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ArticleCancers2021

Liver Decompensation as Late Complication in HCC Patients with Long-Term Response following Selective Internal Radiation Therapy.

Diederick J van Doorn, Pim Hendriks, Mark C Burgmans, Daphne D D Rietbergen, Minneke J Coenraad, Otto M van Delden, Roel J Bennink, Tim A Labeur, Heinz-Josef Klümpen, Ferry A L M Eskens and 6 more

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Impact of Child Pugh B Stage for the Treatment of Advanced HCC.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Diederick J van DoornDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3299-0654
Pim HendriksDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4992-9967
Mark C BurgmansDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5258-291X
Daphne D D RietbergenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Minneke J CoenraadDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Otto M van DeldenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Roel J BenninkDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tim A LabeurDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Heinz-Josef KlümpenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ferry A L M EskensDepartment of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Adriaan MoelkerDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erik VegtDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Dave SprengersDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Nahid MostafaviDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Biostatistical Unit, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jan IjzermansDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
R Bart TakkenbergDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLErasmus MC · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLErasmus MC Cancer Institute · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is used as a treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to assess long-term liver-related complications of SIRT in patients who had not developed radioembolization-induced liver disease (REILD). The primary outcome was the percentage of patients without REILD that developed Child-Pugh (CP) ≥ B7 liver decompensation after SIRT. The secondary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and tumor response. These data were compared with a matched cohort of patients treated with sorafenib. Eighty-five patients were included, of whom 16 developed REILD. Of the remaining 69 patients, 38 developed liver decompensation CP ≥ B7. The median OS was 18 months. In patients without REILD, the median OS in patients with CP ≥ B7 was significantly shorter compared to those without CP ≥ B7; 16 vs. 31 months. In the case-matched analysis, the median OS was significantly longer in SIRT-treated patients; 16 vs. 8 months in sorafenib. Liver decompensation CP ≥ B7 occurred significantly more in SIRT when compared to sorafenib; 62% vs. 27%. The ALBI score was an independent predictor of liver decompensation (OR 0.07) and OS (HR 2.83). After SIRT, liver decompensation CP ≥ B7 often developed as a late complication in HCC patients and was associated with a shorter OS. The ALBI score was predictive of CP ≥ B7 liver decompensation and the OS, and this may be a valuable marker for patient selection for SIRT.

Indexed as

hepatocellular carcinomaliver decompensationlong-term responseoverall survivalselective internal radiation therapy

Identifiers

PMID34771591
PMCPMC8582376
OpenAlexW3208210807

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