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Int Immunopharmacol ; 130: 111510, 2024 Mar 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38422766

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect and prognosis of transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE) combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib in the treatment of advanced unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) and identify the predictors of prognosis related to cellular inflammation and body mass index (BMI). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the efficacy and prognosis of TACE combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib in patients with uHCC and propose the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as predictors of response and survival outcomes in this context. METHODS: The clinicopathologic data of 217 patients with advanced uHCC who underwent TACE combined with systemic therapy (lenvatinib mesylate + cabozantinib) in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Dazhou Central Hospital between October 2017 and February 2020 were collected retrospectively, and the relevant parameters were analysed and compared. RESULTS: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that BMI, NLR, PLR and prothrombin time were independent factors for the objective response rate (ORR) of transformed therapy for uHCC (OR = 0.812 vs 1,290.68 vs 1.067 vs 0.626, 95 % CI: 0.719-0.897 vs 108.081-11,541.137 vs 1.037-1.099 vs 0.414-0.946, respectively, p < 0.05). The results showed that BMI, NLR and PLR had certain predictive values for the ORR in patients with liver cancer undergoing translational therapy (p < 0.05); the combined predictive effect of the three was the best, and the area under the curve (AUC) of BMI + NLR + PLR for predicting the ORR in patients with liver cancer undergoing translational therapy was 0.951 (95 % CI: 0.921, 0.964). A total of 181 patients experienced adverse reactions at different grades, including 104 cases at grade 1, 50 cases at grade 2, 22 cases at grade 3 and 5 cases at grade 4. There was a significant difference in overall survival (OS) between low- and high-NLR groups, low- and high-PLR groups and low- and high-BMI groups (χ2 = 9.644, 8.313 and 10.314, respectively, p < 0.05). There was a significant difference in progression-free survival (PFS) between the low- and high-NLR groups, the low- and high-PLR groups and the low- and high-BMI groups (χ2 = 8.965, 9.783 and 6.343, respectively, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib and cabozantinib is safe and effective in the treatment of advanced uHCC, with controllable adverse reactions. High NLR and PLR and low BMI values before treatment were independent risk factors for the ORR. Body mass index, NLR and PLR predicted responses to triple switch therapy and survival outcomes in uHCC. Patients with pretreatment NLR ≥ 2.96 and PLR ≥ 184.41 had worse OS and PFS rates. Patients with pretreatment BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 had improved OS and a reduced risk of death.


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Anilides , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Liver Neoplasms , Phenylurea Compounds , Pyridines , Quinolines , Humans , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Retrospective Studies , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Prognosis , Lymphocytes/pathology , Neutrophils/pathology
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Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 27(8): 901-6, 2015 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26011237

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OBJECTIVE: Liver transplantation significantly increases recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among high-risk patients. Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and antiviral nucleotide analogues are effective prophylaxis reagents in preventing HBV recurrence. However, HBV recurrence still occurs with these treatments. METHODS: To explore a more cost-effective prophylaxis protocol in patients after liver transplantation, we treated patients with an initial high dose of 10 000 IU HBIG during the anhepatic phase and a second high dose of HBIG at an optimal time point during surgery. The patients were treated with the traditional European protocol as a control, in which one dose of 10 000 IU HBIG was infused during the anhepatic phase and multiple doses of 10 000 IU HBIG were administered daily for 1 week after liver transplantation. RESULTS: There were two mortalities among 50 patients treated with the new protocol and nine mortalities among 52 patients treated with the European protocol within 3 years after liver transplantation. The new prophylaxis method markedly improved the 3-year survival without HBV recurrence in 50 treated patients. However, there were five recurrences in 52 patients treated with the European protocol. High-risk factors such as HBV DNA+, positive hepatitis B e antigen, and hepatocellular carcinoma were all detected among five patients with HBV recurrence. The suppressed HBV recurrence was associated with significantly lower serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in the new protocol-treated patients tested at 1 month and 1 week after liver surgery compared with those treated with the European protocol. CONCLUSION: Infusion of two high doses of HBIG during surgery in combination with entecavir significantly prevented HBV recurrence and improved the 3-year survival after liver transplantation.


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Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage , End Stage Liver Disease/surgery , Guanine/analogs & derivatives , Hepatitis B virus/drug effects , Hepatitis B, Chronic/drug therapy , Immunoglobulins/administration & dosage , Liver Transplantation , Adult , Aged , Alanine Transaminase/blood , Antiviral Agents/adverse effects , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Biomarkers/blood , DNA, Viral/blood , Drug Administration Schedule , Drug Therapy, Combination , End Stage Liver Disease/diagnosis , End Stage Liver Disease/mortality , End Stage Liver Disease/virology , Female , Guanine/administration & dosage , Guanine/adverse effects , Hepatitis B virus/genetics , Hepatitis B, Chronic/complications , Hepatitis B, Chronic/diagnosis , Hepatitis B, Chronic/mortality , Humans , Immunoglobulins/adverse effects , Infusions, Parenteral , Liver Transplantation/adverse effects , Liver Transplantation/mortality , Male , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Viral Load , Virus Activation/drug effects , Young Adult
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Retin Cases Brief Rep ; 3(4): 361-3, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25389847

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OBJECTIVE: Bietti crystalline dystrophy is a rare form of tapetoretinal degeneration associated with retinal crystalline deposits. However, Bietti crystalline dystrophy is extremely unusually associated with macular hole formation. A 32-year-old man with Bietti crystalline dystrophy and bilateral macular holes is described. DESIGN: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: Clinical and angiographic features, optical coherence tomography results, electroretinographic findings, and visual evoked potentials are reported. CONCLUSION: Bietti crystalline dystrophy can occur with bilateral macular holes, but the cause is unclear.

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