title: Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with sub-selective transcatheter arterial oily chemoinfusion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Interventional Radiology and Surgery, and Asian Liver Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Pamina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wijan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Prapong
authors.forename: Daniel Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Sze
authors.forename: Samuel K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Mahmood K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Razavi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004998:Ethiodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004998:Ethiodized Oil; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin