Factors affecting overall survival and disease-free survival after surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma: a nomogram-based prognostic model—a Western European multicenter study

Updates in Surgery - Tập 76 - Trang 57-69 - 2023
Yoshio Masuda1,2, Mark Hao Xuan Yeo1,2, Fernando Burdio3, Patricia Sanchez-Velazquez3, Marc Perez-Xaus3, Amalia Pelegrina3, Ye Xin Koh4,5, Marcello Di Martino6, Brian K.P. Goh4,5, Ek Khoon Tan4,5, Jin Yao Teo4,5, Fabrizio Romano7, Simone Famularo8, Cecilia Ferrari9, Guido Griseri9, Tullio Piardi10, Daniele Sommacale10, Luca Gianotti11, Sarah Molfino12, Gianluca Baiocchi12, Benedetto Ielpo3
1Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
2Ministry of Health Holdings Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
3Hepato Pancreato Biliary Division, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
4Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
5Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
6Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
7Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
8Department of Hepatobiliary and General Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
9HPB Surgical Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Savona, Italy
10Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Robert Debré, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
11School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University and HPB Unit, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
12Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Tóm tắt

Few studies have assessed the clinical implications of the combination of different prognostic indicators for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of resected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors in HCC patients for OS and DFS outcomes and establish a nomogram-based prognostic model to predict the DFS of HCC. A multicenter, retrospective European study was conducted through the collection of data on 413 consecutive treated patients with a first diagnosis of HCC between January 2010 and December 2020. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to identify all independent risk factors for OS and DFS outcomes. A nomogram prognostic staging model was subsequently established for DFS and its precision was verified internally by the concordance index (C-Index) and externally by calibration curves. For OS, multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated Child–Pugh B7 score (HR 4.29; 95% CI 1.74–10.55; p = 0.002) as an independent prognostic factor, along with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage ≥ B (HR 1.95; 95% CI 1.07–3.54; p = 0.029), microvascular invasion (MVI) (HR 2.54; 95% CI 1.38–4.67; p = 0.003), R1/R2 resection margin (HR 1.57; 95% CI 0.85–2.90; p = 0.015), and Clavien–Dindo Grade 3 or more (HR 2.73; 95% CI 1.44–5.18; p = 0.002). For DFS, multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated BCLC stage ≥ B (HR 2.15; 95% CI 1.34–3.44; p = 0.002) as an independent prognostic factor, along with multiple nodules (HR 2.04; 95% CI 1.25–3.32; p = 0.004), MVI (HR 1.81; 95% CI 1.19–2.75; p = 0.005), satellite nodules (HR 1.63; 95% CI 1.09–2.45; p = 0.018), and R1/R2 resection margin (HR 3.39; 95% CI 2.19–5.25; < 0.001). The C-Index of the nomogram, tailored based on the previous significant factors, showed good accuracy (0.70). Internal and external calibration curves for the probability of DFS rate showed optimal consistency and fit well between the nomogram-based prediction and actual observations. MVI and R1/R2 resection margins should be considered as significant OS and DFS predictors, while satellite nodules should be included as a significant DFS predictor. The nomogram-based prognostic model for DFS provides a more effective prognosis assessment for resected HCC patients, allowing for individualized treatment plans.

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