Early Relative Change in Hepatic Function with Lenvatinib for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Early Relative Change in Hepatic Function with Lenvatinib for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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DOI:
10.1159/000502095
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发表时间:
2019-12-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Michitaka, Kojiro
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作者:
Hiraoka, Atsushi;Kumada, Takashi;Michitaka, Kojiro
Background/Aim: Lenvatinib (LEN) has been developed for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (u-HCC). We aimed to elucidate the relative change in hepatic reserve function early following LEN treatment in affected patients. Materials/Methods: From March 2018 to April 2019, 123 u-HCC patients (median age 71 years; male:female ratio 95:28; Child-Pugh score 5:6:7 = 65:50:8; modified albumin-bilirubin [mALBI] grade 1:2a:2b:3 = 44:28:50:1, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage A:B:C = 1:49:73) were enrolled. Relative changes in hepatic reserve function at 2 and 4 weeks after starting LEN were retrospectively evaluated. Results: The median survival was 11.3 months. The Child-Pugh score declined from the start to 4 weeks after commencing LEN (score 5:6:7:8:9:>= 10 = 65:50:8:0:0:0 vs. 50:39:22:8:0:4, p < 0.001). A comparison among ALBI scores at the start of LEN and those at 2 and 4 weeks revealed significant relative changes (-2.36 +/- 0.45 to -2.20 +/- 0.49 at 2 weeks, -2.15 +/- 0.50 at 4 weeks, p < 0.001, Bonferroni method), while there was no significant difference between those at 2 and 4 weeks (p= 0.210, Bonferroni method). Assessments of relative changes of ALBI score in patients divided by mALBI grade 1, 2a, and 2b or more showed a significant decline in score regardless of grade (-2.82 +/- 0.17 to -2.53 +/- 0.34, p < 0.001; -2.46 +/- 0.10 to -2.31 +/- 0.33, p = 0.017; and -1.90 +/- 0.26 to -1.75 +/- 0.42, p= 0.009, respectively). Conclusion: Decline in hepatic function is common in the early stage (