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ArticleBMC cancer2022

The change rate in serum nitric oxide may affect lenvatinib therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Atsushi Kawamura, Haruki Uojima, Makoto Chuma, Xue Shao, Hisashi Hidaka, Takahide Nakazawa, Akira Take, Yoshihiko Sakaguchi, Kazushi Numata, Makoto Kako and 5 more

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Article in BMC cancer, 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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15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Atsushi KawamuraDepartment of Pharmacy, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Haruki UojimaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan. kiruha@kitasato-u.ac.jp.
Makoto ChumaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Xue ShaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan.
Hisashi HidakaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan.
Takahide NakazawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan.
Akira TakeDepartment of Microbiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yoshihiko SakaguchiDepartment of Microbiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kazushi NumataGastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Makoto KakoGastroenterology Medicine Center, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
Akito NozakiGastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shintaro AzumaDepartment of Pharmacy, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kazue HorioDepartment of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan.
Chika KusanoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan.
Koichiro AtsudaDepartment of Pharmacy, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kitasato University · JPKitasato University Hospital · JPShonan Kamakura General Hospital · JPYokohama City University · JPYokohama City University Hospital · JPYokohama City University Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLenvatinib is appropriate for reducing the production of nitric oxide (NO) and facilitating as block angiogenesis. However, to our knowledge, there are no data that support the correlation between NO and clinical response in patients who received lenvatinib therapy for HCC. Therefore, we investigated the correlation between the change rate of NO levels and clinical responses including adverse events (AEs) after lenvatinib therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsThis study was conducted using previously collected data from another study. We enrolled 70 patients who received lenvatinib for advanced or unresectable HCC. NO was measured by converting nitrate (NO

resultsAfter lenvatinib administration, a change rate in the NO from 0.27 to 4.16 was observed. There was no difference between the clinical response to lenvatinib and the change rate of NO (p = 0.632). However, the change rate of NO was significantly lower in patients with AEs than in those without AEs (p = 0.030). When a reduction in NO rate of < 0.8 was defined as a clinically significant reduction of NO (CSRN), the CSRN group had significantly worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) than the non-CSRN group (p = 0.029 and p = 0.005, respectively).

conclusionDecreased NO levels were associated with the occurrence of AEs and worse prognosis after lenvatinib administration. Change rate in serum NO can be used as predictive markers in patients receiving lenvatinib therapy for HCC.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsQuinolinesHumansNitric OxideNitrogen DioxidePhenylurea CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentslenvatinibNitric OxideNitrogen DioxidePhenylurea CompoundsQuinolinesAdverse effectsHepatocellular carcinomaLenvatinib therapyNitric oxideOverall survivalProgression-free survival

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PMID35999529
PMCPMC9396897
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