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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kudo M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3747546 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liver cancer 20120901 2
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma is defined as liver cancer with vascular invasion or extrahepatic metastasis that is untreatable by local therapy. In Japan, hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) with interferon plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or a combination of low-dose 5-FU and cisplatin, referred to as low-dose FP, is administered for treating advanced liver cancer and yields favorable outcomes. Outside Japan, the molecular targeted agent, sorafenib, is used as a first-line treatment for ...[more]