Comparison of Epirubicin-Iodized Oil Suspension and Emulsion for Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in VX2 Tumor
Figure 4
Growth ratio and viable proportion. (a) Graph showing the macroscopically determined growth ratio of liver tumors 7 days after TACE. The tumors in the suspension group showed minimal growth or slight shrinkage over the experimental period, while those in the emulsion group exhibited a mild increase in volume. The growth ratio of the tumors in the suspension group was found to be significantly smaller than that in the emulsion group (, Mann-Whitney test). (b) Graph showing the viable proportion of liver tumors at 7 days after TACE. The percentage of residual viable tumor cells ranged from 16.6% to 41.1% in the suspension group and from 31.6% to 58.7% in the emulsion group. The proportion of viable tumor cells was found to be significantly smaller in the suspension group than in the emulsion group (, Mann-Whitney test).
