re-reading if you have been away.

Page Newest citation In last year Total citations
cirrhosis-and-risk-stratification 2026-05-01 1 25
epidemiology-and-etiology 2026-05-01 1 25
overview 2026-05-01 1 36
systemic-therapy 2026-05-01 1 27
clinical-trials-landscape 2026-01-02 1 20
surgical-resection-and-ablation 2026-01-02 1 25
surveillance-and-early-detection 2025-11-06 1 27
locoregional-therapy 2025-11-01 1 25
biomarkers 2025-10-06 1 25
patient-experience-and-advocacy 2025-10-01 1 25
liver-transplantation 2025-09-02 0 26
staging-and-treatment-allocation 2025-09-02 0 25
mash-masld-hcc 2025-08-01 0 25
guidelines 2025-07-01 0 27
red-flags-and-safety-concerns 2025-06-06 0 25
diagnosis-and-imaging 2025-06-02 0 25
molecular-landscape 2024-07-02 0 26

Recency is not quality: an old paper may be the definitive one, and a new paper may not replicate. Use this to find movement, not to rank evidence. See open questions for what remains unresolved, and the curation log for when these pages were last revised.