scholarly journals 452 Preliminary analysis of a real-world study (RWS) of camrelizumab treatment in primary liver cancer (PLC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A479-A480
Author(s):  
Zhendong Chen ◽  
Nianfei Wang ◽  
Dayong Luo ◽  
Bo Jiang ◽  
Mu Yuan ◽  
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BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the landscape of PLC management at all evolutionary stages.1 As an anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) antibody, camrelizumab monotherapy and in combination with apatinib, an anti-angiogenetic tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-2, chemotherapy or locoregional therapy, have demonstrated their efficacy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).2 3 4 5MethodsThis prospective, open-label, multi-center, observational RWS was conducted to evaluate efficacy and safety of camrelizumab in treatment of PLC in clinical practice. Eligible patients were histopathologically or cytologically identified HCC or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, who were going to receive camrelizumab treatment, with age ≥18 ages, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) score of 0–2 and Child-Pugh score ≤ 9. Patients were treated at clinician discretion. Three hundred patients were planned to enroll, including advanced or peri-operative PLC. The primary endpoint was progress-free survival for advanced PLC, whose efficacy was available to analysis. Efficacy was assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1.ResultsFrom March 29, 2020 to June 10, 2021,a total of 147 eligible patients of advanced PLC were enrolled and included in this interim analysis, with 128 (87.1%) men, 130 (94.9%) ECOG PS of 0–1, 139 (94.6%) HCC, 74 (50.4%) Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C, 98 (66.7%) Child-Pugh B, and 72 (49.0%) with extrahepatic metastases, shown in table 1. Of the 147 patients, 45 (30.1%) patients were treated with camrelizumab monotherapy, 79 (53.8%) patients with combination with angiogenesis inhibitors, of which 55 (37.4%) in combination with apatinib, 21 (14.3%) patients with camrelizumab and chemotherapy. Patients, who had at least one efficacy assessment, were included in the efficacy analyses. Up to July 19, 2021, with a median follow time of 6.2 months, 132 patients were available for efficacy analyses. Patient disposition was shown in figure 1. Objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 10%/30.8%/35.3% and 75.0%/86.5%/70.6% in camrelizumab monotherapy/combined with apatinib/combined with chemotherapy, respectively. (table 2) The most common camrelizumab-treatment related adverse events (AEs) included reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (RCCEP) (12, 8.2%), ICI-induced pneumonia (2, 1.4%), enterocolitis (2, 1.4%), and nephritis (1, 0.7%), of which all these AEs recovered. Other AEs included increase of transaminase (5, 3.4%) and hypertension (4, 2.7%). All AEs were 1–2 grade and no treatment-related death occurred.Abstract 452 Table 1Baseline characteristicsAbstract 452 Figure 1Patient dispositionAbstract 452 Table 2Confirmed tumor response assessed by investigators per RECIST v1.1ConclusionsCamrelizumab, combined with anti-angiogenetic agents or chemotherapy, or monotherapy, demonstrated good efficacy and safety in treatment of PLC.Trial RegistrationChiCTR2000034264ReferencesLlovet JM, Kelley RK, Villanueva A, et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021;7(1):6–28.Qin S, Ren Z, Meng Z, et al. Camrelizumab in patients with previously treated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicentre, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 2020;21(4):571–580.Xu J, Shen J, Gu S, et al. Camrelizumab in Combination with Apatinib in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (RESCUE): A Nonrandomized, Open-label, Phase II Trial. Clin Cancer Res 2021;27(4):1003–1011.Mei K, Qin S, Chen Z, et al. Camrelizumab in combination with apatinib in second-line or above therapy for advanced primary liver cancer: cohort A report in a multicenter phase Ib/II trial. J Immunother Cancer 2021;9(3).Qin S, Bai Y, Lim HY, et al. Randomized, multicenter, open-label study of oxaliplatin plus fluorouracil/leucovorin versus doxorubicin as palliative chemotherapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma from Asia. J Clin Oncol 2013;31(28):3501–3508.Ethics ApprovalThis study was approved by China registered clinical trial ethics review committee with No.ChiECRCT20200042.

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14065-14065 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Qin ◽  
Y. J. Wang ◽  
Q. Wu ◽  
B. C. Xing

