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ArticleOncotarget2017

Transarterial chemoembolization combined with Jie-du granule preparation improves the survival outcomes of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hetong Zhao, Xiaofeng Zhai, Zhe Chen, Xuying Wan, Lanyu Chen, Feng Shen, Changquan Ling

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hetong ZhaoDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaofeng ZhaiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zhe ChenDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xuying WanDepartment of Combined Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Lanyu ChenDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Feng ShenDepartment of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Changquan LingDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Second Military Medical University · CNChanghai Hospital · CNEastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), TACE combined with Jie-du granules (JD), and TACE combined with sorafenib (SOR) for treating patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). For this purpose, we conducted a retrospective analysis of data from 266 consecutive patients with unresectable HCC who underwent TACE treatment at the Shanghai Hospital and Eastern Hepatic Surgery Hospital between Jan 2009 and Dec 2010. We prospectively analyzed patient survival and progression times as well as independent predictors, within a follow-up period of 86 months. Patients were divided into TACE-JD (n = 75), TACE-SOR (n = 124) and TACE (n = 67) groups. Median overall survival (OS) times being: TACE-JD, 21.43 months; TACE-SOR, 23.23 months; TACE, 13.97 months (TACE-SOR vs TACE, P < 0.001; TACE-SOR vs TACE-JD, P = 0.852; TACE-JD vs TACE, P < 0.001). The median times to progression (TTP) were as follows: TACE-JD, 8.67 months; TACE-SOR, 5.37 months; TACE, 4.57 months (TACE-SOR vs TACE, P = 0.479; TACE-SOR vs TACE-JD, P < 0.001; TACE-JD vs TACE, P < 0.001). Independent predictors of OS were treatment allocation, Child-Pugh class large tumor, albumin and extrahepatic metastasis. These findings show that patients with unresectable HCC who were administered TACE-JD survived significantly longer compared with those administered TACE or TACE-SOR.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticCombined Modality TherapyDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese Herbalhepatocellular carcinomaJie-du granuleretrospective cohort studytransarterial chemoembolization

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PMID28423370
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