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The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM), comprising several of the major global clinical nutrition societies, suggested the world's first criteria for diagnosis of the severity of malnutrition. However, the impact of the resulting diagnosis on patient outcomes for those with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following liver resection (LR) has not been investigated. A retrospective analysis of 293 patients with HCC who underwent LR between January 2011 and December 2018 was performed. We compared overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) and evaluated prognostic factors after LR using Cox proportional hazards regression models. Preoperative patient nutritional status, n (%), was classified as follows: normal, 130 (44%), moderate malnutrition, 116 (40%), and severe malnutrition, 47 (16%). The median OS (129 vs. 43 months, p < 0.001) and median RFS (54 vs. 20 months, p = 0.001) were significantly greater in the normal group than in the severe malnutrition group. Multivariate analysis showed that severe malnutrition was a significant risk factor for OS (p = 0.006) and RFS (p = 0.010) after initial LR. Severe malnutrition, as diagnosed by the GLIM criteria, is a significant prognostic factor for survival and recurrence in patients with HCC after LR. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed to assess the clinical features of patients who received lenvatinib treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The clinical characteristics, adverse events, and radiological responses were evaluated for 51 consecutive patients. Of the study subjects, 37 patients had Child–Pugh class A (CPA) liver function, and 14 patients had Child–Pugh class B (CPB) liver function. The overall response rates in the CPA and CPB groups were 42.9% and 25.0%, respectively, and disease control rates were 82.9% and 83.3%, respectively, without significant difference (p = 0.2621 and 0.9697). There was no significant difference between CPA and CPB groups regarding the incidence of adverse events, except for hepatic coma. No significant difference was observed in the relative dose intensity between the CPA and CPB groups, for the first month, 1–2 months, or 2–3 months (p = 0.2368, 0.9368, and 0.9293). The comparable outcomes between the CPA and CPB groups suggest the acceptability of lenvatinib treatment in patients with impaired liver function, at least in the acute phase. With careful follow-up, the dose can be relatively intensified, even in patients with impaired liver function and this may contribute to offering comparable treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]