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Comparison of efficacy and safety of corticosteroid and vincristine in treating Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma: A Multiicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
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  • Wei Yao,
  • Kai Li,
  • Zuopeng Wang,
  • Jinhu Wang,
  • Yi Ji,
  • Ling Zhou,
  • Haijin Huang,
  • Xiaoyun Gao,
  • Zhijian Huang,
  • Song Gu,
  • Heying Yang,
  • Shan Zheng
Wei Yao
Children's Hospital of Fudan University

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Kai Li
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
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Zuopeng Wang
Children’s Hospital of Fudan University
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Jinhu Wang
Zhejiang University School of Medicine Children's Hospital
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Yi Ji
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
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Ling Zhou
People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
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Haijin Huang
The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University
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Xiaoyun Gao
Fujian Provincial Hospital
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Zhijian Huang
Children’s Hospital of Soochow University
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Song Gu
Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
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Heying Yang
Zhengzhou University First Affiliated Hospital
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Shan Zheng
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of corticosteroid and vincristine (VCR) in the treatment of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and tufted angioma (TA). Methods: This was a multicenter prospective randomized controlled study. All patients with KHE/TA who meet the diagnostic criteria were included. The patients were randomized to methylprednisolone (MP) group and VCR group. The primary outcome was the single main parameter effective rate (SMPE) and overall effective rate (OE) of corticosteroid and VCR over one month after treatment. The single main parameters included platelets, fibrinogen, tumor size, texture and appearance. Results: In single main parameters, VCR was superior to corticosteroid in the relief of platelet (80.0% vs 44.0, P = 0.019) and tumor texture (68.9% vs 30.8%, P = 0.007). Although the efficacy of VCR on fibrinogen (23.3% vs 20.7%, P=1.000), tumor size (23.3% vs 13.8%, P=0.273) and appearance (65.5% vs 46.2%, P=0.120) were higher than that of corticosteroid, there was no significant difference (P > 0.05). And the overall effective rate of VCR was higher than that of corticosteroid (31.0% and 56.7% vs 31.0%), but the differences were also not statistically significant. (P=0.067). Conclusions: Our prospective data show that the therapeutic effect of VCR was significantly greater than that of corticosteroid with regard to treating thrombocytopenia and improving tumor texture. So, we recommend that VCR could be an option for first-line treatment in KHE/TA patients.