Chinese Hepatolgy ›› 2023, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (12): 1435-1439.

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The clinical efficacy of Tirelizol on the treatment of advanced liver cancer and its influence on peripheral PRMT5 and PIVKA-II levels

YE Hai-hui, JIANG Hua   

  1. Xiangyang Central Hospital, Afliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441021, China
  • Received:2023-07-30 Online:2023-12-31 Published:2024-03-01
  • Contact: JIANG Hua

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of Tirelizol on protein arginine methyltransferase-5(PRMT5) and PIVKA-II levels and the prognosis of patients with advanced liver cancer.Methods Sixty-eight patients with advanced liver cancer were selected as research objects. They were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. The control group was treated with Trans-arterial chemo-embolization (TACE), and the observation group was treated with tirellizumab. The levels of liver function paremeters such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), albumin (ALB), total bilirubin (TBIL), T lymphocytes (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+), angiogenic factors including acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors (bFGF, aFGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and the level of PRMT5 mRNA were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. The vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) level, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scores, short-term efficacy and long-term prognosis were also recorded in the two groups.Results After treatment, compared with the control group, ALT, TBil, aFGF, bFGF, VEGF, PRMT5 mRNA, PIVKA-II and FACT-G scores in the observation group were lower, whereas the Alb, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ levels were higher (P<0.05). In the observation group, the Objective response rate, clinical control rate, cumulative survival time and cumulative survival rate were 47.06%, 76.47%, 20.46 (19.07, 21.84) months and 52.94%, and those of the control group were 20.59%, 52.94%, 18.04 (16.42, 19.65) months and 35.29%, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group and the control group was 23.53% vs 32.35%, respectively, without statistical significance (P>0.05).Conclusion Tirelizol has a good clinical effect on treating advanced liver cancer, and may improve the immune function, angiogenesis, PRMT5 and PIVKA-II levels.

Key words: Tirelizol, Liver cancer, Late stage, Protein arginine methyltransferase, Abnormal prothrombin