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Combination treatment of localized concurrent chemoradiation therapy and transarterial chemoembolization in locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with intrahepatic metastasis

Authors
 Mi Sung Park  ;  Seung Up Kim  ;  Jun Yong Park  ;  Do Young Kim  ;  Sang Hoon Ahn  ;  Kwang Hyub Han  ;  Chae Yoon Chon  ;  Jinsil Seong 
Citation
 CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGY, Vol.71(1) : 165-173, 2013 
Journal Title
CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGY
ISSN
 0344-5704 
Issue Date
2013
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/therapy* ; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic/adverse effects ; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic/methods* ; Chemoradiotherapy/adverse effects ; Chemoradiotherapy/methods* ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Disease-Free Survival ; Female ; Fluorouracil/administration & dosage ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/secondary ; Liver Neoplasms/therapy* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pilot Projects ; Portal Vein ; Radiation-Sensitizing Agents/administration & dosage ; Survival Rate ; Treatment Outcome ; Venous Thrombosis/pathology ; Venous Thrombosis/therapy*
Keywords
Chemoport ; Concurrent chemoradiation ; Hepatocellular carcinoma ; Modified RECIST ; Radiation ; Transarterial chemoembolization
Abstract
PURPOSE:
Although sorafenib has been approved for treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), its high cost, frequent adverse events, and unsatisfactory efficacy remain unresolved. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of the combination treatment of localized concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) for locally advanced HCC with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for intrahepatic metastasis.
METHODS:
Between January 2006 and June 2011, 30 patients with HCC with portal vein invasion and intrahepatic metastasis were enrolled. After TACE for intrahepatic metastasis, localized CCRT (45 Gy over 5 weeks with conventional fractionation and hepatic artery infusional chemotherapy using 5-fluorouracil as a radiosensitizer, administered during the first and fifth weeks of radiotherapy) was used to treat main HCC with PVT. The modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST) were used to evaluate tumor response.
RESULTS:
The median age of the patients (26 men, 4 women) was 51 years. Objective response rates were 30.0% (9/30) and 32.1% (9/28) in the intention-to-treat and per protocol analyses, respectively. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 4.5 and 9.8 months, respectively. Baseline α-fetoprotein (AFP) correlated significantly with PFS (P = 0.008), whereas baseline AFP, completion of the protocol, and overall radiological response influenced OS significantly (all P < 0.05). All adverse events were predictable and manageable with conservative care.
CONCLUSIONS:
Combination treatment of localized CCRT and TACE was effective and tolerable in patients with locally advanced HCC with PVT and intrahepatic metastasis. This protocol may be an alternative option when sorafenib cannot be prescribed.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00280-012-1993-9
DOI
10.1007/s00280-012-1993-9
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiation Oncology (방사선종양학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Do Young(김도영)
Kim, Seung Up(김승업) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-8050
Park, Mi Sung(박미성)
Park, Jun Yong(박준용) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-2224
Seong, Jin Sil(성진실) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-5951
Ahn, Sang Hoon(안상훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-4624
Chon, Chae Yoon(전재윤)
Han, Kwang-Hyub(한광협) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-6539
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/86232
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