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Gigola F, Morini F, Libro G, Morabito A, Grimaldi C. Congenital hepatoblastoma: Expanding knowledge, improving outcomes. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e31132. [PMID: 38952263 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
Abstract
Hepatoblastoma (HB) is a rare liver tumour, and its congenital counterpart (CHB) is even less frequent. CHB has a clinically challenging management and a generally perceived worse outcome. This study aims to review the literature on CHB to better define presentation, diagnosis, available treatments and management options. The analysis of outcomes suggests that a significant portion of mortality is unrelated to the malignant nature of the tumour. Key factors influencing overall outcomes were identified: mortality linked to the 'mass effect' during both the prenatal (22%) and perinatal (32%) stages, as well as 'oncological' mortality encompassing tumour and/or treatment-related factors (46%). Overall, after birth, CHB does not seem to confer a worse oncological prognosis per se, and should be managed similarly to older children, if patients are stable enough to undergo proper staging and treatment. A deeper knowledge and better outcomes would come from a large, homogeneous, collection of data possibly allowing a global protocol, focusing on a comprehensive management of CHB.
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- Francesca Gigola
- School of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- School of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
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Martinino A, Bucaro A, Cardella F, Wazir I, Frongillo F, Ardito F, Giovinazzo F. Liver transplantation vs liver resection in HCC: promoting extensive collaborative research through a survival meta-analysis of meta-analyses. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1366607. [PMID: 38567152 PMCID: PMC10986178 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1366607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Background HCC is a major global health concern, necessitating effective treatment strategies. This study conducts a meta-analysis of meta-analyses comparing liver resection (LR) and liver transplantation (LT) for HCC. Methods The systematic review included meta-analyses comparing liver resection vs. liver transplantation in HCC, following PRISMA guidelines. Primary outcomes included 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). AMSTAR-2 assessed study quality. Citation matrix and hierarchical clustering validated the consistency of the included studies. Results A search identified 10 meta-analyses for inclusion. The median Pearson correlation coefficient for citations was 0.59 (IQR 0.41-0.65). LT showed better 5-year survival and disease-free survival in all HCC (OR): 0.79; 95% CI: 0.67-0.93, I^2:57% and OR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.25-0.75, I^2:96%). Five-year survival in early HCC and ITT was 0.63 (95% CI: 0.50-0.78, I^2:0%) and 0.60 (95% CI: 0.39-0.92, I^2:0%). Salvage LT vs. Primary LT did not differ between 5-year survival and disease-free survival (OR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.33-1.15, I^2:0% and 0.93; 95% CI: 0.82-1.04, I^2:0%). Conclusion Overall, the study underscores the superior survival outcomes associated with LT over LR in HCC treatment, supported by comprehensive meta-analysis and clustering analysis. There was no difference in survival or recurrence rate between salvage LT and primary LT. Therefore, considering the organ shortage, HCC can be resected and transplanted in case of recurrence.
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- General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology of Gastrointestinal Tract Unit, Vanvitelli University, Naples, Italy
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- Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Hepatobilairy and General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Honda M, Uchida K, Irie T, Hirukawa K, Kadohisa M, Shimata K, Isono K, Shimojima N, Sugawara Y, Hibi T. Recent advances in surgical strategies and liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma. Cancer Med 2023; 12:3909-3918. [PMID: 36394165 PMCID: PMC9972171 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common malignant liver tumor in children. Although the development of treatment strategies with advances in chemotherapy has greatly improved the prognosis of HB, surgical resection and liver transplantation still play a vital role in the treatment of HB. In recent years, technological innovations have led to the development of new surgical approaches for HB. In this review, we describe the latest research on the surgical management of HB, including new imaging technologies, minimally invasive approaches, and the application of associating liver partition portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy. We also discuss the current role of liver transplantation, use of ante-situm or ex-situ liver resection with auto-transplantation, and management of metastatic HB.
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- Masaki Honda
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary malignant paediatric liver tumour and surgery remains the cornerstone of its management. The aim of this article is to present the principles of surgical treatment of hepatoblastoma. All aspects of surgery in hepatoblastoma are discussed, from biopsy, through conventional and laparoscopic liver resections, to extreme resection with adjacent structures, staged hepatectomy and transplantation.
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- Maciej Murawski
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
- Department of Surgery and Urology for Children and Adolescents, Medical University of Gdansk, 1-6 Nowe Ogrody St., 80-803, Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Surgery, University Academic Medical Centre Groningen, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Zaidan H, Said H, Mortell A, AlShafei A, Breatnach F, Heaton N, Corbally MT. Outcome and morbidity of liver surgery in children: a single-centre, 47-year experience. ANNALS OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43159-022-00233-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background
The outcome and survival of children with both benign and malignant liver tumours, over a 47-year period was recorded at The National Paediatric Cancer Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital (OLCHC), Crumlin. The retrospective study documents the impact of improved chemotherapy, multidisciplinary team approach and specific paediatric hepatobiliary surgical training on morbidity, outcome and survival.
Methods
A retrospective review of the hospital records of all children who presented with a primary liver tumour (benign or malignant) or a primary malignancy significantly involving the liver was undertaken. A review of the management of all such patients at OLCHC, between 1964 and 2011 was performed. This retrospective study reports on two distinct periods, group 1 (1964–1990, N = 21 patients, previously reported) and group 2 (1994–2011, N = 33). Follow-up for all group 2 patients ended in November 2014.
Results
A marked difference in survival was noted between the groups with 91% overall survival in group 2 patients as compared to 28% in group 1. Significant complications were documented in group 1 but were uncommon in group 2.
Conclusion
The improvement in mortality and morbidity reflects improved staging and chemotherapy in all patients with a malignant disease but also improved surgical strategies and multi-disciplinary team management (MDT). Specialist training in liver surgery had a significant impact on post-operative morbidity. The results suggest that in certain circumstances, rare and complex liver surgery may be performed in small centres if the necessary supports and experience co-exist.
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Vasudevan SA, Meyers RL, Finegold MJ, López-Terrada D, Ranganathan S, Dunn SP, Langham MR, McGahren ED, Tiao GM, Weldon CB, Malogolowkin MH, Krailo MD, Piao J, Randazzo J, Towbin AJ, BethMcCarville M, O'Neill AF, Furman WL, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Katzenstein HM. Outcomes of children with well-differentiated fetal hepatoblastoma treated with surgery only: Report from Children's Oncology Group Trial, AHEP0731. J Pediatr Surg 2022; 57:251-256. [PMID: 35810020 PMCID: PMC9474653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatoblastoma (HB) requires surgical resection for cure, but only 20-30% of patients have resectable disease at diagnosis. Patients who undergo partial hepatectomy at diagnosis have historically received 4-6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy; however, those with 100% well-differentiated fetal histology (WDF) have been observed to have excellent outcomes when treated with surgery alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients on the Children's Oncology Group non randomized, multicenter phase III study, AHEP0731, were stratified based on Evan's stage, tumor histology, and serum alpha-fetoprotein level at diagnosis. Patients were eligible for the very low risk stratum of surgery and observation if they had a complete resection at diagnosis and rapid central histologic review demonstrated HB with 100% WDF histology. RESULTS A total of 8 eligible patients were enrolled on study between September 14, 2009 and May 28, 2014. Outcome current to 06/30/2020 was used in this analysis. The median age at enrollment was 22.5 months (range: 8-84 months) and the median AFP at enrollment was 714 ng/ml (range: 18-77,747 ng/mL). With a median follow-up of 6.6 years (range: 3.6-9.8 years), the 5-year event-free (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were both 100%. CONCLUSION This report supports that HB with 100% WDF histology completely resected at diagnosis is curable with surgery only. The development of evidence-based surgical guidelines utilizing criteria based on PRETEXT group, vascular involvement (annotation factors), tumor-specific histology and corresponding biology will be crucial for optimizing which patients are candidates for resection at diagnosis followed by observation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognosis study, Level I evidence.
