A novel stratification scheme combined with internal arteries in CT imaging for guiding postoperative adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although postoperative adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (PA-TACE) improves survival outcomes in a subset of patients with resected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the lack of reliable biomarkers for patient selection remains a significant challenge. The present study aimed to evaluate whether computed tomography imaging can provide more value for predicting benefits from PA-TACE and to establish a new scheme for guiding PA-TACE benefits.

Methods

In this retrospective study, patients with HCC who had undergone preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography and curative hepatectomy were evaluated. Inverse probability of treatment weight was performed to balance the difference of baseline characteristics. Cox models were used to test the interaction among

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11093470 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature