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Impact of time‐to‐surgery on outcomes of patients undergoing curative‐intent liver resection for BCLC‐0, A and B hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Tsilimigras Diamantis I.,
Hyer J. Madison,
Diaz Adrian,
Moris Demetrios,
Bagante Fabio,
Ratti Francesca,
Marques Hugo P.,
Soubrane Olivier,
Lam Vincent,
Poultsides George A.,
Popescu Irinel,
Alexandrescu Sorin,
Martel Guillaume,
Workneh Aklile,
Guglielmi Alfredo,
Hugh Tom,
Aldrighetti Luca,
Endo Itaru,
Pawlik Timothy M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.26297
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , confidence interval , hepatectomy , surgery , gastroenterology , liver cancer , carcinoma , resection
Abstract Background The impact of a prolonged time‐to‐surgery (TTS) among patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well defined. Methods Patients who underwent curative‐intent hepatectomy for BCLC‐0, A and B HCC between 2000 and 2017 were identified using a multi‐institutional database. The impact of prolonged TTS on overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) was examined. Results Among 775 patients who underwent resection for HCC, 537 (69.3%) had early surgery (TTS < 90 days) and 238 (30.7%) patients had a delayed surgery (TTS ≥ 90 days). Patient‐ and tumor‐related characteristics were similar between the two groups except for a higher proportion of patients undergoing major liver resection in the early surgery group (31.3% vs. 23.8%, p = .04). The percentage of patients with delayed surgery varied from 8.8% to 59.1% among different centers ( p < .001). Patients with TTS < 90 days had similar 5‐year OS (63.7% vs. 64.9; p = .79) and 5‐year DFS (33.5% vs. 42.4; p = .20) with that of patients with TTS ≥ 90 days. On multivariable analysis, delayed surgery was not associated with neither worse OS (BCLC‐0/A: adjusted hazards ratio [aHR] = 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.65–1.25 and BCLC‐B: aHR = 0.72; 95%CI: 0.30–1.74) nor DFS (BCLC‐0/A: aHR = 0.78; 95%CI: 0.60–1.01 and BCLC‐B: aHR = 0.67; 95% CI: 0.36–1.25). Conclusion Approximately one in three patients diagnosed with resectable HCC had a prolonged TTS. Delayed surgery was not associated with worse outcomes among patients with resectable HCC.