- A Case of Abscopal Effect on Pulmonary Metastasis after Palliative Radiotherapy on Bone Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Do Seon Song, U Im Chang, Ho Jung An, Sung Hwan Kim, Jin Mo Yang
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J Liver Cancer. 2017;17(2):168-173. Published online September 30, 2017
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17998/jlc.17.2.168
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Abstract
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- The abscopal effect is a rare phenomenon that characterized by tumor regression of untreated
metastatic lesions after a local radiotherapy. The mechanisms of abscopal effect are speculated
to be associated with cytokine release and host immune system. In this case, we report a case of
abscopal effect in a 64-year-old male with hepatocellular carcinoma with lung and bone metastasis,
who had complete response in the lung after receiving radiation to the metastatic bone lesions.
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