Radiofrequency ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable primary liver cancer

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 122; no. 8; pp. 889 - 894
• Main Authors: Wang, Yue-hua, Liu, Jia-feng, Li, Fei, Li, Ang, Liu, Qiang, Liu, Dong-bin, Liu, Dian-gang, Wang, Ya-jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China 20.04.2009
• Subjects: 3年生存率; Adult; Aged; Catheter Ablation - methods; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic - methods; Cox回归模型; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms - mortality; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Liver Neoplasms - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; 一线治疗; 动脉化疗栓塞术; 射频消融术; 晚期原发性肝癌; 相关并发症; 肝动脉栓塞; liver neoplasms; interventional radiology; radiofrequency ablation; therapeutic chemoembolization

Background Radiofrequency ablation （RFA） followed by transarterial chemoembolization （TACE） for unresectable primary liver cancer （PLC） has not been widely discussed. In this study, the outcome of the combination of RFA with TACE was retrospectively evaluated. Methods From May 2003 to March 2008, 12...