Management and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in the elderly : Results of an in-field multicenter cohort study

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AIMS: This multicentre cohort study evaluated the role of ageing on clinical characteristics, treatment allocation and outcome of new hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs), in clinical practice.

MATERIAL & METHODS: From September 2008, 541 patients >70 years old (elderly group), and 527 ≤70 years old (non-elderly group) with newly diagnosed HCC were consecutively enrolled in 30 Italian centres. Differences in clinical characteristics and treatment allocation between groups were described by a multivariable logistic regression model measuring the inverse probability weight to meet the elderly group. Survival differences were measured by unadjusted and adjusted (by inverse probability weight) survival analysis.

RESULTS: Elderly patients were mainly females, hepatitis C virus infected and with better conserved liver function (P<.001). At presentation, HCC median size was similar in both groups while, in youngers, HCC was more frequently multinodular (P=.001), and associated with neoplastic thrombosis (P=.009). Adjusted survival analysis showed that age did not predict short-mid-term survival (within 24 months), while it was a significant independent predictor of long-term survival. Moreover, age had a significant long-term survival impact mainly on early HCC stages (Barcelona Clinic for Liver Cancer [BCLC] 0-A), its impact on BCLC B stage was lower, while it was negligible for advanced-terminal stages.

CONCLUSIONS: Age per se does not impact on short-mid-term prognosis (≤24 months) of HCC patients, and should not represent a limitation to its management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 37(2017), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 1184-1192

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Borzio, Mauro [VerfasserIn]
Dionigi, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Rossini, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Marignani, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Fornari, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Vicari, Susanna [VerfasserIn]
De Sio, Ilario [VerfasserIn]
Farinati, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Bertolini, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Oliveri, Filippo [VerfasserIn]
Leandro, Gioacchino [VerfasserIn]
Francica, Giampiero [VerfasserIn]
Mitra, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Omazzi, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Boccia, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Salmi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Toldi, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Sacco, Rodolfo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cirrhosis
Elderly
Journal Article
Liver neoplasm
Multicenter Study
Prognosis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Survival

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Date Completed 18.04.2018

Date Revised 11.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/liv.13392

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269089004