Table 2.
Locoregional therapy and oral agents for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma
Ref.
|
Study Design
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Treatment
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Number of Patients
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Outcomes
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Wan et al[105] | Retrospective | Recurrent HCC ≤ 5 cm | 127 TACE; 127 Sorafenib + TACE | Sorafenib + TACE increased survival time compared to TACE alone (30.7 vs 18.22 mo); Longer duration of Sorafenib when treated with Sorafenib + TACE associated with survival |
Peng et al[106] | Retrospective | Recurrent HCC ≤ 7 or five nodules ≤ 3 cm | 106 TACE-RFA + Sorafenib; 101 Sorafenib | Longer median overall survival and time to progression for combination therapy |
Guo et al[109] | Retrospective | Recurrent HCC | 20 TACE+ camrelizumab; 51 TACE | No difference in tumor response, progression-free survival, or overall survival |
HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; TACE: Transarterial chemoembolization; RFA: Radiofrequency ablation; TACE-RFA: Transarterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablatio.