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[A case of giant hepatocellular carcinoma effectively treated with UFT]
H Kazumori1, T Sizuku, Y Uchida
1Dept. of Internal Medicine, Hirata Municipal Hospital.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy
|July 29, 1998
Abstract:
A 73-year-old man complaining of general fatigue and abdominal fullness was hospitalized in April 1994. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) measuring 25 x 11 cm was detected in the right liver lobe. The patient received transcatheter artery embolization, and AFP and PIVKA-II levels were decreased thereafter. However, after three months, AFP levels were increased gradually. Therefore, 300 mg of UFT was administered daily. AFP and PIVKA-II levels decreased and the tumor decreased in size. The patient remained in a good state of health for about two years and six months. Our case suggests that UFT is effective for the treatment of HCC.