Radioembolization of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Patient Selection, Outcomes, and Competing Therapies

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (04) ◽  
pp. 438-444
Author(s):  
Joseph Ray Ness ◽  
Christopher Molvar
Keyword(s):  
Patient Selection ◽  
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ◽  
Survival Benefit ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Side Effect Profile ◽  
Treatment Resistant ◽  
Hepatic Malignancy ◽  
Transarterial Radioembolization ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Favorable Side Effect Profile

AbstractIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common primary hepatic malignancy and poses a therapeutic challenge owing to its late-stage presentation and treatment-resistant outcomes. Most patients are diagnosed with locally advanced, unresectable disease and are treated with a combination of systemic and local regional therapies. Transarterial radioembolization offers a survival benefit and a favorable side effect profile, with a growing body of evidence to support its use. Herein, we review patient selection and detail outcomes of radioembolization for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, together with mention of competing treatments.

Radioembolization for Cholangiocarcinoma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamir Ali ◽  
Komal Manzoor ◽  
Jeffrey L. Weinstein ◽  
Salomao Faintuch ◽  
Muneeb Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ◽  
Systemic Chemotherapy ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Hepatic Malignancy ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
Transarterial Radioembolization ◽  
Total Cancer ◽  
Localized Disease ◽  
Yttrium 90

AbstractCholangiocarcinoma is the second most common primary hepatic malignancy which accounts for 13% of total cancer mortality worldwide. Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for localized disease; however, the majority of patients present when the tumor is unresectable. The incidence of the intrahepatic subtype of cholangiocarcinoma is increasing worldwide. Current standard of care in patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is systemic chemotherapy; however, yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization (Y90-TARE) is under investigation for the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with promising trials and published clinical experience. This review critically evaluates the role of Y90-TARE in the management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

scholarly journals ALPPS for Locally Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Did Aggressive Surgery Lead to the Oncological Benefit? An International Multi-center Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1372-1384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Mohamed Moustafa ◽  
Michael Linecker ◽  
Georg Lurje ◽  
Ivan Capobianco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Multi Center Study ◽  
Center Study

MEL-N16: A Series of Novel Endomorphin Analogs with Good Analgesic Activity and a Favorable Side Effect Profile

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 2180-2193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Liu ◽  
Long Zhao ◽  
Yuan Wang ◽  
Jingjing Zhou ◽  
Dan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Side Effect Profile ◽  
Favorable Side Effect Profile

scholarly journals Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Compared With Surgery Alone for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Stomach and Cardia: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Randomized Trial 40954

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (35) ◽  
pp. 5210-5218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Schuhmacher ◽  
Stephan Gretschel ◽  
Florian Lordick ◽  
Peter Reichardt ◽  
Werner Hohenberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Preoperative Chemotherapy ◽  
Survival Benefit ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Postoperative Chemotherapy ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
R0 Resection ◽  
Resection Rate

PurposePatients with locally advanced gastric cancer benefit from combined pre- and postoperative chemotherapy, although fewer than 50% could receive postoperative chemotherapy. We examined the value of purely preoperative chemotherapy in a phase III trial with strict preoperative staging and surgical resection guidelines.Patients and MethodsPatients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the stomach or esophagogastric junction (AEG II and III) were randomly assigned to preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery or to surgery alone. To detect with 80% power an improvement in median survival from 17 months with surgery alone to 24 months with neoadjuvant, 282 events were required.ResultsThis trial was stopped for poor accrual after 144 patients were randomly assigned (72:72); 52.8% patients had tumors located in the proximal third of the stomach, including AEG type II and III. The International Union Against Cancer R0 resection rate was 81.9% after neoadjuvant chemotherapy as compared with 66.7% with surgery alone (P = .036). The surgery-only group had more lymph node metastases than the neoadjuvant group (76.5% v 61.4%; P = .018). Postoperative complications were more frequent in the neoadjuvant arm (27.1% v 16.2%; P = .09). After a median follow-up of 4.4 years and 67 deaths, a survival benefit could not be shown (hazard ratio, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.52 to 1.35; P = .466).ConclusionThis trial showed a significantly increased R0 resection rate but failed to demonstrate a survival benefit. Possible explanations are low statistical power, a high rate of proximal gastric cancer including AEG and/or a better outcome than expected after radical surgery alone due to the high quality of surgery with resections of regional lymph nodes outside the perigastic area (celiac trunc, hepatic ligament, lymph node at a. lienalis; D2).

