Result and cost of hepatic chemoembolisation with drug eluting beads in 21 patients - 05/01/13
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Abstract |
Purpose |
The aim of our study was to assess the results and cost of a treatment strategy involving transarterial chemoembolisation with drug eluting beads (DEB-TACE) in patients with unresectable non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Patients and methods |
This study included all patients treated with DEB-TACE in our hospital between January 2009 and December 2010. All patients received DEB-TACE on demand and were evaluated after each session.
Results |
Twenty-one patients received an average of 1.3 sessions. The median time to treatment discontinuation and median progression-free survival was 181days and 295days, respectively. Toxicity caused treatment discontinuation in three patients (14%). For the hospital, the average direct cost of treatment was €6,033 according to the analytical accounting system vs. €4,558 according to the official tariffs from the new French Diagnosis-Related Group prospective payment system (P=0.002).
Conclusion |
In the treatment of HCC, on-demand DEB-TACE stabilises the disease in some patients but has not yet been thoroughly evaluated.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Hepatocellular carcinoma, Transarterial chemoembolisation, Drug eluting beads, Result, Cost
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Vol 94 - N° 1
P. 53-59 - janvier 2013 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.