Fan J, Ten GJ, He SC, Guo JH, Yang DP, Weng GY. Arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 1998; 4(1): 33-37 [PMID: 11819226 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v4.i1.33]
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Dr. Jian Fan, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Railway Medical College, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China
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Jian Fan, Gao-Jing Ten, Shi-Cheng He, Jin-He Guo, Dong-Pei Yang, Guo-Ying Weng, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Railway Medical College, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China
Jian Fan, male, born on July 22, 1955 in Nanjing City of Jiangsu Province, and graduated from Nanjing Railway Medical College, Associated Professor and Vice Dean, specializing in the field of delivery drug system and having 12 papers published.
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jian Fan, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Railway Medical College, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China
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Received: April 27, 1997 Revised: September 9, 1997 Accepted: October 16, 1997 Published online: February 15, 1998
Abstract
AIM: To study the therapeutic effects of transcatheter arterial three-segment chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
METHODS: According to the anatomy of vessels, the tumor capillary networks, muscular arterioles and feeding arteries were successively occluded using lipiodol ultra-fluid (LUF), sinobufagin microsphere (SBMs) and particles of gelatin sponge (PGS). In this series of 80 cases, therapeutic effects were evaluated in 76 cases.
RESULTS: There were 22 cases (28.9%) with partial response and 41 (53.9%) with minor response in the 76 evaluated patients. The 6-month, 1-year, 2-year and 3-year survival rates were 97.4%, 86.8%, 46.1% and 27.6% respectively.
CONCLUSION: This regimen was a rational chemoembolization method for HCC patients.