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- Sanjeev A Vasudevan
- Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, 100N. Mario Capecchi Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84113, United States
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States
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- AI Dupont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803, United States
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- St Jude Children's Research Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38015, United States
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- University of Virginia Hospital, 1215 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2279 45th St., Sacramento, CA 95817, United States
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- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1975 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1975 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- Children's Oncology Group, 800 Royal Oaks Dr., Suite 210, Monrovia, CA 91016, United States
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States
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- St Jude Children's Research Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38015, United States
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- St Jude Children's Research Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38015, United States
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- St Jude Children's Research Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38015, United States
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- Nemours Children's Hospital, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington DE 19803, United States.
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Lake CM, Bondoc AJ, Dasgupta R, Jenkins TM, Towbin AJ, Smith EA, Alonso MH, Geller JI, Tiao GM. Indocyanine green is a sensitive adjunct in the identification and surgical management of local and metastatic hepatoblastoma. Cancer Med 2021; 10:4322-4343. [PMID: 34117727 PMCID: PMC8267136 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary pediatric liver malignancy. Indocyanine green (ICG) has been described as an adjunct to resection in small series. Its utility remains undefined in larger cohorts. Methods Records for 29 patients diagnosed with hepatoblastoma who received ICG prior to surgical resection from 2017 to 2020 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome was correlation between intraoperative ICG‐avidity and histologic presence of hepatoblastoma. A secondary outcome included the histologic margin designation for resected liver specimens. Results ICG sensitivity was 91% for 120 resected thoracic specimens from 21 patients. Specificity was 57%. In 10% of operations, HB‐positive specimens were resected solely on ICG‐avidity. In an additional 40% of cases, ICG assisted in localizing a preoperatively diagnosed lesion. ICG sensitivity during thoracotomy and thoracoscopic surgery was 95 and 74%, respectively; primary and relapsed disease demonstrated sensitivity of 94 and 73%, respectively. Sensitivity was 92% for 25 resected liver specimens from nine patients with all parenchymal margins grossly negative for disease. Four multifocal lesions were identified with two resected solely by ICG‐avidity. Conclusions ICG is a sensitive adjunct for identifying local and metastatic hepatoblastoma, including lesions not visualized on preoperative imaging, and delineating margins during liver resection. False positives limit specificity; however, there were no adverse outcomes from additional resections. We noted that thoracoscopic surgery can be completed safely in patients with less significant disease burden, and conversion to thoracotomy, if necessary, is straightforward.
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- Charissa M Lake
- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Ziogas IA, Benedetti DJ, Wu WK, Matsuoka LK, Izzy M, Rauf MA, Pai AK, Bailey CE, Alexopoulos SP. Management of hepatoblastoma in the United States: Can we do better? Surgery 2021; 170:579-586. [PMID: 33526266 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatoblastoma is the most common type of liver cancer in children. Refined therapeutic approaches combining risk-adapted chemotherapy along with complete tumor resection has led to improved survival. We aimed to evaluate the current state of management and outcomes for hepatoblastoma in the United States. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 794 children (<18 years) with hepatoblastoma from the National Cancer Database (2004-2015). We assessed overall survival by means of Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank tests, and multivariable Cox regression. RESULTS Median age was 1 year (interquartile range: 0-2) and 170 (21.4%) presented with metastatic disease. Surgical resection was included in the treatment of 614 (77.3%) children (resection in 66.8% and liver transplantation in 10.6%). In the entire cohort, 95.1% of children received chemotherapy. In the surgical cohort, 575 (93.6%) received chemotherapy (34.5% neoadjuvant, 28.7% adjuvant, 30.5% both neoadjuvant and adjuvant). The 5-year overall survival was 76.6% for the entire cohort (no-surgery group: 55.3% vs surgery group: 82.8%). In multivariable analysis for all children, age ≥8 years (P = .009), metastasis (P < .001), surgery only (P = .009), and chemotherapy only (P < .001) were risk factors for mortality. In multivariable analysis for the surgical cohort, metastasis (P = .001), multifocality (P = .02), no chemotherapy (P = .03), and margin-positive resection (P = .02) were risk factors for mortality. CONCLUSION Excellent long-term overall survival is achievable with a combination of chemotherapy and surgical resection when a negative resection margin is achieved. However, nearly a quarter of children never received surgical treatment, representing a potential opportunity for improvement in care.
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- Ioannis A Ziogas
- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. https://twitter.com/IA_Ziogas
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. https://twitter.com/WKellyWuMD
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. https://twitter.com/manhalizzy
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Pediatrics, D. Brent Polk Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. https://twitter.com/TheRealDrBailey
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
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AlFawaz I, Ahmed B, Ali A, Ayas M, AlKofide A, Habib Z, Siddiqui K. Experience of treating pediatric hepatoblastoma at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Timely surgical intervention playing a key role. Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med 2020; 8:39-43. [PMID: 33718576 PMCID: PMC7922831 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background Many studies have demonstrated that outcome in patients with hepatoblastoma is determined by tumor resectability and the presence or absence of metastatic disease. Purpose To evaluate and disseminate information on diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of hepatoblastoma patients at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Patients and methods Twenty-four pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma were treated at our institution between January 2005 and December 2012. The majority of our patients were stage III and above, while one-third of them presented with metastatic disease. Four (16.7%) had vascular invasion. Two-thirds of our patients (n = 16, 66.7%) had alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level above 100,000 ng/mL. Twenty-one patients underwent surgery; two had upfront surgery before getting any chemotherapy, and 15 had surgery on schedule after pre-operative chemotherapy. Four patients had delayed surgery as the tumor was not resectable and received extra cycles of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy regimens used were based on SIOPEL study protocols until 2011 and Children’s Oncology Group (COG) protocol from 2012 onwards. Relapse, progressive disease, or death from any cause were defined as events. Results Five-year overall survival (OS) of the cohort over a median follow-up time of 56.1 months was 70.6% ± 9.4% with seven (29.2%) events of mortality. No significant difference was found for age at diagnosis (less than 2 years vs. more), stage of disease, AFP levels (less than 100,000 vs. more), vascular invasion, or presence of metastatic disease at presentation in terms of OS. However, children receiving upfront or scheduled as-per-protocol surgery fared better than those who had delayed surgery (as the tumor was not resectable and they received extra cycles of chemotherapy) or did not undergo any surgery (P-Value .001). Conclusion Favorable survival outcome could be achieved with complete tumor excision and adjuvant chemotherapy. Inability to perform surgical excision was the single most important predictor of mortality in our patients.
