Transarterial chemo-embolisation of hepatocellular carcinoma: impact of liver function and vascular invasion


Waked, Imam, Berhane, Sarah, Toyoda, Hidenori, Chan, Stephen L, Stern, Nicholas, Palmer, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-7147-5703, Tada, Toshifumi, Yeo, Winnie, Mo, Frankie, Bettinger, Dominik et al (show 9 more authors) (2017) Transarterial chemo-embolisation of hepatocellular carcinoma: impact of liver function and vascular invasion. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 116 (4). pp. 448-454.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Transarterial chemo-embolisation (TACE) is recommended for patients with BCLC intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma (stage B), particularly in patients with good underlying liver function and minimal symptoms. The hepatoma arterial embolisation prognostic (HAP) score combines measures of liver function and tumour-related factors to offer a simple prognostic scoring system. The Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI) grade permits assessment of the impact of liver function on survival. We aimed to investigate these two models and vascular invasion (VI).<h4>Methods</h4>In an international cohort of 3030 patients undergoing TACE, we examined the impact of liver function as assessed by the ALBI score, the HAP score and VI on survival.<h4>Results</h4>Classification according to ALBI grade resulted in non-overlapping survival curves in the overall data set and all regional cohorts. The HAP score was also validated. Tumour number, aetiology and VI were identified as additional independent prognostic risk factors not currently included in the HAP score. Survival was particularly poor for patients with VI.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The ALBI grade categorised patients receiving TACE into three clear prognostic groups, thereby emphasising the importance of underlying liver function in the outcome of TACE. The HAP score has been validated internationally and the serious adverse impact of VI is clearly shown.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma, transarterial chemo-embolisation, ALBI grade, HAP score, vascular invasion, Child-Pugh
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2017 10:59
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:15
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.423
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3006126
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