Background/Aim: The purpose of this study was to ascertain a novel prognostic index via recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients being treated with the combination of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (ABE) in first-line setting.Patients and Methods: A total of 784 patients with HCC were included in the analysis.Results: RPA identified three groups of patients: high-risk [Child-Pugh B (CP-B) patients; CP-A and Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI)-2 patients; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with macrovascular invasion (MVI), and alpha-fetoprotein (alpha-FP) >= 400 ng/ml]; intermediate-risk [CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) normal value (NV), and alpha FP >= 400 ng/ml, but without MVI; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with AST increased value (IV), and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) >= 3, but without MVI]; low-risk (CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with AST NV, and alpha FP <400 ng/ml, but without MVI; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with AST IV, and NLR <3, but without MVI; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with MVI, and alpha FP <400 ng/ml). Overall survival was 7.0 months in high-risk patients (20.8%), 14.2 months in intermediate-risk patients (19.1%), and 22.5 months in low-risk patients (60.1%).Conclusion: The ABE index allows for easy stratification of HCC patients treated with the combination of ABE in first-line setting.

Identification of Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Prognostic Index via Recursive Partitioning Analysis in HCC: The ABE Index

Masi, Gianluca;
2023-01-01

Abstract

Background/Aim: The purpose of this study was to ascertain a novel prognostic index via recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients being treated with the combination of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (ABE) in first-line setting.Patients and Methods: A total of 784 patients with HCC were included in the analysis.Results: RPA identified three groups of patients: high-risk [Child-Pugh B (CP-B) patients; CP-A and Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI)-2 patients; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with macrovascular invasion (MVI), and alpha-fetoprotein (alpha-FP) >= 400 ng/ml]; intermediate-risk [CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) normal value (NV), and alpha FP >= 400 ng/ml, but without MVI; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with AST increased value (IV), and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) >= 3, but without MVI]; low-risk (CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with AST NV, and alpha FP <400 ng/ml, but without MVI; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with AST IV, and NLR <3, but without MVI; CP-A and ALBI-1 patients with MVI, and alpha FP <400 ng/ml). Overall survival was 7.0 months in high-risk patients (20.8%), 14.2 months in intermediate-risk patients (19.1%), and 22.5 months in low-risk patients (60.1%).Conclusion: The ABE index allows for easy stratification of HCC patients treated with the combination of ABE in first-line setting.
2023
Persano, Mara; Rimini, Margherita; Tada, Toshifumi; Suda, Goki; Shimose, Shigeo; Kudo, Masatoshi; Cheon, Jaekyung; Finkelmeier, Fabian; Lim, Ho Yeong;...espandi
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