Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of Tiopionin on serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and liver function of primary liver cancer patients.Methods Ninety patients of primary liver cancer meeting the including criteria were selected as research objects. According to random number table, these patients were randomly divided into two groups equally. All patients were treated by TACE. After TACE, the control group was treated with conventional treatment.Besides that, the observation group was treated with Tiopionin. Then, the short-term curative efficacy, liver function indexes and serum levels of MMP -9 and VEGF were compared. Results After treatment, the observation group had a short-term effective rate of 71.1%, which was not statistically different from 60.0% of the control group (p > 0.05). After treatment, the liver function indices including ALT, AST and TBIL in the observation group were statistically lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). In comparison with control group, the observation group had statistically lower serum levels of MMP-9 and VEGF after treatment (p <0.05). Conclusions Tiopionin improves short-term effective rate and liver function, and reduces serum levels of MMP-9 and VEGF after TACE in patients with primary liver cancer.