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ArticleOncology letters2024

Lenvatinib‑based treatment regimens in conversion therapy of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta‑analysis.

Saixin Li, Zeyu Zhang, Zheng Wang, Kenan Wang, Minghao Sui, Dongbin Liu, Kuo Liang

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Article in Oncology letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Saixin LiDepartment of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
Zeyu ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223001, P.R. China.
Zheng WangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
Kenan WangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
Minghao SuiDepartment of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
Dongbin LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
Kuo LiangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.

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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignancy associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Conversion therapy provides patients with unresectable HCC (uHCC) the opportunity to undergo radical treatment and achieve long-term survival. Despite accumulating evidence regarding the efficacy of conversion therapy, the optimal treatment approach for such therapy remains uncertain. Lenvatinib (LEN) has shown efficacy and tolerable rates of adverse events (AEs) when applied in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) or locoregional therapy (LRT) over the past decade. Therefore, the present meta-analysis was performed to systematically assess the safety and efficacy of LEN-based treatment regimens in conversion therapies for uHCC. Data on outcomes, including the conversion rate, objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR) and AE incidence in patients with uHCC, were collected. A systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases, up to the date of September 1, 2023. In total, 16 studies, encompassing a total of 1,650 cases of uHCC, were included in the final meta-analysis. The pooled conversion rates for LEN alone, LEN + ICI, LEN + LRT and LEN + ICI + LRT were calculated to be 0.04 (95% CI, 0.00-0.07; I

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conversion therapyhepatocellular carcinomaimmune checkpoint inhibitorlenvatiniblocoregional therapy

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PMCPMC11040543

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