Comparison of efficacy and safety of corticosteroid and vincristine in
treating Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma: A
Multiicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
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.