The Safety and Efficacy of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy Combined with PD-(L)1 Inhibitors and Molecular Targeted Therapies for the Treatment of Intermediate and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Unsuitable for Transarterial Chemoembolization

© 2023 Tang et al..

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) combined with PD-(L)1 inhibitors and molecular targeted therapies (MTT) for intermediate and advanced HCC that are unsuitable for transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from patients with TACE-unsuitable HCC who were receiving triple therapy from January 2020 to December 2021 at two medical centers. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS), and the secondary outcomes were progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates (ORR), disease control rates (DCR), and incidence of adverse events (AEs).

Results: A total of 55 patients were enrolled in the study with median treatment periods of 4 and 6 for HAIC and PD-(L)1 inhibitors, respectively. The median OS and PFS were 15.0 and 10.0 months, respectively, with a median follow-up of 11.0 months (range: 4.0-27.5 months). According to the mRECIST criteria, the optimal ORR was 43.6% (24/55) and the DCR was 61.8% (34/55). The incidence of AEs was 58.2%, with grade 3 and above accounting for 20.0%; elevated AST (18.2%), hyperbilirubinemia (16.4%), and thrombocytopenia (16.4%) were most common. There were no treatment-related fatalities and all AEs were effectively managed. Multifactorial analysis showed that NLR > 3.82 (HR 2.380, 95% CI 1.116-2-5.079, P = 0.025), ECOG 1 (HR 2.906, 95% CI 1.373-6.154, P = 0.005), and extrahepatic metastases (HR 8.373, 95% CI 3.492-20.078, P < 0.001) were associated with the median OS.

Conclusion: Triple therapy with HAIC, PD-(L)1 inhibitors, and MTT was safe and effective for patients with intermediate and advanced HCC for TACE-unsuitability.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma - 10(2023) vom: 17., Seite 2211-2221

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tang, Hao-Huan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ming-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zi-Chen [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wei-Dong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy
Journal Article
Molecular targeted therapies
PD-(L)1 inhibitors

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Date Revised 19.12.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/JHC.S441024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365982350