在就诊的原发性肝癌病人中 ,大多数已至晚期 ,如不积极、合理地进行治疗 ,预后很差 ,生存期仅 3～ 6个月 ,对这些病人治疗的研究具有很大的社会意义。何谓晚期肝癌 ?根据 1977年我国拟定的肝癌分期标准和 1999年全国肝癌会议对分期修改讨论稿 ,Ⅲ期 (Ⅲａ、Ⅲｂ)为晚期肝癌[1 ] Most of the patients with primary liver cancer who have been treated have reached the advanced stage. If they are not actively and reasonably treated, the prognosis is very poor. The survival period is only 3 to 6 months. The research on the treatment of these patients is of great social significance. . What is advanced hepatic cancer? According to the staging criteria for liver cancer in China in 1977 and the revised draft of the National Hepatitis Conference in 1999, phase III (IIIa, IIIb) is advanced liver cancer [1]