Journal of Liver Cancer

Sung Su Yun

1 Article

A Case of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Curative Surgical Resection after Downstaging by Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy: Jong Ryul Eun, Heon Ju Lee, Jae Woon Kim, Jay Chun Chang, Sung Su Yun, Joon Hyuk Choi; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2011;11(1):60-64. Published online February 28, 2011

Abstract PDF: Cure by single modality for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is difficult. Therefore, multidisciplinary approaches are needed to get a better outcome for advanced HCC. In this paper, we report a case of advanced HCC treated with curative surgical resection after downstaging by hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC). A 50-year-old male patient had a maximum 16.0 cm sized HCC in the right lobe. He achieved a partial response after 2 cycles of HAIC with 5-FU (750 mg/m2) and cisplatin (25 mg/m2). After completion of 6 cycles, he received a curative right hepatectomy and the histopathology revealed 95% of tumor necrosis. He is under follow-up without recurrence at 14 months of surgery. This case suggests that surgery after downstaging by HAIC may provide good clinical outcome in advanced HCC.