DEB-TACE versus cTACE for unresectable HCC with B1-type bile duct invasion after successful biliary drainage: A propensity score matching analysis.

Wenzhe FanXinlin ZhengXiao ZhaoBowen ZhuYanqin WuMiao XueRong TangZhen HuangLiangliang QiaoMingjian LuYiyang TangJian WuJiaping Li

Published in: Cancer medicine (2024)

DEB-TACE is safe and effective after successful biliary drainage in unresectable HCC with B1-BDI, potentially better than cTACE in terms of liver toxicity, TTP, and ORR. Lowering TBil below 99 μmol/L through successful drainage may create ideal conditions for sequential TACE.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
locally advanced
liver metastases
squamous cell carcinoma
cell migration