Research Article

Clinical Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Bead Transarterial Chemoembolization Loaded with Raltitrexed for the Treatment of Unresectable or Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Clinical data on DEB-TACE.

VariablesData

Inpatient duration, days10.0 (8.0, 14.0)
Oxaliplatin, mg94.4 ± 15.2
Lobaplatin, mg21.5 ± 4.3
Hospitalization cost, ×104 ¥5.9 ± 2.2
DEB-TACE procedures1.9 ± 1.3

Additional embolization
 Gelatin sponge particles10 (24.4%)
 Embolization microspheres2 (4.9%)
 Polyvinyl alcohol particles4 (9.8%)

Complications, n (%)21 (51.2%)
 Fever4 (9.8%)
 Nausea12 (29.3%)
 Vomiting2 (4.9%)
 Leukopenia5 (12.2%)
 Abdominal pain20 (48.8%)
 Raised ALT/AST3 (7.3%)

Other interventional treatments, n (%)13 (31.7%)
 Conventional TACE11 (26.8%)
125I seeds implantation2 (4.9%)
 Thermal ablation4 (9.8%)

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TACE, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.