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Topic: Cancer Stem Cells, Tumor Plasticity, and Tumor Heterogeneity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Prof. Wen Yang

Submission deadline: 20 Dec 2026

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Prevention, Surveillance and Functional Cure

Prof. George Lau

Submission deadline: 20 Dec 2026

Published articles: 0

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Topic: New therapeutic approaches and associate resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Prof. Amedeo Amedei

Submission deadline: 30 Nov 2026

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Microbiome, and Epigenetics

Prof. Jun Yu; Prof. Ming Kuang; Prof. Lixia Xu

Submission deadline: 30 Sep 2026

Published articles: 3

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Completed Special Topics

Topic: Combining Locoregional and Systemic Therapies in Liver Cancer: From Strategy to Survival

Prof. Binyan Zhong

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advancing Immunotherapy and Tumor Microenvironment Research in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Lianxin Liu, MD, PhD

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Multidisciplinary Management of HCC

Prof. Alessandro Vitale, MD, PhD

Published articles: 8 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Surgical Resection for HCC: Insights into the Indications and the Prognosis

Allan Tsung, MD

Published articles: 5 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Systemic Therapy for Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: New Options on the Horizon

Massimo Colombo, MD; Stefano Cascinu, MD

Published articles: 8 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Challenges and Opportunities for Treating Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS, MBA, FACS, FSSO, FRACS (Hon.)

Published articles: 16 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Molecular Pathogenesis and Drivers of Cholangiocarcinoma

Luca Fabris, MD, PhD; Diego F. Calvisi, MD

Published articles: 9 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Immunotherapy and Immunotherapy Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Sandi Alexander Kwee, MD, PhD

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Hepatocellular Carcinomas Developed in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Valérie Paradis, MD, PhD

Published articles: 4 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Surveillance in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Jean-Francois Dufour, MD, PhD

Published articles: 8 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Systemic Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Flair José Carrilho, MD, PhD

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Hepatoblastoma and Other Pediatric Liver Tumors

Daniel C. Aronson, MD, PhD, FRCS(Glasg); Piotr Czauderna, MD, PhD, FEBPS

Published articles: 8 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Liver Transplant for HCC: Short-Term and Long-Term Problems during Follow-Up

Geoff McCaughan, MD, PhD

Published articles: 6 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: HBV-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Molecular and Clinical Aspects

Antonio Bertoletti, MD

Published articles: 5 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Epidemiology and Natural History of Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease

Stefano Bellentani, MD, PhD

Published articles: 14 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Minimally Invasive Surgery for HCC

Ho-Seong Han, MD, PhD

Published articles: 15 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Nobuhisa Akamatsu, MD, PhD

Published articles: 6 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Research on the Risk Factors of Liver Cirrhosis Complicated with HCC

Guido Guenther Heinrich Gerken, MD

Published articles: 10 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Targeted Therapy for Liver Cancer

Shu-Kui Qin, MD, PhD

Published articles: 4 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advancement of Imaging Diagnosis of Liver Cancer

Yuko Kono, MD, PhD

Published articles: 10 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: SBRT and Immunotherapy for the Management of HCC: A Recent Appraisal

Jia Fan, MD

Published articles: 9 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Elderly

Bruno Nardo, MD, PhD

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: The Interplay between Direct-Acting Antivirals and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis C

Ming-Lung Yu, MD, PhD

Published articles: 8 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: New Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management of HCC

Dalbir Singh Sandhu, MD

Published articles: 9 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Liver Cancer in Alcoholic and Metabolic Liver Diseases

Darrell Crawford, MD

Published articles: 8 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advances in the Early Diagnosis of HCC

Jin-Lin Hou, MD

Published articles: 12 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: New Insights in Liver Cancer

Clara Balsano, MD

Published articles: 11 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Osamu Yokosuka, MD

Published articles: 18 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Novel Approaches for HCC

Lynn G. Feun, MD

Published articles: 4 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: What More We can do on Hepatitis C?

