ArticleTranslational cancer research2024
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)-hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) combined with PD-1 inhibitors plus lenvatinib as a preoperative conversion therapy for nonmetastatic advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a single center experience.
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- Safety and efficacy of salvage surgery for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma after conversion with triple therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from Chinese patients.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Integrated single-cell multi-omics characterization reveals lipid-associated macrophage-mediated immunosuppression in neoadjuvant immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.Nature communications · 2026Trial
- The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) as a Biomarker for Predicting Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization and Lenvatinib, With or Without Programmed Death-1(PD-1) Inhibitors.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of combined TACE-HAIC and targeted immunotherapy in primary liver cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- A real-world study of the efficacy of second-line treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with esophagogastric varices after progression on first-line lenvatinib combined with PD-1 inhibitor.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Conversion resection of initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma associated with steatohepatitis through hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy-transarterial chemoembolization and systemic therapy: a case report.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Exploring SSR1 as a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma, and its relationship with immune infiltration.Translational cancer research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The preoperative conversion therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still being explored. This study reported the potential of combination of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitors and lenvatinib as preoperative conversion therapy for nonmetastatic advanced HCC. Methods: This retrospective study gathered data on patients with nonmetastatic advanced HCC who received this combination therapy. We used drug-eluting bead (DEB) instead of conventional iodized oil in TACE. The clinical data, conversion rate, adverse events (AEs) and short-term survival were summarized. A stratified analysis based on whether or not the patient received surgery was conducted. Results: A total of 28 patients were included in the analysis. No grade 4 AEs were observed. The overall objective response rate (ORR) was 64.3%. Ten (35.7%) patients eventually received R0 resection after 2 cycles of combination therapy. Patients succeeding to resection (surgery group) had significantly higher ORR (90.0% Conclusions: The combination of TACE-HAIC, PD-1 inhibitors and lenvatinib showed its benefit as a preoperative conversion therapy for nonmetastatic advanced HCC. In addition to imaging evaluation, significant reduction of
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