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PURPOSE: To evaluate safety and efficacy of degradable starch microspheres (DSMs) TACE in a large clinical cohort of patients with unresectable HCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a single-center consecutive patients cohort study. The study was approved by local institutional ethics committee. Written informed consent was obtained. From December 2013 to March 2018, 137 cirrhotic patients with unresectable HCC were enrolled. For DSMs-TACE, a mixture of 4 mL of DSMs, 6 mL of non-ionic contrast and doxorubicin at a dose of 50 mg/m2 were used. Primary end point was long-term outcome, in terms of time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints were: safety, liver toxicity, 1-month percentage of tumor necrosis according to the modified RECIST criteria. RESULTS: Two hundred and sixty-seven DSMs-TACE were performed in 137 HCC patients (33 patients in BCLC stage A, 84 patients in BCLC stage B, and 20 in stage C). Patients had a mean nodule number of 3.5 ± 1.2 (SD). Major complications were observed in 6.8% of cases. Post-embolization syndrome was common (101 patients 73.7%). According to mRecist criteria, a high objective response rate was obtained even after just one treatment (84.3% of patients showed complete response or partial response). The median TTP and OS after DSMs-TACE were 12 months and 36 months, respectively. OS at 6 months, 1 year, 2 and 3 years was 98%, 81.3%, 57.9%, 34.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION: DSMs-TACE is a safe and effective therapy for patients with HCC, allowing to obtain a good rate of OS with excellent local tumor control.
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular/terapia , Quimioembolização Terapêutica/métodos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia , Amido/uso terapêutico , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/diagnóstico por imagem , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/mortalidade , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patologia , Quimioembolização Terapêutica/efeitos adversos , Quimioembolização Terapêutica/mortalidade , Doxorrubicina/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Humanos , Cirrose Hepática/complicações , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Hepáticas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Critérios de Avaliação de Resposta em Tumores Sólidos , Retratamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Amido/efeitos adversos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Domino transplant occurs when a recipient explanted graft is used for a second recipient. INTRODUCTION: The first experience came from thoracic surgery by the observation that many patients during heart-lung transplantation actually showed a functional heart that could be employed in other subjects with a good result. RESULTS: This concept was then extended to the field of liver transplantation. At present, some patients transplanted for an inborn metabolic disease may be considered as excellent domino liver donors. CONCLUSION: The results, limitations, clinical challenges and the donor and recipient features of domino liver transplantation are discussed in this manuscript.
