A Snapshot of the Effective Indications and Results of Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Tertiary Referral Centers: Is It Adherent to the EASL/AASLD Recommendations? An Observational Study of the HCC East-West Study Group

作者：Torzilli, Guido^*; Belghiti, Jacques; Kokudo, Norihiro; Takayama, Tadatoshi; Capussotti, Lorenzo; Nuzzo, Gennaro; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Choti, Michael A.; De Santibanes, Eduardo; Donadon, Matteo; Morenghi, Emanuela; Makuuchi, Masatoshi

来源：Annals of Surgery, 2013, 257(5): 929-937.

DOI：10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828329b8

• Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer classification
• chronic hepatitis
• hepatocellular carcinoma
• liver cirrhosis
• liver surgery
• sorafenib

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate in a retrospective setting the patients' profile and results of those undergoing surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-volume surgical centers throughout the world. @@@ Background: Whether surgery for HCC is a suitable approach and for which subset of patients is still controversial. The EASL/AASLD (European Association for the Study of Liver Disease/American Association for the Study of Liver Disease) guidelines, based on the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) classification, leave little room for hepatic resection; inversely, other reports promote its wider application. @@@ Methods: On the basis of the network "Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Eastern & Western Experiences," data for 2046 consecutive patients resected for HCC in 10 centers were collected. According to the BCLC classification, 1012 (50%) were BCLC 0-A, 737 (36%) BCLC B, and 297 (14%) BCLC C. Analysis of overall survival and disease-free survival and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors were performed. @@@ Findings. The 90-day mortality rate was 2.7%. Overall morbidity was 42%. After a median follow-up of 25 months (range, 1-209 months), the 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival rates were 95%, 80%, and 61% for BCLC 0-A; 88%, 71%, and 57% for BCLC B; and 76%, 49%, and 38% for BCLC C (P = 0.000). The 1-, 3-, and 5-year disease-free survival rates were as follows: 77%, 41%, and 21% for BCLC 0-A; 63%, 38%, and 27% for BCLC B; and 46%, 28%, and 18% for BCLC C (P = 0.000). The multivariate analysis identified bilirubin, cirrhosis, esophageal varices, tumor size, and macrovascular invasion to be statistical and independent prognostic factors for overall survival. @@@ Conclusions: This large multicentric survey shows that surgery is in current practice widely applied among patients with multinodular, large, and macrovascular invasive HCC, providing acceptable short- and long-term results and justifying an update of the EASL/AASLD therapeutic guidelines in this sense.

• 出版日期2013-5