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ArticleOncology letters2024

Complete response to tremelimumab plus durvalumab treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma with a bile duct tumor thrombus: A case report.

Nobuaki Ishihara, Shohei Komatsu, Masahiro Kido, Hidetoshi Gon, Kenji Fukushima, Takeshi Urade, Toshihiko Yoshida, Keisuke Arai, Hiroaki Yanagimoto, Hirochika Toyama and 1 more

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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 3 papers.

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Nobuaki IshiharaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Shohei KomatsuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Masahiro KidoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Hidetoshi GonDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Kenji FukushimaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Takeshi UradeDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Toshihiko YoshidaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Keisuke AraiDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Hiroaki YanagimotoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Hirochika ToyamaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Takumi FukumotoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tremelimumab plus durvalumab (Dur/Tre) is the first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. The present report describes the case of a 68-year-old man diagnosed with advanced HCC and a bile duct tumor thrombus (BDTT) who achieved a complete response to Dur/Tre therapy. The BDTT progressed to the bifurcation of the left and right hepatic ducts. Over time, both the tumors and BDTT progressively decreased in size, and a complete response was confirmed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (version 1.1.) 6 months after treatment administration. Subsequently, immune-related adverse events, including type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis, emerged, leading to treatment discontinuation. The patient was undergoing outpatient follow-up in a drug-free state with no signs of recurrence 290 days after the initial administration of Dur/Tre. Although long-term and meticulous observations are required, the present findings could influence the choice of systemic chemotherapy for advanced HCC.

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BDTTcase reportCRDur/TreHCC

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PMID38807678
PMCPMC11130751

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