Regression of Tumor Thrombus in the Suprahepatic Vena Cava of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Conversion Hepatectomy Induced by Lenvatinib

Recent developments in systemic chemotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma have been outstanding. However, reports on conversion surgery after lenvatinib therapy are scarce. We present the first case of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the suprahepatic vena cava close to the right atrium, which shrank after 12 weeks’ administration of lenvatinib, thereby leading to successful conversion surgery without using total...