PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the combination of the modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (mRECIST) and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) as a tool for the assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with transarterial chemoembolization. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-seven hepatocellular carcinoma patients (80 target tumors suitable for mRECIST measurements) were studi...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to evaluate whether tumors located in a segmental border zone are predisposed to local recurrence after performing segmental transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-three hepatocellular carcinoma nodules were retrospectively analyzed for local tumor recurrence after performing segmental transarterial chemoembolization by ...

Background and AimsTo validate prognostic performance of the China liver cancer (CNLC) staging system as well to compare these parameters with those Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) for Chinese hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).

background: hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is a primary liver cancer that frequently causes mortalities. transarterial chemoembolization (tace) is a new palliative treatment for advanced stages of hcc. in this study, we have assessed the results of tace on a group of iranian patients with advanced hcc treated at imam khomeini general hospital. materials and methods: this was a case series, coho...

PURPOSE To compare short- and long-term clinical outcomes after conventional transarterial chemoembolization and drug-eluting bead (DEB) transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with unresectable HCC unsuitable for ablative therapies were randomly assigned to undergo conventional or DEB chemoembolization. The primary endpoints of the st...

PurposeTo compare the cost-effectiveness of using doxorubicin-loaded drug-eluting embolic (DEE) transarterial chemoembolization versus that conventional for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Materials and MethodsA decision-analysis model was constructed over lifespan a payer’s perspective. The simulated clinical course, including periprocedural complications, additional ...

Balloon-occluded transarterial chemoembolization (B-TACE) using a microballoon catheter is a promising method for improvement of lipiodol emulsion accumulation and local control relative to conventional transarterial chemoembolization. This method has been referred to as the balloon anchor technique in previous reports. We report a new technique for successful parent catheter advancement for ac...