Survival after radiofrequency ablation and salvage transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Child-Pugh A cirrhosis.
J Hepatol
; 56(1): 160-6, 2012 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & AIMS:
In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within the Milan criteria, liver transplantation (LT) may be the best therapeutic option. However, the shortage of grafts, leads to attempt liver resection (LR) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a first-line treatment for patients with Child-Pugh A cirrhosis.METHODS:
We report results, obtained between 2000 and 2007 from a single center, involving 67 patients (mean age 57 years) eligible for LT, who were treated with RFA, followed by LT if there was recurrence or liver failure.RESULTS:
Eighty three tumors were treated (mean size 29±9 mm; 16 binodular forms). RFA achieved complete ablation in 96% of nodules. No mortality occurred. During a post-RFA median follow-up of 48 months, 38 patients experienced recurrence, corresponding to a 5-year recurrence rate of 58%. Of these, 14 patients did not receive a transplant because they fell outside the Milan criteria, 21 were transplanted, and 3 were treated by RFA after refusing LT. Binodularity (95% CI HR=2, 1.0-4.0; p=0.049) was the unique risk factor for recurrence. By the study's end-point, 24 patients had undergone LT (21 for HCC recurrence and three for liver failure). No HCC recurrence occurred after LT. Among the 43 non-transplant patients, 12 died due to HCC progression, and 27 were alive without detectable viable tumor. The probability rates for 5-year overall and tumor-free survival were 74% and 69%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
First line RFA followed by salvage LT allows survival figures that are at least as good as a first-line LT, while limiting the number of grafts.
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Assunto principal:
Transplante de Fígado
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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Eletrocoagulação
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Cirrose Hepática
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hepatol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França