Evaluation of CT vascularization patterns for survival prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated by conventional TACE

Autor: Davut B. Hasdemir, Lukas Aguirre Dávila, Nora Schweitzer, Bernhard C. Meyer, Armin Koch, Arndt Vogel, Frank Wacker, Thomas Rodt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 217-222 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1305-3825
1305-3612
DOI: 10.5152/dir.2016.16006
Popis: PURPOSE:Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an established treatment for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the power of lesion vascularization criteria based on computed tomography for prognosis of overall survival before initiation of treatment.METHODS:A total of 59 patients with intermediate stage HCC treated with TACE as first-line treatment were retrospectively evaluated. TACE procedures were performed using doxorubicin, cisplatin, and lipiodol. Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) were used to determine the initial tumor response. Four vascularization patterns (VP) of the largest target lesion (homogeneous vascularization [VP1], homogeneous vascularization with additional arterial hypervascularization [VP2], heterogeneous vascularization with [VP3] and without zones of hypervascularization [VP4]) were assessed prior to the first TACE and correlated to survival.RESULTS:Kaplan-Meier analysis yielded a median overall survival of 608 days (standard error [SE], 120.5 days). Survival analysis showed significant differences depending on the vascularization patterns (P = 0.012; hazard ratio, 0.327): patients with homogeneously vascularized lesions (VP1, VP2) had a median overall survival of 1091 days (SE, 235.5 days). Patients with heterogeneous vascularization of the lesion (VP3 and VP4) showed a median overall survival of 508 days (SE, 113.9 days).CONCLUSION:The vascularization pattern of the largest HCC lesion is helpful for survival prognosis under TACE treatment and therefore has the potential to be used as an additional parameter for treatment stratification.
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