ArticleHepatology communications2025
Outcome of hepatic resection for HCC in ideal and non-ideal candidates.
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- Minimally Invasive Hepatic Resection Option for Access to the Waiting List of a Single Regional Transplant Center in Southern Italy: Entry and Dropout Flows' Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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backgroundThe Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system considers, among patients with HCC, "ideal candidates" (ICs) for hepatic resection (HR) those with a single lesion, normal bilirubin, and without clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). We compared the outcome of HR between ICs and non-ICs.
methodsRetrospective analysis was conducted on Child-Pugh A patients. CSPH was defined by the presence of gastroesophageal varices and/or platelet count <100,000/mm3. Hyperbilirubinemia was accepted up to 2 mg/dL. The selected 1057 patients were distributed in 3 calendar periods (2000-2022).
resultsIn all calendar periods, non-ICs were more prevalent than ICs. Among non-ICs, the proportion of patients with isolated CSPH did not change over time (from 22.6% to 30.3%; p=0.359), while patients with multinodular HCC (mHCC) increased (from 35.5% to 50.2%; p=0.042). Patients with hyperbilirubinemia decreased (from 20.4% to 10.1%; p=0.036), likewise those with hyperbilirubinemia+CSPH (from 21.5% to 9.4%; p=0.005). Over a median follow-up of 41.0 months, median overall survival was higher in ICs compared to non-ICs (104.9 vs. 75.3 months; p<0.001). However, compared to ICs, median overall survival did not differ in patients with isolated CSPH (93.1 mo; p=0.432) or isolated hyperbilirubinemia (86.0 mo; p=0.356), while it was lower in those with hyperbilirubinemia+CSPH (60.0 mo; p<0.001) or mHCC (61.9 mo; p<0.001). Compared to ICs, only hyperbilirubinemia+CSPH patients showed a higher perioperative mortality.
conclusionsIn real-world practice, among resected patients, the proportion of non-ICs has remained constantly higher than that of non-ICs since 2000. HR can be offered to Child-Pugh A patients with CSPH or modest hyperbilirubinemia without compromising its outcome. For patients with 2 of these features or mHCC, which generate a poorer prognosis, studies comparing HR versus non-surgical therapies are warranted.
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