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- Ibrahim AlFawaz
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Shen G, Wu L, Zhao J, Wei B, Zhou X, Wang F, Liu J, Dong Q. Clinical and Pathological Study of Tumor Border Invasion-Is Narrow Resection Margin Acceptable in Hepatoblastoma Surgery? Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:59. [PMID: 32195259 PMCID: PMC7064447 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aim: We aim to study clinically and pathologically whether narrow resection margin (<1 cm) is acceptable in hepatoblastoma surgery. Methods: A total of 42 patients who underwent surgery for hepatoblastoma were selected, and these patients were divided into two groups according to whether or not they underwent preoperative chemotherapy (CHT). The general characteristics of the patients were summarized, the resection margin distance was recorded, and the event-free survival rates were followed up. Pathologically, H&E staining and immunochemical staining were used to study the invasion distance outside the tumor capsule in the tumor border. Results: Clinically, the event-free survival rates were not significantly different between the patients with wide resection margin (>1 cm) and narrow resection margin (<1 cm) of the two groups. Pathologically, the tumor of all 42 patients had capsules surrounding the tumor. Of the patients in Group 1 (without preoperative CHT), 9% (2/22) had micrometastatic cancer nests outside the capsule, and the farthest distance from the cancer nests to the capsule was 4.6 mm. Of the patients in Group 2 (with preoperative CHT), 75% (15/20) showed residual cancer nests in the paratumor liver tissue, and the farthest distance was 9.6 mm; three and two cases, respectively, showed extracapsular intravascular microtumorous thrombi. Conclusion: Clinically and pathologically, narrow resection margin is acceptable in hepatoblastoma surgery.
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- Gang Shen
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Pathology Group of Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong College Collaborative Innovation Center of Digital Medicine in Clinical Treatment and Nutrition Health, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong College Collaborative Innovation Center of Digital Medicine in Clinical Treatment and Nutrition Health, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong College Collaborative Innovation Center of Digital Medicine in Clinical Treatment and Nutrition Health, Qingdao, China
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Advanced stage hepatoblastoma, including both locally advanced primary tumors as well as metastatic disease, poses unique clinical challenges. Despite substantial advances in chemotherapeutics, surgical extirpation remains the mainstay of cure for this tumor. Locally advanced tumors that involve multiple hepatic lobes and/or invade significant vascular structures can be managed either by complex hepatic resections or liver transplantation. We review the indications, roles, and outcomes of these surgical approaches as well as those for the resection of pulmonary metastases.
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Feng J, He Y, Wei L, Chen D, Yang H, Tan R, Chen Z. Assessment of Survival of Pediatric Patients With Hepatoblastoma Who Received Chemotherapy Following Liver Transplant or Liver Resection. JAMA Netw Open 2019; 2:e1912676. [PMID: 31584686 PMCID: PMC6784752 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE The incidence of hepatoblastoma is increasing, and liver transplant (LT) provides a potential cure for pediatric patients with unresectable hepatoblastoma; however, the use of LT for hepatoblastoma has not been examined in a modern cohort. Moreover, data are lacking on the association between the type of surgical management received and overall risk of death among pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma. OBJECTIVES To examine the receipt of LT among pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma and to assess overall survival of pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma who were treated with chemotherapy after LT or liver resection (LR) using data from a national cancer registry. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study used data for 443 pediatric patients with histologically confirmed hepatoblastoma who received chemotherapy and surgical therapies, as documented in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database of the National Cancer Institute, from 2004 to 2016, with follow-up through December 31, 2018. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with the use of LT. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess factors associated with overall survival. Data analysis was performed from April 18, 2019, to July 25, 2019. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Overall survival. RESULTS Among 443 patients receiving chemotherapy (mean [SD] age, 1.8 [2.6] years; 167 [37.7%] female), 350 (79%) underwent LR and 93 (21%) underwent LT. Multivariable analysis showed that patients with multiple lesions were more likely to undergo LT than LR (31% vs 13%; P < .001) and that patients with higher stage tumors were more likely to undergo LT than LR (local disease, 20% vs 58%; regional disease, 58% vs 24%; distant disease, 22% vs 18%; P < .001). There was a statistically significant 19% increase in the receipt of LT from 8% in 1998 to 27% 2016 (trend test, P = .02). Overall survival at 10 years was not significantly different for the 2 surgical management strategies (87.2% [95% CI, 78.3%-97.1%] for patients undergoing LT vs 87.8% [95% CI, 83.5%-92.4%] for those undergoing LR; P = .92). The overall risk of death was not significantly different for LT compared with LR (hazard ratio, 0.716; 95% CI, 0.309-1.657; P = .44). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The use of LT for the management of hepatoblastoma has increased significantly over time. Among pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma receiving chemotherapy, LT was not associated with improved overall survival compared with LR. There was no significant different between treatments with regard to the outcome variable, but this finding cannot be interpreted as indicating equivalence or lack of superiority.
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- Jincheng Feng
- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ginsenoside Rg1 impairs homologous recombination repair by targeting CtBP-interacting protein and sensitizes hepatoblastoma cells to DNA damage. Anticancer Drugs 2019; 29:756-766. [PMID: 29952772 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The ginsenoside Rg1, the primary pharmacologically active ingredient of the traditional Chinese herb ginseng, is widely used in the clinical treatment of diseases of the immune and nervous systems. Recent studies have shown that it also has an antitumor effect. In this study, we explored the effects of Rg1 on hepatoblastoma (HB) and its underlying mechanisms. We demonstrated that Rg1 significantly inhibited HB cell growth both in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistic studies revealed that Rg1 impaired homologous recombination and triggered double-strand breaks in HB cells by directly targeting CtBP-interacting protein (CtIP), a key double-strand break repair factor, which is highly expressed in HB tissues. Moreover, we also demonstrated that Rg1 sensitized HB cells to DNA-damaging agents both in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, our data not only demonstrate the potential clinical application of Rg1 as a novel chemotherapeutic candidate but also offer a mechanism-based therapeutic option by which DNA-damaging agents can be used in combination with Rg1 to target HB.
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Masmejan S, Baud D, Ryan G, Van Mieghem T. Management of fetal tumors. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2019; 58:107-120. [PMID: 30770283 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In this review article, we discuss the most common fetal tumors, their prenatal management, and outcomes. Overall, the most important outcome predictors are tumor histology, size, vascularity, and location. Very large lesions, lesions causing cardiac failure, and hydrops and lesions obstructing the fetal airway have the poorest outcome, as they may cause fetal death or complications at the time of delivery. Fetal therapy has been developed to improve outcomes for the most severe cases and can consist of transplacental therapy (sirolimus for rhabdomyomas or steroids for hemangiomas and microcystic lung lesions) or surgical intervention (shunting of cystic masses, tumor ablation, occlusion of blood flow or airway exploration, and protection). Given the rarity of fetal tumors, patients should be referred to expert centers where care can be optimized and individualized to allow the best possible outcomes.
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- Sophie Masmejan
- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Obstetrics Unit, Mother-Child Department, University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Obstetrics Unit, Mother-Child Department, University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Yang T, Wen Y, Li J, Yang J, Tan T, Pan J, Hu C, Zhang J, Xin Y, Li S, Xia H, He J, Zou Y. Association of the TP53 rs1042522 C>G polymorphism and hepatoblastoma risk in Chinese children. J Cancer 2019; 10:3444-3449. [PMID: 31293648 PMCID: PMC6603402 DOI: 10.7150/jca.33063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The TP53 gene encodes an important class of cell cycle and tumor-suppressing factors that play critical roles in maintaining genomic stability. The TP53 Arg72Pro (rs1042522 C>G) polymorphism has been reported to be associated with the risk of several types of adult cancers; however, its risk for pediatric cancers remains unclear. Here, we analyzed the association of the TP53 gene rs1042522 C>G polymorphism with hepatoblastoma (HB) susceptibility in a hospital-based study among Chinese children. A total of 213 HB patients and 958 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Genotypes were determined by a TaqMan assay, and the strength of the association was assessed by the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals generated from logistic regression models, adjusted for age, gender, and clinical stage. No significant association between the TP53 rs1042522 C>G polymorphism and HB susceptibility was detected in the main analysis or in stratification analyses of age, gender, and clinical stages. Overall, the TP53 gene rs1042522 C>G polymorphism is not associated with HB susceptibility in the Chinese population, other polymorphisms alone or in combination should be investigated to further clarify HB susceptibility.
