Objectives: To date, there is no approved second-line treatment for patients dismissing sorafenib or ineligible for this treatment, so it would be useful to find an effective alternative treatment option. The aim of our study was to evaluate safety, feasibility and effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolisation with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) in the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) dismissing or ineligible for multikinase-inhibitor chemotherapy administration (sorafenib) due to unbearable side effects or clinical contraindications. Methods: Forty consecutive BCLC stage B or C patients (31 male; age, 70.6 ± 13.6 years), with intermediate or locally advanced HCC dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib administration, who underwent DSM-TACE treatment cycle via lobar approach were prospectively enrolled. Tumour response was evaluated on multidetector computed tomography based on mRECIST criteria. Primary endpoints were safety, tolerance and overall disease control (ODC); secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Technical success was achieved in all patients. No intra/peri-procedural death/major complications occurred. No signs of liver failure or systemic toxicity were detected. At 1-year follow-up, ODC of 52.5% was registered. PFS was 6.4 months with a median OS of 11.3 months. Conclusions: DSM-TACE is safe and effective as a second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib. Key Points: • DSM-TACE is safe and effective as second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib • DSM-TACE allows the temporary occlusion of the smaller arterial vessels, improving overall therapeutic effectiveness by reducing the immediate wash-out of the cytostatic agent • DSM-TACE also decreases the risk of systemic toxicity and post-embolic syndrome.

Iezzi, R., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Annicchiarico, B. E., Garcovich, M., Cerrito, L., Ponziani, F. R., De Gaetano, A. M., Siciliano, M., Basso, M., Zocco, M. A., Rapaccini, G., Posa, A., Carchesio, F., Biolato, M., Giuliante, F., Gasbarrini, A., Manfredi, R., TACE with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) as second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib, <<EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY>>, 2019; 29 (3): 1285-1292. [doi:10.1007/s00330-018-5692-8] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/129448]

TACE with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) as second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib

Iezzi, Roberto;Pompili, Maurizio;Rinninella, Emanuele;Annicchiarico, Brigida Eleonora;Ponziani, Francesca Romana;De Gaetano, Anna Maria;Siciliano, Massimo;Basso, Michele;Zocco, Maria Assunta;Biolato, Marco;Giuliante, Felice;Gasbarrini, Antonio;Manfredi, Riccardo
2019

Abstract

Objectives: To date, there is no approved second-line treatment for patients dismissing sorafenib or ineligible for this treatment, so it would be useful to find an effective alternative treatment option. The aim of our study was to evaluate safety, feasibility and effectiveness of transarterial chemoembolisation with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) in the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) dismissing or ineligible for multikinase-inhibitor chemotherapy administration (sorafenib) due to unbearable side effects or clinical contraindications. Methods: Forty consecutive BCLC stage B or C patients (31 male; age, 70.6 ± 13.6 years), with intermediate or locally advanced HCC dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib administration, who underwent DSM-TACE treatment cycle via lobar approach were prospectively enrolled. Tumour response was evaluated on multidetector computed tomography based on mRECIST criteria. Primary endpoints were safety, tolerance and overall disease control (ODC); secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Technical success was achieved in all patients. No intra/peri-procedural death/major complications occurred. No signs of liver failure or systemic toxicity were detected. At 1-year follow-up, ODC of 52.5% was registered. PFS was 6.4 months with a median OS of 11.3 months. Conclusions: DSM-TACE is safe and effective as a second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib. Key Points: • DSM-TACE is safe and effective as second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib • DSM-TACE allows the temporary occlusion of the smaller arterial vessels, improving overall therapeutic effectiveness by reducing the immediate wash-out of the cytostatic agent • DSM-TACE also decreases the risk of systemic toxicity and post-embolic syndrome.
2019
Inglese
Iezzi, R., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Annicchiarico, B. E., Garcovich, M., Cerrito, L., Ponziani, F. R., De Gaetano, A. M., Siciliano, M., Basso, M., Zocco, M. A., Rapaccini, G., Posa, A., Carchesio, F., Biolato, M., Giuliante, F., Gasbarrini, A., Manfredi, R., TACE with degradable starch microspheres (DSM-TACE) as second-line treatment in HCC patients dismissing or ineligible for sorafenib, <<EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY>>, 2019; 29 (3): 1285-1292. [doi:10.1007/s00330-018-5692-8] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/129448]
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