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ReviewMedicine2018

Complete response of hepatocellular carcinoma with right atrium and pulmonary metastases treated by combined treatments (a possible treatment effect of natural killer cell): A case report and literature review.

Dong Hyun Kim, Eunae Cho, Sung Bum Cho, Sung Kyu Choi, Sunmin Kim, Jieun Yu, Young-Il Koh, Da Woon Sim, Chung Hwan Jun

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Review in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dong Hyun KimDivision of Gastroenterology.
Eunae ChoDivision of Gastroenterology.
Sung Bum ChoDivision of Gastroenterology.
Sung Kyu ChoiDivision of Gastroenterology.
Sunmin KimDivision of Gastroenterology.
Jieun YuDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea.
Young-Il KohDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea.
Da Woon SimDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea.
Chung Hwan JunDivision of Gastroenterology.
Chonnam National University Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleHepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) with metastases to the right atrium (RA) and lungs are rare, with a poor prognosis. Furthermore, the treatment outcomes in patients with advanced HCCs remain unsatisfactory. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 46-year-old man presented to our hospital for dyspnea on exertion and abdominal pain. DIAGNOSES: HCC and extra-hepatic metastases to the lung and RA.

interventionsMultidisciplinary treatment including radiotherapy (RT), transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), and sorafenib. During a follow-up evaluation computed tomography, he experienced a radio-contrast-induced anaphylaxis. After the event, treatment such as RT, TACE, and sorafenib were continued. OUTCOMES: His tumor burden decreased, finally leading to a complete response as per the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. The patient is still alive, 30 months after the episode. Subsequent blood tests showed increased natural killer (NK) cell activity, which was significantly higher than that seen in other age-matched HCC patients with an identical stage of the tumor, receiving sorafenib. This suggests that the increase in NK cells induced by anaphylaxis influenced the tumor burden. LESSONS: We report here a rare case of long-term survival of an HCC patient with multiple metastases treated with multidisciplinary modalities, in which high NK cell activity was observed after a radio-contrast-induced anaphylactic reaction during follow-up investigations.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic ProtocolsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticCombined Modality TherapyHeart AtriaHeart NeoplasmsHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLiver NeoplasmsLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsSorafenib

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PMID30334999
PMCPMC6211840
OpenAlexW2896749759

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