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ArticleAnnals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery2022

Is partial hepatectomy a curable treatment option for hepatocellular carcinoma accompanied by cirrhosis? A meta-analysis and cure model analysis.

Byungje Bae, Keera Kang, Sung Kyu Song, Chul-Woon Chung, Yongkeun Park

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Article in Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Byungje BaeDepartment of Surgery, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8192-1693
Keera KangDepartment of Surgery, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7276-5980
Sung Kyu SongDepartment of Surgery, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0170-0802
Chul-Woon ChungDepartment of Surgery, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-567X
Yongkeun ParkDepartment of Surgery, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-6542

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aimsIt is challenging to assess the efficacy of partial hepatectomy (PH) as a treatment option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accompanied by cirrhosis. This study aimed to determine the cure fraction of PH for HCC accompanied by cirrhosis compared to that for HCC without cirrhosis.

methodsA systematic review was performed on outcomes of previous studies that compared recurrence-free survival (RFS) after PH in patients with HCC with or without cirrhosis. A meta-analysis was conducted to obtain the cumulative hazard ratio for two patient groups: cirrhosis and non-cirrhosis. Cure fractions after PH in both groups were determined using a cure model analysis.

resultsA total of 18 studies were eligible for meta-analysis and 13 studies were selected for the cure model analysis. The cumulative hazard ratio for RFS of the cirrhosis group compared to that of the non-cirrhosis group was 1.66 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.43-1.93). Survival data of 3,512 patients in both groups were reconstructed from survival curves of original articles for cure model analysis. The probability of being statistically cured after PH for HCC was 14.1% (95% CI, 10.6%-18.1%) in the cirrhosis group lower than that (32.5%) in the non-cirrhosis group (95% CI, 28.6%-36.4%).

conclusionsThe prognosis after PH for HCC accompanied by cirrhosis is inferior to that for HCC without cirrhosis. However, a cure can be expected for one-seventh of patients with HCC accompanied by cirrhosis after PH.

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