Sorafenib plus drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization for early intrahepatic stage-progressed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma refractory to conventional transarterial chemoembolization

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PURPOSE: To investigate the effectiveness and safety of the combination of sorafenib and drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) in the treatment of early intrahepatic stage-progressed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (ISPA-HCC).

METHODS: This study was approved by the ethics committees of six tertiary medical centers in China. Between October 2017 and October 2020, 213 patients with advanced HCC received either sorafenib combined with on-demand DEB-TACE (DTS group, n = 103) or sorafenib monotherapy (S group, n = 110). Overall survival (OS), time to progression (TTP), local tumor response, and adverse events (AEs) were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS: The incidences of nause/vomiting, abdonimal pain, hyperbilirubinemia, fever and ALT/AST increasing were higher in the DTS group. The post-treatment partial response, objective response, and disease control rates were significantly higher in the DTS group than in the S group (51.5% vs. 23.6%; 56.3% vs. 25.5%; 77.7% vs. 56.4%, respectively). The median OS was significantly longer in the DTS group than in the S group [16.3 vs. 10.0 months; hazard ratio (HR) = 0.43; P < 0.001], as was the TTP (6.7 vs. 4.3 months; HR = 0.60; P = 0.001). In the DTS group, patients who received ≥ 2 sessions of DEB-TACE benefited more than those who received two sessions of DEB-TACE. Multivariate analysis revealed that the α-fetoprotein level and treatment allocation were independent predictors of OS and TTP.

CONCLUSION: The combination of sorafenib and DEB-TACE is safe and effective for the treatment of early ISPA-HCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

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Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 149(2023), 5 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 1873-1882

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Wenzhe [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Bowen [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Xinlin [VerfasserIn]
Yue, Shufan [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Mingjian [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Huishuang [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Liangliang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Fuliang [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Guosheng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yanqin [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Xinhua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hongyu [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Miao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiaping [VerfasserIn]

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9ZOQ3TZI87
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
Sorafenib
Stage progression
Transarterial chemoembolization

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Date Completed 14.04.2023

Date Revised 14.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00432-022-04107-w

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NLM343093855