Comparison between drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization versus conventional TACE in elderly patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases: a cohort study.

Front Oncol · 2026 · PMC13290682 · PMID 42358544

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Complete response rate (10.0% versus 4.3%, P = 0.468), objective response rate (55.0% versus 30.4%, P = 0.103), and disease control rate (95.0% versus 82.6%, P = 0.206) showed higher tendencies in the DEB-TACE group compared with the cTACE group but did not reach statistical significance.

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