Anatomical Quantitative Volumetric Evaluation of Liver Segments in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy: Key Parameters Influencing Untreated Liver Hypertrophy.

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Title
Anatomical Quantitative Volumetric Evaluation of Liver Segments in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy: Key Parameters Influencing Untreated Liver Hypertrophy.
Journal
Cancers
Author(s)
Girardet R., Knebel J.F., Dromain C., Vietti Violi N., Tsoumakidou G., Villard N., Denys A., Halkic N., Demartines N., Kobayashi K., Digklia A., Schaefer N., Prior J.O., Boughdad S., Duran R.
ISSN
2072-6694 (Print)
ISSN-L
2072-6694
Publication state
Published
Issued date
30/01/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
16
Number
3
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Background: Factors affecting morphological changes in the liver following selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) are unclear, and the available literature focuses on non-anatomical volumetric assessment techniques in a lobar treatment setting. This study aimed to investigate quantitative changes in the liver post-SIRT using an anatomical volumetric approach in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with different levels of treatment selectivity and evaluate the parameters affecting those changes. This retrospective, single-institution, IRB-approved study included 88 HCC patients. Whole liver, liver segments, tumor burden, and spleen volumes were quantified on MRI at baseline and 3/6/12 months post-SIRT using a segmentation-based 3D software relying on liver vascular anatomy. Treatment characteristics, longitudinal clinical/laboratory, and imaging data were analyzed. The Student's t-test and Wilcoxon test evaluated volumetric parameters evolution. Spearman correlation was used to assess the association between variables. Uni/multivariate analyses investigated factors influencing untreated liver volume (uLV) increase. Results: Most patients were cirrhotic (92%) men (86%) with Child-Pugh A (84%). Absolute and relative uLV kept increasing at 3/6/12 months post-SIRT vs. baseline (all, p ≤ 0.005) and was maximal during the first 6 months. Absolute uLV increase was greater in Child-Pugh A5/A6 vs. ≥B7 at 3 months (A5, p = 0.004; A6, p = 0.007) and 6 months (A5, p = 0.072; A6, p = 0.031) vs. baseline. When the Child-Pugh class worsened at 3 or 6 months post-SIRT, uLV did not change significantly, whereas it increased at 3/6/12 months vs. baseline (all p ≤ 0.015) when liver function remained stable. The Child-Pugh score was inversely correlated with absolute and relative uLV increase at 3 months (rho = -0.21, p = 0.047; rho = -0.229, p = 0.048). In multivariate analysis, uLV increase was influenced at 3 months by younger age (p = 0.013), administered <sup>90</sup> Y activity (p = 0.003), and baseline spleen volume (p = 0.023). At 6 months, uLV increase was impacted by younger age (p = 0.006), whereas treatment with glass microspheres (vs. resin) demonstrated a clear trend towards better hypertrophy (f = 3.833, p = 0.058). The amount (percentage) of treated liver strongly impacted the relative uLV increase at 3/6/12 months (all f ≥ 8.407, p ≤ 0.01). Conclusion: Liver function (preserved baseline and stable post-SIRT) favored uLV hypertrophy. Younger patients, smaller baseline spleen volume, higher administered <sup>90</sup> Y activity, and a larger amount of treated liver were associated with a higher degree of untreated liver hypertrophy. These factors should be considered in surgical candidates undergoing neoadjuvant SIRT.
Keywords
future liver remnant, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver hypertrophy, liver volume, radioembolization, selective internal radiation therapy
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