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- Title
The role of adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization following repeated curative resection/ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma with early recurrence: a propensity score matching analysis.
- Authors
Huang, Kaiquan; Qian, Tao; Chen, Wen; Lao, Mengyi; Li, Huiliang; Lin, Wei-Chiao; Chen, Bryan Wei; Bai, Xueli; Gao, Shunliang; Ma, Tao; Liang, Tingbo
- Abstract
Background: The role of adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) following repeated resection/ablation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of adjuvant TACE following repeated resection or ablation in patients with early recurrent HCC. Methods: Information for patients who underwent repeated surgery or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for early recurrent HCCs (< 2 years) at our institution from January 2017 to December 2020 were collected. Patients were divided into adjuvant TACE and observation groups according to whether they received adjuvant TACE or not. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between the two groups before and after propensity score matching (PSM). Results: Of the 225 patients enrolled, the median time of HCC recurrence was 11 months (IQR, 6–16 months). After repeated surgery or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for recurrent tumors, 45 patients (20%) received adjuvant TACE while the remaining 180 (80%) didn't. There were no significant differences in RFS (P = 0.325) and OS (P = 0.072) between adjuvant TACE and observation groups before PSM. There were also no significant differences in RFS (P = 0.897) and OS (P = 0.090) between the two groups after PSM. Multivariable analysis suggested that multiple tumors, liver cirrhosis, and RFA were independent risk factors for the re-recurrence of HCC. Conclusion: Adjuvant TACE after repeated resection or ablation for early recurrent HCCs was not associated with a long-term survival benefit in this single-center cohort.
- Subjects
CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; REOPERATION; PROPENSITY score matching; CATHETER ablation; MULTIPLE tumors; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma
- Publication
BMC Cancer, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2407
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12885-024-12396-2