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- Tianyou Yang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan, China
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- Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center of PLA, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Children Hospital and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan 030013, Shannxi, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
- ✉ Corresponding authors: Yan Zou, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China; Tel./Fax: (+86-020) 38076332; or ; or Jing He, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China; Tel./Fax: (+86-020) 38076560; or
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
- ✉ Corresponding authors: Yan Zou, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China; Tel./Fax: (+86-020) 38076332; or ; or Jing He, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China; Tel./Fax: (+86-020) 38076560; or
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Isono K, Ohya Y, Lee KJ, Hashimoto S, Kadohisa M, Sakisaka M, Uto K, Hayashida S, Yamamoto H, Yamamoto H, Sugawara Y, Inomata Y. Pretransplant trends in α-fetoprotein levels as a predictor of recurrence after living donor liver transplantation for unresectable hepatoblastoma: A single-institution experience. Pediatr Transplant 2018; 22:e13221. [PMID: 29761829 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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LT is a practical therapeutic alternative for unresectable hepatoblastoma; however, deciding when to perform LT is difficult. The aim of this study was to optimize the timing of LT for hepatoblastoma using pretransplant trends in AFP levels. Trends in pretransplant AFP levels and their influence on post-transplant outcomes were retrospectively evaluated. All patients who underwent living donor LT for hepatoblastoma in our institution since 2002 were included. Variables analyzed included history of prior tumor resection, pretransplant AFP responses to chemotherapy, metastatic disease at diagnosis, and post-transplant chemotherapy. Eight patients (seven boys and one girl; median age, 35 months; range, 15 months-12 years) were transplanted. The overall post-transplant recurrence-free survival rate was 62.5% (5/8) with a mean follow-up of 77 months. Patients with post-transplant recurrence showed a 0.573 log increase in AFP levels after the last chemotherapy session before LT. This was significantly higher than the 0.279 log decrease observed in patients without post-transplant recurrence (P = .024). Because the AFP response cannot be accurately predicted before each cycle of chemotherapy, it may be appropriate to perform LT when AFP levels do not decrease after the last cycle and before they are found to be elevated again.
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- Kaori Isono
- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Ramos-Gonzalez G, LaQuaglia M, O'Neill AF, Elisofon S, Zurakowski D, Kim HB, Vakili K. Long-term outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma: A single-center 14-year experience. Pediatr Transplant 2018; 22:e13250. [PMID: 29888545 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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HB is the most common primary liver tumor in children. Complete tumor excision, either by partial resection or by total hepatectomy and liver transplantation, in combination with chemotherapy provides the best chance for cure. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent liver transplantation for HB and herein present our 14-year single-institution experience. Twenty-five patients underwent liver transplantation for HB at a median age of 26 months (IQR: 15-44). Graft survival was 96%, 87%, and 80% at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. There were four patient deaths, three of them due to disease recurrence within the first year post-transplant. Ten-year overall survival was 84%. Three recipients initially presented with pulmonary metastases and underwent resection of metastatic disease, of which two are alive at 3.9 years. Of three patients who underwent salvage transplants, two are alive at 1.5 years after transplant. Non-survivors were associated with lower median alpha fetoprotein value at presentation compared to survivors (21 707 vs 343 214; P = .04). In conclusion, the overall long-term outcome of primary liver transplantation for HB is excellent. Tumor recurrence was the highest contributor to mortality. Even patients with completely treated pulmonary metastases prior to transplant demonstrated a favorable survival.
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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De Novo Malignancy Following Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Focusing on Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2699-2704. [PMID: 30401380 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In patients with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), late-onset complications sometimes develop because of long-term use of immunosuppressive drugs. One of the immunosuppressive drug-related complications is de novo malignancies resulting in reduced survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS Among 153 patients undergoing LDLT, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 97 adult recipients (February 2002 to May 2017), who had been followed-up at our hospital for more than one year after LDLT. The median age was 52 years old (20-70) and the median observational period was 6.9 years (2.4-15.3). RESULTS De novo malignancy after adult LDLT developed in 11.3% (11/97) of patients, including posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) (n = 4) (2 in the brain and 2 in abdominal lymph nodes), lung cancer (n = 1), pancreatic cancer (n = 1), gastric cancer (n = 1), laryngeal cancer (n = 1), lower gingival cancer (n = 1), bladder cancer (n = 1), and melanoma (n = 1). Age at cancer diagnosis ranged from 36 to 70 years old with an average age of 61 years. The interval from LDLT to cancer diagnosis was 8.3 years (3.9-12.2). Four patients (36.6%) including PTLD (n = 2), lung cancer (n = 1), and pancreatic cancer (n = 1) died of cancer and all of them were diagnosed with cancer within 10 years after LDLT. Six patients were diagnosed with cancer more than 10 years after LDLT and all of them survived after treatment of cancer. CONCLUSION De novo malignancy was found in 11.3% of LDLT patients, and more than half of this population subset developed tumors 10 years after LDLT. Long-term close follow-up should be performed by taking any kinds of de novo malignancy into consideration.
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Fonseca A, Gupta A, Shaikh F, Ramphal R, Ng V, McGilvray I, Gerstle JT. Extreme hepatic resections for the treatment of advanced hepatoblastoma: Are planned close margins an acceptable approach? Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018; 65. [PMID: 28921939 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is considered the standard for children with hepatoblastoma (HB) in whom complete surgical resection is not possible. However, OLT is not always available or feasible. OBJECTIVE To describe the outcome of children with HB who were initially deemed unresectable and underwent complex hepatectomy with planned close margins, and ultimately avoided OLT. METHODS Demographic data, surgical and pathologic details, and survival information were collected from children treated for HB between January 2010 to December 2015. RESULTS Among six children (median age 12 months (3-41 months)), PRETEXT classification was III (n = 2), III/IV (n = 1), and IV (n = 3). Patients received a median of six cycles (range 4-7) of platinum-based induction chemotherapy; five received doxorubicin. Experienced pediatric surgeons performed extended right and left hepatectomy in five and one patients, respectively, with assistance of an experienced liver transplant surgeon (n = 4). Microscopic margins were positive (n = 2) and negative but close (n = 4; 2-5 mm). Two patients required vascular reconstruction of the vena cava. At median follow-up of 3.3 years (1.7-4.6 years), there was no evidence of local recurrence. One patient had recurrence of pulmonary disease 3 months after surgery. CONCLUSIONS Patients with advanced HB treated with complex surgical resections with positive or close negative margins had good outcomes without OLT. We suggest that planned positive or close microscopic margins in highly selected HB patients may spare the morbidity of OLT and offer an alternative for those ineligible for OLT. Our experience illustrates the importance of a multidisciplinary team specialized in the management of liver tumors.
