Adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy for margin-positive resection of hepatocellular carcinoma-a propensity score matched analysis.


Journal

Langenbeck's archives of surgery
ISSN: 1435-2451
Titre abrégé: Langenbecks Arch Surg
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9808285

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Historique:
received: 09 02 2021
accepted: 02 08 2021
pubmed: 19 8 2021
medline: 19 2 2022
entrez: 18 8 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Hepatectomy is a well-established curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the role of adjuvant therapy is controversial. This study examines the efficacy of adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. The data of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing curative hepatectomy was reviewed. Those with adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy were matched with those without using propensity score analysis, by tumour size and number, indocyanine green retention rate, disease staging and Child-Pugh grading. The groups were compared. Eighty-seven patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent hepatectomy received adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy (TAC group), and were matched with 870 patients who did not (no-TAC group). The groups were largely comparable in patient and disease characteristics, but the TAC group experienced more blood loss, higher transfusion rates, narrower margins and more positive margins. The two groups were found to be comparable in disease-free and overall survival rates. In margin-positive patients, those given TAC survived longer than those without, and margin-positive patients in the TAC group had overall survival rates similar to margin-negative patients in the no-TAC group. Margin involvement is an adverse factor for survival in HCC. Adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy may offer survival benefits to hepatocellular carcinoma patients with positive surgical margins.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OBJECTIVE
Hepatectomy is a well-established curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the role of adjuvant therapy is controversial. This study examines the efficacy of adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
METHODS METHODS
The data of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing curative hepatectomy was reviewed. Those with adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy were matched with those without using propensity score analysis, by tumour size and number, indocyanine green retention rate, disease staging and Child-Pugh grading. The groups were compared.
RESULTS RESULTS
Eighty-seven patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent hepatectomy received adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy (TAC group), and were matched with 870 patients who did not (no-TAC group). The groups were largely comparable in patient and disease characteristics, but the TAC group experienced more blood loss, higher transfusion rates, narrower margins and more positive margins. The two groups were found to be comparable in disease-free and overall survival rates. In margin-positive patients, those given TAC survived longer than those without, and margin-positive patients in the TAC group had overall survival rates similar to margin-negative patients in the no-TAC group.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Margin involvement is an adverse factor for survival in HCC. Adjuvant transarterial chemotherapy may offer survival benefits to hepatocellular carcinoma patients with positive surgical margins.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34406489
doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02292-9
pii: 10.1007/s00423-021-02292-9
doi:

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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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245-257

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© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Alvina Jada Fok (AJ)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Wong Hoi She (WH)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China. shewhbrian@gmail.com.

Ka Wing Ma (KW)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Simon H Y Tsang (SHY)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Wing Chiu Dai (WC)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Albert C Y Chan (ACY)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Chung Mau Lo (CM)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Tan To Cheung (TT)

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China.

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