Trends in Hepatic Functional Reserve of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Author(s) -
Shinsuke Uchikawa,
Tomokazu Kawaoka,
Yuwa Ando,
Kenji Yamaoka,
Yumi Kosaka,
Yosuke Suehiro,
Yasutoshi Fujii,
Kei Morio,
Takashi Nakahara,
Eisuke Murakami,
Masataka Tsuge,
Akira Hiramatsu,
Michio Imamura,
Shoichi Takahashi,
Kazuaki Chayama,
Hiroshi Aikata
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1423-0232
pISSN - 0030-2414
DOI - 10.1159/000507815
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , sorafenib , liver function , lenvatinib
Functional hepatic reserve is important when considering sequential tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We assessed albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score and Child-Pugh class as indices of liver function during sorafenib and lenvatinib treatment.
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