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Principles to Practice: An HCC Tumor Board

with Dr. Gabe Schnickel, Dr. Adam Burgoyne, Dr. Heather Patton and Dr. Sid Padia

Do you ever wish you could be a fly on the wall at a tumor board meeting? In this episode of BackTable, we’re excited to give you an insider’s view of the real case discussions that take place during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor boards. Host Dr. Zach Berman sits down with a multidisciplinary team, including Drs. Adam Burgoyne (medical oncologist), Heather Patton (hepatologist), Siddharth Padia (interventional radiologist), and Gabriel Schnickel (transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon).

This podcast is supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Boston Scientific.

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Principles to Practice: An HCC Tumor Board with Dr. Gabe Schnickel, Dr. Adam Burgoyne, Dr. Heather Patton and Dr. Sid Padia on the BackTable VI Podcast
Ep 525 Principles to Practice: An HCC Tumor Board with Dr. Gabe Schnickel, Dr. Adam Burgoyne, Dr. Heather Patton and Dr. Sid Padia
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BackTable, LLC (Producer). (2025, March 14). Ep. 525 – Principles to Practice: An HCC Tumor Board [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.backtable.com

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Podcast Contributors

Dr. Zach Berman on the BackTable VI Podcast

Dr. Zachary Berman is an interventional radiologist at the University of California San Diego in San Diego, California.

Dr. Adam Burgoyne on the BackTable Tumor Board Podcast

Dr. Adam Burgoyne is a gastrointestinal / hepatobiliary oncologist and associate clinical professor with Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Siddharth Padia on the BackTable Tumor Board Podcast

Dr. Sid Padia is an interventional radiologist at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Heather Patton on the BackTable Tumor Board Podcast

Dr. Heather Patton is a transplant hepatologist and professor of medicine with UC San Diego in California.

Dr. Gabriel Schnickel on the BackTable Tumor Board Podcast

Dr. Gabriel Schnickel is a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon and professor at UC San Diego in California.

Synopsis

The team walks through a range of diverse HCC cases, reviewing patient histories, imaging, and treatment options. They cover eight cases in total, each featuring patients with varying treatment histories, comorbidities, liver function, and lesion characteristics. For the full educational experience, we recommend watching the video format on our YouTube channel.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - Case 1: Small Lesion in a Young Patient
05:01 - Case 2: Moderate Sized Lesion in an Older Patient
11:10 - Case 3: Multifocal HCC with Dominant Lesion
21:09 - Case 4: Dominant Lesion with Portal Hypertension
32:08 - Case 5: Ruptured Solitary Lesion
34:34 - Case 6: Rupture with Multifocal Lesions
44:08 - Case 7: Portal Vein Invasion
52:12 - Case 8: Metastatic HCC After Transplant

Resources

The Materials available on BackTable are for informational and educational purposes only and are not a substitute for the professional judgment of a healthcare professional in diagnosing and treating patients. The opinions expressed by participants of the BackTable Podcast belong solely to the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the views of BackTable.

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