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  • Title: [Results of SMANCS/Lipiodol injection therapy for multiple intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma].
    Author: Nakaba H, Hashimoto T, Sunada S, Akamatsu D, Ito A, Teramoto S, Ohara S, Katayama S.
    Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho; 1998 Feb; 25 Suppl 1():46-50. PubMed ID: 9512687.
    Abstract:
    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often recurs in the remnant liver after hepatectomy. Treatment is often ineffective in cases of multiple recurrence. We treated 18 cases of multiple recurrence with SMANCS/Lipiodol injection (SML). Four patients were treated with SML once, 11 patients were treated twice, and each patient was treated with three or four times with SML. The Effective rate of the 1st SML was 30%, but the effective rate of the 2nd SML was 60% in the plasma tumor marker levels. The effective rate between unilobular recurrence and bilateral recurrence was the same. A complete response was obtained in 2 cases, and partial response in 2 cases. The effective rate of SML was 4/18 (22.2%). These effective cases suffered a recurrence within a year. The cumulative survival rate at the end of the 24th month was 42.4%. Overall survival was significantly higher in the group with SML than in the group with TAE or TAI with the multiple recurrence. SML may be effective in early recurrence because these recurrent nodules are vascular-rich and there is much lipiodol accumulation. SMANCS/lipiodol injection therapy is expected to be an effective treatment in cases of early multiple recurrence after hepatectomy.
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