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Summary
BOTTOM
LINE
MAJOR POINTS
Complete
local
tumor
response
was
achieved
in
80.4%
of
tumors
treated
with
TACE
+
RFA
and
76.6%
treated
with
TACE
+
MWA
Median progression free survival was 9.3 mo with TACE + RFA and 9.2 mo for TACE + MWA
Median tumor progression free survival was 20.8 mo for TACE + RFA and 21.8 mo for TACE + MWA
CRITICISM
Short
follow-up
period:
TACE
+
MWA
class
had
shorter
follow
up
which
may
have
limited
the
accurate
evaluation
of
long-term
efVicacy
Study
design
SINGLE
CENTER
RETROSPECTIVE
REVIEW
89
patients
with
hepatocellular
carcinoma
treated
with
TACE
+
RFA
(38)
and
TACE
+
MWA
(51)
from
November
1,
2003
November
1,
2011
INCLUSION
CRITERIA
Ages 34-89
HCC
diagnosed
by
presence
of
hypervascular
liver
mass
>
1cm
with
arterial
uptake
followed
by
washout
of
contrast
in
the
venous-delayed
phases
on
either
multiphase
CT
or
MRI
in
accordance
with
AASLD
Disease
burden
was
staged
using
Child-Pugh
criteria,
UNOS
and
BCLC
classiVications
EXCLUSION
CRITERIA
Purpose
To
retrospectively
compare
the
outcomes
and
complications
of
transcatheter
transarterial
chemoembolization
with
drug-eluting
embolic
agents
combined
with
RFA
vs
transcatheter
transarterial
chemoembolization
with
drug-eluting
embolic
agents
combined
with
MWA
in
the
treatment
of
HCC
Outcome
On
initial
treatment,
complete
response
was
seen
in
80.4%
of
tumors
treated
with
TACE
+
RFA
and
76.6%
of
tumors
treated
with
TACE
+
MWA
with
no
signiLicant
difference
between
the
two
cohorts
Credits
SUMMARY
BY:
Alyson
Kil
M.D.,
PGY1
Department
of
Radiology
Walter
Reed
National
Military
Medical
Center/National
Capital
Consortium
FULL
CITATION:
Ginsburg,
Michael,
Zivin,
Sean
P.,
Wroblewski,
Kristen,
Doshi
Taral,
Vasnani,
Raj
J.,
Van
Ha,
Thuong
G.
Comparison
of
Combination
Therapies
in
the
Management
of
Hepatocellular
Carcinoma"
Journal
of
Vascular
Interventional
Radiology"
26.3
(2015):
330-341.
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