Stereotactic body radiation therapy in patients with centrally located hepatocellular carcinoma : A retrospective, single-arm, multi-center study

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Centrally located hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is difficult to be radically resected due to its special location close to major hepatic vessels. Thus, we aimed to assess whether stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can be an effective and safe approach for centrally located HCC. This retrospective study included 172 patients with centrally located HCC who were treated with SBRT. Overall survival (OS) was analyzed as the primary endpoint. Rates of progression-free survival (PFS), local control, intrahepatic relapse, extrahepatic metastasis and toxicities were analyzed as secondary endpoints. The OS rates of 1-, 3-, and 5-year were 97.7%, 86.7%, and 76.3%, respectively. The PFS/local control rates of 1-, 3-, and 5-year were 94.1%/98.2%, 76.8%/94.9%, and 59.3%/92.3%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of intrahepatic relapse/extrahepatic metastases of 1-, 3-, and 5-year were 3.7%/2.9%, 25.0%/7.4%, and 33.3%/9.8%, respectively. Both univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that patients received BED10 at 100 Gy or more had better OS. Radiation-related adverse events were mild to moderate according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, and no toxicities over grade 3 were observed. Patients with centrally located HCC in our cohort who received SBRT had similar OS and PFS rates compared to those reported in literatures who received surgery with neoadjuvant or adjuvant intensity-modulated radiation therapy. These results indicate that SBRT is an effective and well-tolerated method for patients with centrally located HCC, suggesting that it may serve as a reasonable alternative treatment for these kind of patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

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Clinical and translational radiation oncology - 46(2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite 100767

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zheng, Dan-Xue [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yi-Xing [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Xue-Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Zhao-Chong [VerfasserIn]

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Centrally located hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
Overall survival
Progression free survival
Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Toxicity

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Date Revised 06.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ctro.2024.100767

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NLM370662733