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ArticleLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2022

Pattern of progression of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Implications for second-line clinical trials.

Francesco Tovoli, Ingrid Garajová, Fabio Gelsomino, Massimo Iavarone, Piera Federico, Massimiliano Salati, Matilde Corianò, Francesco Caputo, Stefania De Lorenzo, Alessandro Granito and 3 more

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Article in Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco TovoliDivision of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8350-1155
Ingrid GarajováMedical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9302-6896
Fabio GelsominoDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Massimo IavaroneFoundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3493-6504
Piera FedericoU.O.C. Oncologia, Ospedale del Mare, Napoli, Italy.
Massimiliano SalatiDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5579-7454
Matilde CorianòMedical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Francesco CaputoDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0331-3582
Stefania De LorenzoOncology Unit, Azienda USL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro GranitoDivision of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0637-739X
Matteo RenzulliDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1311-5670
Bruno DanieleU.O.C. Oncologia, Ospedale del Mare, Napoli, Italy.
Fabio PiscagliaDivision of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8264-1845
Azienda USL di Bologna · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Parma · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is the second most frequent liver cancer. The overall survival of iCCA and other biliary tract cancers (BTC) remains poor. Recently, the ABC-06 trial reported the superiority of FOLFOX vs clinical observation as a second-line treatment. Still, the survival benefit was less than expected. We hypothesized that the pattern of progression of iCCA can drive post-progression survival (PPS), similar to hepatocellular carcinoma.

methodsMulticentre retrospective evaluation of consecutive iCCA patients who progressed after frontline systemic treatment with gemcitabine as monotherapy or in combination with platinum. Radiological assessment of progression was evaluated according to RECIST 1.1. The progression pattern was divided according to the presence/absence of new extrahepatic lesions (NEH).

resultsWe included 206 patients from 5 centres. The median OS was 14.1 months and its independent predictors (hazard ratio [HR], 95% confidence interval [CI]) were previous surgery 0.699 [0.509-0.961], performance status >2.445 [1.788-3.344], permanent first-line discontinuation 16.072 [5.102-50.633], registration of ascites 2.226 [1.448-3.420] or bilirubin >3 mg/dl 3.004 [1.935-4.664] during the follow-up, and disease progression 2.523 [1.261-5.050]. The appearance of NEH independently predicted OS 2.18 [1.55-3.06] in patients with radiological progression. Amongst 138 patients eligible for second-line treatment, PPS was 16.8 and 5.9 months in cases without and with NEH, respectively (P = .001). Progression owing to NEH lesions was an independent predictor of PPS 1.873 [1.333-2.662], together with performance status, time to progression to the frontline treatment, bilirubin >3 mg/dl and ascites.

conclusionsPPS of iCCA is influenced by progression pattern, with important implications for second-line trial design and analysis.

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Bile Duct NeoplasmsCholangiocarcinomaLiver NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticHumansRetrospective Studiesbiliary tract cancercholangiocarcinomaliver canceroutcomeprognosis

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PMID34826193
PMCPMC9300150
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