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TACEreducesthesupplyofbloodtothetumor,whichmeansthatitcanbeusedtostopbleedingwhenatumorruptures,orpreventbleedingpriortosurgery.

Principle Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a commonly used, minimally invasive treatment for cancer, particularly tumors with abundant vascularity. TACE is performed in the angiography suite by interventional radiologists using fluoroscopy guidance to inject chemotherapeutic drugs directly into the target through the blood vessels in tumors. The blockages induced in the targeted blood vessels induce ischemia and hypoxia in tumors. Only the targeted tumors are exposed to high concentrations of toxic chemotherapy.

TACE is widely used to treat patients with liver cancer who cannot undergo resection surgery or have tumor recurrence, particularly multiple small tumors. TACE is considered one of the most promising of the alternative therapies. The hepatic portal vein supplies approximately 75% of the blood to the liver, whereas the hepatic artery supplies only 25%. Thus, arterial embolization interrupting the tumors blood supply has less impact on the health of the l...