Comparison of Prognostic Outcomes Between Repeat Liver Resection and Particle Therapy for Patients with Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Multidisciplinary treatment Particle therapy Propensity score matching Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma Repeat liver resection Treatment-related complications

Journal

Annals of surgical oncology
ISSN: 1534-4681
Titre abrégé: Ann Surg Oncol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9420840

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 25 06 2024
accepted: 30 09 2024
medline: 25 10 2024
pubmed: 25 10 2024
entrez: 25 10 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Particle therapy (PT) as an initial hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment has been reported to be effective; however, its efficacy for the treatment of recurrent HCC remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PT compared with repeat liver resection for treating recurrent HCC after initial LR, with a focus on prognostic outcomes. Between 2005 and 2019, 89 and 49 patients underwent repeat LR and PT for recurrent HCC after initial LR, respectively. The 5-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were evaluated using propensity score matching. Treatment-related complications were scored using the National Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and were compared between the repeat LR and PT groups. In the entire cohort, the 5-year OS was significantly better in the repeat LR group than in the PT group (75% vs. 48%; p = 0.0003), and the 5-year RFS was comparable in both groups (22% vs. 13%; p = 0.088). Propensity score matching created 34 pairs of patients; no significant differences in the 5-year OS (65% vs. 48%; p = 0.310) and RFS (21% vs. 8%; p = 0.271) were observed between the repeat LR and PT groups. The proportion of CTCAE grade ≥3 complications was 8.8% and 5.9% in the repeat LR and PT groups, respectively (p = 0.641). After initial LR, the prognosis and treatment-related complications in patients with recurrent HCC were comparable between the repeat LR and PT groups in the matched cohort; therefore, PT may remain one of the multidisciplinary treatment options for recurrent HCC.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Particle therapy (PT) as an initial hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment has been reported to be effective; however, its efficacy for the treatment of recurrent HCC remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PT compared with repeat liver resection for treating recurrent HCC after initial LR, with a focus on prognostic outcomes.
METHODS METHODS
Between 2005 and 2019, 89 and 49 patients underwent repeat LR and PT for recurrent HCC after initial LR, respectively. The 5-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were evaluated using propensity score matching. Treatment-related complications were scored using the National Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and were compared between the repeat LR and PT groups.
RESULTS RESULTS
In the entire cohort, the 5-year OS was significantly better in the repeat LR group than in the PT group (75% vs. 48%; p = 0.0003), and the 5-year RFS was comparable in both groups (22% vs. 13%; p = 0.088). Propensity score matching created 34 pairs of patients; no significant differences in the 5-year OS (65% vs. 48%; p = 0.310) and RFS (21% vs. 8%; p = 0.271) were observed between the repeat LR and PT groups. The proportion of CTCAE grade ≥3 complications was 8.8% and 5.9% in the repeat LR and PT groups, respectively (p = 0.641).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
After initial LR, the prognosis and treatment-related complications in patients with recurrent HCC were comparable between the repeat LR and PT groups in the matched cohort; therefore, PT may remain one of the multidisciplinary treatment options for recurrent HCC.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39453585
doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16363-w
pii: 10.1245/s10434-024-16363-w
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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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© 2024. Society of Surgical Oncology.

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Auteurs

Tatsuki Kusuhara (T)

Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Hidetoshi Gon (H)

Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. hidetoshi541128@gmail.com.

Kazuki Terashima (K)

Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan.

Shohei Komatsu (S)

Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Yoshiro Matsuo (Y)

Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan.

Sunao Tokumaru (S)

Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan.

Hirochika Toyama (H)

Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Masahiro Kido (M)

Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Tomoaki Okimoto (T)

Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan.

Takumi Fukumoto (T)

Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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