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Thorben W Fründt1, Christian Casar2, Johann von Felden1
1I. Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Palliative treatment of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is often challenging due to comorbidities or frailty, and data about the outcome and overall survival (OS) in these patients are limited. This was a retrospective single centre study. Patients were grouped according to their age as young (<60 years; YP), intermediate (60-70 years; IP) or elderly (>70 years; EP). Administration of chemotherapy or transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) was defined as palliative treatment. Therapy-related adverse events (AE) were assessed via CTCAE 5.0. Out of 656 patients analyzed, n = 359 received palliative treatment: YP: n = 90; IP: n = 127 and EP: n = 142. The median OS (months) in patients receiving TACE (n = 254) was 17 vs. 18 vs. 20 months for YP, IP, and EP, respectively (p = 0.44) and 15 vs. 16 vs. 17 months (p = 0.56), respectively, in patients receiving chemotherapy (n = 105). AEs differed non-significantly between the subgroups. Multivariate analysis revealed impaired liver function and advanced tumor stage as significant factors for impaired OS. In this study, the mOS and rate of AEs were equal between elderly and younger HCC patients receiving palliative treatment. Therefore, we propose regular palliative treatment stratification in spite of the high age of patients.
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