Durable Clinical Response of Refractory Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Orally Administered Thalidomide

Yehuda Z. Patt, Manal M. Hassan, Richard D. Lozano, Lee M. Ellis, J. Andrew Peterson, K. A. Waugh

American Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2000 · 70 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Thalidomide, a sedative agent previously associated with severe fetal malformations, has anti-angiogenic activity. We describe the antitumor effects of thalidomide in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma that was refractory to systemic and intraarterial therapy.

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