| Literature DB >> 76932 |
P J Johnson, R Williams, H Thomas, S Sherlock, I M Murray-Lyon.
Abstract
Doxorubicin (60 mg/m2 at 3-weekly intervals to a maximum total of 550 mg/m2) induced clinical remission in 14 (32%) of 44 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. In 3 of those who responded, hepatic arteriography showed clearing of the previously extensive tumour circulation, and in a 4th there was disappearance of the tumour on serial ultrasound examinations. A fall in serum-alpha-fetoprotein level after the initial injection of doxorubicin predicted a favourable clinical response, whereas the level continued to rise in patients who did not respond.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 76932 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90735-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321