Complete contrast staining of hepatocellular carcinoma during drug-eluting bead chemoembolization predicts a favorable response
Sultan R. Alharbi · 2024
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Description
Sultan Alharbi tested in a solo 2024 study whether full contrast staining during a liver cancer procedure predicts a good response. The procedure delivers drug-loaded beads through an artery to a solitary liver tumor, starving and dosing it at once. During the first session, doctors can see on X-ray whether the contrast fully stains the tumor.
Forty-one patients were reviewed and split by whether full staining was seen in the first session. Full staining appeared in 22 patients, a little over half. Both groups had one or two sessions in pursuit of a complete response, judged by standard tumor criteria. Traits like a well-defined tumor and super-selective delivery were tied to staining in the report. Readers get a sign visible mid-procedure that may tell the team, on the spot, that the treatment is likely to work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sultan R. Alharbi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |