ArticleCancers2022
A Combination of Sorafenib, an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor, TACE and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy versus Sorafenib and TACE in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Accompanied by Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus.
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- Effectiveness, safety, and the abscopal effect of stereotactic body radiation therapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Locoregional therapy combined with targeted therapy and immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Systemic conversion therapies for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
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- Oncological Outcomes Following Different TACE-Based Conversion Therapies for Intermediate-Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
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- Efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization combined with donafenib and camrelizumab for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a dual-center, retrospective propensity score-matched analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of the immune checkpoint inhibitor-radiotherapy combination in advanced/unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- SOX4 mediates cancer-associated fibroblasts related radioresistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Clinical observation of nivolumab combined with cabozantinib in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Development of a Nomogram for Prognostic Prediction of Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma With HBV After TACE Combined Conversion Therapy.Hepatic medicine : evidence and research · 2025Article
- Multiparametric MRI based deep learning model for prediction of early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after SR following TACE.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Combined transarterial chemoembolization and tislelizumab for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Machine learning-based decision support model for selecting intra-arterial therapies for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A national real-world evidence-based study.British journal of cancer · 2024Article
- Prognosis prediction and risk stratification of transarterial chemoembolization or intraarterial chemotherapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma based on machine learning.European radiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: This study compared the effectiveness of the combined administration of sorafenib, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) (SITS group) vs. sorafenib combined with TACE (ST group) in treating and downstaging advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). Methods: The present study included patients with advanced HCC and PVTT treated with one of the above combination therapies. The downstaging rate, objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR), and adverse events (AEs) were assessed. Results: Sixty-two patients were analyzed. The ORR was elevated in the SITS group compared with the ST group (p = 0.036), but no differences were found in DCR (p = 0.067). The survival analysis revealed higher PFS (p = 0.015) and OS (p = 0.013) in the SITS group, with median PFS and OS times of 10.4 and 13.8 months, respectively. Ten patients displayed successful downstaging and underwent surgery in the SITS group, vs. none in the ST group. The prognosis was better in surgically treated patients compared with the non-surgery subgroup, based on PFS (p < 0.001) and OS (p = 0.003). Despite a markedly higher rate of AEs in the SITS group (p = 0.020), including two severe AEs, the SITS combination therapy had an acceptable safety profile. Conclusion: The SITS combination therapy yields higher PFS and OS than the combined administration of sorafenib and TACE in patients with advanced HCC and PVTT, especially as a downstaging strategy before surgery.
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