14065 Background: Primary liver cancer (PLC) is the 3rd most common cancer in whole China. Development of systemic chemotherapy for the patients not eligible for operation as well as TACE commonly have been required. Oxalipaltin (Eloxatin)+ 5-FU/LV, namely FOLFOX 4 regimen was tried to investigate its efficacy and safety in inoperable PLC. Methods: It was an open-label, single arm and multi-center phase II study to explore RR, DCR,TTP and MST. All the pts had pathologically confirmed inoperable PLC with/without distant metastasis. The pts were treated with the standard FOLFOX 4 regimen, that is OXA 85mg/m2 d1; LV 200mg/m2 IV 2hrs d1,2; 5-FU 400mg/m2 bolus, d1,2 and 5-FU 600mg/m2 CIV 22hrs d1,2; q2w upto 6 cycles or until progression. Tumor evaluation was done every 6 weeks using RECIST criteria. Neurotoxicity was evaluated by Eloxatin specific neurotoxicity criteria (Sanofi-Aventis Co.Ltd) and other toxicities by the NCI CTC AE version 2.0. Results: From July 2004 to Sep. 2005, 27 pts (21 male, 6 female) were recruited from the 4 cancer centers with average age of 56 ±13 years old. 25 patients (92.6%) had hepatocellular carcinoma, and 2 (7.4%) cholangiocellular carcinoma. 15 pts (55.6%) had metastatic disease. 1 pt received liver transplantation before inclusion. The median number of cycles was 4 per pt. 26 pts were evaluable for efficacy and safety. The RR was 19.2% (5/26; 1 CR and 4 PR), and DCR 57.7% (15/26; including 10 SD). 4 of the 5 responsive pts had hepatocellular carcinoma, and 1 had cholangiocarcinoma. Serum AFP level was significantly decreased (mean 131,890.4ug/dl at the baseline and 1,298.6ug/dl after 6 cycles) for the first 16 pts. The first 16 pts’ safety data were available in detail: 11 NCI grade 3/4 events were observed from a total of 76 cycles administered: including 5 neutropenia, 3 leucopenia, 1 thrombocytopenia, 1 infection and 1 liver dysfunction. Grade II & III neurotoxicity was found in 3 & 2 patients respectively. The TTP,MST and further safety data were under follow-up. Conclusions: The preliminary data of the FOLFOX 4 regimen for the advanced Chinese pts with inoperable PLC have shown encouraging results with the better efficacy and favorable safety profile. Further exploration in this area is warranted, especially in hepatocellular carcinoma. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (19) ◽  
pp. 4811
Author(s):  
Hendrik Reynaert ◽  
Isabelle Colle

Hepatocellular carcinoma, one of the most dreaded complications of cirrhosis, is a frequent cancer with high mortality. Early primary liver cancer can be treated by surgery or ablation techniques, but advanced hepatocellular carcinoma remains a challenge for clinicians. Most of these patients have underlying cirrhosis, which complicates or even precludes treatment. Therefore, efficacious treatments without major side effects are welcomed. Initial results of treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with somatostatin analogues were promising, but subsequent trials have resulted in conflicting outcomes. This might be explained by different patient populations, differences in dosage and type of treatment and differences in somatostatin receptor expression in the tumor or surrounding tissue. It has been shown that the expression of somatostatin receptors in the tumor might be of importance to select patients who could benefit from treatment with somatostatin analogues. Moreover, somatostatin receptor expression in hepatocellular carcinoma has been shown to correlate with recurrence, prognosis, and survival. In this review, we will summarize the available data on treatment of primary liver cancer with somatostatin analogues and analyze the current knowledge of somatostatin receptor expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and its possible clinical impact.


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 238-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel H. Palmer ◽  
Yuk Ting Ma ◽  
Markus Peck-Radosavljevic ◽  
Paul J. Ross ◽  
Janet Shirley Graham ◽  
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238 Background: Nintedanib (N) is an oral, triple angiokinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors. This randomized, multicenter, open-label, phase II study (NCT01004003; 1199.37) evaluated the efficacy and safety of N versus sorafenib (S) in patients with advanced HCC. Methods: Enrolled patients had unresectable advanced HCC, ECOG-PS ≤2, Child–Pugh score 5–6, alanine/aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) ≤2× upper limit of normal, and ≥1 untreated measurable lesion or a previously treated lesion with progression (by RECIST 1.0). Patients were randomized 2:1 to N 200 mg bid or S 400 mg bid continuously in 28-day cycles, until intolerable adverse events (AEs) or disease progression (PD); treatment beyond PD was allowed if clinical benefit was perceived. Primary endpoint was time to progression (TTP) by independent central review (ICR; RECIST 1.0), and secondary endpoints were overall survival (OS) and investigator-assessed (IA) TTP. Results: Ninety-three patients were randomized to receive N (n=62) or S (n=31). At the cutoff date (15 July 2014), 77% of patients had a TTP event, and 70% had an OS event; 3 patients remained on treatment with 1 patient beyond PD. IA TTP was comparable between N and S (median 5.5 vs 3.8 months; HR 1.05 [95% CI: 0.63–1.76]), as was OS (median 11.9 vs 11.4 months; HR 0.88 [95% CI: 0.52–1.47]). ICR TTP data are pending. All patients reported an AE (CTCAE 3.0); more patients treated with S had Grade ≥3 AEs (68% vs 90%). AEs leading to dose reduction were higher with S (19% vs 42%), whereas AEs leading to drug discontinuation were higher with N (45% vs 23%). The only tyrosine kinase inhibitor class-specific AE reported in >15% of patients was hand-foot skin reaction in the S arm. AEs previously observed with N and higher in this arm were diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and AST increase, while blood bilirubin increase was higher with S. Rash was reported in >15% of patients only in the S arm. Conclusions: N shows similar efficacy to S with respect to TTP and OS, with a manageable safety profile. Further studies of N in patients with advanced HCC are warranted. Clinical trial information: NCT01004003.


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