title: Intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma: the role of transarterial therapy.
abstract: According to Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer, the recommended first-line treatment for patients with intermediate stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is transarterial chemoembolization. Patients with intermediate stage of HCC represent 20% with a 2-year survival of approximately 50%. Nowadays, transarterial therapies have proved precious in the treatment of hepatic malignancies. During the last years, there were important developments in practiced transarterial therapies and their efficacy is still controversial. The purpose of this review is to discuss in further details these transarterial therapies that have been used to treat cases of HCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic & Molecular Imaging, Radiation Therapy & Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C276, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chegai
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic & Molecular Imaging, Radiation Therapy & Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orlacchio
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic & Molecular Imaging, Radiation Therapy & Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merolla
authors.affiliation: IRCCS SDN, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C276, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mannelli
keywords: DEB TACE; chemoembolization; embolization; hepatocellular carcinoma; interventional treatment; radioembolization; transarterial chemo-occlusion; transarterial therapy