Clinical effects and safety of intra‑arterial infusion therapy of cisplatin suspension in lipiodol combined with 5‑fluorouracil versus sorafenib, for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with macroscopic vascular invasion without extra‑hepatic spread: A prospective cohort study

Although sorafenib and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) have been proven to improve prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with macroscopic vascular invasion (MVI), the most appropriate approach remains unclear. The present multicenter, non‑randomized, prospective cohort study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of HAIC and sorafenib in patients with advanced HCC and MVI, without extra‑hepatic spread (EHS) and...