Clinical Study
Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study
Table 4
Radiologic evolution after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).
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| Tumor size (%) | | Reduction >5 mm | 13 (43) | Stability +/−5 mm | 6 (20) | Progression >5 mm | 5 (17) | Unknown* | 6 (20) | New lesions (%) | | No | 15 (50) | Yes | 9 (30) | Unknown* | 6 (20) | Overall response (%) | | Regression (size reduction >5 mm and no new lesions) | 10 (33) | Stability (size stability +/−5 mm and no new lesions) | 4 (13) | Progression (size progression and/or new lesions) | 10 (33) | Unknown | 6 (20) | Downstaging (6 patients) | | Yes | 3 (50) | No | 3 (50) |
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*These patients did not have imaging after TACE before transplantation.
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