V.J., via e-mail Prof. Alberto Gabizon, chairman of the oncology department at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, replies: Resistance of cancer to treatment can develop not only to sorafenib, but to any other agent. At this point, sorafenib is the treatment of choice for metastatic liver cancer. Chemotherapy is sometimes used if and when sorafenib fails to control the disease.Rx for Readers welcomes queries from readers about medical problems. Experts will answer those we find most interesting. Write Rx for Readers, The Jerusalem Post, POB 81, Jerusalem 91000, fax your question to Judy Siegel-Itzkovich at (02) 538-9527, or e-mail it to jsiegel@jpost.com.
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V.J., via e-mail Prof. Alberto Gabizon, chairman of the oncology department at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, replies: Resistance of cancer to treatment can develop not only to sorafenib, but to any other agent. At this point, sorafenib is the treatment of choice for metastatic liver cancer. Chemotherapy is sometimes used if and when sorafenib fails to control the disease.Rx for Readers welcomes queries from readers about medical problems. Experts will answer those we find most interesting. Write Rx for Readers, The Jerusalem Post, POB 81, Jerusalem 91000, fax your question to Judy Siegel-Itzkovich at (02) 538-9527, or e-mail it to jsiegel@jpost.com.