Efficacy and Safety of ALSS Treatment for ICIs-LF in Patients With HCC

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age from 18 to 65 years old;
2. Clinical diagnosis of chronic hepatitis b virus infection (positive hepatitis b surface antigen or positive hepatitis b virus DNA \> 0.5 year);
3. Clinical diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma and receive immune checkpoint inhibitors treatment. The last treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitors is less than three months from inclusion;
4. The level of hepatitis b virus DNA \< 2000 IU/mL；
5. Serum aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase \> 20 times upper limit of normal；serum total bilirubin\>10 times upper limit of normal；
6. Prothrombin time international ratio \> 1.5;
7. Platelets \> 50\*10 E9/L;
8. Without intrahepatic bile duct dilation due to tumor progression.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Other active liver diseases;
2. Other malignancy;
3. Pregnancy or lactation;
4. Human immunodeficiency virus infection or congenital immune deficiency diseases;
5. Severe diabetes, autoimmune diseases; unstable infarction due to cardio-cerebrovascular events; other important organ dysfunctions or transplantation;
6. Active bleeding, disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombosis, or thrombotic disease;
7. Patients received artificial liver support system treatment in one week before inclusion;
8. Patients can not follow-up;
9. Investigator considering inappropriate