Multimodality Approach for Treating Liver Cancer

At the UPMC Liver Cancer Center, our treatment philosophy is based on a multimodality approach. This means that we customarily explore more than one form of therapy to treat liver tumors.

For example, a patient with a large, inoperable liver tumor may initially receive regional therapy to the liver with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or internal radiation (yttrium-90).

The goal of this regional therapy is to reduce the size of the liver tumor so that surgeons can remove it.

Contact the UPMC Liver Cancer Center

To schedule an appointment, or for more information, call the UPMC Liver Cancer Center at 412-692-2001.

Deciding on a Treatment Approach That's Best for You

Each week, UPMC Liver Cancer Center specialists review many patients' clinical presentations — such as liver biopsies and CT scans — and decide on the most appropriate approach for treatment. After which, a liver cancer nurse contacts each patient to arrange for treatment.

Clinical programs represented at this weekly conference include:

Liver surgery
Liver oncology
Liver pathology
Liver radiology
Hepatology
Liver nursing