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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Clinical efficacy of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy combined with transhepatic arterial embolization plus lenvatinib and tislelizumab or transarterial chemoembolization combined with lenvatinib plus tislelizumab in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Zha Peng, Yaqiong Wang, Boyu Chen, Zhuangrong Zhu, Chengyi He, Yang Wei, Hai Huang

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zha PengDepartment of Surgery, Dongguan Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dongguan, China.
Yaqiong WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Boyu ChenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Zhuangrong ZhuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Chengyi HeDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Yang WeiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Hai HuangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Wuming Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a challenge for clinical treatment. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a quadruple combination of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) with transhepatic arterial embolization (TAE), lenvatinib, and tislelizumab (THLP group) with that of a triple combination of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with lenvatinib and tislelizumab (TLP group) in advanced HCC. Methods: In this retrospective study, we analyzed clinical information on patients diagnosed with advanced HCC with different treatments between October 2020 and December 2022 at Wuming Hospital. Primary outcomes included overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR). Results: The study included 116 patients, 69 in the TLP group and 47 in the THLP group. Median OS and PFS for the entire cohort were 13 (95% CI, 12.0-14.0) and 9.0 (95% CI, 7.7-10.2) months. OS (median, 17 vs. 12 months, Conclusion: The quadruple combination of HAIC, TAE, lenvatinib, and tislelizumab in the treatment of advanced HCC has a better prognosis than the triple combination of TACE in combination with lenvatinib and tislelizumab, with tolerant safety.

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hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapyhepatocellular carcinomalenvatinibtislelizumabtransarterial chemoembolizationtranshepatic arterial embolization

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