Balloon-Assisted Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Nascent Strategy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Kishore S, Cheng W, Smirniotopoulos J, Madoff D. Balloon-Assisted Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Nascent Strategy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Digestive Disease Interventions 2017, 01: 115-120. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaLiver-confined hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of HCCMajority of patientsBalloon catheter systemCancer-related mortalityLow-profile cathetersConventional transarterial chemoembolizationConventional TACECurative optionTransarterial therapiesLeading causeTherapeutic strategiesMicrocatheter technologyIntratumoral administrationChemotherapeutic agentsPatientsChemoembolizationCarcinomaTreatmentNascent strategyCatheterMajorityTherapy