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The Impact of Radiation Dose and Tumour Burden on Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 11-Year Experience in a 413-Patient Cohort Treated with Yttrium-90 Resin Microsphere Radioembolisation.

Kaina Chen, Aaron K T Tong, Fiona N N Moe, David C E Ng, Richard H G Lo, Apoorva Gogna, Sean X Yan, Sue Ping Thang, Kelvin S H Loke, Nanda Karaddi Venkatanarasimha and 12 more

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22 authors.

Kaina ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Aaron K T TongDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Fiona N N MoeNational Cancer Centre Singapore, Program in Translational and Clinical Liver Cancer Research, Singapore, Singapore.
David C E NgDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Richard H G LoDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Apoorva GognaDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Sean X YanDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Sue Ping ThangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Kelvin S H LokeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Nanda Karaddi VenkatanarasimhaDepartment of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Hian Liang HuangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Chow Wei TooDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Timothy S K OngYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Eng Xuan YeoYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Daniel Yang Yao PehLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ashley W Y NgNational Cancer Centre Singapore, Program in Translational and Clinical Liver Cancer Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Lu YangDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wan Ying ChanNational Cancer Centre Singapore, Division of Oncologic Imaging, Singapore, Singapore.
Jason P E ChangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Brian K P GohDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital and National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Han Chong TohDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Pierce K H ChowNational Cancer Centre Singapore, Program in Translational and Clinical Liver Cancer Research, Singapore, Singapore.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Transarterial radioembolisation (RE) using yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres is a widely used locoregional therapy for a broad spectrum of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) given its favourable safety profile. We evaluated the real-world outcomes of unresectable HCC treated with resin Y-90 RE and the relationship between tumour absorbed dose and subsequent curative therapy with survival. Methods: Included were consecutive patients treated with Y-90 resin microspheres RE for unresectable HCC between January 2008 and May 2019 at the National Cancer Centre Singapore/Singapore General Hospital. The outcomes were stratified by tumour burden, distribution, presence of portal vein invasion (PVI) and liver function to improve prognostication. Results: The median overall survival (OS) evaluated on 413 included patients was 20.9 months (95% CI: 18.2-24.0). More than half of the patients (214/413, 51.8%) had HCC beyond up-to-seven criteria, and 37.3% had portal vein invasion (154/413, 37.3%). Majority (71.7%) had dosimetry calculated based on the partition model. Patients who received ≥150 Gy to tumour had significantly better outcomes (OS 32.2 months, 95% CI: 18.3-46.4) than those who did not (OS 17.5 months, 95% CI: 13.7-22.7, Conclusions: Treatment outcomes for unresectable HCC using Y-90 RE were favourable. Incorporating tumour burden and distribution improved prognostication. Patients who received tumour absorbed dose above 150 Gy had better OS. Patients who subsequently received curative therapies after being downstaged by Y-90 RE had remarkable clinical outcomes.

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DownstageHepatocellular carcinomaLiver cancerRadioembolisationSelective internal radiation therapy

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PMID40255874
PMCPMC12005707

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