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- Title
Outcomes of Geriatric Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Authors
Lee, Chern-Horng; Yen, Tzung-Hai; Hsieh, Sen-Yung
- Abstract
Background: The treatment modalities and outcomes of geriatric patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain controversial. This retrospective observational cohort study compared the outcomes of HCC between geriatric and younger patients. Methods: The medical records of patients with HCC managed between January 2001 and December 2017 were retrieved from the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Research Database. Patients were stratified by age into two groups: a geriatric group (65–75 years) and a younger group (<65 years). The two groups were matched through 1:2 propensity score matching (PSM) according to sex, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular attack, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and hypertension. Results: Of the 11,033 patients with HCC, 2147 patients aged 65–75 years and 4294 patients aged <65 years were identified after 1:2 PSM. The Kaplan–Meier model revealed that the HCC outcomes in patients older than 65 years were not significantly different after 3 years (p = 0.060). Consistent results were also obtained when the laboratory data associated with HCC incidence were included in the Fine–Gray competing risk model after 1:2 PSM (p = 0.1695). The major risk factors for HCC survival were systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) ≥ 610 × 109 cells/L, advanced tumor stage, and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, etc. Conclusion: Age was not an independent factor for mortality in patients with HCC in the first 3 years. Geriatric patients with HCC should be as aggressively managed as younger patients.
- Subjects
HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma; INFLAMMATION; DISEASE risk factors; MORTALITY; OLDER patients
- Publication
Current Oncology, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 6, p4332
- ISSN
1198-0052
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/curroncol29060346