ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022
Efficacy and Safety of Drug-Eluting Beads Transarterial Chemoembolization Combining Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.
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- Immunotherapy checkpoint inhibitor-combination therapy versus chemotherapy alone among Chinese population in cholangiocarcinoma treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Carcinoembryonic antigen as a predictor of treatment outcomes in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Locoregional therapy combined with systemic therapy (LRT + ST) for unresectable and metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Radiology and oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Recent advances in molecular classification and multimodal treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Review
- Drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with improved progression-free survival in locally advanced or metastatic sarcoma: a retrospective propensity score-matched analysis.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of local-regional therapy combined with chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors and lenvatinib as first-line treatment in advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and safety of transarterial chemoembolization combined with PD-1 inhibitors and lenvatinib for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.European radiology experimental · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Transarterial Chemoembolization Plus Donafenib With or Without Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Single-Center, Phase II Clinical Study.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2024Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Transarterial Chemoembolization Plus Donafenib with or without Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors as the First-Line Treatment for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2024Article
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- Local-regional therapy combined with toripalimab and lenvatinib in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.American journal of cancer research · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic or open liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- DEB-TACE with irinotecanFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (DEB-TACE+ICIs) versus chemotherapy (gemcitabine+cisplatin) for patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included unresectable iCCA patients treated with DEB-TACE+ICIs or chemotherapy between May, 2019 and August, 2021. The differences in tumor responses, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were compared between the 2 groups. Patient baseline characteristics, PFS, and OS were compared among 2 groups before and after propensity score-matching (PSM). Factors affecting PFS and OS were analyzed by Cox's proportional hazards regression model. Results: The study included 49 patients with unresectable iCCA patients, 20 in the DEB-TACE+ICIs group and 29 in the chemotherapy group. PSM analysis created 20 pairs of patients in 2 groups. The patients in the DEB-TACE+ICIs group had a higher objective response rate (55.0% vs. 20.0%, Conclusion: Compared to chemotherapy, DEB-TACE plus ICIs improved survival and was well-tolerated in patients with unresectable iCCA.
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