Efficacy and safety of sorafenib in elderly patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Clinics
; 76: e2498, 2021. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1153964
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sorafenib in elderly patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS:
We analyzed data from a cohort of patients with advanced HCC treated using systemic treatment according to the local institutional protocol. Patients were divided into two groups, Group A, individuals <70 years of age, and Group B, individuals 70 years of age or older at the time of treatment initiation. Efficacy, measured based on overall survival (OS) and time to treatment failure (TTF), and toxicity were compared between groups.RESULTS:
A total of 238 patients with advanced HCC who received sorafenib between 2007 and 2018 were evaluated. The median age for Group A was 59.1 years and that for Group B 73.6 years. The major prognostic characteristics were balanced between the groups. There were no significant differences in OS between Group A (8.0 months, 95%CI 6.34-9.3) and Group B (9.0 months, 95%CI 5.38-12.62), p=0.433, or in TTF between Group A (3.0 months, 95%CI 2.39-3.60) and Group B (3.0 months, 95%CI 1.68-4.32), p=0.936. There were no significant differences between Groups A and B with respect to the incidence of adverse events or treatment discontinuation because of toxicity.CONCLUSION:
Efficacy and safety of sorafenib did not differ significantly between younger and older patients with HCC. Our data suggest that age alone should not restrict clinical decision-making for patients with advanced HCC.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de prática clínica
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinics
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade de Sao Paulo/BR