Abstract:Objective To study the effect of thymosin α1 combined with apatinib on immune function and efficacy in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC) after TACE. Methods From January 2016 to April 2018, 84 patients with primary hepatic carcinoma who underwent TACE at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group. All patients received oral apatinib on the first day after TACE, while the experimental group received thymosin α1 treatment. The immune function, liver function and adverse reactions of the two groups were recorded. Results The mortality of the control group was higher than that of the experimental group after one-year follow-up (P < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the levels of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ between the two groups before and 1,3 and 6 months after treatment (P < 0.05). With the prolongation of the treatment time, the concentrations of CD3+, CD4+ in the serum of the patients increased, and the levels of CD8+ in the serum decreased (P < 0.05). The difference of ALT and AST between the two groups before and 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was significant difference in child Pugh between the two groups (P < 0.05). The disease control rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Thymosin α1 combined with apatinib can significantly improve the immunity and disease control rate of PHC patients after TACE. The effect of liver function recovery is good, and there is no adverse reaction that is difficult to control.