Liangen Yang, Yu-ming Gu, Hao Xu, Xun Wang, Jiao-feng Lu
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Abstract
Objective
To study the efficacy of combined transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) with iodine-125 seed implantation in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT).
Methods
From January 2015 to January 2019, eighty patients with HCC and PVTT who were treated at Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 71 patients were male and 9 were female, aged (53.1±9.9) years. The patients included 48 patients (group A) who were treated with TACE alone and 32 patients (group B) with TACE combined with iodine-125 seed implantation. The survival time and disease control rate (DCR) of the intrahepatic lesions and PVTT in the two groups were compared.
Results
There were 32 patients who were successfully implanted with portal vein iodine-125 seed and stents. The DCR of PVTT in group B was significantly better than in group A (90.6% vs. 81.3%, P 0.05). The survival times of group A and group B were (8.0±0.6) and (16.0±2.1) months, respectively. The median survival times were (7.6±1.0) and (14.8±1.5) months respectively. Group B had significantly better survival time than Group A, (both P<0.05). Univariate and multivariate analysis showed that tumor size was an independent risk factor of prognosis (Regression coefficient: 0.960, HR: 0.383, 95% CI: 0.158-0.926, P<0.05). 125I treatment was a protective factor of prognosis (Regression coefficient: -1.525, HR: 0.218, 95% CI: 0.100-0.473, P<0.05).
Conclusion
For patients with HCC and PVTT, compared with TACE alone, TACE combined with iodine-125 seed implantation could safely and effectively control portal vein tumor thrombus, and prolonged patient survival.
Key words:
Carcinoma, hepatocellular; Portal vein tumor thrombus; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; Iodine radioisotopes
期刊介绍:
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery is an academic journal organized by the Chinese Medical Association and supervised by the China Association for Science and Technology, founded in 1995. The journal has the following columns: review, hot spotlight, academic thinking, thesis, experimental research, short thesis, case report, synthesis, etc. The journal has been recognized by Beida Journal (Chinese Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences).
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery has been included in famous databases such as Peking University Journal (Chinese Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences), CSCD Source Journals of China Science Citation Database (with Extended Version) and so on, and it is one of the national key academic journals under the supervision of China Association for Science and Technology.