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ArticleJournal of hepatocellular carcinoma2023

Construction and Validation of TACE Therapeutic Efficacy by ALR Score and Nomogram: A Large, Multicenter Study.

Han Li, Lu Guo, Ke Su, Changlun Li, Yi Jiang, Pan Wang, Jiali Chen, Zhenying Wu, Ke Xu, Tao Gu and 6 more

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Article in Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Han Li *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Lu Guo *Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Ke Su *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Changlun LiDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, 272000, People's Republic of China.
Yi JiangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Pan WangClinical Skills Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-6863-2050
Jiali ChenDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Zhenying WuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Ke XuDepartment of Oncology, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, 401147, People's Republic of China.
Tao GuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Hao ZengDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Kun HeClinical Research Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Hao ChiDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5210-0770
Wenxi ZhaoClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.
Lei HanDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, 272000, People's Republic of China.
Yunwei HanDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0942-9095
Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University · CNFirst People's Hospital of Chongqing · CNSouthwest Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: TACE and TACE with or without targeted immunotherapy are crucial comprehensive therapies for middle and advanced HCC. However, a reasonable and concise score is needed to evaluate TACE and TACE combined with systemic therapy in HCC treatment. Methods: The HCC patients were grouped into two groups: training group (n = 778) (treated with TACE) and verification group (n = 333). The predictive value of baseline variables on overall survival was analyzed using COX model, and easy-to-use ALR (AST and Lym-R) scores. The best cut-off value of AST and Lym-R were determined using X-Tile software based on total survival time (OS) and further verified via a restricted three-spline method. Meanwhile, the score was further verified using two independent valid sets: TACE combined with targeted therapy and TACE with targeted combined immunotherapy. Results: In multivariate analysis, baseline serum AST>57.1 (p < 0.001) and Lym-R≤21.7 (p < 0.001) were identified as independent prognostic factors. The OS of patients in the TACE pooled cohort with 0, 1, and 2 scores were 28.1 (95% CI 24-33.8) months, 15 (95% CI 12.4-18.6) months, and 7.4 (95% CI 5.7-9.1) months, respectively. The time-varying ROC curve based on ALR showed that the AUC values for predicting 1, -2-and 3-year OS were 0.698, 0.718, and 0.636, respectively. These results are confirmed in two independent valid sets of TACE combined with targeted therapy and TACE with targeted combined immunotherapy. And we established a nomogram after COX regression to predict the 1 -, 2- and 3-year survival time. Conclusion: Our study confirmed that ALR score can predict the prognosis of HCC treated with TACE or TACE combined with systemic therapy.

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immunotherapynomogramTACEtargeted therapy

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PMID37405321
PMCPMC10317537
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