Systemic gemcitabine combined with intra-arterial low-dose cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: Seven cases

Figure 1 A CT scan showing massive HCC with PVTT in the trunk and hepatic venous tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava (arrow). Primary tumor diameter was 130 mm in the right hepatic lobe. No portal blood flow was observed in the right first branch to the trunk.

Figure 2 After three courses of GEMFP, CT scanning showed marked regression of the primary tumor (55 mm) with demonstrable portal blood flow (arrow) and the disappearance of hepatic venous tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava.