Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Jiaming Shen,1,2,* Xia Wang,2,* Guangde Yang,2,* Li Li,2 Juanjuan Fu,2 Wei Xu,3 Qingqiao Zhang,3 Xiucheng Pan2 1Department of Gastroenterology, People’s Hospital of Jingjiang, Taizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Disease, The Affiliated Hospital of X...
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| description | Jiaming Shen,1,2,* Xia Wang,2,* Guangde Yang,2,* Li Li,2 Juanjuan Fu,2 Wei Xu,3 Qingqiao Zhang,3 Xiucheng Pan2 1Department of Gastroenterology, People’s Hospital of Jingjiang, Taizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Disease, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiucheng Pan, Tel +8618052268129, Email xzpxc68@126.comPurpose: Recently, the triple therapy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has become a new treatment option for advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. We aimed to explore the liver injury and its effect on overall survival (OS) in patients treated with this combination therapy.Patients and Methods: Patients with HBV-related HCC who were treated with TACE-TKIs-ICIs from January 2020 to December 2021 were enrolled. Liver injury and survival time were the main endpoints of the study. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors associated with liver injury. Cox regression and Kaplan–Meier analysis were used to determine prognostic factors for OS.Results: As of March 2022, 52 of the 119 enrolled patients developed any grade hepatotoxicity: 15 cases with grade 1, 19 cases with grade 2, 16 cases with grade 3 and 2 cases with grade 4. Our analysis indicated that lack of antiviral prevention was a risk factor for liver injury (OR = 0.149; 95% CI: 0.050– 0.442; P = 0.001). The findings suggested that liver injury events (HR = 1.912; 95% CI: 1.031– 3.546; P = 0.040) was associated with patient death. The median OS of patients without liver injury, grade 1– 2 and grade 3– 4 liver injury were undefined, 13.7 months and 11.1 months, respectively (log-rank P = 0.034).Conclusion: Liver injury adverse events are common in HBV-related HCC patients treated with TACE-TKIs-ICIs. Patients who developed liver injury had a poor prognosis. For HBV-related HCC patients, effective prophylactic antiviral therapy and regular liver function testing are required before and during this triple therapy. Keywords: HBV-related HCC, TACE, TKI, ICI, liver injury, survival time |
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| spelling | doaj.art-739930e228774d0497db4830da47a2292024-01-25T18:11:32ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma2253-59692024-01-01Volume 1120721789947Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsShen JWang XYang GLi LFu JXu WZhang QPan XJiaming Shen,1,2,* Xia Wang,2,* Guangde Yang,2,* Li Li,2 Juanjuan Fu,2 Wei Xu,3 Qingqiao Zhang,3 Xiucheng Pan2 1Department of Gastroenterology, People’s Hospital of Jingjiang, Taizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Disease, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiucheng Pan, Tel +8618052268129, Email xzpxc68@126.comPurpose: Recently, the triple therapy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has become a new treatment option for advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. We aimed to explore the liver injury and its effect on overall survival (OS) in patients treated with this combination therapy.Patients and Methods: Patients with HBV-related HCC who were treated with TACE-TKIs-ICIs from January 2020 to December 2021 were enrolled. Liver injury and survival time were the main endpoints of the study. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors associated with liver injury. Cox regression and Kaplan–Meier analysis were used to determine prognostic factors for OS.Results: As of March 2022, 52 of the 119 enrolled patients developed any grade hepatotoxicity: 15 cases with grade 1, 19 cases with grade 2, 16 cases with grade 3 and 2 cases with grade 4. Our analysis indicated that lack of antiviral prevention was a risk factor for liver injury (OR = 0.149; 95% CI: 0.050– 0.442; P = 0.001). The findings suggested that liver injury events (HR = 1.912; 95% CI: 1.031– 3.546; P = 0.040) was associated with patient death. The median OS of patients without liver injury, grade 1– 2 and grade 3– 4 liver injury were undefined, 13.7 months and 11.1 months, respectively (log-rank P = 0.034).Conclusion: Liver injury adverse events are common in HBV-related HCC patients treated with TACE-TKIs-ICIs. Patients who developed liver injury had a poor prognosis. For HBV-related HCC patients, effective prophylactic antiviral therapy and regular liver function testing are required before and during this triple therapy. Keywords: HBV-related HCC, TACE, TKI, ICI, liver injury, survival timehttps://www.dovepress.com/liver-injury-and-its-impact-on-prognosis-in-patients-with-hbv-related--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JHChbv-related hcctacetkiiciliver injurysurvival time |
| spellingShingle | Shen J Wang X Yang G Li L Fu J Xu W Zhang Q Pan X Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma hbv-related hcc tace tki ici liver injury survival time |
| title | Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors |
| title_full | Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors |
| title_fullStr | Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors |
| title_short | Liver Injury and Its Impact on Prognosis in Patients with HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors |
| title_sort | liver injury and its impact on prognosis in patients with hbv related hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transarterial chemoembolization combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors plus immune checkpoint inhibitors |
| topic | hbv-related hcc tace tki ici liver injury survival time |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/liver-injury-and-its-impact-on-prognosis-in-patients-with-hbv-related--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JHC |
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