To summarize the progress of surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and related basic research at the Liver Cancer Institute of Shanghai Medical University in the recent years, with special reference to ...To summarize the progress of surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and related basic research at the Liver Cancer Institute of Shanghai Medical University in the recent years, with special reference to recurrence and metastasis Methods Published and unpublished update clinical and experimental data in the above mentioned areas are summarized Results Surgical resection has played an important role in improving prognosis of HCC, the 5 year survival were 63 4% for small HCC resection (n=806), 39 6% for large HCC resection (n=1061), 64 7% for cytoreduction (using hepatic artery cannulation and ligation) and sequential resection of initially unresectable HCC (n=93), 56 0% for cytoreduction using transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and followed by resection (n=65), and 22 4% for hepatic resection with removal of tumor thrombi in portal vein (n=103) Unfortunately, the 5 year recurrent rate after curative resection of HCC was up to 61 5%, which was mainly a result of intrahepatic “metastasis” and multicentric origin of HCC Clinically, re resection of subclinical recurrence yielded 56% of 5 year survival (n=202); prevention of recurrence by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE)+Interferon, or LAK/IL 2 therapy have decreased 3 year recurrent rate from 33% to 11%-18% In experimental aspect, metastatic human HCC model in nude mice (LCI D20) and HCC cell line with metastatic potential (MHCC97) have been established; studies on HCC invasiveness in the molecular level revealed similar results that reported in other solid cancers, and small HCC showed slightly better biological characteristics as compared with large HCC; microvessel density (MVD) that reflecting angiogenesis adversely correlated with 5 year survival of small HCC; experimental interventions using antisense H ras, bispecific antibody, BB94, as well as anti angiogenic agents (TNP470, suramin, CAI, heparin, antisense VEGF, etc ) have been demonstrated to inhibit tumor growth and lung metastasis in展开更多
文摘To summarize the progress of surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and related basic research at the Liver Cancer Institute of Shanghai Medical University in the recent years, with special reference to recurrence and metastasis Methods Published and unpublished update clinical and experimental data in the above mentioned areas are summarized Results Surgical resection has played an important role in improving prognosis of HCC, the 5 year survival were 63 4% for small HCC resection (n=806), 39 6% for large HCC resection (n=1061), 64 7% for cytoreduction (using hepatic artery cannulation and ligation) and sequential resection of initially unresectable HCC (n=93), 56 0% for cytoreduction using transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and followed by resection (n=65), and 22 4% for hepatic resection with removal of tumor thrombi in portal vein (n=103) Unfortunately, the 5 year recurrent rate after curative resection of HCC was up to 61 5%, which was mainly a result of intrahepatic “metastasis” and multicentric origin of HCC Clinically, re resection of subclinical recurrence yielded 56% of 5 year survival (n=202); prevention of recurrence by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE)+Interferon, or LAK/IL 2 therapy have decreased 3 year recurrent rate from 33% to 11%-18% In experimental aspect, metastatic human HCC model in nude mice (LCI D20) and HCC cell line with metastatic potential (MHCC97) have been established; studies on HCC invasiveness in the molecular level revealed similar results that reported in other solid cancers, and small HCC showed slightly better biological characteristics as compared with large HCC; microvessel density (MVD) that reflecting angiogenesis adversely correlated with 5 year survival of small HCC; experimental interventions using antisense H ras, bispecific antibody, BB94, as well as anti angiogenic agents (TNP470, suramin, CAI, heparin, antisense VEGF, etc ) have been demonstrated to inhibit tumor growth and lung metastasis in