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ArticleCancer management and research2021

Initial Experience of Drug-Eluting Bead-Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization After Lipiodol-Based Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Failure for Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Kai-Cai Liu, Wei-Fu Lv, Dong Lu, Chang-Long Hou, Jun Xie, Yu-He Lu, Qi-Sheng Cao, Yu-Lin Tan, Ying-Zhan Zhang, Jie Liu

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Article in Cancer management and 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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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Kai-Cai LiuInfection Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-3561-7209
Wei-Fu LvDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Dong LuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Chang-Long HouDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Jun XieDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, People's Republic of China.
Yu-He LuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Chuzhou First People's Hospital, Chuzhou, People's Republic of China.
Qi-Sheng CaoDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Ma'anshan People's Hospital, Ma'anshan, People's Republic of China.
Yu-Lin TanDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China.
Ying-Zhan ZhangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China.
Jie LiuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Yingshang People's Hospital, Fuyang, People's Republic of China.
University of Science and Technology of China · CNFuyang City People's Hospital · CNAnshan Hospital · CNChuzhou University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CNThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the potential safety and efficacy of drug-eluting bead-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) in treating TACE-refractory hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated the treatment outcomes of DEB-TACE for 41 HCC nodules in 30 patients who were refractory to conventional TACE (c-TACE) according to tumor response. The antitumor response was evaluated according to mRECIST criteria, and changes in alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), albumin-bilirubin score, the incidence of adverse events, and the time to disease progression were observed.

resultsThe objective response rate and disease control rates were 60.98% and 95.12% at 4 weeks after DEB-TACE, 63.41% and 92.68% at 8 weeks, respectively. The median time of disease progression was 4.60 ± 0.23 months. The AFP of patients decreased continuously at 2-6 weeks after operation, and the AFP at 4 weeks was significantly lower than that at 2 weeks (P = 0.038). Adverse reactions were well tolerated, and no grade 4 adverse reactions were reported. The albumin-bilirubin score did not deteriorate within 6 weeks.

conclusionDEB-TACE has potential efficacy and safety after failure of c-TACE in patients with advanced liver cancer. Further studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of DEB-TACE treatment after failure of c-TACE.

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drug-eluting beadefficacyhepatocellular carcinomarefractory diseasetranscatheter arterial chemoembolization

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