Balloon-occluded DEM-TACE with Occlusafe® was well tolerated by the patient and she was discharged at day 1. No alteration of liver function was observed. Grade 1 abdominal pain was present five days after the TACE. The MRI performed 1 month after the procedure had showed a complete devascularization of the tumoral nodule (complete response according to mRECIST) and patient was down-staged and assigned to MW ablation procedure.
Microwave Ablation in 2 months after Balloon-Occluded TACE procedure
The patient underwent a percutaneous MW ablation session by US-guided insertion of one TATOpro 14G antenna under general anesthesia setting power at 40 watts and time at 5 minutes. To ablate the entire lesion, the antenna was then repositioned 4 times using the same parameters.
CT control on the second day after the treatment:
1-Month follow-up after MW Ablation: control CT with contrast
The contrast CT was performed 1 month after the procedure and showed the complete response to the treatment (according to mRECIST).
Follow-up/Conclusion
The use of LifePearl® microspheres loaded with doxorubicin in combination with Occlusafe® (Balloon occluded DEM-TACE) allowed a safe downstage to MWA with TATO. The use of these 3 products provided a good clinical efficacy with a final complete response. Next follow ups at 3 and 6 months.
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