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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
Transarterial therapy for primary liver cancer is gaining more acceptance. The technique of transarterial treatment of such cancers is, however, quite varied. To determine the value of our approach, we analyzed our experience with transarterial oily chemoinfusion (TOCI) of primary liver cancer over a 4.9-year period. Since 1997, over 300 such procedures have been performed at our institution. We report the results of the first 253 procedures, which were performed using a subsegmental technique with a mixture of doxorubicin, cisplatin, ethiodol, with selective Gelfoam embolization. Actuarial survival rates at 1, 2, and 3 years were calculated with Kaplan-Meier and multivariate analysis was performed by Cox regression. The median overall survival was 28.6 +/- 4.5 months following diagnosis. By univariate analysis, TNM clinical stage I or II, Karnofsky score above 80%, absence of extrahepatic disease, absence of vascular invasion, unifocal disease, pretreatment alpha-fetoprotein levels less than 500 ng/ml, hypervascularity of lesions, and lesion size less than 5 cm were all strong predictors of favorable patient survival at 1, 2, and 3 years (75%, 60%, and 50% respectively). Based on our experience, TOCI with selective embolization has similar survival benefit as the traditional chemoembolization but is associated with fewer complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1089-2516
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Chemoembolization, Therapeutic, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Doxorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Ethiodized Oil, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Hepatic Artery, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Infusions, Intra-Arterial, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Radiography, Interventional, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12524643-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with sub-selective transcatheter arterial oily chemoinfusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Interventional Radiology and Surgery, and Asian Liver Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article