Postoperative direct-acting antiviral treatment after liver resection in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Postoperative direct-acting antiviral treatment after liver resection in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
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丙型肝炎病毒相关性肝细胞癌患者肝切除术后直接抗病毒治疗
作者:
Tanaka S;Shinkawa H;Tamori A;Takemura S;Uchida-Kobayashi S;Amano R;Kimura K;Ohira G;Nishio K;Tauchi J;Kinoshita M;Kawada N;Kubo S.
AimWe investigated effects of direct‐acting antiviral (DAA)–induced sustained virological response (SVR) after liver resection in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)–related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for postoperative recurrence and survival.MethodsSurgical outcomes in 18 patients with postoperative DAA‐induced SVR (HCC‐DAA group) were compared with those in 23 patients with preoperative DAA‐induced SVR (DAA‐HCC group) and those in 10 patients who did not receive DAA therapy (control group). Patients who received DAA therapy >1 year after surgery and those with recurrence <1 year after surgery were excluded.ResultsSerum concentrations of aminotransferases improved 1 year after surgery in both the HCC‐DAA and DAA‐HCC groups. The number of HCC‐DAA patients with albumin‐bilirubin (ALBI) grade 1 increased from 11 to 15. The disease‐free survival rate did not differ between HCC‐DAA group (3 years, 60%) and the other two groups (DAA‐HCC group, 92% and control group, 60%). The 3‐year overall survival rates were better in the DAA‐HCC group (84%) and HCC‐DAA group (100%) than in the control group (46%; allps < 0.05 according to Holm's test). Multivariable analysis revealed that tumor stage was an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence, and ALBI grade at 1 year after surgery was predictive of postoperative survival, but DAA‐induced SVR was neither.ConclusionsAlthough postoperative DAA‐induced SVR itself may not suppress postoperative recurrence, improvement in liver function as a result of DAA administration after surgery may prolong postoperative survival.