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经动脉化疗栓塞术联合仑伐替尼和帕博利珠单抗治疗晚期肝细胞癌(巴塞罗那临床肝癌 C 期)的安全性和有效性:一项回顾性研究

 

Authors Yang Z , Li J, Jin L

Received 28 August 2025

Accepted for publication 7 November 2025

Published 24 November 2025 Volume 2025:12 Pages 2599—2609

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JHC.S556560

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Dr Mohamed Shaker

Zeran Yang, Jian Li, Long Jin

Department of Radiological Intervention, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Long Jin, Email jinlong@ccmu.edu.cn

Background: There is relatively scant evidence concerning the effects of Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab together with TACE for advanced HCC Lenvatinib and pembrolizumab have been widely applied in clinical settings. PIVKA-II serving as the sensitive biomarker for evaluating liver cancer was employed by us to further assess the therapeutic effectiveness of TACE combined with Lenvatinib in the treatment of BCLC C.
Methods: In this retrospective study, 260 patients with HCC BCLC C stage were included in the present study. TACE (TL group) included 126 patients, TACE-Lenvatinib-Pembrolizumab (TPB group) consisted of 134 patients. OS and PFS were compared between the two groups. Alternatively, the impact of PIVKA-II in TPB on the PFS of BCLC C stage was also assessed.
Results: The median overall survival (OS) in the TL group was significantly prolonged compared to that in the TPB group (13.7 months versus 9.6 months). Conversely, the median progression - free survival (PFS) was extended in the TPB group as opposed to the TL group (9.3 months versus 6.2 months). The adverse events in the TPB group were controllable and tolerable. After six months of combined treatment, the change in PIVKA - II became less significant. This suggests that PIVKA-II is negatively correlated with PFS, meaning that the greater the decrease in PIVKA-II after 6 months of combined therapy, the longer the PFS time for the patient.
Conclusion: TACE combined with Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab exhibited remarkable survival benefits for HCC BCLC C patients. Given the extremely dismal prognosis of advanced HCC, the safety and efficacy of TACE in combination with Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab justify its clinical application.

Keywords: transarterial chemoembolization, hepatocellular carcinoma, target therapy, advanced stage, portal vein invasion