Minimally Invasive Stage 1 to Protect Against the Risk of Liver Failure: Results from the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Series of the Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy Italian Registry

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1082-1089
Author(s):  
Matteo Serenari ◽  
Francesca Ratti ◽  
Matteo Zanello ◽  
Nicola Guglielmo ◽  
Federico Mocchegiani ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zebin Chen ◽  
Wenxuan Xie ◽  
Mimi Tang ◽  
Junbin Liao ◽  
Shiting Feng ◽  
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Abstract Background The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of modified ALPPS (laparoscopic microwave ablation and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy, LAPS) and classical associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) in the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Clinical data of patients with HBV-related HCC who underwent LAPS or ALPPS surgery in our institute from April 2013 to October 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Results 31 patients with HBV-related HCC were retrospectively collected in this study (LAPS = 8, ALPPS = 23). 7 patients with LAPS and 19 patients with ALPPS proceeded to resection (resection rate: 87.5% vs. 82.6%, P > 0.05). The hypertrophy rate of future liver remnant (FLR) caused by ALPPS was higher than that of LAPS (24.3 vs. 11.7 mL/d, P = 0.024). Compared with the ALPPS, LAPS was associated with less blood loss (300ml vs. 40ml, P < 0.001) during stage 1, lower comprehensive complication index (CCI) after stage 1 (8.7 vs. 0, P = 0.023) and lower total CCI (20.9 vs 0, P = 0.018) for two stages. Two years’ recurrence-free survival rate and over survival rate for ALPPS and LAPS were 17.3%, 34.3% (P = 0.105), and 28.9%, 100.0% (P = 0.011) respectively. Conclusions Compared with ALPPS, LAPS can reduce the occurrence of complications in patients with HBV-related HCC and improve patients’ prognoses.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Yujun Ji ◽  
Torkel B. Brismar ◽  
Shu Chen ◽  
Changfeng Li ◽  
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Background: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of sequential portal vein embolization (PVE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (PVE+RFA) as a minimally invasive variant for associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) stage-1 in treatment of cirrhosis-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods: For HCC patients with insufficient FLR, right-sided PVE was first performed, followed by percutaneous RFA to the tumor as a means to trigger FLR growth. When the FLR reached a safe level (at least 40%) and the blood biochemistry tests were in good condition, the hepatectomy was performed. FLR dynamic changes and serum biochemical tests were evaluated. Postoperative complications, mortality, intraoperative data and long-term oncological outcome were also recorded.Results: Seven patients underwent PVE+RFA for FLR growth between March 2016 and December 2019. The median baseline of FLR was 353 ml (28%), which increased to 539 (44%) ml after 8 (7–18) days of this strategy (p < 0.05). The increase of FLR ranged from 40% to 140% (median 47%). Five patients completed hepatectomy. The median interval between PVE+RFA and hepatectomy was 19 (15–27) days. No major morbidity ≥ III of Clavien-Dindo classification or in-hospital mortality occurred. One patient who did not proceed to surgery died within 90 days after discharge. After a median follow-up of 18 (range 3–50) months, five patients were alive.Conclusion: Sequential PVE+RFA is a feasible and effective strategy for FLR growth prior to extended hepatectomy and may provide a minimally invasive alternative for ALPPS stage-1 for treatment of patients with cirrhosis-related HCC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4578-4578
Author(s):  
Gang Huang

4578 Background: Both Portal Vein Embolization (PVE) and Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) have been used in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) due to insufficient volumes in future liver remnant (FLR). But it remains unclear for which thetapy has better long-term overall survival. Methods: This study was a single-center, prospective randomized comparative study. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to the 2 groups. The primary endpoints was three-year overall survival rates. Results: Between November 2014 to June 2016, 76 patients with unresectable HCC due to inadequate volume of FLR were randomly assigned to ALPPS groups (n = 38) and PVE groups (n = 38). Thirty-seven patients (97.4%) in the ALPPS Group compared with 25 patients (65.8%) in the PVE Group were able to undergo staged hepatectomy (risk ratio 1.48, 95% CI 1.17-1.87, p < 0.001). The three-year overall survival (OS) rate of the ALPPS group (65.8%) (95% CI 50.7-80.9) was significantly better than the PVE Group (42.1%) (95% CI 26.4-57.8), (HR 0.50, 95% CI 0.26-0.98, two-sided p = 0.036). Major postoperative complications rates after the stage-2 hepatectomy were 54.1% in the ALPPS group and 20.0% in the PVE group ((risk ratio 2.70, 95% CI 1.17-6.25, p = 0.007). Conclusions: ALPPS resulted in significantly better long-term overall survival outcomes, at the expenses of a significantly higher perioperative morbidity rate compared with PVE in patients who had initially unresectable HCC. Clinical trial information: ChiCTR-IOC-14005646 .


HPB ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S725-S726
Author(s):  
M. Serenari ◽  
F. Ratti ◽  
M. Zanello ◽  
N. Guglielmo ◽  
F. Mocchegiani ◽  
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BioMedica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Yilin Hu ◽  
Yanbing Shen ◽  
Dan Wang ◽  
Tingjia Cao

<p>Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is considered as a major method to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has been used to treat patients with advanced HCC. This case report documents the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of TACE and laparoscopic ALPPS to treat the unresectable HCC of the right liver with right intra-hepatic metastasis in a male patient. Percutaneous and trans-femoral artery TACE was performed preoperatively, and the ALPPS stage-I at the 4th week and stage-II after 14 days was carried out. Postoperative outcome was assessed after 180 days of follow-up. It is concluded that preoperative TACE and laparoscopic ALPPS offer a fine treatment alternative to the patients with insufficient residual liver volume and relatively-advanced and extensive HCC.</p>


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