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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2025

FOLFOX-HAIC combined with PD-1 inhibitor immunotherapy significantly improves survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Jinzhen Xu, Weijun Wang, Keji He, Haijun Tang, Shuxiu Niu, Zhenjin Ma

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Jinzhen XuHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Gansu Hospital No. 2 Xiaoxihu East Street, Qilihe District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Weijun WangHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Gansu Hospital No. 2 Xiaoxihu East Street, Qilihe District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Keji HeHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Gansu Hospital No. 2 Xiaoxihu East Street, Qilihe District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Haijun TangPharmacy Department, Dingxi People's Hospital No. 22 Anding Road, Anding District, Dingxi 743000, Gansu, China.
Shuxiu NiuPharmacy Department, Dingxi People's Hospital No. 22 Anding Road, Anding District, Dingxi 743000, Gansu, China.
Zhenjin MaPharmacy Department, Dingxi People's Hospital No. 22 Anding Road, Anding District, Dingxi 743000, Gansu, China.

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effect of FOLFOX-HAIC combined with PD-1 inhibitor immunotherapy on the survival of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodThis retrospective study analyzed 137 patients with advanced HCC, of which 71 received FOLFOX-HAIC chemotherapy (control group) and 66 received FOLFOX-HAIC combined with PD-1 inhibitors (research group) between January 2020 and August 2021. Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to account for confounding variables. Cox regression analysis was utilized to identify independent risk factors that sabotaged patients' survival, and Kaplan-Meier curves were applied to demonstrate patients' overall survival (OS).

resultsA significantly higher disease control rate (DCR) was observed in the research group than that in the control group (77.27% vs. 60.56%, P = 0.035). Prior to PSM analysis, the OS of patients in the research group was calculated to be 25 months, which was significantly higher than the 14 months in the control group (P = 0.015). While post PSM analysis, the median OS turned out to be 27 months in the research group, still significantly higher in comparison to the control group (P = 0.001), whose OS was 14 months. By multivariate analysis, the maximum tumor diameter, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status score, and treatment regimen were identified as independent factors affecting patients' prognosis.

conclusionFOLFOX-HAIC combined with PD-1 inhibitor immunotherapy can significantly prolong the survival in patients with advanced HCC. Apparently, this combined therapy is advantageous at extending patient's survival time in comparison to the use of FOLFOX-HAIC therapy alone.

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FOLFOX-HAICmiddle and advanced liver cancerPD-1 inhibitorsurvivaltargeted immunotherapy

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PMID40385024
PMCPMC12082521

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