AIM:To determine significant indicators for the efficacy of sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS:A total of 46 patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C who received sora...AIM:To determine significant indicators for the efficacy of sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS:A total of 46 patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C who received sorafenib for more than 30 d at the Iizuka Hospital from June 2009 to December 2012 were enrolled in this study.Multivariate and univariate analyses were performed to evaluate the associations of hepatic function according to Child-Pugh grade,location and size of the largest tumor and adverse events of sorafenib treatment,such as hand-foot syndrome(HFS),hypertension,diarrhea,and alopecia,with the efficacy of treatment,as measured by overall survival(OS)and time to progression(TTP).RESULTS:Patients included 39 men and 7 women whose ages ranged from 48 to 85 years(70.6±9.6years).HCC was classified according to etiology as follows:hepatitis C virus(n=26),hepatitis B virus(n=9),and other(n=11).Liver function in patients was categorized as Child-Pugh grade A(n=30)or B(n=16).Tumors were categorized by size[<5 cm(n=33)or>5 cm(n=13)]and the location of the largest tumor was used to categorize patients with intrahepatic(n=28)or extrahepatic(n=18)HCC.HFS,hypertension,diarrhea,and alopecia were present in22(47.8%),19(41.3%),15(32.6%)and 7 patients(15.2%),respectively.The median OS of all patients was 373 d and the median TTP was 112 d.The etiology of HCC did not correlate with the median OS and TPP.The median OS of patients with tumors<5 cm was significantly longer than those with larger tumors(496 vs 245 d;HR=0.19,95%CI:0.07-0.48;P<0.01).According to the results of a multivariate analysis,the size of the largest tumor affected OS(HR=0.22,95%CI:0.08-0.59;P<0.01).The median TTP was significantly longer in patients with extrahepatic compared to intrahepatic major HCC(224 vs 98 d;HR=0.32;95%CI:0.14-0.67;P<0.01).The median TTP of patients with HFS was significantly longer than those without it(195 d vs 83 d;HR=0.41,95%CI:0.20-0.82;P<0.05),and the median TTP was significantly longer in patients with hypertension(195 d vs84 d;HR=0.43,95%CI:0.21-0.84;P<0.05).According to the results of the multivariate analysis,extrahepatic major HCC(HR=0.36,P<0.01)and HFS(HR=0.44,P<0.05)prolonged TTP.CONCLUSION:Extrahepatic major HCC and HFS are associated with prolonged TTP and are useful indicators for judging the efficacy of sorafenib treatment.展开更多
文摘AIM:To determine significant indicators for the efficacy of sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS:A total of 46 patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C who received sorafenib for more than 30 d at the Iizuka Hospital from June 2009 to December 2012 were enrolled in this study.Multivariate and univariate analyses were performed to evaluate the associations of hepatic function according to Child-Pugh grade,location and size of the largest tumor and adverse events of sorafenib treatment,such as hand-foot syndrome(HFS),hypertension,diarrhea,and alopecia,with the efficacy of treatment,as measured by overall survival(OS)and time to progression(TTP).RESULTS:Patients included 39 men and 7 women whose ages ranged from 48 to 85 years(70.6±9.6years).HCC was classified according to etiology as follows:hepatitis C virus(n=26),hepatitis B virus(n=9),and other(n=11).Liver function in patients was categorized as Child-Pugh grade A(n=30)or B(n=16).Tumors were categorized by size[<5 cm(n=33)or>5 cm(n=13)]and the location of the largest tumor was used to categorize patients with intrahepatic(n=28)or extrahepatic(n=18)HCC.HFS,hypertension,diarrhea,and alopecia were present in22(47.8%),19(41.3%),15(32.6%)and 7 patients(15.2%),respectively.The median OS of all patients was 373 d and the median TTP was 112 d.The etiology of HCC did not correlate with the median OS and TPP.The median OS of patients with tumors<5 cm was significantly longer than those with larger tumors(496 vs 245 d;HR=0.19,95%CI:0.07-0.48;P<0.01).According to the results of a multivariate analysis,the size of the largest tumor affected OS(HR=0.22,95%CI:0.08-0.59;P<0.01).The median TTP was significantly longer in patients with extrahepatic compared to intrahepatic major HCC(224 vs 98 d;HR=0.32;95%CI:0.14-0.67;P<0.01).The median TTP of patients with HFS was significantly longer than those without it(195 d vs 83 d;HR=0.41,95%CI:0.20-0.82;P<0.05),and the median TTP was significantly longer in patients with hypertension(195 d vs84 d;HR=0.43,95%CI:0.21-0.84;P<0.05).According to the results of the multivariate analysis,extrahepatic major HCC(HR=0.36,P<0.01)and HFS(HR=0.44,P<0.05)prolonged TTP.CONCLUSION:Extrahepatic major HCC and HFS are associated with prolonged TTP and are useful indicators for judging the efficacy of sorafenib treatment.
