Neoadjuvant sorafenib combined with gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

World J Gastroenterol. 2011 May 7;17(17):2255-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2255.

Abstract

This paper reports the first case of a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastasis treated by sorafenib combined with gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin, with a partial response and normalization of α fetoprotein, which allowed curative surgery. The potential synergy between these three drugs needs to be confirmed, and is currently being investigated in a randomized phase II trial.

Keywords: Gemcitabine; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Neoadjuvant therapy; Oxaliplatin; Sorafenib.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Benzenesulfonates / administration & dosage
  • Benzenesulfonates / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Deoxycytidine / administration & dosage
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
  • Gemcitabine
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy*
  • Niacinamide / analogs & derivatives
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / therapeutic use*
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Phenylurea Compounds
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage
  • Pyridines / therapeutic use*
  • Sorafenib

Substances

  • Benzenesulfonates
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Phenylurea Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Niacinamide
  • Sorafenib
  • Gemcitabine