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Chinese Journal of Interventional Radiology(Electronic Edition) ›› 2021, Vol. 09 ›› Issue (02): 127-134. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-5782.2021.02.002

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The efficacy and safety of drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization combined with lenvatinib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Yunxia Fu1, Zining Xu1, Jingjun Huang1, Yongjian Guo1, Wensou Huang1, Kangshun Zhu1,()   

  1. 1. Department of Minimally Invasive Interventional Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Guangzhou 510260, China
  • Received:2021-02-04 Online:2021-05-25 Published:2021-06-04
  • Contact: Kangshun Zhu

Abstract:

Objective

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) combined with lenvatinib in patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods

This study prospectively collected and retrospectively evaluated medical records from patients with unresectable advanced HCC who underwent DEB-TACE-lenvatinib from November 2018 to December 2019. Lenvatinib (12 mg/day or 8 mg/day for bodyweight ≥60 or < 60 kg, respectively) was initiated 3~5 days after DEB-TACE. We evaluated safety, objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).

Results

Forty-three patients with advanced HCC underwent treatment with DEB-TACE-lenvatinib were included in this study; 65.1%(28/43) were Child-Pugh class A and 34.9%(15/43) were Child-Pugh class B. The median follow-up time was 13.0 months (3.0~27.0 months). Patients received an average of 2.6 DEB-TACE ( 2 to 4 times); Median duration of administration of lenvatinib was 12.5 months (3.0 to 27.0 months). TACE-related adverse events (AEs) occurred in 44.2%(19/43) of patients; only one patient developed a grade 3 AE. Lenvatinib-related AEs of any grade occurred in 90.7%(39/43), and Grade 3 in 30.2%(13/43). Among 13 patients with Grade 3 AEs, 12 experienced treatment interruption followed by resumed treatment either at the same dose (n = 5; 11.6%) or at a reduced dose (n = 7; 16.3%), one patient experienced discontinued lenvatinib treatment. The ORR and DCR for DEB-TACE-lenvatinib were 69.7% and 88.4%, respectively. The median PFS and OS were 7.0 months (95%CI: 5.4~8.6 months) and 15.0 months (95%CI: 11.3~18.7 months), respectively. Presence of ascites (HR = 2.890, 95%CI: 1.018~8.199; P = 0.046) and extrahepatic metastasis (HR = 2.267, 95%CI: 1.044~4.923; P = 0.039) were the independent prognostic factors for OS.

Conclusions

The combination of DEB-TACE and lenvatinib was safe and effective in patients with advanced HCC.

Key words: Hepatocellular carcinoma, Transarterial chemoembolization, Lenvatinib, Safety, Effectiveness

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