Deterioration of liver function and aging disturb sequential systemic therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

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Title: Deterioration of liver function and aging disturb sequential systemic therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Shigeo Shimose, Atsushi Hiraoka, Masatoshi Tanaka, Hideki Iwamoto, Takaaki Tanaka, Kazunori Noguchi, Hajime Aino, Taizo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Itano, Hideya Suga, Takashi Niizeki, Etsuko Moriyama, Tomotake Shirono, Yu Noda, Naoki Kamachi, Shusuke Okamura, Masahito Nakano, Takumi Kawaguchi, Ryoko Kuromatsu, Hironori Koga, Takuji Torimura
Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Medicine, Science
More Details: Abstract This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), who were eligible for sequential systemic therapy. We evaluated 365 patients with HCC who underwent systemic therapy after 2017. The overall survival (OS) was 13.7 months, 19.2 months, and 35.6 months in the first-line, second-line, and third-line or later therapy groups, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that the modified-albumin-bilirubin (m-ALBI) grade, macrovascular invasion, extrahepatic spread, discontinuation due to adverse events (AEs), and sequential therapy were independent factors for OS. At the end of each therapy, the ALBI score was significantly worse among patients with discontinuation due to AEs than among those without. The conversion rate to second-line and third-line therapy among patients with discontinuation due to AEs was significantly lower than that among patients without (30.4% vs. 69.2%, p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21528-2
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a8c7a028541d4aafa780bbde3d8cc0b9
Accession Number: edsdoj.8c7a028541d4aafa780bbde3d8cc0b9
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ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-21528-2
Published in:Scientific Reports
Language:English