Adjuvant ICIs Plus Targeted Therapies Reduce HCC Recurrence after Hepatectomy in Patients with High Risk of Recurrence.
Curr Oncol
; 30(2): 1708-1719, 2023 01 31.
Article
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| ID: mdl-36826093
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The high recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy usually results in poor prognosis. To the best of our knowledge, no study has reported the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus targeted therapies on preventing HCC recurrence after hepatectomy. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the benefits and safety of applying adjuvant ICIs plus targeted therapies after hepatectomy for patients at high risk of HCC recurrence.METHODS:
A total of 196 patients with any risk factors for recurrence who underwent hepatectomy for HCC were reviewed in this retrospective study.RESULTS:
Compared with the control group (n = 158), ICIs plus targeted therapies (n = 38) had a significantly higher recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate in univariate analysis (HR, 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.24-0.90; p = 0.020), multivariate analysis (adjusted HR, 0.62; 95%CI, 0.49-0.79; p < 0.001) and propensity score-matched analysis (HR, 0.35; 95%CI, 0.16-0.75; p = 0.005). Subgroup analyses also showed that postoperative adjuvant ICIs plus targeted therapies might reduce HCC recurrence in patients with the most of risk factors.CONCLUSION:
Postoperative adjuvant ICI plus targeted therapies may reduces early HCC recurrence in patients with a high risk of recurrence, and the treatments are well tolerated.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Oncol
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China