Comparative efficacy of novel combination strategies for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma : A network metanalysis of phase III trials

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BACKGROUND: Dual programmed cell death-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor pathway inhibition is the novel standard of care for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Direct comparisons between first-line treatments are lacking.

METHOD: We conducted a literature search in MEDLINE (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), the Cochrane library (https://www.cochranelibrary.com) and Embase (www.embase.com) between January 2007 and February 2022. We included phase III randomised controlled trials that tested immune-checkpoint inhibitors or tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including sorafenib, lenvatinib and donafenib, and evaluated as primary end-point overall survival (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS). Studies testing loco-regional therapies were excluded. The primary end-point was to compare the efficacy of first-line options in terms of OS and PFS. We extracted Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for OS and PFS and performed a frequentist network meta-analysis with fixed effect multivariable meta-regression models. The research protocol was registered in PROSPERO, an international prospective register of systematic reviews (registration code CRD42022312489).

FINDINGS: Literature review yielded 13709 results, after duplicates removal and exclusion of not relevant studies, 70 papers were available for screening. After full-text review, 9 studies were eligible for analysis. Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab reduced the risk of death compared to placebo (HR 0·40; 95% CI 0·28-0·57), sorafenib (HR 0·58; 95% CI 0·42-0·80), lenvatinib (HR 0·63; 95% CI 0·44-0·89), atezolizumab plus cabozantinib (HR 0·64; 95% CI 0·43-0·97), nivolumab (HR 0·68; 95% CI 0·48-0·98) and donafenib (HR 0·69; 95% CI 0·48-0·99). Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab was not statistically superior to durvalumab plus tremelimumab (HR 0·74; 95% CI 0·52-1·06) and sintilimab plus IBI305 (HR 1·02; 95% CI 0·67-1·55) in reducing the risk of death. Efficacy was associated with a higher risk of grade 3 adverse events.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:174

Enthalten in:

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 174(2022) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 57-67

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fulgenzi, Claudia A M [VerfasserIn]
D'Alessio, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Airoldi, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Scotti, Lorenza [VerfasserIn]
Demirtas, Coskun O [VerfasserIn]
Gennari, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Cortellini, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Pinato, David J [VerfasserIn]

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Antineoplastic Agents
Bevacizumab
CTLA-4
Clinical trials
Comparative Study
EE083865G2
Hepatocellular cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Lenvatinib
Meta-Analysis
Nivolumab
PD-1
Phenylurea Compounds
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Quinolines
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sorafenib
Survival
VEGF
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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Date Completed 20.09.2022

Date Revised 08.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.058

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NLM344887464