ArticleThe oncologist2019
Postintervention Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Level, Rather than the Pretreatment or Dynamic Changes of IL-6, as an Early Practical Marker of Tumor Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization.
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- Tumor growth rate for prognostic stratification and treatment optimization in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with TACE combined with systemic therapy.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Nanostrategies synergize with locoregional interventional therapies for boosting antitumor immunity.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- INTERLEUKIN-6 AND INTERLEUKIN-10 AS BIOMARKERS OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PROGRESSION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF NUTRITIONAL, CYTOKINE AND SURVIVAL PARAMETERS.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2025Article
- Immune Effects of Intra-Arterial Liver-Directed Therapies.Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR · 2024Review
- Effect of Serum Interleukin-6 Concentration on the Prognosis After Radiotherapy for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Article
- Identification of BRD7 by whole-exome sequencing as a predictor for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma in patients undergoing TACE.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
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- Early changes in peripheral blood cytokine levels after the treatment of metastatic hepatic carcinoma with CalliSpheres microspheres drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- IL-6 Promoter Hypomethylation Acts As a Diagnostic Biomarker in Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Clinical Significance of Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subtypes and Cytokines in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with TACE.Cancer management and research · 2022Article
- Prognostic value of baseline interleukin 6 levels in liver decompensation and survival in HCC patients undergoing radioembolization.EJNMMI research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the potential prognostic roles of the perioperative interleukin-6 (IL-6) level and its dynamic changes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). MATERIALS AND
methodsSixty patients with hepatitis B virus-associated HCC receiving TACE were enrolled in the study. Serum IL-6 levels were determined at baseline and 1 day after TACE by immunoassay. Response to TACE was evaluated after a 4-6-week interval. Factors associated with tumor response were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis in a Cox regression model. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess the predictive performance of the included variables on tumor response in patients with HCC undergoing TACE.
resultsThe serum IL-6 level was significantly elevated 1 day after TACE. Patients in the low postintervention IL-6 level group had a high probability of achieving an objective response (OR) (66.7% vs. 18.8%,
conclusionOur study suggests that the post-treatment serum IL-6 level, rather than pretreatment or dynamic changes of IL-6, serves as a powerful predictor for tumor response. These findings provide evidence to help discriminate between patients who will particularly benefit from TACE and those who require more personalized therapeutic regimens and rigorous surveillance. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a major therapeutic regimen for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, identification of early practical markers of tumor response to TACE is of high importance. This study indicated that the post-treatment serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) level, rather than the pretreatment or dynamic changes of IL-6, serves as a powerful predictor for tumor response. A combined index based on the post-TACE IL-6 level and post-/pre-TACE neutrophils ratio is optimal for predetermining an objective response after TACE, which may be helpful in guiding individualized treatments and surveillance.
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