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- Adriana Fonseca
- Division of Hematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Mussin N, Oh SC, Lee KW, Park MY, Seo S, Yi NJ, Kim H, Yoon KC, Ahn SW, Kim HS, Hong SK, Oh DK, Suh KS. Sirolimus and Metformin Synergistically Inhibits Colon Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo. J Korean Med Sci 2017; 32:1385-1395. [PMID: 28776332 PMCID: PMC5546956 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.9.1385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We estimated the effect of various immunosuppressants (ISs) and metformin (M) to provide theoretical background of optimal therapeutic strategy for de novo colon cancer after liver transplantation (LT). Three colon cancer cell lines (HT29, SW620, and HCT116) were used in in vitro studies. HT29 was also used in BALB/c-nude mice animal models. Following groups were used in both in vitro and in vivo studies: sirolimus (S), tacrolimus (T), cyclosporin A (CsA), M, metformin/sirolimus (Met/S), metformin/tacrolimus (Met/T), and metformin/cyclosporin A (Met/CsA). 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was performed and western blot analyses were performed for mTOR pathway proteins, apoptosis proteins, and epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) proteins. Tumor volume was measured for 4 weeks after inoculation. MTT-assay revealed significant cell viability inhibition in all 3 colon cancer cell lines in groups of S, M, and Met/S. Of note, group Met/S showed synergistic effect compare to M or S group. Western blot analysis showed significant low levels of all investigated proteins in groups of S and Met/S in both in vitro and in vivo experiment. Tumor growth was significantly inhibited only in the Met/S group. Combination of Met and S showed the most potent inhibition in all colon cancer cell lines. This finding might have application for de novo colon cancer.
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- Nadiar Mussin
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of General Surgery, Astana City Hospital #1, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Beyond the Milan criteria for liver transplantation in children with hepatic tumours. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 2:456-462. [DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(17)30084-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 03/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Okur MH, Yankol Y, Cimşit B, Mecit N, Ertuğrul G, Kanmaz T, Bozkurt C, Acarli K, Kalayoglu M. Liver Transplant in Children with Hepatoblastoma. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2017; 17:644-647. [DOI: 10.6002/ect.2016.0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common primary liver cancer in children. The conventional serum marker for HB, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), has its limitations. Novel serum markers need to be explored. Glypican 3 (GPC3) has been reported to be an excellent histological immunomarker for HB. However, the clinical value of serum GPC3 in patients with HB is unknown. A total of 184 serum samples were tested for both GPC3 by ELISA, and AFP by immunometric assay. Of these, 134 were from 32 patients with HB at three treatment stages, 30 from age-matched patients with benign hepatobiliary disorders (BHD) and 20 from age-matched “normal controls”(NC). We found that the GPC3 levels in HB pretreatment group were significantly higher than those in NC group and HB remission group but not statistically different from those in BHD group and HB during treatment group. In contrast, AFP showed significant differences among different groups. The areas under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) value, sensitivity and specificity of GPC3 for HB pretreatment group versus all controls were all significantly lower than those of AFP. Serum GPC3 levels were not associated with prognostic parameters. We concluded that GPC3 is inferior to AFP as a serum marker for HB.
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Jiao C, Jiao X, Zhu A, Ge J, Xu X. Exosomal miR-34s panel as potential novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in patients with hepatoblastoma. J Pediatr Surg 2017; 52:618-624. [PMID: 28277300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to identify the diagnostic values of serum exosomal miRNA-34s of patients with HB in a large Asian group and explore the prognostic value of the exosomal miRNA-34s panel compared with other risk factors. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 89 children with HB. Among these patients, 63 patients were included as training group to build the diagnostic model for HB. 26 patients were defined as the validation group. The expressions of miRNA-34s were detected by real-time PCR. The comparison of diagnostic and prognostic performance of serum exosomal miRNA-34s was measured using the area under ROC curve (AUC). RESULTS For patients in the training group, expression of miRNA-34a, miRNA-34b and miRNA-34c was significantly lower in patients with HB compared with control group in serum exosomes. Between HB training group and the control group, exosomal miRNA-34a, miRNA-34b and miRNA-34c had no significant differences compared with the AFP level in diagnosing HB. The performance of the exosomal miRNA-34s panel in differentiating the HB training group from the control group was superior to the AFP level. The value of the exosomal miRNA-34s panel in predicting prognosis of patients with HB was superior to other risk factors in both training group and validation group. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found that the expression of exosomal miRNA-34a, miRNA-34b and miRNA-34c was significantly lower in patients with HB compared with the control group, and we confirmed the exosomal miRNA-34s panel could be defined as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for patients with HB. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level II. TYPE OF STUDY Retrospective Study.
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- Chenwei Jiao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Surgery, Baoji Hospital affiliated to Xi'an Medical University, Baoji, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery of The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng city, Linqing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
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Liu B, Cui X, Zheng S, Dong K, Dong R. Aberrant KLK4 gene promoter hypomethylation in pediatric hepatoblastomas. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:1360-1364. [PMID: 28454262 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.5558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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DNA methylation has a crucial role in cancer biology and has been recognized as an activator of oncogenes and inactivator of tumor suppressor genes, both of which are mechanisms for tumorigenesis. Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 (KLK4), has been suggested to be an oncogene in various types of cancer. The aim of the present study was to assess the DNA methylation patterns of the KLK4 gene in cancerous samples harvested from patients with hepatoblastoma (HB). KLK4 mRNA expression levels were detected using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and assessed its DNA methylation patterns using high-throughput mass spectrometry on a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass array. A total of 10 HB and 10 normal liver tissue samples were obtained from patients with HB. The results of the present study showed that a significantly higher level of KLK4 mRNA expression levels were detected in HB tissues, as compared with the matched controls. Furthermore, the KLK4 gene promoter region was distinctively less methylated in the HB samples compared with the controls and negatively correlated with KLK4 mRNA expression levels. These findings indicate that aberrant methylation of KLK4 may contribute to its upregulated mRNA expression in HB.
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- Baihui Liu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Key Laboratory of Neonatal Disease, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 201102, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Key Laboratory of Neonatal Disease, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 201102, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Key Laboratory of Neonatal Disease, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 201102, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Key Laboratory of Neonatal Disease, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 201102, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Key Laboratory of Neonatal Disease, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 201102, P.R. China
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Liu W, Chen S, Liu B. Diagnostic and prognostic values of serum exosomal microRNA-21 in children with hepatoblastoma: a Chinese population-based study. Pediatr Surg Int 2016; 32:1059-1065. [PMID: 27601233 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-016-3960-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver in young children. The aim of this study is to identify the diagnostic and prognostic values of serum exosomal miR-21 in Chinese patients with HB. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 32 children with HB. The expressions of miR-21 were detected by real-time PCR. The comparison of diagnostic performance of plasmatic, exosomal miR-21 and AFP levels was measured using the Area Under ROC Curve. RESULTS For patients in HB group, miR-21 concentration was significantly higher in the exosomes compared with the exosome-depleted supernatants and whole plasma. Expression of miR-21 was significantly higher in patients with HB compared with control group in both plasma and exosomes. With respect to the diagnosis of patients with HB, exosomal miR-21 was significantly more accurate compared with the Alpha-fetoprotein levels. Moreover, exosomal miR-21 was an independent predictor of Even-free survival for patients with HB. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found that expression of miR-21 was significantly higher in patients with HB compared with control group in both plasma and exosomes, and we confirmed that exosomal miR-21 could be defined as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for patients with HB.
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- Wanbo Liu
- Department of Medical Affairs, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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- Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Rocket Force, No. 109, Beiqing Road, Haidian distinct, Beijing, 100032, China.
