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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2021

Modified albumin-bilirubin grade to predict eligibility for second-line therapies at progression on sorafenib therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Takayuki Tokunaga, Motohiko Tanaka, Kentaro Tanaka, Satoshi Narahara, Takeshi Kawasaki, Yoko Yoshimaru, Katsuya Nagaoka, Takehisa Watanabe, Masakuni Tateyama, Hideaki Naoe and 2 more

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Article in International journal of clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takayuki TokunagaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Motohiko TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. mtanaka03@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
Kentaro TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Satoshi NaraharaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Takeshi KawasakiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Yoko YoshimaruDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Katsuya NagaokaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Takehisa WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Masakuni TateyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Hideaki NaoeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Yutaka SasakiDepartment of Health and Nutrition, Nagasaki International University, 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch Town, Sasebo City, Nagasaki, 859-3298, Japan.
Yasuhito TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Kumamoto University · JPNagasaki International University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur aim is to evaluate the utility of liver function measured by modified albumin-bilirubin (mALBI) grade to predict eligibility for second-line therapies, including regorafenib and ramucirumab therapy, at initiation of sorafenib therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsParticipants in this retrospective, single-center study comprised 197 patients with sorafenib-treated HCC, Child-Pugh scores (CPs) 5-7 and performance status 0-1 treated between October 2009 and June 2019. The factors at initiation of sorafenib therapy, including mALBI grade and CPs, were analyzed with regard to second-line eligibility, regorafenib eligibility and ramucirumab eligibility, respectively.

resultsProportions of eligibility for second-line therapies, regorafenib therapy and ramucirumab therapy were 48.7%, 35.5% and 18.3%. Modified ALBI grades 1 and 2a were contributing factors for second-line eligibility (odd ratios [OR] 16.7 and 5.6; 95% CI 6.5-43.3 and 2.6-12.2), regorafenib therapy (OR 13.9 and 6.9; 95% CI 5.6-34.4 and 2.9-16.2), and ramucirumab therapy (OR 9.5 and 4.8; 95% CI 2.9-30.8 and 1.6-14.4), with grade 2b defined as reference. Patients with mALBI grade 1 and CPs 5 exhibited especially high proportion of eligibility for regorafenib therapy (70.5%). In patients with mALBI grade 2b, those with CPs 5 displayed higher proportion of eligibility for second-line therapy and ramucirumab therapy (100% and 50%) than those with CPs 6 (31.8% and 11.4%).

conclusionsModified ALBI grade in combination with CPs at the initiation of sorafenib therapy would be useful to predict eligibility for second-line therapies.

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Hepatocellular carcinomaModified albumin–bilirubin gradeRamucirumabRegorafenibSecond-line therapySorafenib

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PMID33730200
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