Clinical Study

Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy with Doxorubicin and Cisplatin Is Effective for Advanced Hepatocellular Cell Carcinoma

Table 5

Reasons for discontinuation of intra-arterial chemotherapy.

PatientsNumber%

All patients50100
 PD of primary tumor 22 44
 PD at distant site8 16
 AE 1122
 Change to local therapy 6 12
 Other3 6
Patients who received 2 cycles
 PD of primary tumor 17 56.7
 PD at distant meta 4 13.3
 AE1 3.3
 Change to local therapy 6 20
 Others 2 6.6

AE: adverse event; PD: progressive disease.