Advances in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—2nd Edition
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gut microbiota; nutrition; liver disease; probiotic; dyspepsia
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Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue entitled “Advances in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—2nd Edition”. This is a new volume of our Special Issue, in which we published 8 papers in the first volume. For more details, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/special_issues/07TJCR853D.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most prevalent cause of death worldwide, and its incidence is expected to rise significantly in the coming years due to the effects of Westernization. In fact, the growing impact of metabolic disease has reshaped the features of hepatology. Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has become the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The latter can also occur in the absence of the cirrhotic evolution of hepatic disease.
Thus, the early diagnosis of HCC is crucial in clinical and bench research. Compared to anti-angiogenetic treatment, the prognosis and life expectancy associated with HCC are improved by the use of check-point inhibitors. However, the lack of a genetic mutation fingerprint in HCC requires the development of novel biomarkers for more personalized medicine. In this context, the growing role of gut microbiota dysbiosis in liver disease and the physiopathology of HCC could be an efficacious tool in the diagnostic and therapeutic armamentarium.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- HCC prevalence and incidence;
- HCC pathophysiology;
- Updates on HCC diagnosis;
- The role of the gut microbiota and its dysbiosis in HCC natural history;
- Updates on HCC treatments;
- The modulation of the gut microbiota in HCC treatment.
Dr. Emidio Scarpellini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
- hepatic disease
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