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Liver Cancer treatment details. Chemotherapy.

Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Survival: monthsCountry:Korea
Toxiciy Grade:4City/State/Province:Seoul
Treatments:ChemotherapyHospital:Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Apr 2009

Description:

Patients:
This phase 2 study involved 32 inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma patients who had not received prior systemic chemotherapy. The median patient age was 50 years and 81% were male.

Treatment:
Patients were treated with the chemotherapy agents doxorubicin and oxaliplatin.

Toxicities:
The most severe toxicities were of grade 4 and included febrile neutropenia and anemia. Grade 3 diarrhea and grade 2 nausea, vomiting, and alopecia were also reported.

Results:
The median overall survival was 7.1 months.

Correspondence: Dr. Ho Yeong Lim; email: [email protected]



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