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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2025

Case report of complete remission in two patients with Barcelona stage C hepatocellular carcinoma treated with apatinib combined with camrelizumab.

Tao Zhang, Xing Wang, Ying Gao

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tao ZhangSecond Department of Infectious Liver Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang, China.
Xing WangDigestvie Intervention Department, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital Xi'an 710000, Shaanxi, China.
Ying GaoCardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang, China.

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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Due to its insidious onset and nonspecific clinical manifestations, most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage and are no longer candidates for curative surgical resection. Treatment options for advanced HCC remain limited. Immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors, in combination with anti-angiogenic agents, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy. Several studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of apatinib combined with camrelizumab in various solid tumors; however, complete remission is rarely reported. This report presents two cases of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage C HCC that achieved complete remission following treatment with apatinib plus camrelizumab. According to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, both patients achieved complete response, allowing for drug discontinuation.

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Apatinibcamrelizumabcureliver malignancy

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PMID40535622
PMCPMC12170397

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