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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2024

Comparative outcomes of trans-arterial radioembolization in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-induced HCC: a retrospective analysis.

Christopher Brunson, Lucas Struycken, David Schaub, Jacob Ref, Daniel Goldberg, Jack Hannallah, Gregory Woodhead, Shamar Young

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Christopher BrunsonUniversity of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-391, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA. Christopher.brunson@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7936-4901
Lucas StruyckenDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.
David SchaubUniversity of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.
Jacob RefUniversity of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.
Daniel GoldbergDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.
Jack HannallahDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.
Gregory WoodheadDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.
Shamar YoungDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTumorigenesis in NAFLD/NASH-induced HCC is unique and may affect the effectiveness of trans-arterial radioembolization in this population. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare the effectiveness of trans-arterial radioembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) between patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-NASH/NAFLD liver disease. MATERIALS AND

methodsConsecutive patients with HCC who underwent TARE at a single academic institution were retrospectively reviewed. Outcome measures including overall survival (OS), local progression-free survival (PFS), and hepatic PFS as assessed by modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST) were recorded. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard models were utilized to compare progression-free survival and overall survival.

results138 separate HCCs in patients treated with TARE between July 2013 and July 2022 were retrospectively identified. Etiologies of HCC included NASH/NAFLD (30/122, 22%), HCV (52/122, 43%), alcoholic liver disease (25/122, 21%), and combined ALD/HCV (14/122, 11%). NASH/NAFLD patients demonstrated a significantly higher incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in overall survival (p = 0.928), local progression-free survival (p = 0.339), or hepatic progression-free survival between the cohorts (p = 0.946) by log-rank analysis. When NASH/NAFLD patients were compared to all combined non-NASH/NAFLD patients, there was no significant difference in OS (HR 1.1, 95% C.I. 0.32-3.79, p = 0.886), local PFS (HR 1.2, 95% C.I. 0.58-2.44, p = 0.639), or hepatic PFS (HR 1.3, 95% C.I. 0.52-3.16, p = 0.595) by log-rank analysis.

conclusionTARE appears to be an equally effective treatment for NASH/NAFLD-induced HCC when compared to other causes of HCC. Further studies in a larger cohort with additional subgroup analyses are warranted.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticLiver NeoplasmsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYttrium RadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsYttrium RadioisotopesFatty liver diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaRadiation dosimetryYttrium-90

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PMID38709344
PMCPMC11300538

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