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. 2021 Nov 3;13:8273–8279. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S334171

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The partial response to interferon-alpha 2b (IFN-a 2b) is illustrated in a male patient who experienced disease reoccurrence after surgery. (A) Small lesions were found 18 months after surgery. (B) Intrahepatic lesions (marked with white arrows) progressed after 12 months of observation. (C) Intrahepatic lesions (marked with white arrows) continued to progress after 24 months of observation, and IFN-a 2b was treatment started. (D) Fifteen months after initiation of IFN-a 2b treatment, the size of tumors decreased (marked with black arrows).