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Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: Survival rate and prognostic factors

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 42; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.dld.2009.09.012

1878-3562

Mirko Olivo, Franco Valenza, A Buccellato, L Scala, Roberto Virdone, Elio Sciarrino, Sonia Di Piazza, C. Marrone, Ambrogio Orlando, Giorgio Fusco, Salvatore Madonia, Mario Cottone,

Hepatitis C virus research

The role of prognostic variables in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) is controversial.To evaluate the survival of patients with HCC on cirrhosis treated with TACE and to analyse the prognostic factors affecting survival.From 1996 to 2006, 580 consecutive patients with HCC in cirrhosis were observed. Of these 194 patients underwent TACE. The primary end-point was survival. Independent predictors of survival were identified using the Cox model.The cumulative 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year survival rates were 96%, 60%, and 41%, respectively. The multivariate analysis showed significant reduction of survival among patients with serum bilirubin values >2mg/dl compared to patients with values <2mg/dl (Hazard ratio 3.84; CI 95% 1.70-8.66; p-value=0.001). Multivariate analysis performed in the group of patients treated with TACE alone showed that elevated serum bilirubin (Hazard ratio 2.96; CI 95% 1.20-7.3; p-value 0.02) and incomplete tumour response (Hazard ratio 2.88; CI 95% 1.18-7.05; p-value 0.02) are correlated with a worse outcome.TACE was well tolerated and overall survival rate was 41% after 5 years. Complete tumour response and serum bilirubin <2mg/dl were identified as predictors of survival.