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Zhang Y, Zhang W, Tang S, Chen L, Yi Y, Zhang P, Liu A, Zhi T, Huang D. A single-center retrospective study of pediatric hepatoblastoma. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:3919-3925. [PMID: 27895749 PMCID: PMC5104209 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Hepatoblastoma is a malignant liver tumor generally diagnosed in infants and children <3 years old. The current retrospective study aimed to investigate the associations of tumor stage, pathological type, metastasis and chemotherapy with clinical outcomes. In the current study, a total of 102 patients with hepatoblastoma were enrolled between September 2006 and June 2014. Clinical records and follow-up information for each of patient were obtained to conduct a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and log-rank test. The median age of the subjects was 1.5 years, and 98 patients had stage III or IV hepatoblastoma. Complete or partial remittance occurred in 72 subjects, and 91 underwent surgical operation. The survival rate differed significantly among patients with different tumor stages (P=0.015, χ2=8.359). The mortality rate of stage IV subjects with intrahepatic metastasis was significantly higher than that of those without (P=0.004). Among the 45 subjects with relapsed hepatoblastoma, the mortality rate was higher in the subjects that abandoned chemotherapy than in patients who continued regular chemotherapy. In total, 27 of 45 subjects with relapsed hepatoblastoma succumbed to the disease; 20 of them abandoned chemotherapy treatment; and the remaining 7 patients underwent regular chemotherapy and succumbed to the disease by the end of follow-up. The present study indicates that the increased mortality rate was associated with postoperative residual-induced intrahepatic metastasis and relapsed hepatoblastoma; and that regular chemotherapy is necessary for patient to achieve complete or partial remission following surgical operation.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China; Department of Pediatrics, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, P.R. China
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Jiao C, Zhu A, Jiao X, Ge J, Xu X. Combined low miR-34s are associated with unfavorable prognosis in children with hepatoblastoma: A Chinese population-based study. J Pediatr Surg 2016; 51:1355-61. [PMID: 27046304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to identify the association between miR-34's family and the prognosis of HB in a large Asian cohort and to explore the interaction of miR-34 with other independent risk factors in the process of affecting prognosis of HB. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 78 children with HB (36 female, 42 male) managed in our institutions between 2007 and 2014. The expression of miR-34 was detected by real-time PCR. Prognostic factors were evaluated using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS For the entire cohort of 76 patients, The normalized real-time PCR results showed that all three miRNAs were deregulated in tumor tissues as compared with corresponding noncancerous tissue samples. Descriptive survival statistics and Kaplan-Meier curves suggested that AFP levels, metastases, vascular invasion, PRETEXT stage and miR-34 had prognostic significance in this relatively selected cohort. After that we made miR-34 into different combinations. The results demonstrated that combined low miR-34a and miR-34b (HR:2.212, P=0.016), combined low miR-34a and miR-34c (HR:1.984, P=0.025) and combined low miR-34a, miR-34b and miR-34c (HR:3.569, P=0.001) were independent prognostic factors of HB. We further conduct stratified analysis of the impact of other identified risk factors on the combined low of three miR-34. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found that miR-34s were deregulated in tumor tissues compared with corresponding noncancerous tissue samples. We also confirmed that combined low miR-34 is an independent prognostic factor related with HB.
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- Chenwei Jiao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng city, Linqing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Baoji Hospital affiliated to Xi'an Medical University, Baoji, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
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Vokuhl C, Oyen F, Häberle B, von Schweinitz D, Schneppenheim R, Leuschner I. Small cell undifferentiated (SCUD) hepatoblastomas: All malignant rhabdoid tumors? Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2016; 55:925-931. [DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Christian Vokuhl
- Department of Pediatric Pathology; Kiel Pediatric Tumor Registry, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Kiel Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich; Munich Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich; Munich Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pathology; Kiel Pediatric Tumor Registry, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel; Kiel Germany
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Liu C, Tsai HL, Chin T, Wei C. Experience of surgical treatment for hepatoblastoma. FORMOSAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fjs.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Qiao GL, Chen Z, Wang C, Ge J, Zhang Z, Li L, Ren J. Pure fetal histology subtype was associated with better prognosis of children with hepatoblastoma: A Chinese population-based study. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 31:621-7. [PMID: 26401976 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The aim of this study is to identify the association between histologic types and the prognosis of hepatoblastoma (HB) in a large Asian cohort of a single institution and to explore the interaction of histologic types with other independently risk factors in the process of affecting prognosis of HB. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 176 children with HB (82 female, 94 male) managed in our institution between May 1, 2001 and July 30, 2014. Prognostic factors were evaluated using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS For the entire cohort of 176 patients, the overall median survival was 80.4 months(95% CI: 71.6-89.2 months), and the 5-year event-free survival and overall survival rates were 54.6 and 66.7%. Descriptive survival statistics and Kaplan-Meier curves suggested that alpha fetoprotein levels, tumor metastases, multifocality, histologic types, and Pre-Treatment Extent of Disease staging System stage had prognostic significance in this relatively selected cohort. Moreover, after eliminating the impact of the interaction of different classification methods of histologic types, pure fetal histologic (PFH) was an independent prognostic factor of HB (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.752, P = 0.021). Further stratification analysis showed that the impaction of other identified risk factors on the influence of PFH on the prognosis of HB patients was different. CONCLUSIONS We have confirmed that the HB prognostic factors of HB and PFH was associated with better prognosis of children with HB based on an Asian population. PFH showed different significance in the process of affecting prognosis of HB with the interaction of other independent risk factors.
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- Guo-liang Qiao
- Department of Medical Oncology, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhou S, Gomulia E, Mascarenhas L, Wang L. Is INI1-retained small cell undifferentiated histology in hepatoblastoma unfavorable? Hum Pathol 2015; 46:620-4. [PMID: 25649007 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gao PJ, Gao J, Li Z, Hu ZP, Zhu JY. De novo malignancy after liver transplantation: a single-center experience of 14 cases. Ann Surg Treat Res 2015; 88:222-8. [PMID: 25844357 PMCID: PMC4384282 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2015.88.4.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Revised: 08/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of de novo malignancy after liver transplantation (LT) and compare with those among the general Chinese population. METHODS A total of 466 patients who had a minimum follow-up time of 6 months were enrolled in the study. All data of medical records and follow up were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The incidence rate of de novo malignancy was 3.0% (14 in 466 patients). The median elapsed time from transplant to the diagnosis of de novo malignancy was 42 months (range, 6 to 106 months). The cumulative risk for development of de novo malignancy was 1.6%, 2.7%, and 8.2% at 3, 5 and 10 years after LT, respectively. The patients were all male. The types of de novo tumors included digestive system tumor (8 in 14), lung cancer (2 in 14), urologic neoplasm (2 in 14), and hematologic malignant tumor (2 in 14). Over a mean follow-up of 24 months after diagnosis of de novo malignancy, 7 patients (50.0%) died; the overall 5-year patient survival rate was 54.5%. The relative risk of malignancy following LT was 9.5 folds higher than the general Chinese population. CONCLUSION The relative risk of malignancy following LT was much higher than the general Chinese population. Digestive system tumor is the most common type of de novo malignancy after LT in China.
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- Peng Ji Gao
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liver transplantation (LT) has become an acceptable and effective treatment for selected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with excellent outcomes. More recently, LT has been tried in different primary and secondary malignancies of the liver. The outcomes of LT for very selected group of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) have been promising. Excellent results have been reported in LT for patients with unresectable hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEHE). In contrast to excellent results after LT for HEHE, results of LT for angiosarcoma have been disappointing with no long-term survivors. Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common primary liver cancer in pediatric age group. Long-term outcomes after LT in patients with unresectable tumor and good response to chemotherapy have been promising. Indication for LT for hepatic metastasis from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is mainly for patients with unresectable tumors and for palliation of medically uncontrollable symptoms. Posttransplant survival in those patients with low tumor activity index is excellent, despite recurrence of the tumor. More recent limited outcomes data on LT for unresectable hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer have claimed some survival benefit compared to the previous reports. However, due to the high rate of tumor recurrence in a very short time after LT, especially in the era of organ shortage, this indication has not been favored by the transplant community.
