• Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol · Jun 2017

    Multicenter Study Comparative Study

    NIACE score for hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated by surgery or transarterial chemoembolization.

    • Xavier Adhoute, Guillaume Pénaranda, Jean Luc Raoul, Emilie Bollon, Bernard Pol, Yves P Letreut, Hervé Perrier, Olivier Bayle, Olivier Monnet, Patrick Beaurain, Cyril Muller, Jean Hardwigsen, Gaëlle Lefolgoc, Paul Castellani, Jean P Bronowicki, and Marc Bourlière.
    • aDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology bDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery cDepartment of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-Joseph dAlphaBio Laboratory eDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmette fDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Timone, Marseille gDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nancy hINSERM U954, Université de Lorraine, CHU de Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France.
    • Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jun 1; 29 (6): 706-715.

    Background And AimsHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognostic scores could be useful in addition to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) system to clarify patient prognosis and guide treatment decision. The NIACE (tumor Nodularity, Infiltrative nature of the tumor, serum Alpha-fetoprotein level, Child-Pugh stage, ECOG performance status) score distinguishes different prognosis groups among BCLC A, B, and C HCC patients. Our aims are to evaluate the NIACE score and its additive value in two HCC cohorts treated either by surgery or by chemoembolization, and then according to the BCLC recommendations.Patients And MethodsThis was a retrospective multicenter study with two BCLC A, B, and C HCC cohorts treated either by surgery (n=207) or by chemoembolization (n=168) carried out between 2008 and 2013. We studied survival time according to the baseline NIACE score and compared it with the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program score and the BCLC system.ResultsThe NIACE score differentiates between subgroups of patients with different prognosis within each BCLC class. Among BCLC A patients treated by surgery and BCLC B patients treated by chemoembolization, the NIACE score differentiates between two subgroups with a significant difference in survival time: 68 (55-81) months versus 35 (21-56) months (P=0.0004) and 20 (17-24) months versus 13 (7-17) months (P=0.0008), respectively. Among those subgroups, the NIACE score has a significantly better prognostic value than the BCLC system or the Cancer of the Liver Italian Program score.ConclusionIn this study, among HCC patients treated according to the BCLC recommendations, the NIACE score predicts more accurately than any other system the survival time.

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