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Gastrointestinal Cancers • Medical Oncology • Liver and Pancreas Tumors • Internal Medicine • Hepatocellular Carcinoma • Gastroenterology • General Hepatology
What non-variceal EGD findings, if any, deter you from using atezo/bev in patients with advanced HCC?
Would portal hypertensive gastropathy or colopathy sway you away from using it?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would discuss the severity and risk of bleeding with the endoscopy team and start beta blockers as indicated before starting anti-angiogenesis therapy.
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Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Additional non-variceal EGD findings would deter me from using atezo/bev in patients with advanced HCC. These include the presence of active or recent gastrointestinal bleeding (e.g. from ulcers or erosions of the upper GI tracts), severe gastroduodenal ulceration (even in the absence of bleeding) o...
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Medical Oncologist at Community Health Network
Do you apply the same restrictions to oral TKI tha...
Do you apply the same restrictions to oral TKI tha...