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Bahnassy AA, Fawzy M, El-Wakil M, Zekri ARN, Abdel-Sayed A, Sheta M. Aberrant expression of cancer stem cell markers (CD44, CD90, and CD133) contributes to disease progression and reduced survival in hepatoblastoma patients: 4-year survival data. Transl Res 2015; 165:396-406. [PMID: 25168019 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hepatoblastoma (HB) is an embryonal tumor of the liver in children. Prognosis and response to treatment in HB are highly variable. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) constitute a population of cells, which contribute to the development and progression of many tumors. However, their role in HB is not well defined yet. We assessed the prognostic and predictive values of some CSC markers in HB patients. Protein and messenger RNA expressions of the CSC markers CD133, CD90, and CD44 were assessed in 43 HB patients and 20 normal hepatic tissues using immunohistochemistry and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The expression levels of these markers were correlated to standard prognostic factors, patients' response to treatment, overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS). CD44, CD90, and CD133 proteins were detected in 48.8%, 32.6%, and 48.8% compared with 46.5%, 41.7%, and 58.1% RNA, respectively (concordance, 77.8%-96%). None of the normal tissue samples was positive for any of the markers. Significant correlations were reported between α-fetoprotein and both CD44 and CD133 (P = 0.02) as well as between tumor types CD90 and CD133 (P = 0.009). Reduced OS correlated with CD44, CD90, and CD133 expressions (P < 0.001), advanced stage (P < 0.001), response to treatment (P < 0.001), and total excision of the tumor. Reduced DFS correlated with CD44 and CD133 expressions (P < 0.001) only. In conclusion, CD133, CD44, and CD90 could be used as prognostic and predictive markers in HB. High expression of these markers is significantly associated with poor response to treatment and reduced survival. Moreover, complete surgical resection and systemic chemotherapy are essential to achieve good response and prolonged survival, especially in early stage patients.
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- Abeer A Bahnassy
- Pathology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Pediatric Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Surgical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Qiao GL, Li L, Cheng W, Ge J, Zhang Z, Wei Y. Predictors of survival after resection of children with hepatoblastoma: A single Asian center experience. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 40:1533-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Zhang Y, Zhang WL, Huang DS, Hong L, Wang YZ, Zhu X, Hu HM, Zhang PW, Yi Y, Han T. Clinical efficacy and prognosis factors for advanced hepatoblastoma in children: a 6-year retrospective study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 14:4583-9. [PMID: 24083706 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.8.4583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the effect of multimodality treatment of advanced paediatric hepatoblastoma (HB) and the factors affecting prognosis. METHODS A total of 35 children underwent multimodality treatments consisting of chemotherapy, surgery, interventional therapy, and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. The patients were followed up every month. RESULTS Serum AFP levels in 33 out of 35 patients in this study were significantly increased (P = 0.0002). According to the statistical scatter plot, the values of serum AFP on the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentages were 1,210, 1,210 and 28,318 ng/dl, respectively. Of the 35 cases, 21 were stage IV. 18 cases were treated with systemic chemotherapy before surgery, and 3 cases with locally interventional chemotherapy before surgery. Statistical analysis showed that the preferred interventional treatment affected prognosis, and that there was a statistically significant difference (P = 0.024). Some 33 patients completed the follow-up, of which 17 were in complete remission (CR), 5 were in partial remission (PR), 1 became disease progressive (DP) , and 10 died. The remission and overall survival rates were 66.7% (22/33) and 69.7% (23/33), respectively. Patients with the mixed HB phenotypes had worse prognoses than the epithelial phenotype (P < 0.001), and patients in stage IV had a lower survival rate than those in stage III (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Multimodality treatment can effectively improve remission rate and prolong the survival of children with advanced HB. In addition, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a tumor marker of liver malignant tumors, HB pathological classification, and staging are highly useful in predicting prognosis.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics of Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China E-mail :
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Liver transplantation versus liver resection in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Transplantation 2014; 97:227-34. [PMID: 24142034 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3182a89383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND A number of cohort studies have compared the outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) and liver resection (LR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, the effects of LT versus LR remain unclear. We searched electronic databases and reference lists for relevant articles published before February 2013. METHODS The primary endpoints were pooled using random-effects models to model potential heterogeneity, including overall survival (OS), disease-free survival, and recurrence rate. RESULTS We found similar 1-year OS (odds ratio [OR], 1.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.81-1.43; P=0.61) yet significantly better 3-year OS (OR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.18-1.84; P<0.001) and 5-year OS (OR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.45-2.16; P<0.001) after LT compared with LR with relative risk differences of 9% (P<0.001) and 14% (P<0.001), respectively. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year difference-free survival were 13%, 29%, and 39% higher (P<0.001 in all) in LT recipients than LR patients. Additionally, recurrence rate was 30% less (P<0.001) in LT than LR. Furthermore, better 5-year difference-free survival (P<0.001) and recurrence rates (P<0.05) were yielded after LT when patients from the entire HCC population were included. CONCLUSIONS When including all the 62 previous studies comparing LT and resection, LT provides increased survival and lower recurrence rates than LR for HCC patients. These results of disease-free survival and recurrence rate are similar among early HCC patients with Child-Turcotte-Pugh class A cirrhosis. However, summary ORs and risk differences cannot be interpreted as causal effects of LT versus LR.
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Fawzy M, Bahnassy A, El-Wakil M, Abdel-Sayed A. Hepatoblastoma Survival and the Prognostic Role of Cancer Stem Cell Markers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER THERAPY AND ONCOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.14319/ijcto.0201.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Trobaugh-Lotrario AD, Chaiyachati BH, Meyers RL, Häberle B, Tomlinson GE, Katzenstein HM, Malogolowkin MH, von Schweinitz D, Krailo M, Feusner JH. Outcomes for patients with congenital hepatoblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:1817-25. [PMID: 23798361 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital hepatoblastoma, diagnosed in the first month of life, has been reported to have a poor prognosis; however, a comprehensive evaluation of this entity is lacking. PROCEDURE We retrospectively reviewed two patients from the senior authors' personal series and 25 cases identified in the databases of several multicenter group studies (INT-0098, P9645, 881, P9346, HB 89, HB94, and HB 99). We compared this series with cases of congenital hepatoblastoma previously published in the literature. RESULTS The 3-year survival in our case series was 86% (18/21) with a follow-up of 44-230 months (median 85.5 months). Presentation and treatment were not substantially different from hepatoblastoma cohorts unselected for age. Survival was comparable to the reported disease free survival for a similar cohort of hepatoblastoma patients unselected for age between 1986 and 2002 (82.5%) [von Schweinitz et al., Eur J Cancer 1997; 33:1243-1249]. The 2-year survival of cases reported in the literature was 0% (0/9) and 42% (10/24) for patients reported before and after 1990, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Congenital hepatoblastoma does not appear to confer a worse prognosis. The improved survival of our current series of patients, collected from the past 20 years of German and American multicenter trials and personal series, suggests that the outcome of hepatoblastoma at this young age is much better than has been historically reported. More rigorous analysis should be conducted in future multicenter trials. It is possible that congenital hepatoblastoma should be treated like all other patients with hepatoblastoma provided that the child is stable enough to proceed with surgery and chemotherapy.
