Safety and efficacy of lenvatinib by starting dose based on body weight in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in REFLECT

BACKGROUND: REFLECT was an open-label, phase 3 study comparing the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib versus sorafenib in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). Based on phase 2 study (Study 202) results, body weight-based dosing for lenvatinib was used in REFLECT to minimize dose disruptions and modifications needed to address dose-related adverse events. This post hoc analysis of REFLECT data assessed lenvatinib efficacy and safety by body weight group.

METHODS: The study randomly administered lenvatinib (n = 476) or sorafenib (n = 475) to patients with untreated (no prior systemic therapy) uHCC. Lenvatinib starting-dose data were stratified by body weight: patients weighing < 60 kg received 8 mg/day; patients weighing ≥ 60 kg received 12 mg/day. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate, and safety were assessed.

RESULTS: Survival outcomes and safety profiles appeared similar between the two body-weight-based lenvatinib starting-dose groups. Median OS for patients in the < 60 kg body weight group (n = 153) was 13.4 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 10.5-15.7] compared to 13.7 months (95% CI 12.0-15.6) in the ≥ 60 kg body weight group (n = 325). In both lenvatinib groups, PFS was 7.4 months (< 60 kg group: 95% CI 5.4-9.2; ≥ 60 kg group: 95% CI 6.9-9.0). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) required dose modifications in 43.0% in the < 60 kg body weight group and 57.5% in the ≥ 60 kg body weight group.

CONCLUSIONS: This exploratory analysis of data from REFLECT indicated that body weight-based lenvatinib dosing in patients with uHCC was successful in maintaining efficacy, with comparable rates of TEAEs and dose modifications in the two body weight groups.

CLININCAL TRIAL: Trial registration ID: ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT01761266.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Journal of gastroenterology - 56(2021), 6 vom: 23. Juni, Seite 570-580

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Okusaka, Takuji [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Kudo, Masatoshi [VerfasserIn]
Finn, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Shukui [VerfasserIn]
Han, Kwang-Hyub [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Ann-Lii [VerfasserIn]
Piscaglia, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Sung, Max [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Minshan [VerfasserIn]
Wyrwicz, Lucjan [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Jung-Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Zhenggang [VerfasserIn]
Mody, Kalgi [VerfasserIn]
Dutcus, Corina [VerfasserIn]
Tamai, Toshiyuki [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Min [VerfasserIn]
Hayato, Seiichi [VerfasserIn]
Kumada, Hiromitsu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9ZOQ3TZI87
Antineoplastic Agents
Body weight
Dosing
EE083865G2
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
Lenvatinib
Phenylurea Compounds
Quinolines
REFLECT
Sorafenib

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01761266

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00535-021-01785-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325016526