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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation Combined With Transarterial Chemoembolization Plus Sorafenib for Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma Invading the Portal Venous System: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Xiaoyan Ding, Wei Sun, Jinglong Chen, Wei Li, Yanjun Shen, Xiaodi Guo, Ying Teng, Xiaomin Liu, Shasha Sun, Jianying Wei and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoyan DingDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jinglong ChenDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yanjun ShenDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiaodi GuoDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ying TengDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiaomin LiuDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shasha SunDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jianying WeiDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wendong LiDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hui ChenSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Bozhi LiuDepartment of Cancer Center, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) portends a worse prognosis. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) combined with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus sorafenib to that of the most commonly utilized regimen of TACE plus sorafenib in large HCCs with type I/II PVTT.

methodsAn open-label, single-center, prospective, randomized trial of participants with tumors ≥5 cm and type I/II PVTT was performed. Participants with previously untreated HCCs were divided into two groups: RFA + cTACE + sorafenib (study group, n = 40) and cTACE + sorafenib (control group, n = 40). The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR), the secondary endpoints included the overall survival (OS); time to progression (TTP); and toxicity. Prognostic factors were analyzed using cox-regression analysis.

results80 patients were enrolled into this study with integrated clinical data. Under a median follow-up of 506 days, the median age was 57.5 years (range: 28-80 years). The ORR of study group was higher than control group (70% vs 22.5%,

conclusionsRFA combined with TACE plus sorafenib is a safe, well-tolerated three-modality treatment for large HCCs with types I/II PVTT, and it demonstrated better efficacy than TACE plus sorafenib alone.

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hepatocellular carcinomapercutaneous radiofrequency ablationsorafenibtransarterial chemoembolizationtype I/II portal vein tumor thrombus

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