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- Title
Control of intracranial disease is associated with improved survival in patients with brain metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Authors
Nam, Hee Chul; Sung, Pil Soo; Song, Do Seon; Kwon, Jung Hyun; Nam, Soon Woo; Yoon, Dong Jin; Jang, Jeong Won; Choi, Jong Young; Yoon, Seung Kew; Moon, Seok Whan; Jang, Hong Seok; Park, Jae-Sung; Jeun, Sin-Soo; Hong, Yong-Kil; Bae, Si Hyun
- Abstract
Background: Brain metastasis is a rare event in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This retrospective study aimed to identify the prognostic factors and determine the outcomes of patients with brain metastases from HCC. Methods: About 86 patients with brain metastases (0.6%) from HCC were identified from two institutions; of them, 32 underwent tumor-removing surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with or without adjuvant whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) (group 1), 30 had WBRT alone (group 2), and 24 received conservative treatment (group 3). Estimates for overall survival (OS) after brain metastases were determined, and clinical prognostic factors were identified. Results: The median OS after development of brain metastases was 50 days. About 75 (87.2%) patients had lung metastases at the time of brain metastasis diagnosis. Group 1 showed better OS, followed by group 2 and group 3, sequentially (p < 0.001). Univariate analyses showed that treatment with curative intent (surgery or SRS), Child–Pugh class A, alpha-fetoprotein level < 400 ng/ml, and recursive partitioning analysis classification I or II were associated with improved survival (p < 0.001, 0.002, 0.029, and 0.012, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that treatment with curative intent and Child–Pugh class A was associated with improved OS (p < 0.001 and 0.009, respectively). Conclusion: Although the overall prognosis of patients with brain metastases from HCC is extremely poor, patients actively treated with surgery or radiosurgery have prolonged survival, suggesting that interventions to control intracranial disease are important in these patients.
- Subjects
BRAIN metastasis; HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma; PREVENTIVE medicine; STEREOTAXIC techniques; STEREOTACTIC radiosurgery
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 6, p666
- ISSN
1341-9625
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10147-019-01407-z