Real-world effectiveness of lenvatinib monotherapy among previously treated unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients in United States clinical practices.

Authors

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Amit G. Singal

Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Amit G. Singal , Saurabh P Nagar , Abigail Hitchens , Shrividya Iyer

Organizations

Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Eisai,Inc

Background: In the United States (U.S.), lenvatinib monotherapy was approved in August 2018 for first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) based on the pivotal trial, REFLECT. Treatment patterns in uHCC are evolving with recent approvals. The main objective of our real-world data (RWD) study was to assess treatment patterns and clinical effectiveness of lenvatinib among previously treated uHCC patients in U.S. clinical practices. Methods: A retrospective patient chart review study was conducted among U.S. adult patients (≥18 years) with uHCC and ECOG status of 0 or 1, who initiated lenvatinib monotherapy as second- or later-line systemic therapy between Aug 2018 and Sept 2019. Data were extracted from individual patients’ electronic health records and captured in electronic case report forms. Clinical outcomes assessed include provider-reported best response, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). PFS and OS were estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods. For PFS, patients were censored at end of treatment or end of follow-up in case of ongoing treatment, while censoring occurred at end of follow-up for OS. Results: Of 164 patients, median age was 62 years, majority were male (72%), and most were Caucasian (56%) followed by African American (23%). The most common liver disease etiologies were alcohol-related (32%), hepatitis C (26%), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (21%) and hepatitis B (15%). Only one-third (31%) had Child Pugh A cirrhosis, with nearly half (49%) having Child Pugh B cirrhosis. Most patients had Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage B (24%) or C (38%) disease. Median body weight was 77 kg, and the median starting dose of lenvatinib was 12 mg daily. Median duration of lenvatinib treatment was 6.9 months, with 43% of patients remaining on lenvatinib at end of follow-up. RECIST v1.1 was reported as the criteria used to assess response in 60% of patients. Provider-reported best response was complete response (CR):9%, partial response (PR):45% and stable disease (SD): 26%. Median PFS and median OS were estimated to be 12.5 months and 14.0 months respectively. At 6 and 12 months, landmark PFS was 71% and 52%, respectively and landmark OS was 84% and 58%, respectively. PFS and OS estimates were consistent in subgroup analyses among those who had received lenvatinib in the second-line (81%, n=133) or treated with lenvatinib post immunotherapy (66%, n=109) (Table). Conclusions: Results from this retrospective real-world study affirm the clinical effectiveness of lenvatinib monotherapy among previously treated uHCC patients, including those with prior immunotherapy.

lenvatinib in the 2nd line (N=133)lenvatinib post-IO (N=109)
Median PFS (months)12.512.5
Landmark PFS
6 months74%70%
12 months52%53%
Median OS (months)14.114.4
Landmark OS
6 months85%83%
12 months59%60%

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Hepatobiliary Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr e16129)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e16129

Abstract #

e16129

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