Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in hepatic steatosis |
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Authors: | Jiménez Raúl Hijona Elizabeth Emparanza José Alústiza Jose M Hijona Lander Macarulla Maria T Portillo Maria P Herreros-Villanueva Marta Beguiristain Adolfo Arenas Juan Bujanda Luis |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, Donostia Hospital, San Sebastián, Spain. |
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Abstract: | Chemotherapy drugs often produce side effects in the liver. In recent years, there has been speculation about the ability to produce hepatic steatosis in patients treated with 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin. This prospective study examines whether these drugs can produce steatosis in patients with neoadjuvant treatment who were operated on for liver tumors. Purpose: Our objective was to assess the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) on the development of hepatic steatosis in the healthy liver. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective study based on 32 patients divided into two groups. The presence of steatosis was assessed using a histological score (Kleiner classification) and a biochemical method (Folch method) for patients from both groups. Results: A total of 14 patients (44%) had hepatic steatosis and half of these were in each group. The steatosis was moderate to severe (grades 2-3) in 4 patients (13%), 2 in each group. The mean levels of triglycerides in the liver were 33.38 and 29.94 mg/g in group I and group II, respectively, with the difference not being statistically significant. Conclusions: Almost half of the patients treated with NAC for liver neoplasia developed steatosis. Nevertheless, NAC does not seem to increase the risk of hepatic steatosis. |
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