title: [Immunochemo-embolization therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma].
abstract: To increase antitumor effects of transcatheter arterial embolization therapy (TAE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), immunochemo-embolization therapy via hepatic artery was performed with a mixture of doxorubicin and iodized oil (LPD) following a mixture of gamma-IFN, OK-432 and gelatin sponge, and then a mixture of actinomycin D and gelatin sponge. Three patients with HCC were treated by this procedure. One patient had tumor thrombus in inferior vena cava (IVC). The serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels before this procedure ranged from 66 ng/ml to 8,360 ng/ml. Following this procedure, the serum AFP levels began to decrease for 1-3 months, then increased for 3-6 months, and again suddenly decreased under 10 ng/ml in two cases after initial procedure. The serum AFP levels of two cases revealed under 10 ng/ml for 9-18 months. CT after 2 weeks to 3 months of this procedure showed a low-density area around LPD-uptaking tumor and after 1-8 months decreased tumor in size with diminishing of the low-density area. Therapy for the main tumor of one case with tumor thrombus of IVC proved to be effective, but it was not effective for tumor thrombus of IVC. The reasons that the serum AFP level increased after decreasing for 1-3 months and then fell below 10 ng/ml following this procedure, may be some kinds of immunological antitumor effects produced by endogenous cytokines.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Tokyoto Saiseikai Central Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takekoshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010844:Picibanil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D003609:Dactinomycin; D010844:Picibanil; D007459:Iodized Oil; D004317:Doxorubicin; D007371:Interferon-gamma