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SUBMITTER: Harmon JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7481009 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Harmon Jennifer N JN Kabinejadian Foad F Bull Joseph L JL
APL bioengineering 20200908 3
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an intractable cancer with a high mortality rate. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), a non-curative method, is the first line therapy for intermediate stage patients. This effectively extends patient survival but requires a complicated intraarterial catheterization procedure and is poorly suited to repeated administration. Here, we investigate gas chemoembolization, a less invasive, more easily administered transient occlusion method that circumvents these ...[more]