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Goh M.J. · Park H.C. · Yu J.I. · Kang W. · Gwak G.-Y. · Paik Y.-H. · Lee J.H. · Koh K.C. · Paik S.W. · Sinn D.H. · Choi M.S.
Introduction: We aimed to investigate whether concurrent use of intrahepatic external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is a viable option for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Methods: A total of 453 patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer-stage C (BCLC-C) HCC, who started first-line treatment with TKI with intrahepatic EBRT (TKI + RT, n = 97) or TKI without intrahepatic EBRT (TKI, n = 356) were analyzed. The overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were compared in the overall cohort, patients who received at least 8 weeks of TKI treatment, and a propensity score-matched cohort. Results: OS and PFS was better in those treated with TKI + RT than TKI (8.6 vs. 4.4 months and 4.5 vs. 2.3 months, respectively, with p
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