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New Frontiers in Transarterial Chemoembolization: Combination with Systemic Therapies

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Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)

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Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is one of the treatment most frequently used in patients with liver cancer, in particular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although the survival of patients treated by TACE has markedly improved over the last decades, the prognosis remains poor. Systemic treatment of HCC has become the focus of intensive research with combination of immunotherapies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and antiangiogenic drugs. TACE combined with systemic therapies, such as in particular immunotherapies, have the potential to improve outcomes. Here we present the rationale for such combination and provide an overview of clinical achievements and ongoing research in this field.

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Abbreviations

AFP:

Alpha-fetoprotein

CTLA-4:

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4

HAIAT:

Hypoxia-activated intra-arterial therapy

HAL:

Hepatic arterial ligation

HAPs:

Hypoxia-activated prodrugs

HCC:

Hepatocellular carcinoma

HIF-1α:

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α

HMGB1:

High-mobility group box 1

PD-1:

Programmed cell death 1 receptor

PD-L1:

Programmed cell death 1 ligand

PFS:

Progression-free survival

RAGE:

Receptor of advanced glycation end products

TAAs:

Tumor-associated antigens

TACE:

Transarterial chemoembolization

Th17:

Type 17 helper T cells

Tregs:

Regulatory T cells

TTP:

Time to progression

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

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Duran, R., de Baere, T., Tselikas, L. (2023). New Frontiers in Transarterial Chemoembolization: Combination with Systemic Therapies. In: Lucatelli, P. (eds) Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36261-3_13

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