Necati Örmeci, MD

Published articles: 13 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Molecular Mechanism of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Seung Kew Yoon, MD

Published articles: 16 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Management of Huge and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Kenneth Siu Ho Chok, MBBS (HK), MS (HK), FRCSEd, FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery)

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advances in Minimally Invasive Cirrhotic Surgery

Giulio Belli, MD

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Natural Products and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Mosaad Attia Abdel-Wahhab, MD

Published articles: 11 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Closed Special Topics

Topic: New Imaging Perspectives for HCC in the Era of Personalized Medicine and Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Tao Peng; Prof. Yang Hong; Prof. Zhixiao Wei; Prof. Yaoqin Xie; Prof. Hanyu Jiang; Prof. Yidi Chen

Submission deadline: 31 Mar 2026

Published articles: 1

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Topic: Novel Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASLD): From Bench to Bedside

Prof. Jiangao Fan; Vincent Wai Sun Wong; Ziyu Meng

Submission deadline: 28 Feb 2026

Published articles: 9

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Topic: Advancing Multimodal Approaches in Liver Cancer: From Tumor Heterogeneity to Precision Therapies

Prof. Xinrong Yang

Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2025

Published articles: 4

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Topic: Molecular Targets for CCA Therapy

Prof. Seiji Okada, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 Mar 2025

Published articles: 0

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All Special Topics

Ongoing Special Topics

Topic: Cancer Stem Cells, Tumor Plasticity, and Tumor Heterogeneity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Prevention, Surveillance and Functional Cure

Topic: New therapeutic approaches and associate resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Microbiome, and Epigenetics

Completed Special Topics

Topic: Combining Locoregional and Systemic Therapies in Liver Cancer: From Strategy to Survival

Topic: Advancing Immunotherapy and Tumor Microenvironment Research in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Multidisciplinary Management of HCC

Topic: Surgical Resection for HCC: Insights into the Indications and the Prognosis

Topic: Systemic Therapy for Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: New Options on the Horizon

Topic: Challenges and Opportunities for Treating Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Topic: Molecular Pathogenesis and Drivers of Cholangiocarcinoma

Topic: Immunotherapy and Immunotherapy Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Hepatocellular Carcinomas Developed in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Topic: Surveillance in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Systemic Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Hepatoblastoma and Other Pediatric Liver Tumors

Topic: Liver Transplant for HCC: Short-Term and Long-Term Problems during Follow-Up

Topic: HBV-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Molecular and Clinical Aspects

Topic: Epidemiology and Natural History of Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease

Topic: Minimally Invasive Surgery for HCC

Topic: Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Research on the Risk Factors of Liver Cirrhosis Complicated with HCC

Topic: Targeted Therapy for Liver Cancer

Topic: Advancement of Imaging Diagnosis of Liver Cancer

Topic: SBRT and Immunotherapy for the Management of HCC: A Recent Appraisal

Topic: Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Elderly

Topic: The Interplay between Direct-Acting Antivirals and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Hepatitis C

Topic: New Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management of HCC

Topic: Liver Cancer in Alcoholic and Metabolic Liver Diseases

Topic: Advances in the Early Diagnosis of HCC

Topic: New Insights in Liver Cancer

Topic: Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Novel Approaches for HCC

Topic: What More We can do on Hepatitis C?

Topic: Molecular Mechanism of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Management of Huge and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Topic: Advances in Minimally Invasive Cirrhotic Surgery

Topic: Natural Products and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Closed Special Topics

Topic: New Imaging Perspectives for HCC in the Era of Personalized Medicine and Artificial Intelligence

Topic: Novel Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASLD): From Bench to Bedside

Topic: Advancing Multimodal Approaches in Liver Cancer: From Tumor Heterogeneity to Precision Therapies

Topic: Molecular Targets for CCA Therapy

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