Outcomes of repeat conventional transarterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and objectives

Although unlimited sessions of conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) may be performed for liver metastases, there is no data indicating when treatment becomes ineffective. This study aimed to determine the optimal number of repeat cTACE sessions for nonresponding patients before abandoning cTACE in patients with liver metastases.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective, single-institutional analysis, patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors (NET), colorectal carcinoma (CRC), and lung cancer who underwent consecutive cTACE sessions from 2001 to 2015 were studied. Quantitative European Association for Study of the Liver (qEASL) criteria were utilized for response assessment. The association between the number of c

SUBMITTER: Ghabili K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature