Rapid decrease of serum alpha-fetoprotein and tumor volume predicts outcome in children with hepatoblastoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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DOI: 10.1007/s10147-018-1285-4
Abstract: BackgroundNeoadjuvant chemotherapy is given to children with unresectable hepatoblastoma to increase the rate and safety of curative complete surgical resection. Elevated levels of serum alpha-fetoprotein (sAFP) decline with tumor shrinkage. In this single-institution retrospective study,… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; tumor volume; decrease; safp levels ... See more keywords