Effectiveness, safety and the analysis of factors affecting the short-term efficacy and prognosis of DEB-TACE in the treatment of large hepatocellular carcinoma
ObjectiveTo explore the effectiveness, safety and factors affecting the short-term efficacy and prognosis of drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) in the treatment of large hepatocellular carcinoma. MethodsThe clinical and follow-up data of 71 patients with large hepatocellular carcinoma received the treatment of DEB-TACE were analyzed retrospectively. The objective response rate (ORR) one month after operation was evaluated, postoperative adverse reactions and the progression free survival (PFS) were followed up and recorded, the related factors affecting the therapeutic effects were analyzed by the logistic regression model, and the related factors affecting PFS were analyzed by the Cox regression model. ResultsOne case was complete response (CR), 48 were partial response (PR), 13 were stable disease (SD), and 9 were progressive disease (PD) in the efficacy of the 71 patients after a month of operation, with the ORR of 69.0% (49/71) and the disease control rate (DCR) of 87.3% (62/71). The median PFS of patients with large hepatocellular carcinoma treated with DEB-TACE was 5.00 months, the median PFS of patients with effective treatment (CR + PR) was significantly longer than that of patients with ineffective treatment (SD + PD) (P<0.05). Six cases occurred grade Ⅲ abdominal pain, 17 patients had grade Ⅲ liver function damage (3 cases expressed as the increase of grade Ⅲ total bilirubin, 11 cases in the increase of grade Ⅲ alanine aminotransferase, and 3 cases in the increase of grade Ⅲ aspartate aminotransferase), and there were no adverse reactions in grade Ⅳ above. The logistic regression analysis showed that single intrahepatic tumor was an independent protective factor for the therapeutic effect (OR=3.792, 95% CI: 1.023~14.057, P=0.046). The Cox regression analysis revealed that effective treatment (CR or PR) was an independent protective factor for PFS (HR=0.332, 95% CI: 0.159~0.691, P=0.003). ConclusionDEB-TACE has a definite short-term efficacy and high safety in the treatment of large hepatocellular carcinoma. Single intrahepatic tumor is an independent protective factor for the therapeutic effect, and the effective treatment is an independent protective factor for PFS.