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Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients Not Eligible for Liver Transplantation: Single-Center Results

¹ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55124 Mainz, Germany.
² Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
³ I. Medical Clinic, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolization in the care of patients not eligible for liver transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS. Prognosis depends on local response, Okuda score, -fetoprotein level, and tumor size and is independent of the presence of portal venous thrombosis.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma • Kaplan-Meier • mitomycin C • transarterial chemoembolization

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