Tyrosine-kinase inhibitor combined with iodine-125 seed brachytherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma refractory to transarterial chemoembolization: a propensity-matched study

Purpose To investigate the efficacy and safety of tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) combined with iodine-125 seed brachytherapy (TKI-I) versus TKI alone for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) refractory to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). Methods Data of patients with TACE-refractory HCC who received TKI (sorafenib or lenvatinib) or TKI-I from September 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. A propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to diminish potential bias. The primary endpoints were overall survival (OS) and time to progression (TTP). Tumor responses and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were also compared between the two groups. Results A total of 132 patients were included in this study. Under PSM, 48 paired patients were selected for comparison. The median OS was 23.2 (95% CI 20.9–25.1) months in the TKI-I group versus 13.9 (95% CI 11.1–16.7) months in the TKI group (P < 0.001). The median TTP was 12.8 (95% CI 10.1–15.5) months in the TKI-I group versus 5.8 (95% CI 5.0-6.6) months in the TKI group (P < 0.001). Patients in the TKI-I group had higher objective response rate (68.8% vs. 33.3%, P = 0.001) and disease control rate (89.6% vs. 66.7%, P = 0.007) than those in the TKI group. The incidence and severity of TRAEs in the TKI-I group were comparable to those in the TKI group (any grade, 89.7% vs. 92.2%, P = 0.620; ≥grade 3, 33.8% vs. 32.8%, P = 0.902). Conclusions TKI-I was safe and significantly improved survival over TKI alone in HCC patients with TACE refractoriness..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Cancer imaging - 23(2023), 1 vom: 25. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Yongjian [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jingqiang [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Licong [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Kangshun [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jingwen [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Liteng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Bihui [VerfasserIn]
He, Mingji [VerfasserIn]
Lian, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Wensou [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Mingyue [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brachytherapy
Combined modality therapy
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Therapeutic chemoembolization
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

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© The Author(s) 2023

doi:

10.1186/s40644-023-00604-4

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SPR053197267