Liver tumors, hepatitis C no longer require drugs to do TACE, how to treat?

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Hello doctor! Dear doctor, my mother has a liver tumor, hepatitis C virus, did TACE for the 5th time, after a month, after a follow-up examination, the doctor said that the tumor could no longer take drugs to do Tace anymore and did not proceed with treatment. . Please ask the doctor, how to treat liver cancer, hepatitis C no longer taking drugs to do TACE, so that my mother can feel secure? Thank you doctor!
Thanh Tung (1980)
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Hello, the doctor would like to answer the question: "How to treat liver cancer, hepatitis C no longer requires drugs to do TACE? ” as follows:
You need to state more specific information: see in tomography: how big is the tumor (before and after TACE), where is it: left or right liver... how old is the patient.. In general: TACE is only used alone in small tumors (<2cm) alone, or in patients who are too old to have many comorbidities and cannot tolerate major surgery...
In other cases, TACE plays a central role time, reduce the stage to qualify for liver resection or liver transplantation. The case that the tumor no longer captures the drug on the injectable CT does not mean that 100% of the cancer cells are destroyed (there are still viable tumor cells - that is, the tumor cells are still present). In your mother's case, close monitoring is needed - abdominal ultrasound every 3-6 months; CT scan every 6-12 months. It is necessary to consider the option of liver resection or liver transplant because both the diseased liver (viral infection) can be removed and the liver tumor can be removed. You can take your mother to the nearest medical facility or Vinmec Health System Hospital for a more thorough examination and consultation by doctors. Best regards!

Answered by Master, Doctor Hoang Duc Nam - Hepatobiliary Surgery - General Surgery Department, Vinmec International General Hospital.