Reoperation for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma

Neurosurgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper ◽  
Mitchel S. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Patient Selection ◽  
Survival Benefit ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
High Grade Glioma ◽  
World Health ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Glioma Recurrence

Abstract Optimal treatment for recurrent high-grade glioma continues to evolve. Currently, however, there is no consensus in the literature on the role of reoperation in the management of these patients. In this analysis, we reviewed the literature to examine the role of reoperation in patients with World Health Organization grade III or IV recurrent gliomas, focusing on how reoperation affects outcome, perioperative complications, and quality of life. An extensive literature review was performed through the use of the PubMed and Ovid Medline databases for January 1980 through August 2013. A total 31 studies were included in the final analysis. Of the 31 studies with significant data from single or multiple institutions, 29 demonstrated a survival benefit or improved functional status after reoperation for recurrent high-grade glioma. Indications for reoperation included new focal neurological deficits, tumor mass effect, signs of elevated intracranial pressure, headaches, increased seizure frequency, and radiographic evidence of tumor progression. Age was not a contraindication to reoperation. Time interval of at least 6 months between operations and favorable performance status (Karnofsky Performance Status score ≥70) were important predictors of benefit from reoperation. Extent of resection at reoperation improved survival, even in patients with subtotal resection at initial operation. Careful patient selection such as avoiding those individuals with poor performance status and bevacizumab within 4 weeks of surgery is important. Although limited to retrospective analysis and patient selection bias, mounting evidence suggests a survival benefit in patients receiving a reoperation at the time of high-grade glioma recurrence.

Survival Benefit Associated With Resection of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Following Upfront FOLFIRINOX versus FOLFIRINOX Only

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. H. Brada ◽  
L. A. Daamen ◽  
L. G. Magermans ◽  
M. S. Walma ◽  
D. Latifi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Survival Benefit ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Advanced Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Observed survival benefit with limited exposure of durvalumab in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer at a large community-based institution.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20539-e20539
Author(s):  
Deepak Vadehra ◽  
Christopher R Pallas ◽  
Donald Moore ◽  
Jeryl Jean Villadolid ◽  
Myra M. Robinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Survival Benefit ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Stage Iii ◽  
Advanced Stage ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Fda Approval ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Stage Iii Nsclc

e20539 Background: The PACIFIC trial ushered in a paradigm shift in the management of unresectable, non-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), demonstrating improvement in 12,24,36-month overall survival (OS) and leading to the 2018 FDA approval for durvalumab in unresectable or locally advanced stage III NSCLC. With almost 3 years of FDA approval, we performed a retrospective analysis of patient experiences and outcomes at Levine Cancer Institute analyzing patient data to assess survival and potential points of clinical significance. Methods: Patients over the age of 18, who met criteria similar to the PACIFIC trial (i.e. unresectable or locally advanced stage III NSCLC) from February 2018 through September 2020 were analyzed. Those who were receiving active treatment at the data cutoff were excluded. Patient characteristics, prior treatment, durvalumab administration, immune-related adverse events (irAEs), and efficacy data were summarized and evaluated. OS and progression free survival (PFS) were evaluated with Kaplan Meier methods. Results: A total of 159 patients were evaluated. 40.9% were female and 59.1% were male. The median age was 67 (range 38-83 years). Of note, 86.8% of patients were white, whereas 13.2% were nonwhite. 50.3% patients experienced an irAE. The most common reasons for discontinuation of durvalumab were completion (at least 24 doses), progressive disease, or toxicity (33.3%, 30.8%, 26.4%, respectively). The median number of doses of durvalumab received was 14 (range 1-26 doses). The median PFS was 15.3 months with 12-and 24-month PFS being 54% and 41.1 %, respectively. Median OS was 42 months with 12-and 24-month OS being 78.1% and 67.8%, respectively. Our analysis compared outcomes in those who completed adjuvant durvalumab versus those who did not complete adjuvant therapy (Table). Conclusions: Data shows the best survival in those who completed durvalumab (comparable to historic values) and novel data shows a perceived survival benefit in those completing 12 doses compared to those who did not. Thus, partial treatment may provide a survival advantage. Further multivariate analysis will look for possible correlations to increased immune events and inability to complete therapy. Further investigation will delve into this cohort’s small proportion of non-white patients, evaluating for possible barriers to care that may lead to more patients being diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC.[Table: see text]

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