PMID- 36516040 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230418 LR - 20230418 IS - 1440-1746 (Electronic) IS - 0815-9319 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr TI - Sorafenib plus hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus sorafenib alone for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 486-495 LID - 10.1111/jgh.16088 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The combination of sorafenib and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) is expected to exert a synergistic anticancer effect. We conducted this systematic review to examine the efficacy and safety of sorafenib plus HAIC vs sorafenib alone for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library with the following search terms: "sorafenib," "hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy," "HAIC," "advanced," "hepatocellular carcinoma," and "HCC." Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs were calculated for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), and we calculated the pooled risk ratios (RRs) and 95% CIs for objective response rate (ORR) and adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: We found that sorafenib plus HAIC was associated with significantly better OS (HR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.37-0.83; P < 0.01), PFS (HR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.27-0.72; P < 0.01), and ORR (RR, 3.77; 95% CI, 1.87-7.58; P < 0.01) than sorafenib alone in advanced HCC. Grade 3/4 AEs were more frequent in the sorafenib plus HAIC group, including leukopenia (RR, 4.54; 95% CI, 1.77-11.64; P < 0.01), neutropenia (RR, 7.81; 95% CI, 3.36-18.16; P < 0.01), thrombocytopenia (RR, 2.97; 95% CI, 1.98-4.46; P < 0.01), anemia (RR, 2.24; 95% CI, 1.22-4.09; P < 0.01), anorexia (RR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.07-5.27; P = 0.03), nausea (RR, 2.98; 95% CI, 1.19-7.42; P = 0.02), and vomiting (RR, 3.99; 95% CI, 1.14-14.01; P = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Sorafenib plus HAIC improved OS, PFS, and ORR compared with sorafenib alone in advanced HCC, with acceptable safety profile. CI - (c) 2022 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. FAU - Long, Yin AU - Long Y AD - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Song, Xingdong AU - Song X AD - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Guan, Yan AU - Guan Y AD - Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lan, Ran AU - Lan R AD - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Ziqi AU - Huang Z AD - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Senlin AU - Li S AD - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhang, Lei AU - Zhang L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9301-0181 AD - Department of Hepatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng GR - 2017A030313871/Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province/ PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Review PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20230116 PL - Australia TA - J Gastroenterol Hepatol JT - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology JID - 8607909 RN - 9ZOQ3TZI87 (Sorafenib) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Carcinoma, Hepatocellular MH - Sorafenib/therapeutic use MH - *Liver Neoplasms/pathology MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Infusions, Intra-Arterial MH - *Thrombocytopenia/etiology MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - combination therapy OT - hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy OT - hepatocellular carcinoma OT - sorafenib EDAT- 2022/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/18 06:42 CRDT- 2022/12/14 12:33 PHST- 2022/11/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/08/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/18 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/14 12:33 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jgh.16088 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Apr;38(4):486-495. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16088. Epub 2023 Jan 16.