Stemming the rising tide of global ill health from liver disorders, hepatologists worldwide have never been challenged as such. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) poses a heavy burden globally, it is the 5th most prevalent malignancy worldwide. Pivoting on the geographic region, in Egypt, the incidence of HCC has marked a culminate doubling over the last decade which is attributed to the simultaneous plague with the highest prevalence of HCV in the world. Unfortunately, HCC is notoriously resistant to chemotherapy and other treatment modalities, a matter that urged the need for alternative...