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Gadoxetic acid uptake as a molecular imaging biomarker for sorafenib resistance in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a post hoc analysis of the SORAMIC trial
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2022 Sep;148(9):2487-2496.doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03803-3. Epub 2021 Sep 20.
4Klinik Und Poliklinik Für Gastroenterologie, Sektion Hepatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
5Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
6Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
7Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
8Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
9Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Marienhospital, Osnabrück, Germany.
10Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-Von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
11Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Di Radiologia, Dipartimento Di Diagnostica Per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Roma, Italy.
12Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
13Liver Unit, Clínica Universidad de Navarra-IDISNA and CIBEREHD, Pamplona, Spain.
14Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. max.seidensticker@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Abstract
Purpose: Gadoxetic acid uptake on hepatobiliary phase MRI has been shown to correlate with ß-catenin mutation in patients with HCC, which is associated with resistance to certain therapies. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of gadoxetic acid uptake on hepatobiliary phase MRI in patients with advanced HCC receiving sorafenib.
Methods: 312 patients with available baseline hepatobiliary phase MRI images received sorafenib alone or following selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) within SORAMIC trial. The signal intensity of index tumor and normal liver parenchyma were measured on the native and hepatobiliary phase MRI images, and relative tumor enhancement higher than relative liver enhancement were accepted as high gadoxetic acid uptake, and its prognostic value was assessed using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models.
Results: The median OS of the study population was 13.4 (11.8-14.5) months. High gadoxetic acid uptake was seen in 51 (16.3%) patients, and none of the baseline characteristics was associated with high uptake. In univariate analysis, high gadoxetic acid uptake was significantly associated with shorter overall survival (10.7 vs. 14.0 months, p = 0.005). Multivariate analysis confirmed independent prognostic value of high gadoxetic acid uptake (HR, 1.7 [1.21-2.3], p = 0.002), as well as Child-Pugh class (p = 0.033), tumor diameter (p = 0.002), and ALBI grade (p = 0.015).
Conclusion: In advanced HCC patients receiving sorafenib (alone or combined with SIRT), high gadoxetic acid uptake of the tumor on pretreatment MRI, a surrogate of ß-catenin mutation, correlates with shorter survival. Gadoxetic acid uptake status might serve in treatment decision-making process.