Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect and prognosis of transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE) combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib in the treatment of advanced unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) and identify the predictors of prognosis related to cellular inflammation and body mass index (BMI). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the efficacy and prognosis of TACE combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib in patients with uHCC and propose the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as predictors of response and survival outcomes in this context.

METHODS: The clinicopathologic data of 217 patients with advanced uHCC who underwent TACE combined with systemic therapy (lenvatinib mesylate + cabozantinib) in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Dazhou Central Hospital between October 2017 and February 2020 were collected retrospectively, and the relevant parameters were analysed and compared.

RESULTS: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that BMI, NLR, PLR and prothrombin time were independent factors for the objective response rate (ORR) of transformed therapy for uHCC (OR = 0.812 vs 1,290.68 vs 1.067 vs 0.626, 95 % CI: 0.719-0.897 vs 108.081-11,541.137 vs 1.037-1.099 vs 0.414-0.946, respectively, p < 0.05). The results showed that BMI, NLR and PLR had certain predictive values for the ORR in patients with liver cancer undergoing translational therapy (p < 0.05); the combined predictive effect of the three was the best, and the area under the curve (AUC) of BMI + NLR + PLR for predicting the ORR in patients with liver cancer undergoing translational therapy was 0.951 (95 % CI: 0.921, 0.964). A total of 181 patients experienced adverse reactions at different grades, including 104 cases at grade 1, 50 cases at grade 2, 22 cases at grade 3 and 5 cases at grade 4. There was a significant difference in overall survival (OS) between low- and high-NLR groups, low- and high-PLR groups and low- and high-BMI groups (χ2 = 9.644, 8.313 and 10.314, respectively, p < 0.05). There was a significant difference in progression-free survival (PFS) between the low- and high-NLR groups, the low- and high-PLR groups and the low- and high-BMI groups (χ2 = 8.965, 9.783 and 6.343, respectively, p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib is safe and effective in the treatment of advanced uHCC, with controllable adverse reactions. High NLR and PLR and low BMI values before treatment were independent risk factors for the ORR. Body mass index, NLR and PLR predicted responses to triple switch therapy and survival outcomes in uHCC. Patients with pretreatment NLR ≥ 2.96 and PLR ≥ 184.41 had worse OS and PFS rates. Patients with pretreatment BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 had improved OS and a reduced risk of death.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

Enthalten in:

International immunopharmacology - 130(2024) vom: 30. März, Seite 111510

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Gan, Xue-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jian-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dai-Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Yong-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Feng-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Qi-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1C39JW444G
Anilides
BMI
Cabozantinib
EE083865G2
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
Journal Article
Lenvatinib
NLR
PLR
Phenylurea Compounds
Pyridines
Quinolines
TACE

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111510

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NLM369126602