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Kelly DA, Bucuvalas JC, Alonso EM, Karpen SJ, Allen U, Green M, Farmer D, Shemesh E, McDonald RA. Long-term medical management of the pediatric patient after liver transplantation: 2013 practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American Society of Transplantation. Liver Transpl 2013; 19:798-825. [PMID: 23836431 DOI: 10.1002/lt.23697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Deirdre A Kelly
- Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, National Health Service Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Murphy AJ, Ayers GD, Hilmes MA, Mukherjee K, Wilson KJ, Allen WM, Fernandez-Pineda I, Shinall MC, Zhao Z, Furman WL, McCarville MB, Davidoff AM, Lovvorn HN. Imaging analysis of hepatoblastoma resectability across neoadjuvant chemotherapy. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:1239-48. [PMID: 23845613 PMCID: PMC3735614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Hepatoblastomas often require neoadjuvant chemotherapy to facilitate partial hepatectomy, which necessitates freedom of tumor borders from the confluence of hepatic veins (COHV), portal vein bifurcation (PVB), and retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC). This study aimed to clarify the effect of incremental neoadjuvant cycles on the AHEP0731 protocol criteria of hepatoblastoma resectability. METHODS Hepatoblastoma responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy were analyzed among patients (n=23) treated at two children's hospitals between 1996 and 2010. Using digital imaging data, ellipsoid and point-based models were created to measure tumor volume regression and respective distances from tumor borders nearest to the COHV, PVB, and IVC. RESULTS Hepatoblastoma volumes regressed with incremental neoadjuvant chemotherapy cycles (p<0.001). Although tumor borders regressed away from the COHV (p=0.008), on average only 1.1mm was gained. No change from tumor borders to the PVB was detected (p=0.102). Distances from tumor borders to the IVC remained stable at one hospital (p=0.612), but increased only 0.15 mm every 10 days of therapy at the other (p=0.002). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy induced slightly more tumors to meet the threshold vascular margin of 1cm (baseline to completion): COHV, 11 (47.8%) to 17 (73.9%; p=0.058); PVB, 11 (47.8%) to 15 (65.2%; p=0.157); and IVC, 4 (17.4%) to 10 (43.5%; p=0.034). No differences were detected in demographic or disease-specific characteristics between patients who did or did not achieve this 1-cm margin after conclusion of chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Hepatoblastoma volumes regress significantly with increasing neoadjuvant chemotherapy cycles. However, tumors often remain anchored to the major hepatic vasculature, showing marginal improvement in resectability criteria.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Center for Quantitative Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Institute of Imaging Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Institute of Imaging Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Center for Quantitative Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Oshiro Y, Okumura T, Mizumoto M, fukushima T, Ishikawa H, Hashimoto T, Tsuboi K, Kaneko M, Sakurai H. Proton beam therapy for unresectable hepatoblastoma in children: survival in one case. Acta Oncol 2013; 52:600-3. [PMID: 23317143 DOI: 10.3109/0284186x.2012.760849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Yoshiko Oshiro
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University,
Ibaraki, Japan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital,
Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University,
Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University,
Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tsukuba University,
Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University,
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Murphy AJ, Rauth TP, Lovvorn HN. Chronic biloma after right hepatectomy for stage IV hepatoblastoma managed with Roux-en-Y biliary cystenterostomy. J Pediatr Surg 2012; 47:e5-9. [PMID: 23164033 PMCID: PMC3505688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We report the complex case of a 12-month-old girl with stage IV hepatoblastoma accompanied by thrombosis and cavernous transformation of the portal vein. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, she underwent right hepatectomy, which was complicated by iatrogenic injury of her left hepatic duct, and subsequently developed a postoperative biloma and chronic biliocutaneous fistula. Concomitant with multiple percutaneous interventions to manage the biloma nonoperatively while the child completed her adjuvant chemotherapy, she progressed to develop chronic malnutrition, jaundice, and failure to thrive. Once therapy was completed and the child was deemed free of disease, she underwent exploratory laparotomy with Roux-en-Y biliary cystenterostomy for definitive management, resulting in resolution of her biliary fistula, jaundice, and marked improvement in her nutritional status. Roux-en-Y biliary cystenterostomy is a unique and efficacious management option in the highly selected patient population with chronic biliary leak refractory to minimally invasive management.
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- Andrew J Murphy
- Monroe Carrell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nashville, TN 37232-9780, USA.
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Perilongo G, Malogolowkin M, Feusner J. Hepatoblastoma clinical research: lessons learned and future challenges. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; 59:818-21. [PMID: 22678761 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The past four decades has brought significant improvement to the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of children diagnosed with hepatoblastoma. These improvements are the results of multidisciplinary and multi-institutional international cooperative trials, such as those conducted by the Children's Oncology Group (COG) or the International Childhood Liver Tumor Strategy Group (SIOPEL) and national studies such as those conducted in Germany and Japan. Due to the different treatment strategies used by the various groups, the information generated has been at times complementary but at other times contradictory. In this manuscript, we will provide a global picture of where "we stand and where we are going" in regards to clinical research of childhood hepatoblastoma. We will focus on lessons learned, especially in reference to the experiences of the COG and SIOPEL study groups, and discuss future challenges.
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- Giorgio Perilongo
- Department of Pediatric, University Hospital, University of Padua, Italy.
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Liver tumors in children can be classified into benign or malignant; some of the benign lesions can have the potential of malignant transformation, and therefore the therapeutic approach may change. These neoplasms account for nearly 1-2% of all pediatric tumors and they have gained significant attention in the last decades due to data suggesting that the incidence may be increasing 5% annually. We know that with new and improved imaging modalities some of these lesions may be detected more often than before. Recent studies showed that liver cancer represented 2% of malignancies in infants by 1980s and this was doubled in incidence to 4% in the following 10 yr. In this review our aim is to discuss all primary liver tumors in children with attention to their clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features followed by the current standard of care.
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- Sukru Emre
- Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Liver tumors constitute only 1-4% of all solid tumors in children. Two-thirds of these are malignant. The primary malignant tumors are hepatoblastoma (HB), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), angiosarcoma, rhabdoid tumor, undifferentiated sarcoma and other rarer tumors. Of these HB is the commonest. The diagnosis of HB is based on the radiology, elevated levels of α-fetoprotein (αFP) and the histology/cytology. Staging is essential for risk categorization, risk adapted treatment and prognostication. The commonest staging and risk categorization system used today is PRETEXT system that is being used by nearly all multicentre trials (American, European, German, Japanese) in some way. Treatment of HB is multimodal with surgery and chemotherapy being the main modalities. Survival is not possible without complete surgical resection. Majority of tumors are unresectable at presentation but can be made resectable with chemotherapy, giving a resection rate of more than 85%. Cisplatin is the main stay of chemotherapy and is a part of all multidrug protocols. The 3-y overall survival (OS) today stands at 62%-70% but only 25% patients with metastasis get cured. Panhepatic tumors and those with local factors causing unresectability are now dealt with liver transplantation which has also given a survival rate of nearly 85%. The overall management of HB and HCC has evolved over the past 3 decades giving good long term survival rates for HB, though patients with HCC still do poorly. Successive therapeutic trials have focused attention on increasing the efficiency and reducing the toxicity and long term side effects of the treatment. Among the other uncommon tumors the rhabdoid tumor and angiosarcoma are chemoresistant and have a poor outcome while the undifferentiated sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma are now showing better response to the currently used chemotherapy combinations.
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Pediatric malignancies: neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumor, hepatoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and sacroccygeal teratoma. Surg Clin North Am 2012; 92:745-67, x. [PMID: 22595719 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Common pediatric malignancies are reviewed: neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and sacrococcygeal teratoma. Elements of presentation, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and longterm prognosis are discussed, with particular attention to surgical management.
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