Nivolumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and Child Pugh B (CPB) cirrhosis: Safety and clinical outcomes in a retrospective case series.

Authors

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Swetha Kambhampati

University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Swetha Kambhampati , Kelly Bauer , Jimmy Hwang , Andrea Grace Bocobo , John Dozier Gordan , Robin Kate Kelley

Organizations

University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, University of California, San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, UC San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA

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Other Foundation

Background: HCC patients (pts) with Child Pugh B (CPB) cirrhosis have poor prognosis and limited treatment (Tx) options. Nivolumab demonstrated durable responses and acceptable safety in Child Pugh A (CPA) HCC in the CheckMate-040 trial with rates of hepatotoxicity similar to non-HCC populations. The safety and efficacy of nivolumab has not been established in pts with CPB cirrhosis. Methods: Design: Retrospective case series with IRB approval. Key eligibility: HCC with CPB cirrhosis; treated with nivolumab as standard Tx; enrolled in the UCSF Hepatobiliary Tissue Bank and Registry. Study endpoints: Safety during nivolumab Tx including all-cause grade(Gr) ≥ 3 adverse events (AE), serious AE (SAE), any grade immune-related (ir)AE, and systemic steroid (SS) requirement; clinical outcomes including time on Tx (TOT) with nivolumab and overall survival (OS). Results: Thirteen pts were included: male 77%; Asian 38%, white 54%; median age 66 (range: 26-86); HCV Ab+ 31%, HBsAg+ 23%; BCLC B/C 31%/69%; median Child-Pugh score 8; median prior systemic Tx 1 (range: 0-6); prior sorafenib 69%, median duration on prior sorafenib 137 days (range 10-341). The Table depicts safety outcomes on nivolumab. Median TOT on nivolumab: 44 days (95% CI: 32, 98) (range: 17-811+). Median OS from start of nivolumab: 119 days (95% CI: 40, 247) (range: 40-811+). Best response of at least stable disease occurred in 3/13 (23%) of patients, including prolonged stable disease (SD) for 6+ months and complete response (CR) for 24+ months on nivolumab (1 pt each). Conclusions: CPB HCC pts treated with nivolumab experienced high rates of all-cause Gr ≥ 3 AE and SAE and short OS, similar to prior studies in CPB HCC. Rates of irAE attributed to nivolumab were similar to rates reported in CheckMate-040 CPA population, without unexpected AE. A subset of pts experienced prolonged stable disease and CR. Nivolumab warrants further study in CPB HCC.

Table: Safety (n=13) during Tx

All-cause Gr≥3 AE9 (69%)
All-cause SAE8 (62%)
Related irAE5 (38%)
    AST and/or ALT elevation2 (15%)
    Bilirubin elevation0
    Back pain1 (8%)
    Hypothyroid1 (8%)
    Rash2 (15%)
Related irAE requiring SS3 (23%)
Related AE leading to discontinuation2 (15%)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Sub Track

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 4S; abstr 496)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.4_suppl.496

Abstract #

496

Poster Bd #

N20

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