Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Sorafenib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Wang, Zhao (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Wu, Xiao-Ling (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Zeng, Wei-Zheng (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Xu, Gui-Sen (Department of Emergency, Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Xu, Hui (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Weng, Min (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Hou, Juan-Ni (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital) ;
  • Jiang, Ming-De (Department of Digestion,Chengdu Military General Hospital)
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: By carrying out a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared sorafenib or combined chemotherapy with placebo or combined chemotherapy, the effectiveness of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma was evaluated in the present study, which also provided clinical practice guidelines of evidence-based-medicine. Methods: We reviewed PubMed citations concerning sorafenib treating hepatocellular carcinoma in randomized controlled trials from Jan 2000 to July 2012. All the literature was extracted by Cochrane systematic reviews and underwent meta-analysis with RewMan 5.0 software. Results: Finally, four papers documenting randomized controlled studies were included. Compared with controls, sorafenib was shown to significantly increase overall survival (OS), time to progression (TTP), and disease control rates (DCR), but not the time to symptom progression (TTSP) in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. The incidence of grade-III/IV adverse reactions, including hand-foot-skin reactions, diarrhea, hypertension and skin rash or desquamation, in sorafenib treatment group was higher than that in controls. However, there was no significant difference in the incidence of hypodynamia between the two groups. Conclusions: Sorafenib exerts significant curative effects in hepatocellular carcinoma.

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