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Management of intrahepatic recurrence after resection for hepatocellular carcinoma exceeding the barcelona clinic liver cancer criteria

Wei Xu, Rui Guo, Gang Xu, Lejia Sun, Dandan Hu, Haifeng Xu, Huayu Yang, Xinting Sang, Xin Lu and Yilei Mao _

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Oncotarget. 2017; 8:110406-110414. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.22779

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Abstract

Wei Xu1,*, Rui Guo2,*, Gang Xu1, Lejia Sun1, Dandan Hu1, Haifeng Xu1, Huayu Yang1, Xinting Sang1, Xin Lu1 and Yilei Mao1

1Professor of Surgery, Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

2Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Peking Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

*These authors have contributed equally to this work (co-first author)

Correspondence to:

Yilei Mao, email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatectomy; clinical stage; early recurrence; prognosis

Received: May 19, 2017     Accepted: November 13, 2017     Published: November 30, 2017

ABSTRACT

Background: Although patients with Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage B or C hepatocellular carcinoma derive survival benefit from hepatectomy, prognostic factors and management after curative resection are unclear. This study aims to evaluate predictive factors, therapy and prognosis of intra-hepatic recurrences after curative resection of Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage B or C hepatocellular carcinoma.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 397 patients with Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage B or C hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent curative resections from January 1989 to October 2011. Intra-hepatic recurrences were classified into early (<2 year) and late (≥2 year) recurrences.

Results: Overall survival rates in our cohort were 1-year: 81.4%; 3-year: 48.5%; and 5-year: 28.2%. Early and late intra-hepatic recurrences developed in 104 patients and 73 patients, respectively. In univariate analysis, overall survival for the non-recurrence group was significantly better than for the recurrence group (P<0.001), and overall survival for the late recurrence group was significantly better than for the early recurrence group (P<0.001). In multivariate analysis, total tumor size, tumor number and vascular invasion were significant risk factors for tumor recurrence (P<0.001). The overall survival of patients with late recurrence who received curative treatment was comparable to those who never had tumor recurrences (P=0.140).

Conclusion: Time to recurrence and feasibility of curative treatment are the best determinants for prognosis in Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage B or C hepatocellular carcinoma. Curative treatments may prolong overall survival of patients with late recurrences, but should be avoided for those with early recurrences.


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