Transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation and risk of post-transplant vascular complications: a multicentre observational cohort and propensity score-matched analysis.

Sneiders, Dimitri;Boteon, Amanda P C S;Lerut, Jan;Iesari, Samuele;Hartog, Hermien;et.al.
(2021) British Journal of Surgery — Vol. 108, n° 11, p. 1323-1331 (2021)

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  • Sneiders, Dimitriorcid-logo
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  • Boteon, Amanda P C Sorcid-logo
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  • Lerut, Janorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Iesari, Samueleorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Hartog, Hermien
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(en) BACKGROUND: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with hepatocellular cancer (HCC) on the waiting list for liver transplantation may be associated with an increased risk for hepatic artery complications. The present study aims to assess the risk for, primarily, intraoperative technical hepatic artery problems and, secondarily, postoperative hepatic artery complications encountered in patients who received TACE before liver transplantation. METHODS: Available data from HCC liver transplantation recipients across six European centres from January 2007 to December 2018 were analysed in a 1 : 1 propensity score-matched cohort (TACE versus no TACE). Incidences of intraoperative hepatic artery interventions and postoperative hepatic artery complications were compared. RESULTS: Data on postoperative hepatic artery complications were available in all 876 patients (425 patients with TACE and 451 patients without TACE). Fifty-eight (6.6 per cent) patients experienced postoperative hepatic artery complications. In total 253 patients who had undergone TACE could be matched to controls. In the matched cohort TACE was not associated with a composite of hepatic artery complications (OR 1.73, 95 per cent c.i. 0.82 to 3.63, P = 0.149). Data on intraoperative hepatic artery interventions were available in 825 patients (422 patients with TACE and 403 without TACE). Intraoperative hepatic artery interventions were necessary in 69 (8.4 per cent) patients. In the matched cohort TACE was not associated with an increased incidence of intraoperative hepatic artery interventions (OR 0.94, 95 per cent c.i. 0.49 to 1.83, P = 0.870). CONCLUSION: In otherwise matched patients with HCC intended for liver transplantation, TACE treatment before transplantation was not associated with higher risk of technical vascular issues or hepatic artery complications.
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Sneiders, D., Boteon, A. P. C. S., Lerut, J., Iesari, S., Gilbo, N., Blasi, F., Larghi Laureiro, Z., Orlacchio, A., Tisone, G., Lai, Q., Pirenne, J., Polak, W. G., Perera, T. P. R., Manzia, T. M., & Hartog, H. (2021). Transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation and risk of post-transplant vascular complications: a multicentre observational cohort and propensity score-matched analysis. British Journal of Surgery, 108(11), 1323-1331. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab268 (Original work published 2021)