Association between ADAMTS13 activity-VWF antigen imbalance and the therapeutic effect of HAIC in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

作     者：Hiroaki Takaya Tadashi Namisaki Kei Moriya Naotaka Shimozato Kosuke Kaji Hiroyuki Ogawa Koji Ishida Yuki Tsuji Daisuke Kaya Hirotestu Takagi Yukihisa Fujinaga Norihisa Nishimura Yasuhiko Sawada Hideto Kawaratani Takemi Akahane Masanori Matsumoto Hitoshi Yoshiji 

作者机构：Department of GastroenterologyNara Medical UniversityKashiharaNara 634-8522Japan Department of Blood Transfusion MedicineNara Medical UniversityKashiharaNara 634-8522Japan 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第26卷第45期

页      面：7232-7241页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：ADAMTS13 Von Willebrand factor Vascular endothelial growth factor Biomarkers Hepatocellular carcinoma HAIC 

摘      要：BACKGROUND Prediction of HAIC treatment response is important for improving the prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).The progression of HCC is related to hypercoagulability and angiogenesis.It is known that ADAMTS13 and von Willebrand factor(VWF)are related to hypercoagulability.In addition,previous study reported that the association between ADAMTS13 and VWF,and angiogenesis via vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF).Recently,ADAMTS13 and VWF have been associated with the prognosis in patients with various kinds of cancer undergoing chemotherapy.AIM To investigate whether ADAMTS13 and VWF become useful biomarkers of treatment response in HCC patients before the initiation of HAIC treatment.METHODS Seventy-two patients were enrolled in this study.ADAMTS13 activity(ADAMTS13:AC),VWF antigen(VWF:Ag)and VEGF levels were determined via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed to determine the predictive factors of treatment response in patients with HCC undergoing HAIC treatment.RESULTS ADAMTS13:AC levels in HCC patients with stable disease(SD)+partial response(PR)of HAIC treatment were significantly higher than those with progressive disease(PD)(P2.7)had higher VEGF levels than those with low ratio(≤2.7).Multivariable analysis revealed that VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC ratio was a predictive factor of HAIC treatment response.CONCLUSION VWF:Ag/ADAMTS13:AC ratio may become a useful biomarker of treatment response in HCC patients before the initiation of HAIC treatment.