Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (A+B) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC): Real-world experience from a US community oncology network.

Authors

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David Cosgrove

Compass Oncology/US Oncology Network, Vancouver, WA

David Cosgrove , Amie Tan , Andrew Osterland , Sairy Hernandez , Sarika Ogale , Sami Mahrus , John Murphy , Thomas W Wilson , Gregory A. Patton , Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla , Amit G. Singal

Organizations

Compass Oncology/US Oncology Network, Vancouver, WA, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, Ontada, Boston, MA, Capital Health Cancer Center, Pennington, NJ, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Research Funding

F. Hoffman La Roche

Background: A+B is the standard first-line (1L) treatment for uHCC based on the IMbrave150 trial, which demonstrated superior efficacy over sorafenib with longer median overall survival (19.2 vs 13.4 months) and progression-free survival (6.8 vs 4.3 months) among patients with Child Pugh (CP) A cirrhosis. Evidence about A+B use and outcomes in routine clinical practice, including in patients with impaired liver function, remains limited. Methods: This retrospective observational study included adult patients who initiated 1L A+B for uHCC within The US Oncology Network between 1/1/2019 and 8/31/2022 (followed through 11/30/2022) using structured and unstructured electronic health records (EHR) based data. CP classes were reported by physicians or derived from risk factors. Kaplan-Meier methods were used to assess real-world overall survival (rwOS) and progression-free survival (rwPFS) from initiation of A+B. Exploratory subgroup analyses were conducted by CP class, albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade, liver disease etiology, and race/ethnicity. Results: We identified 374 patients with uHCC who initiated 1L A+B during the study period. Compared with patients enrolled in IMbrave150 (n=336), those treated with A+B in clinical practice were older (median age: 69 vs 64 years), had worse liver function (CP A: 61% vs 100%; ALBI Grade >1: 66% vs 43%), and had poorer performance status (ECOG PS>1: 18% vs 0%). At a median follow-up of 5.6 months, 78% (n=293) had discontinued treatment. Among them, 57% discontinued was progression and 4% discontinued due to toxicity alone. Median rwOS was 13.2 months (95%CI: 9.5–15.9) and median rwPFS was 6.4 months (95%CI: 5.1–7.7). Subgroup results are shown (Table). Conclusions: In community oncology settings, 1L A+B demonstrates effectiveness in diverse patient cohorts, including those with impaired liver function, non-viral liver disease, and racial/ethnic minorities. Predictive biomarkers can help identify subgroups who may most benefit from 1L A+B.

N (%)rwOSrwPFS
CP Class A229 (61)16.5 (12.6–NR)7.3 (5.4–9.4)
CP Class B91 (24)7.5 (4.7–9.9)5.7 (3.1–7.0)
ALBI Grade 1107 (29)16.8 (13.8–NR)9.0 (5.8–12.5)
ALBI Grade 2217 (58)9.9 (8.1–15.8)6.4 (4.3–8.1)
Viral etiology192 (51)13.3 (8.9–18.4)6.7 (4.9–8.6)
Non-viral etiology70 (19)9.1 (6.2–19.3)6.2 (4.3–9.5)
White, NH181 (48)10.6 (8.2–22.9)6.2 (4.3–8.6)
Black, NH41 (11)14.9 (7.0–NR)6.4 (3.1–13.2)
Hispanic24 (6)14.8 (7.1–NR)4.9 (2.6–8.5)

NR=not reached; NH = non-Hispanic; Results for ALBI Grade 3, other race categories, and missing values are not included.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

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

Track

Pancreatic Cancer,Hepatobiliary Cancer,Neuroendocrine/Carcinoid,Small Bowel Cancer

Sub Track

Patient-Reported Outcomes and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 3; abstr 447)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.3_suppl.447

Abstract #

447

Poster Bd #

A12

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