HEPATOLOGY AND LIVER CANCER SERVICES

Advances in research have generated new therapeutic options for people with liver disease.  The H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Diseases Center at UC Irvine Medical Center provides a wide range of advanced diagnostic and treatment services for patients with liver cancer and other major liver disorders.

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Specialists

Our liver specialists, known as hepatologists, are experienced in treating all forms of liver disease, including:

• Viral hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, C, D and E)
• Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
• Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (ACAH)
• Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
• Wilson’s disease
• Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
• Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis

Cancer Treatment

In cases of liver cancer, our team determines the best treatment options. Factors include the stage of the disease as well as the age and overall health of the patient. Treatment may involve removing the part of the liver that contains the tumor (liver resection), or other approaches such as:

• Radiofrequency ablation
• Cryosurgery
• Chemoembolization
• Percutaneous ethanol injection
• Radiation therapy

Clinical Trials

CDDC physicians are actively involved in clinical trials of new hepatology and liver cancer protocols.  Patients enrolling in these studies gain access to new investigational treatments for liver disease.