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ArticleHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2020

Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases revisited.

Konstantinos Chouliaras, Greg Russell, Edward Levine, Russell Howerton, Konstantinos Votanopoulos, Clancy Clark, Perry Shen

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Article in HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantinos ChouliarasDivision of Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA.
Greg RussellDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA.
Edward LevineDivision of Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA.
Russell HowertonDivision of Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA.
Konstantinos VotanopoulosDivision of Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA.
Clancy ClarkDivision of Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA.
Perry ShenDivision of Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA. Electronic address: pshen@wakehealth.edu.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · USWake Forest University · US

Funding

Tumor Tissue CoreP30CA012197 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Ruben A. Mesa · 1985 to 2026
$55.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA012197
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent reports indicate improved survival in patients undergoing surgical treatment for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) with hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) pump chemotherapy compared to surgery alone.

methodsPatients who underwent resection and/or ablation of CRLM between 1996 and 2016 were included from a single-institution prospectively maintained database. Proportional hazards regression analysis was performed to determine predictors of overall survival (OS) and 3:1 propensity score analysis (PSA).

resultsOf 349 patients included, 36 had HAI pumps placed (HAI group) and 313 did not (no-HAI group). There was no difference in primary tumor grade (p = 0.24), ECOG status (p = 0.44), tumor number (p = 0.1), tumor size (p = 0.56), margin status (p = 0.76) between the two groups. Median overall survival was 44.7months vs 37.1months for the HAI versus no-HAI group (p = 0.01). Cox proportional hazards regression analysis demonstrated positive margin status (HR:2.47,p < 0.0001), HAI therapy (HR:0.56,p = 0.02), preoperative chemotherapy (HR:0.69,p = 0.02) and tumor diameter (HR:1.07,p = 0.005) as predictors of OS. In 3:1 PSA, 32 HAI subjects were matched with 87 non-HAI subjects balancing all covariates. Median OS was 42.4 months versus 35.6 months for the HAI versus no-HAI group (p = 0.03).

conclusionSurgical treatment of CRLM combined with HAI chemotherapy is associated with improved OS compared to surgery alone. Further study of this treatment approach is indicated.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsFluorouracilHepatic ArteryHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialFluorouracil

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PMID31959486
PMCPMC7365757
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