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Table 2 Case reports of HCC treatment with SA monotherapy

From: The GH-IGF-SST system in hepatocellular carcinoma: biological and molecular pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic targets

Publication

Type of study

Number of enrolled patients and controls

Type of Cancer

SA used for treatment

Response to treatment-outcome

  

Patients

Controls

   

Raderer 1999[207]

Case report

1

-

Advanced HCC

LAN SR (30 mg/10d)

↓AFP, ↑TN, SD

Siveke 2003[208]

Case report

1

-

Advanced HCC

OCT LAR (10 mg/28d)

CR, ↓AFP

Deming 2005[209]

Case report

1

-

Metastatic HCC

OCT LAR (30 mg)

↑QoL, ↓AFP, PR

Borbath 2012[210]

Case report

1

-

Metastatic HCC with lung and mediastinal nodes, HBV+,

LAN SR (30 mg/14d)

PR

  1. CR, Complete response.
  2. PR, Partial response.
  3. QoL, Quality of life.
  4. SD, Stable disease.
  5. TN, Tumor necrosis.
  6. AFP, Alpha fetoprotein.