Skeletal muscle volume loss during transarterial chemoembolization predicts poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Author(s):  
Masashi Fujita ◽  
Atsushi Takahashi ◽  
Manabu Hayashi ◽  
Ken Okai ◽  
Kazumichi Abe ◽  
...  
Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (28) ◽  
pp. e21061
Author(s):  
Masashi Fujita ◽  
Kazumichi Abe ◽  
Manabu Hayashi ◽  
Atsushi Takahashi ◽  
Hiromasa Ohira

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 205846011771670
Author(s):  
Ezamin Abdul Rahim ◽  
Mohamad SF Noh ◽  
Nur A Ngah ◽  
Mohamad S Suraini ◽  
Mubarak M Yusof

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the commonest primary tumor of the liver and carries a poor prognosis when diagnosed late or left untreated. Treatment relies heavily on the stage of the tumor when diagnosed. Extrahepatic metastasis is known to occur; these are mainly reported via autopsy studies or isolated case reports. Knowledge of extrahepatic metastasis is crucial in order to avoid unnecessary surgery. We report a rare case of a patient at our center, diagnosed to have HCC, who underwent treatment successfully, only to come back with extrahepatic metastasis to the skeletal muscles.


2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-90
Author(s):  
Seiichiro Fujishima ◽  
Hironori Tsujimoto ◽  
Ken Nagata ◽  
Hidekazu Sugasawa ◽  
Shinsuke Nomura ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1659-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiko Tachi ◽  
Akihiro Kozuka ◽  
Takanori Hirai ◽  
Yoji Ishizu ◽  
Takashi Honda ◽  
...  

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2247
Author(s):  
Issei Saeki ◽  
Takahiro Yamasaki ◽  
Yurika Yamauchi ◽  
Taro Takami ◽  
Tomokazu Kawaoka ◽  
...  

Few studies exist on the relationship between post-progression survival (PPS) and skeletal muscle volume in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving sorafenib. This study aimed to analyze the effects of muscle volume on clinical outcomes. We retrospectively enrolled 356 HCC patients. Various clinical parameters, including skeletal muscle index, were analyzed as predictors of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and PPS. Patients with high muscle volume showed longer survival or PPS than those with low muscle volume (median survival time: 12.8 vs. 9.5 months, p = 0.005; median PPS: 8.2 vs. 6.3 months, p = 0.015); however, no differences in PFS were found. Multivariate analysis indicated that muscle volume was an independent predictor of PPS and OS. Skeletal muscle volume was a PPS predictor in HCC patients receiving sorafenib. Therefore, survival can be prolonged by the upregulation of skeletal muscle volume, especially in HCC patients with skeletal muscle depletion.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takamasa Kobayashi ◽  
Hirokazu Kawai ◽  
Oki Nakano ◽  
Satoshi Abe ◽  
Hiroteru Kamimura ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 765-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Katayama ◽  
Toshihiro Imai ◽  
Yutaro Abe ◽  
Tadatoshi Nawa ◽  
Noboru Maeda ◽  
...  

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