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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

The short-term efficacy of DEB-TACE loaded with epirubicin and raltitrexed in the treatment of intermediate and advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma.

Xintai Yang, Huilin Li, Jingjie Liu, Congcong Du, Tianlin He, Xiaobo Luo, Qingping Liao, Na Yu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xintai YangDepartment of Oncology, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Huilin LiDepartment of Hospital Infection-Control, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Jingjie LiuDepartment of Oncology, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Congcong DuShaanxi Normal University Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Tianlin HeDepartment of Oncology, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xiaobo LuoDepartment of Oncology, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Qingping LiaoDepartment of Oncology, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Na YuDepartment of Oncology, Ji'an Central Hospital Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xian Central Hospital · CNShaanxi Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the short-term efficacy of drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) loaded with epirubicin and raltitrexed in the treatment of intermediate and advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC).

methodsOne hundred patients with intermediate or advanced PHC were randomly divided into a control group (the CG, n=50) and an observation group (the OG, n=50). The CG was treated with conventional TACE (cTACE), and the OG was treated with DEB-TACE loaded with epirubicin and raltitrexed. The overall efficiency, the liver function indices, the tumor markers, the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels , the lesion diameters, the Child-Pugh scores, the adverse reactions, the median times to disease progression, the 1-year and 2-year recurrence rates, and the survival rates were compared between the two groups.

resultsAt 6 months after the surgery, the overall response rate in the OG (82.00%) was higher than it was in the CG (62.00%) (

conclusionDEB-TACE loaded with epirubicin and raltitrexed improves the short-term outcomes, reduces the tumor load, decreases the incidence of adverse events, and improves the survival rate in patients with intermediate and advanced PHC.

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DEB-TACEepirubicinhepatic artery embolization chemotherapyPrimary hepatocellular carcinomaraltitrexed

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PMID34540079
PMCPMC8430112
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