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ArticleHepatic oncology2021

Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treatment with doxorubicin-eluting polyethylene glycol microspheres: a single-center experience.

Gerardo Tovar-Felice, Andrés García-Gámez, Virgilio Benito-Santamaría, David Balaguer-Paniagua, Jordi Villalba-Auñón, Jaume Sampere-Moragues

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Article in Hepatic oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gerardo Tovar-FeliceGermans Trias I Pujol (Can Ruti) University Hospital, Carretera de Canyet, Badalona, 08916, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-0799
Andrés García-GámezGermans Trias I Pujol (Can Ruti) University Hospital, Carretera de Canyet, Badalona, 08916, Spain.
Virgilio Benito-SantamaríaGermans Trias I Pujol (Can Ruti) University Hospital, Carretera de Canyet, Badalona, 08916, Spain.
David Balaguer-PaniaguaGermans Trias I Pujol (Can Ruti) University Hospital, Carretera de Canyet, Badalona, 08916, Spain.
Jordi Villalba-AuñónGermans Trias I Pujol (Can Ruti) University Hospital, Carretera de Canyet, Badalona, 08916, Spain.
Jaume Sampere-MoraguesGermans Trias I Pujol (Can Ruti) University Hospital, Carretera de Canyet, Badalona, 08916, Spain.
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is indicated for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

methodsThis was a retrospective study of 50 hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with TACE using doxorubicin-loaded LifePearl™ to investigate the safety and efficacy of TACE.

resultsThere was no 30-day mortality, and limited adverse events were reported. At best tumor response, complete response and disease control were 58% and 94%, respectively, with a median of 4.5 months of follow-up. Median overall survival was 33.8 months. Patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage 0 and stage A at best tumor response showed a higher complete response rate (83%) than patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B (complete response: 50%; p = 0.0414).

conclusionDoxorubicin-loaded LifePearl™ TACE might be an effective treatment, with a good safety profile, for patients with early/intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Further prospective data, especially with a small cohort of selected patients, are required to confirm these results.

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DEM-TACEdoxorubicinLifePearl™unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

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PMID34408848
PMCPMC8369521
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