Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Radiology, Shengzhou People's Hospital, Shengzhou, China.
J Clin Lab Anal. 2019 Oct;33(8):e22975. doi: 10.1002/jcla.22975. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
We aimed to investigate treatment response, survival profiles, safety profiles, and predictive factors of drug-eluting beads-transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) with CalliSpheres Microspheres (CSM) in treating Chinese hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.
A total of 66 HCC patients about to receive DEB-TACE with CSM therapy were consecutively enrolled in this prospective cohort study. Treatment response was recorded. Besides, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were also recorded. All adverse events including pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, and liver function damage were recorded during hospitalization.
37.9% of patients achieved complete response (CR) and 81.8% of patients achieved an objective response rate (ORR). For survival, mean PFS and OS were 13.7 (11.7-15.8) months and 18.8 (95% CI: 16.3-21.2) months, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that a number of nodules ≥2 was an independent factor for worse CR; moreover, multivariate Cox's regression analysis disclosed that largest sample size ≥5 cm was an independent factor for shorter PFS, and Child-Pugh B and BCLC stage B/C were independent predictive factors for unfavorable OS. As to AEs, numbers of patients suffered liver function damage, pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever were 29 (43.9%), 27 (40.9%), 22 (33.3%), 13 (19.7%), and 37 (56.1%), respectively.
Drug-eluting beads-transarterial chemoembolization with CSM is an effective and tolerated treatment for Chinese HCC patients, and number of nodules ≥2, largest nodule size ≥5 cm, Child-Pugh stage B, and BCLC stage B/C correlates with unfavorable prognosis.
本研究旨在探讨 CalliSpheres 微球载药栓塞剂(CSM)行载药微球动脉化疗栓塞术(DEB-TACE)治疗中国肝细胞癌(HCC)患者的疗效、生存状况、安全性及预测因素。
本前瞻性队列研究连续纳入 66 例行 DEB-TACE 治疗的 HCC 患者。记录治疗反应,无进展生存期(PFS)和总生存期(OS)。所有不良反应(包括疼痛、恶心、呕吐、发热和肝功能损害)均在住院期间记录。
37.9%的患者达到完全缓解(CR),81.8%的患者达到客观缓解率(ORR)。中位 PFS 和 OS 分别为 13.7(11.7-15.8)个月和 18.8(95%CI:16.3-21.2)个月。多因素逻辑回归分析显示,结节数≥2 是影响 CR 的独立因素;此外,多因素 Cox 回归分析显示,最大样本大小≥5 cm 是影响 PFS 的独立因素,而 Child-Pugh B 级和 BCLC 分期 B/C 是影响 OS 的独立预测因素。AE 方面,有 29 例(43.9%)患者发生肝功能损害,27 例(40.9%)患者发生疼痛,22 例(33.3%)患者发生恶心,13 例(19.7%)患者发生呕吐,37 例(56.1%)患者发生发热。
CSM 载药微球动脉化疗栓塞术是一种有效且可耐受的治疗中国 HCC 患者的方法,结节数≥2、最大结节大小≥5 cm、Child-Pugh 分级 B 和 BCLC 分期 B/C 与不良预后相关。