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Trial reportUnited European gastroenterology journal2024

Skeletal muscle quality predicts overall survival in advanced liver hepatocellular carcinoma treated with SIRT and sorafenib: A subanalysis of the SORAMIC trial.

Alexey Surov, Andreas Wienke, Jan Borggrefe, Mattes Hinnerichs, Ricarda Seidensticker, Osman Öcal, Kerstin Schütte, Christoph J Zech, Christian Loewe, Otto van Delden and 15 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in United European gastroenterology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The prognostic value of selected indices combination in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with sorafenib.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Alexey SurovDepartment of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, Johannes Wesling University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9273-3943
Andreas WienkeInstitute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, University of Halle, Halle, Germany.
Jan BorggrefeDepartment of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, Johannes Wesling University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Mattes HinnerichsUniversity Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Ricarda SeidenstickerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Osman ÖcalDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Kerstin SchütteDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Marienhospital, Osnabrück, Germany.
Christoph J ZechRadiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4707-4563
Christian LoeweSection of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Bioimaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Otto van DeldenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vincent VandecaveyeDepartment of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Chris VerslypeDepartment of Digestive Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bernhard GebauerDepartment of Radiology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christian SengelRadiology Department, Grenoble University Hospital, La Tronche, France.
Irene BargelliniDepartment of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Roberto IezziDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC di Radiologia, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Roma, Italia.
Peter MalfertheinerDepartment of Medicine II, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas BergKlinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie, Sektion Hepatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Heinz J KlümpenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Julia BenckertDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.
Antonio GasbarriniFondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
Holger AmthauerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Bruno SangroLiver Unit, Clínica Universidad de Navarra and CIBEREHD, Pamplona, Spain.
Jens RickeDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Max SeidenstickerDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsOur purpose was to assess the impact of muscle quality on overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced HCC.

methodsThis is a subanalysis of the SORAMIC trial. Overall, 363 patients were included. The SIRT/Sorafenib treatment group comprised 182 patients and the sorafenib group 181 patients. Myosteatosis was defined as skeletal muscle density (SMD) < 41 HU for patients with a body mass index up to 24.9 kg/m

resultsIn the SIRT/sorafenib cohort, low albumin-gauge score was an independent predictor of worse OS, HR = 1.74, CI 95% (1.16-2.62), p = 0.01. In the sorafenib cohort, muscle quality parameters did not predict OS. In alcohol-induced HCC (n = 129), myosteatosis independently predicted OS, HR = 1.85, CI 95% (1.10; 3.12), p = 0.02. In viral-induced HCC (n = 99), parameters of muscle quality did not predict OS. In patients with NASH/Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) induced HCC, albumin-gauge score was a strong independent predictor of worse OS in the subgroup undergoing combined treatment with SIRT and sorafenib, HR = 9.86, CI 95% (1.12; 86.5), p = 0.04.

conclusionsMyosteatosis predicts independently worse OS in patients with alcohol-induced HCC undergoing combined treatment with SIRT and sorafenib. In patients with NASH/NAFLD induced HCC undergoing treatment with SIRT and sorafenib, albumin-gauge score predicts independently worse OS. IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS: Associations between parameters of muscle quality and OS are different in accordance to the treatment strategy and etiology of HCC. These findings highlight the prognostic potential of skeletal muscle quality in patients with advanced HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsMuscle, SkeletalSorafenibAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsSerum AlbuminAntineoplastic AgentsNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsSerum AlbuminSorafenibalbuminalcoholic liver diseaseHCChepatocellular cancerMASHMASLDmyosteatosissurvivaltarget therapyviral

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PMID39007783
PMCPMC11485303

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