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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022

Orthotopic liver transplantation improves postoperative quality of life, survival rate and reduces recurrence rate in patients with liver cancer.

Xia Zhang, Lizhi Lv, Zhixian Wu, Dongliang Li, Kun Zhang, Yonghai Peng

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xia ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Disease, The 900th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force (Dongfang Hospital), Xiamen University Fuzhou 350025, Fujian Province, China.
Lizhi LvDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The 900th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force (Dongfang Hospital), Xiamen University Fuzhou 350025, Fujian Province, China.
Zhixian WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Disease, The 900th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force (Dongfang Hospital), Xiamen University Fuzhou 350025, Fujian Province, China.
Dongliang LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Disease, The 900th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force (Dongfang Hospital), Xiamen University Fuzhou 350025, Fujian Province, China.
Kun ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University Xiamen 361101, Fujian Province, China.
Yonghai PengDepartment of Oncology, The 900th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force (Dongfang Hospital), Xiamen University Fuzhou 350025, Fujian Province, China.
174th hospital of the People's Liberation Army · CNXiamen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the impact of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) on postoperative quality of life (QoL), survival rate and recurrence rate of patients with liver cancer (LC).

methodsOne hundred and twenty-seven patients with LC treated in our hospital from December 2016 to January 2018 were divided into two groups according to different treatment schemes. Patients in the research group (n=67) were given OLT and those in the control group (n=60 cases) were given hepatectomy. The incidence of postoperative complications, hospitalization expenses, the time to liver function recovery, surgical wound healing, pain resolution and hospitalization were compared between the two groups. The overall survival rate (OSR), disease-free survival rate (DFSR), and average survival time of patients were recorded and compared. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score one day and three days after surgery, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, and adverse emotion before and after operation were compared. QoL scores at six months after surgery, one-year recurrence and metastasis rates, and treatment satisfaction one year after surgery were also compared. The expression of Ki-67 and Topo IIαin the tumor-bearing group (n=5) was detected.

resultsThe research group presented markedly lower incidence of postoperative complications, and evidently shorter time to liver function recovery, surgical wound healing, pain resolution and hospitalization, while with noticeably higher hospitalization expenses. The one-year and five-year OSRs and DFSRs were noticeably higher, and the average survival time was remarkably longer in the research group as compared to the control group. Patients in the research group scored remarkably lower in VAS scores on the first and third day after surgery than patients in the control group. In comparison with the control group, the one-year recurrence and metastasis rates were evidently lower in the research group, and the scores of SF-36 were remarkably higher. The AFP level at one month after surgery was obviously lower in the research group, and the treatment satisfaction was greatly higher. Ki-67 in the tumor-bearing group was mainly located in the nucleus, and Topo IIα was mainly nucleus positive; the positive Ki-67 and Topo IIα expression rates in the tumor-bearing group was 66.7% and 69.8%, respectively.

conclusionsOLT can improve the postoperative QoL, survival rate and reduce the recurrence rate of LC patients.

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liver cancerOrthotopic liver transplantationquality of liferecurrence ratesurvival rate

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PMID35273701
PMCPMC8902539
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