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- Title
Portal hypertension is associated with poor outcome of transarterial chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Authors
Choi, Jin Woo; Chung, Jin Wook; Lee, Dong Ho; Kim, Hyo-Cheol; Hur, Saebeom; Lee, Myungsu; Jae, Hwan Jun
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>To determine whether clinically relevant portal hypertension (CRPH) influences outcome and whether it may serve as a prognostic marker in patients treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).<bold>Methods: </bold>One hundred and forty-seven patients underwent conventional TACE as a first-line treatment for a single HCC. CRPH was graded as 0, 1, or 2. The influence of CRPH, together with other factors, on local tumour progression (LTP) and overall survival (OS) were analysed using Cox proportional hazards regression.<bold>Results: </bold>A higher CRPH grade (grade 1, p = 0.005, hazard ratio [HR] = 3.282; grade 2, p < 0.001, HR = 7.144) and less selective catheterization (p = 0.009, HR = 1.951) were significantly associated with early LTP. Regarding OS, older age, (p < 0.001, HR = 1.050), CRPH grade 2 (p = 0.024, HR = 2.058), and a larger tumour (p < 0.001, HR = 1.454) were significantly associated with early death.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Portal hypertension was significantly associated with poor outcome after TACE, and non-invasive CRPH grading may be a useful prognostic marker of TACE.<bold>Key Points: </bold>• Portal hypertension was significantly associated with poor outcome after TACE. • Grading portal hypertension non-invasively can help predict TACE outcome in HCC patients. • CRPH grading can aid in selecting optimal candidates for TACE.
- Subjects
CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTED tomography; LIVER transplantation; SORAFENIB; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; TUMOR treatment; LIVER tumors; PULMONARY artery physiology; HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma; BLOOD pressure; ILIAC artery; INTRAVENOUS catheterization; PORTAL hypertension; PULMONARY hypertension; TREATMENT effectiveness; RETROSPECTIVE studies; INTRA-arterial infusions; DISEASE complications; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
European Radiology, 2018, Vol 28, Issue 5, p2184
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00330-017-5145-9