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ABSTRACT: Background
The efficacy of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.Methods
The outcome of 476 patients with HCC who underwent hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (HAIC) were compared with 1466 patients who did not receive active therapy.Results
A survival benefit of the therapy after adjusting for known risk factors was observed (hazard ratio, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.41-0.56; P<0.0001). In propensity score-matched analysis (n=682), median survival time was longer for patients who underwent chemotherapy (14.0 months) than for patients who did not receive active treatment (5.2 months, P<0.0001).Conclusion
For advanced HCC, HAIC is considered to be an effective treatment.
SUBMITTER: Nouso K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3790188 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nouso K K Miyahara K K Uchida D D Kuwaki K K Izumi N N Omata M M Ichida T T Kudo M M Ku Y Y Kokudo N N Sakamoto M M Nakashima O O Takayama T T Matsui O O Matsuyama Y Y Yamamoto K K
British journal of cancer 20130905 7
<h4>Background</h4>The efficacy of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>The outcome of 476 patients with HCC who underwent hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (HAIC) were compared with 1466 patients who did not receive active therapy.<h4>Results</h4>A survival benefit of the therapy after adjusting for known risk factors was observed (hazard ratio, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.4 ...[more]