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ArticleOncology letters2017

Long-term follow-up of complete remission of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma following sorafenib therapy: A case report.

Jung Gil Park, Won Young Tak, Soo Young Park, Young Oh Kweon, Se Young Jang, Soo Hyun Lee, Yu Rim Lee, Sun Kyung Jang, Keun Hur, Heon Ju Lee

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Article in Oncology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jung Gil ParkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Won Young TakDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Soo Young ParkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Young Oh KweonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Se Young JangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Soo Hyun LeeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Yu Rim LeeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Sun Kyung JangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Keun HurDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Heon Ju LeeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
Kyungpook National University · KRYeungnam University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorafenib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been demonstrated to improve the overall survival time of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although there have been a number of reports of patients achieving complete remission (CR) following sorafenib therapy, the long-term clinical outcomes of these patients have yet to be ascertained. A 72-year-old male patient with chronic hepatitis C, diabetes, hypertension and an old cerebral infarction was referred for the evaluation of a liver mass identified on an abdominal ultrasound. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a 13-cm mass replacing the right lobe of the liver, with portal vein thrombosis. HCC was confirmed by a percutaneous needle biopsy and treated with sorafenib. At 4 months, a follow-up CT demonstrated no enhancing viable lesions in the tumor and recanalization of the portal vein. Sorafenib therapy was continued for 48 months until the patient experienced dyspnea due to congestive heart failure, with pleural effusion. Following the discontinuation of sorafenib, the patient's symptoms improved. The patient followed up without recurrence for 52 months. Subsequent to achieving CR through treatment with sorafenib, long-term sorafenib therapy may be an option and efforts should be made to monitor cardiac toxicity during sorafenib therapy, particularly in high-risk patients.

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cardiotoxicitychemotherapycomplete remissionhepatocellular carcinomasorafenib

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PMID29085491
PMCPMC5649582
OpenAlexW2745672036

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