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.
| Patients | Number | % |
| All patients | 50 | 100 | PD of primary tumor | 22 | 44 | PD at distant site | 8 | 16 | AE | 11 | 22 | Change to local therapy | 6 | 12 | Other | 3 | 6 | Patients who received 2 cycles | | | PD of primary tumor | 17 | 56.7 | PD at distant meta | 4 | 13.3 | AE | 1 | 3.3 | Change to local therapy | 6 | 20 | Others | 2 | 6.6 |
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AE: adverse event; PD: progressive disease.
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