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Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature

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    • Kyoko Oura
    • Kei Takuma
    • Mai Nakahara
    • Tomoko Tadokoro
    • Koji Fujita
    • Shima Mimura
    • Joji Tani
    • Asahiro Morishita
    • Hideki Kobara
    • Tsutomu Masaki
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    Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761‑0793, Japan
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Abstract

Formulating sequential therapeutic strategies based on the pathological conditions of patients and by using molecular targeted agents (MTAs) and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is crucial for the treatment of unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The current report presents the case of a patient with HCC involving a large intrahepatic primary tumor and lung metastases, and discusses treatment strategies for advanced HCC based on the current literature. Sequential therapy with MTAs was effective after TACE. Lenvatinib was effective for treating the metastases in the lungs and spleen. Only the progressing intrahepatic tumor was additionally treated with TACE. The patient has been alive for 3 years and continued lenvatinib treatment without HCC progression or decline in liver function. In conclusion, although multiple MTAs introduced into the clinic have been gradually replacing TACE, on‑demand TACE in the multidisciplinary treatment of advanced HCC may be effective for intrahepatic hypervascular tumors resistant to MTAs, including lenvatinib. It may be possible to re‑initiate lenvatinib treatment with good efficacy against distant metastatic lesions, thereby contributing to long‑term survival.
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Oura K, Takuma K, Nakahara M, Tadokoro T, Fujita K, Mimura S, Tani J, Morishita A, Kobara H, Masaki T, Masaki T, et al: Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 15: 154, 2021.
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Oura, K., Takuma, K., Nakahara, M., Tadokoro, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S. ... Masaki, T. (2021). Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 15, 154. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2316
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Oura, K., Takuma, K., Nakahara, M., Tadokoro, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kobara, H., Masaki, T."Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15.2 (2021): 154.
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Oura, K., Takuma, K., Nakahara, M., Tadokoro, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kobara, H., Masaki, T."Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15, no. 2 (2021): 154. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2316
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Oura K, Takuma K, Nakahara M, Tadokoro T, Fujita K, Mimura S, Tani J, Morishita A, Kobara H, Masaki T, Masaki T, et al: Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 15: 154, 2021.
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Oura, K., Takuma, K., Nakahara, M., Tadokoro, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S. ... Masaki, T. (2021). Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 15, 154. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2316
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Oura, K., Takuma, K., Nakahara, M., Tadokoro, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kobara, H., Masaki, T."Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15.2 (2021): 154.
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Oura, K., Takuma, K., Nakahara, M., Tadokoro, T., Fujita, K., Mimura, S., Tani, J., Morishita, A., Kobara, H., Masaki, T."Multimodal treatment involving molecular targeted agents and on‑demand transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15, no. 2 (2021): 154. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2316
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