title: Arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Gao-Jing
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ten
authors.forename: Shi-Cheng
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jin-He
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Dong-Pei
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guo-Ying
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wang