PMID- 36805422 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230406 LR - 20230425 IS - 1865-8652 (Electronic) IS - 0741-238X (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr TI - Evaluating the Benefits of TACE Combined with Lenvatinib Plus PD-1 Inhibitor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus. PG - 1686-1704 LID - 10.1007/s12325-023-02449-6 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with lenvatinib plus programmed death (PD)-1 inhibitor (TACE-L-P) versus TACE combined with sorafenib plus PD-1 inhibitor (TACE-S-P) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). METHODS: The clinical data of patients with HCC and PVTT treated with TACE-L-P or TACE-S-P from January 2018 to March 2022 were collected. The Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 and modified RECIST (mRECIST) standard were used to evaluate the therapeutic effect. The progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of the two groups were compared. Blood samples were collected before and after treatment to detect the changes of biochemical indicators, and the adverse events (AEs) related to treatment were recorded. RESULTS: A total of 165 patients were included in the study, including 80 patients receiving TACE-L-P treatment and 85 patients receiving TACE-S-P. Patients in the TACE-L-P group had longer median OS (21.7 months vs. 15.6 months, P = 0.0027), longer median PFS (6.3 months vs. 3.2 months, P < 0.0001), higher objective response rate (41.25% vs. 30.59%, P = 0.008), and higher disease control rate (86.25% vs. 62.35%, P = 0.008) than those in the TACE-S-P group. Multivariate analysis of the TACE-L-P group showed that VP classification of PVTT, Child-Pugh grade, interleukin-17 (IL-17), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) were independent factors significantly affecting patients' OS (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence and severity of AEs between the two groups. CONCLUSION: TACE-L-P treatment can improve the survival of patients with HCC and PVTT with an acceptable safety, but higher inflammatory indicators will affect the therapeutic effect. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Healthcare Ltd., part of Springer Nature. FAU - Zou, Xinhua AU - Zou X AD - Department of Tumor Interventional Therapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research and, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Xu, Qingyu AU - Xu Q AD - Department of Tumor Interventional Therapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research and, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China. FAU - You, Ran AU - You R AD - Department of Tumor Interventional Therapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research and, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Yin, Guowen AU - Yin G AD - Department of Tumor Interventional Therapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research and, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China. jsnjgwy@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230220 PL - United States TA - Adv Ther JT - Advances in therapy JID - 8611864 RN - 0 (Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors) RN - EE083865G2 (lenvatinib) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) MH - Humans MH - *Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/complications/drug therapy MH - *Chemoembolization, Therapeutic/adverse effects MH - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/therapeutic use MH - *Liver Neoplasms/complications/drug therapy MH - Portal Vein/pathology MH - Retrospective Studies MH - *Thrombosis/drug therapy MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/therapeutic use MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hepatocellular carcinoma OT - Lenvatinib OT - PD-1 inhibitor OT - Portal vein tumor thrombus OT - Sorafenib OT - Transarterial chemoembolization EDAT- 2023/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/05 06:42 CRDT- 2023/02/22 09:36 PHST- 2022/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/05 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/22 09:36 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s12325-023-02449-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12325-023-02449-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Ther. 2023 Apr;40(4):1686-1704. doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02449-6. Epub 2023 Feb 20.