Adverse reaction of a combined treatment for unresectable liver cancer

• Authors: Jianjun Ren , Tao Jiang , Rui Peng
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

To investigate the adverse reactions of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with trastuzumab in the treatment of unresectable live cancer, 85 unresectable liver cancer patients were treated with 35 mg epirubicin, with lipiodol and gelatin sponge granule as the embolic agent, and trastuzumab (4mg/kg) was administered intravenously. All the adverse reactions were investigated by blood routine examination and the checking of liver, renal and thyroid functions on the postoperative 2nd and 30th day. No patients died of direct medication. The main adverse reactions included haematological toxicity, liver function lesion and postoperative syndromes such as nausea, vomiting, fever and liver area aching. Two days after the treatment, the amount of the serum total bilirubin (TB) and white blood cell (WBC) increased dramatically, while platelet (PLT) changed a little, and creatinine (Cr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) did not change at all. Thirty days after the treatment, blood routine, liver and renal functions were examined, demonstrating that the liver function remained unchanged, PLT decreased apparently, WBC was lower, and Cr and BUN changed slightly compared to those before the treatment. The combined treatment is safe for unresectable liver cancer and thus can be used as a routine intervention method.

Keywords

EN

Adverse effect; Hepatoma cell; Radioimmunotherapy; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; Trastuzumab

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 272-278

Dates

published

1 - 4 - 2014

online

13 - 2 - 2014

Contributors

author

Jianjun Ren

author

Tao Jiang

• Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia medical university, Huhhot, 010050, P.R.China

author

Rui Peng

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0150-5