SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2025
Efficacy and safety of TACE/HAIC combined with targeted immunotherapy versus targeted immunotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.
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- Efficacy and Safety of TACE-HAIC Combined with Molecular Targeted Therapy and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of triple therapy with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE)/hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: A systematic literature search of multiple databases ending with publications from May 2024 was conducted. Interventions with TACE/HAIC combined with targeted immunotherapy versus targeted immunotherapy and patients with advanced HCC were included in this meta-analysis. Data from the 13 included studies, encompassing 2, 662 patients with HCC, were pooled using fixed- or random-effects models. The results are reported as hazard ratios (HRs) or risk ratios (RRs) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: In contrast to targeted immunotherapy, TACE/HAIC combined targeted immunotherapy can significantly improve overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) the disease control rate (DCR), and the objective response rate (ORR) in patients with advanced HCC. At the same time, the overall incidence of treatment-related adverse events (AEs) and treatment-related AEs of grade 3 or greater also increased, but only a few of the specific treatment-related AEs increased. Conclusions: Given that combined TACE/HAIC with targeted immunotherapy significantly improves patient OS, PFS, DCR, and ORR, it may become standard for the treatment of patients with advanced HCC.
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