Hepatocellular Cancer
Scientists at Nagasaki University target hepatocellular cancer
Published in Drug Week, June 5th, 2009
"Therefore, in this study, we examined the hypothesis that short-term administration of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) will prevent a fall in total protein and albumin in the perioperative period. The subjects were 56 patients who underwent TACE for HCC between 2004 and 2005 at Nagasaki University Hospital. The patients were randomly placed in the BCAA group (n = 28) or a...
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Source: Drug Week (2009-06-05)
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