Lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors in 378 unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A large real-world study from two centers.

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Xu Yang

Department of Liver Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

Xu Yang , Bowen Chen , Yanyu Wang , Yunchao Wang , Junyu Long , Nan Zhang , Jinnan Xue , Ziyu Xun , Linzhi Zhang , Jiamin Cheng , Jin Lei , Jie Pan , Ke Hu , Mei Guan , Li Huo , Yilei Mao , Xinting Sang , Yinying Lu , Hai-Tao Zhao

Organizations

Department of Liver Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Peking University, 302 Clinical Medical School, Beijing, China, Comprehensive Liver Cancer Center, the 5th Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, Senior Department of Hepatology, the 5th Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China, Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Department of Radiotherapy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Department of Medical Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Peking University 302 Clinical Medical School; Comprehensive Liver Cancer Center, The 5th Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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Background: Combining lenvatinib (a multikinase inhibitor) with programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitor has been explored in Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) in phase 1b trials. This study aimed to investigate the real-word efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitor for large Chinese patients uHCC cohorts. Methods: BCLC stage B or C uHCC patients were included. Data was collected from Oct 2017 to Nov 2021 retrospectively. Patients were treated with lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitor (pembrolizumab or nivolumab or camrelizumab or sintilimab or toripalimab or tislelizumab). The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS) and secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) evaluated by RECIST v1.1 criteria. Adverse events (AEs) were assessed using CTCAE v5.0. Prognostic factors of survival were also analyzed. Results: 378 uHCC patients of BCLC stage B (12.7%) and C (87.3%) from two medical centers were included in China. The median age was 55 (range 18-89) years and 86.5% patients were male. ECOG scores were 0 (43.7%), 1 (43.4%) and 2 (13.0%), while Child-pugh grade were A (77.5%) and B (22.5%) respectively. The median OS was 17.8 (95% CI 14.0-21.6) months. The median PFS was 6.9 (95% CI 6.0-7.9) months. The best objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) was 74/378 (19.6%) and 278/378 (73.5%) respectively. Child-pugh grade (A vs. B), ECOG score (0 vs. 1-2), BCLC stage (B vs. C) and achieve response (yes vs. no) were the prognostic factors for both OS and PFS. All (100%) experienced all-grade adverse events (AE). The most frequent AEs were fatigue, diarrhea, hypertension, decreased appetite. The most common ≥Grade 3 AEs were hypertension (13.2%), fatigue (7.1%), decreased platelet count (6.3%), increased blood bilirubin (6.1%), diarrhea (6.1%) and gastrointestinal hemorrhage (4.8%). Conclusions: This real-world study of lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors achieved long survival and considerable ORR for uHCC patients in China. The tolerability of combination therapy was acceptable but should be still monitored closely. Clinical trial information: NCT03892577.

The real-word efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitor for large Chinese patients uHCC cohorts.

lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors
mOS17.8 (95% CI 14.0-21.6) months
mPFS6.9 (95% CI 6.0-7.9) months
ORR19.6%
DCR73.5%
Common ≥G3AEHypertension, fatigue, decreased platelet count, increased blood bilirubin, diarrhoea and gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Hepatobiliary Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03892577

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr e16155)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e16155

Abstract #

e16155

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