What are the side effects of interventional treatment for liver cancer? Things to know about the toxic and side effects of interventional treatment for liver cancer

The side effects of interventional therapy are less than those of systemic chemotherapy, but it also has some special side effects. The infusion chemotherapy drugs used in interventional therapy can produce some toxic side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, decreased blood levels, and bone marrow suppression.

The toxic side effects that are particularly relevant to interventional therapy are mainly caused by embolism, which manifests as post-embolization syndrome: including nausea, vomiting, fever, pain, etc. Its nausea and vomiting are also related to chemotherapy drugs. However, studies have shown that after embolization, the patient's nausea and vomiting may be aggravated, and embolization can also cause fever and pain. Fever and pain occur because the tumor has abundant blood supply arteries. The embolic agent will block and occlude the tumor's blood supply arteries. These acute ischemia of the tumor and the necrosis caused by acute ischemia after embolization will also cause pain and fever in the patient. This situation will last for about three to five days.

Can most patients tolerate it? Most patients can tolerate it. The fever is usually around 38 degrees. A few patients will have a high fever, but most patients have a fever between 38 and 39 degrees. After general treatment, the patient will recover quickly.