Transarterial Radioembolization for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Real-Life Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Korean Patients
- Authors
- Yim, Sun Young; Chun, Ho Soo; Lee, Jae Seung; Lim, Ji-Hwan; Kim, Tae Hyung; Kim, Beom Kyung; Kim, Seung Up; Park, Jun Yong; Ahn, Sang Hoon; Kim, Gyoung Min; Won, Jong Yun; Seo, Yeon Seok; Kim, Yun Hwan; Um, Soon Ho; Kim, Do Young
- Issue Date
- Jan-2022
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- hepatocellular carcinoma; overall survival; progression-free survival; risk factor; transarterial chemoembolization
- Citation
- Cancers, v.14, no.2
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Cancers
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 2
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/55236
- DOI
- 10.3390/cancers14020385
- ISSN
- 2072-6694
- Abstract
- Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) has become widely used in the treatment of HCC, one of the most common causes of cancer mortality worldwide. Here we investigated the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with TARE in a multimedical center in Korea. A total of 149 patients treated with TARE from 2008–2014 were recruited. The pre-treatment HCC stage was classified according to the BCLC stage, of which C and D were defined
as advanced HCC. Advanced HCC stage and Child–Turcotte–Pugh (CTP) score A were identified in 62 (42%) and 134 (90%) patients, respectively. Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) was identified in 58 patients (38.9%). The median time to progression (TTP) was 14 months, and the median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 18.6 and 8.9 months, respectively. The overall tumor response was 47%, and the disease control rate was 78%. OS and PFS differed significantly according to the presence of liver cirrhosis, extrahepatic metastasis, tumor response and curative treatment after TARE (all, p < 0.05). Multiple tumors and major PVT were other independent factors related to OS, while the des-gamma carboxy protein level predicted PFS (all, p < 0.05). Tumor size was an independent predictor of tumor response. TTP, OS and PFS all differed among BCLC stages.The serious adverse effect after TARE was clinically not significant. Therefore, TARE is safe and effective in treating early to advanced HCCs.
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