To evaluate and compare the outcome of patients with liver metastases from pancreatic cancer treated by transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using two different protocols. In this prospective, randomized, single-center trial, patients were randomly assigned to receive TACE therapy either with degradable starch microspheres (DSM) alone or a combination of Lipiodol and DSM. From the initial 58 patients, 26 patients (13 DSM-TACE, 13 Lipiodol + DSM-TACE) who completed 3 TACE treatments at an interval of four weeks were considered for evaluation of tumor responses. Initial and final MRIs were used to evaluate local therapy response by RECIST 1.1; changes in diameter, volume, ADC value, and survival rate were statistically evaluated. The differences between the DSM-TACE and Lipiodol + DSM-TACE were identified for partial response (PR) as 15.4% versus 53.8%, stable disease (SD) as 69.2% versus 46.2%, progressive disease (PD) as 15.4% versus 0%, respectively (p= 0.068). Median overall survival times for DSM-TACE and Lipiodol + DSM-TACE were 20 months (95% CI, 18.1–21.9) and 23 months (95% CI, 13.8–32.2), respectively (p= 0.565). The one-year survival rates for DSM-TACE and Lipiodol + DSM-TACE were 85.4% and 60.4%, the two-year survival rates were 35.9% and 47.7%, and the three-year survival rates were 12% and 30.9%, respectively. The evaluated local therapy response by RECIST 1. was not significantly different between the two studied groups. A longer overall survival time was observed after Lipiodol + DSM-TACE therapy; however, it was not significantly different.
评估并比较采用两种不同方案经动脉化疗栓塞术(TACE)治疗胰腺癌肝转移患者的疗效。本项前瞻性、随机、单中心试验将患者随机分配至仅使用可降解淀粉微球(DSM)或联合使用碘油与DSM的TACE治疗组。在初始58例患者中,共26例(DSM-TACE组13例,碘油+DSM-TACE组13例)完成间隔四周的三次TACE治疗,纳入肿瘤反应评估。采用RECIST 1.1标准通过治疗前后MRI评估局部治疗反应;对病灶直径、体积、ADC值变化及生存率进行统计学分析。DSM-TACE组与碘油+DSM-TACE组在部分缓解(PR)率(15.4%对53.8%)、疾病稳定(SD)率(69.2%对46.2%)、疾病进展(PD)率(15.4%对0%)方面存在差异(p=0.068)。两组中位总生存期分别为20个月(95% CI:18.1-21.9)和23个月(95% CI:13.8-32.2)(p=0.565)。DSM-TACE组与碘油+DSM-TACE组的一年生存率分别为85.4%和60.4%,两年生存率为35.9%和47.7%,三年生存率为12%和30.9%。根据RECIST 1.1标准评估的局部治疗反应在两组间无显著差异。碘油+DSM-TACE治疗组观察到更长的总生存期,但差异未达统计学显著性。