DEB-TACE Treatment in 367 Liver Cancer Patients

The Comprehensive Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of CalliSpheres® Drug-eluting Beads Transarterial Chemoembolization in 367 Patients With Liver Cancer: a Multiple-center Cohort Study (CTILC Study)

Introduction:The drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) is introduced to better improve efficacy and reduce the systemic toxicity in liver cancer patients on account of its higher intratumoral chemotherapeutic drug concentration and reduced drug infiltration into systemic circulation. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy, safety and prognostic factors of DEB-TACE treatment in Chinese patients with liver cancer.

Hypothesis:DEB-TACE illustrates a better treatment response, progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and less common adverse events (AEs) in liver cancer patients.

Objective: to investigate the efficacy, safety and prognostic factors of DEB-TACE treatment in Chinese patients with liver cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosed as primary HCC, primary ICC or secondary liver cancer confirmed by pathological findings, clinical features or radiographic examinations according to American Association for the Study of the Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidelines;
2. Age above 18 years;
3. About to receive DEB-TACE treatment with CalliSpheres® according to clinical needs and patients' willing.
4. Able to be followed up regularly;
5. Life expectancy above 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of liver transplantation;
2. History of hematological malignances;
3. Severe hepatic failure or renal failure;
4. Contraindication for angiography, embolization procedure or artery puncture;
5. Patients with cognitive impairment, or unable to understand the study consents.
6. Women in gestation or lactation period.