Open AccessTransarterial chemoembolization combined with apatinib versus transarterial chemoembolization alone for hepatocellular carcinoma with macroscopic vascular invasion: A propensity score matching analysis
Author(s) -
Lujun Shen,
Shuanggang Chen,
Zhiyu Qiu,
Han Qi,
Hui Yuan,
Fei Cao,
Lin Xie,
Qifeng Chen,
Wang Li,
Weijun Fan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_801_19
Subject(s) - apatinib , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , propensity score matching , hazard ratio , gastroenterology , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , transcatheter arterial chemoembolization , overall survival , oncology
Macroscopic vascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains challenging to treat.