Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and radiation therapy for treatment-naïve patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Radiation Oncology Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-22

  Kim, Sang Won ^a   Oh, Dongryul ^b   Park, Hee Chul ^b   Lim, Do Hoon ^b   Shin, Sung Wook ^b   Cho, Sung Ki ^b   Gwak, Geum Youn ^b   Choi, Moon Seok ^b   Paik, Yong Han ^b   Paik, Seung Woon ^b  

^a Yeungnam University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DOXORUBICIN; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CHILD PUGH SCORE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR THROMBUS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84897521086     PISSN: 22341900     EISSN: 22343164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3857/roj.2014.32.1.14     Document Type: Article

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