Abstract

Conventional transarterical chemoembolization (TACE) is the first-line treatment for patients with intermediate stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, irreversible liver failure after the procedure is one of the most feared complications and therefore, decompensated Child-Pugh C patients may not be the indication of the conventional TACE. Drug-eluting beads loaded with doxorubicin is a novel drug delivery embolization system and reported to have non inferior efficacy compared to conventional TACE. Also drug-eluting beads loaded with doxorubicin is associated with lower rates of acute liver failure after the procedure and lower rates of systemic toxicity of the chemotherapeutic agents. Herein, we report a case of aggressive treatment with transarterial embolization using drug-eluting beads loaded with doxorubicin for HCC in decompensated liver cirrhosis patient who was not eligible for conventional TACE treatment.

• Keywords: Drug-eluting beads;Hepatic decompensation;Hepatocellular carcinoma