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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2018; 24(35): 3980-3999
Published online Sep 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i35.3980
Published online Sep 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i35.3980
Study (yr)Ref. | Number of patients | Factors governingoutcome | Intervention (s)done | Survival |
Conservative treatment (Observation and resection) | ||||
Lack et al[31] (1983) | 32 (5FLHCC) | Higher resectability and overall survival with FLHCC | Observation Resection | 5 yr 7% MST of HCC 4.2 mo and FLHCC 28.5 mo |
Wu et al[96] (1987) | 20 | - | - | 5 yr 0; MST 4.7 mo |
Hsu et al[28] (1987) | 51 | Early HBeAg seroconversion with severe liver injury predispose to HCC | Observation Resection | 1 yr 10.5% |
Chen et al[29] (1988) | 44 | No difference in survival with chemotherapy | Observation Resection | 5 yr 7% |
Ni et al[97] (1991) | 71 | Favorable prognosis with resectability and absence of icterus | Observation Resection | 1 yr 10%, 5 yr 4% |
Lee et al[6] (1998) | 28 | - | - | 5 yr 17% |
Hsiao et al[98] (2009) | 13 | - | - | DFS 30% |
Allan et al[8] (2014) SEER database | 218 | Reduced mortality associated with resectability (OR = 0.18), non-Hispanic (OR = 0.52), local disease (OR = 0.46) | - | 5 yr 24%, 10 yr 23%, 20 yr 8% |
Mixed treatments (chemotherapy/TACE/liver transplantation) | ||||
Tagge et al[99] (1992) | 21 | Total hepatectomy and LT improved survival in those with unresectable disease | Surgery in 15 (6 PH, 7 LT, 2 Exenteration and MOT) Pre-operative CT in 2 Observation in 6 | 1 yr 29% |
Chen et al[10] (1998) | 55 | Good outcome with resection, poor with unsatisfactory resection & metastases Distant metastases carries worst prognosis | Resection CT Observation | MST with resection 23 mo, CT 3 mo and no treatment 2 mo |
Moore et al[7] (2004) | 68 | - | Resection ± CT TACE Observation | > 5y 11% MST 4 mo |
Pham et al[17] (2007) | 22 | - | Surgery ± CT | OS 5 yr 30% MST 23 mo |
Zhang et al[12] (2013) | 45 | Low overall survival with metastases & non-resectability, but unrelated to HBsAg positivity Large tumor size, early metastasis, bilateral involvement, and PV invasion precluded resection | Resection TACE Observation | 1 yr 34%, 3 yr 4%, 5 yr 4% MST 6 mo (Resection 28.6 mo, TACE 4 mo, None 5 mo, presence of metastases 4 mo) |
McAteer et al[15] (2013) SEER database | 238 | Lower hazard of death with surgery (HR = 0.23) and lymphadenectomy (HR = 0.26) More hazard of death with female gender (HR = 2.07), older age (> 5 yr, HR > 5) and distant metastases (HR = 3.4) | Surgery in 112 No surgery in 118 Unknown in 8 | OS 5 yr for 0-4 yr age 53%, 5-19 yr age 32% OS 5 yr for males 40%, females 26% DFS 5 yr for localized 61%, regional 39% and metastatic 9% DFS 5 yr 70% with lymphadenectomy vs 57% without |
McAteer et al[30] (2013) SEER database | 80 | Lower hazard of death with LT as compared to resection (HR = 0.05) | Surgery (LT 20, resection 60) | OS 5 y with LT 85%, Resection 53% |
Wang et al[38] (2017) | 65 | Initial treatment allocation predicted OS (TACE HR = 0.298, Resection HR = 0.105 with No treatment as reference) | Resection TACE No treatment | For moderate stage disease: Median OS longer with resection (38 mo) vs TACE (13.6 mo) vs No treatment (1.8 mo). For advanced disease: Median OS longer with TACE (7.1 mo) vs no treatment (2.3 mo) |
Chemotherapy | ||||
Czauderna et al[27] (2002) SIOPEL 1 | 39 | Poor outcome related to metastases and higher PRETEXT stage | CT in 37, followed by resection | OS 5 yr 28% EFS 5 yr 17% 93% deaths due to tumour progression |
Katzenstein et al[16] (2002) CCG/POG | 46 | Poor outcome with recurrent disease Favourable prognosis with stage I and normal AFP Comparable survival between 2 regimens | CT (CDDP + Vincristine + 5-FU vs CDDP + Doxo) | EFS 5 yr 19% (Stage I 88%, III 8%, IV 0) OS 5 yr 19% (Stage I 88%, III 23%, IV 10%) |
Murawski et al[100] (2016) SIOPEL 2 and 3 | 85 | Complete tumor resection and tumor free margins predict OS | Primary surgery (if feasible) à Super-PLADO (CDDP, Doxo and Carbo) à Assessment for LT | Response to CT in 40% OS at 5 yr 22% 5-yr OS with complete resection 63% vs 59% with LT 5-yr OS with macroscopically involved margins 14% |
Liver transplantation | ||||
Reyes et al[101] (2000) | 19 | Risk for recurrence with vascular and LN invasion, distant metastases, size of tumor and male gender | LT ± Systemic or intra-arterial neoadjuvant CT | 1 yr 79% 3 yr 68% 5 yr 63% |
Austin et al[24] (2006) UNOS database | 41 | Primary cause of death: Metastatic or recurrent disease Pretransplant medical disease and era of LT associated with graft and patient survival | All LT | 1 yr 86% 3 yr 63% 5 yr 58% |
Arikan et al[13] (2006) | 13 | - | LT in 7 Observation in 6 | Overall 1 yr 53%, 4 yr 27% (With LT 1 yr 72%, 4 yr 72%) No recurrence at 36 mo with LT |
Beaunoyer et al[23] (2007) | 10 | 1 out of 7 outside MC had recurrence, died | LT in all Pre-LT CT in 5 | OS 1 yR 100%, 5 yR 83% RFS 5 yr 89% |
Sevmis et al[14] (2008) | 9 | 1 out of 4 outside MC had recurrence, excised | LT in all Pre-LT CT in 3 | 100% survival at 19.8 ± 10.6 (7-32) mo Recurrence in 1 out of 4 outside MC, excised |
Ismail et al[22] (2009) | 21 | Mortality related to recurrence and PRETEXT stage in the non-LT group, but not in the LT group | LT 11 Non-LT 10 (Resection in 8 - 4 after CT) | OS with LT 72% at median 43 mo and Non-LT 40% at median 66 mo Recurrence after LT in 1/11 and after resection in 6/8 |
Romano et al[18] (2011) | 10 | - | All primary LT No CT / resection | 80% RFS at median FU of 4 y (1-11 y) |
Palaniappan et al[26] (2016) | 12 | 1 Multifocal + 2 with microvascular invasion 2 underwent TACE before LT | All primary LT (8 diagnosed incidentally in explant livers) | 92% OS at a median of 5 (1-27) mo |
Baumann et al[25] (2018) ELTR data | 175 | Survival better in children with inherited liver disease than without (HR = 0.29) and vs adults with HCC with inherited liver disease (HR = 0.27) Survival rate increased with increasing age in non-inherited group | All LT | OS at 5 yr: Patient 58% and Graft 56% Patient survival at 5 yr and 10 yr Inherited: 81% and 81% Non-inherited: 53% and 45% |
- Citation: Khanna R, Verma SK. Pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(35): 3980-3999
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