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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Helen ReevesORCiD, Professor Derek Manas, Steven White
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© 2020 International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Inc. Background: Several treatment strategies for early stage hepatocellular cancers (HCC) have been evaluated in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to explore the relative effectiveness of these different approaches on their impact on overall (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Methods: A systematic review was conducted to identify RCT's reported up to 23rd January 2020. Indirect comparisons of all regimens were simultaneously compared using random-effects NMA. Results: Twenty-eight RCT's, involving 3,618 patients, reporting 13 different treatment strategies for early stage HCC were identified. Median follow-up, reported in 22 studies, ranged from 12–93 months. In this NMA, RFA in combination with iodine-125 was ranked first for both RFS (HR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.19–1.31) and OS (HR: 0.41, 95% CI: 0.19–0.94). In subgroup with solitary HCC, lack of studies reporting RFS precluded reliable analysis. However, RFA in combination with iodine-125 was associated with markedly better OS (HR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.05–0.93). Conclusion: This NMA identified RFA in combination with iodine-125 as a treatment delivering better RFS and OS, in patients with early stage HCC, especially for those with solitary HCC. This technique warrants further evaluation in both Asia and Western regions.
Author(s): Kamarajah SK, Bundred JR, Littler P, Reeves H, Manas DM, White SA
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: HPB
Year: 2021
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 495-505
Print publication date: 01/04/2021
Online publication date: 11/12/2020
Acceptance date: 14/10/2020
ISSN (print): 1365-182X
ISSN (electronic): 1477-2574
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2020.10.031
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.10.031
