Open AccessComplete Response of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Macroscopic Vascular Invasion and Pulmonary Metastasis to the Combination of Drug-Eluting Beads Transarterial Chemoembolization and Huaier Granule: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Tianyu Zhou,
Guo-Fang Tao,
Sheng-Qun Chen,
Hongliang Wang,
Yuelin Zhang,
Gengui Zhou,
ChunHui Nie,
Tian Zhu,
Baoquan Wang,
ZiNiu Yu,
Jing Li,
Feng Chen,
Junhui Sun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oncotargets and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1178-6930
DOI - 10.2147/ott.s309660
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , metastasis , cirrhosis , thrombus , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with macroscopic vascular invasion and distant metastasis is an advanced-stage disease with an extremely poor prognosis and low survival rate. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel therapeutic strategies to extend the lives of patients with advanced HCC.