Comparative efficacy of postoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy in patients with BCLC stage 0-B hepatocellular carcinoma at high risk of recurrence following radical resection.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aims to compare the efficacy of postoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (PA-TACE) and postoperative adjuvant hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (PA-HAIC) in patients with BCLC Stage 0-B Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) at high risk of recurrence following radical resection.

Methods

This study retrospectively evaluated HCC patients who underwent radical liver resection (LR) at two clinical centers between 1 January 2018, and 31 December 2024. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared among three groups: those who received LR alone, PA-TACE, and PA-HAIC. Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to minimize inter-group differences and further validate the findings.

Results

A total of 609 patients

SUBMITTER: Feng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492446 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature