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ArticleJournal of hepatocellular carcinoma2024

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.

Liwei Deng, Yanyuan Sun, Haiqing Wang, Changli Liao, Deshan Li, Guohui Xu, Xuegang Yang

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Article in Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liwei DengSchool of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yanyuan SunDepartment of Interventional Therapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Haiqing WangDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Changli LiaoDepartment of Interventional Therapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Deshan LiDepartment of Interventional Therapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Guohui Xu *Department of Interventional Therapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Xuegang Yang *Department of Interventional Therapy, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Sichuan Cancer Hospital · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus donafenib with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) (T+D+I) versus TACE plus donafenib (T+D) as the first-line treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: This retrospective study included patients with unresectable HCC who received T+D+I or T+D between June 2021 and February 2023. The tumor response was analyzed according to the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. The objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) in the two groups were compared before and after propensity score matching (PSM). Cox's proportional-hazards regression model was used to analyze factors affecting PFS and OS. Results: This study included 69 patients: 41 patients in the T+D group and 28 patients in the T+D+I group. After PSM, 26 patients in each group were analyzed. Patients in the T+D+I group had a higher DCR (96.2% vs 73.1%, Conclusion: In comparison with TACE plus donafenib, TACE plus donafenib with ICIs could significantly improve DCR, PFS, and OS as a potential first-line treatment for unresectable HCC with an acceptable safety profile.

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combined therapydonafenibimmune checkpoint inhibitortransarterial chemoembolizationunresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

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PMID38223554
PMCPMC10787561
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