Adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

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Immune-oncology-based regimens have shown efficacy in advanced HCC and have been implemented as standard of care as first-line therapy. Their efficacy, including high response rates, and safety justify their evaluation in earlier disease stages. Following negative results for adjuvant sorafenib in the global STORM trial in 2015, 4 global phase 3 trials, featuring different immune checkpoint inhibitor combinations, entered in parallel the race in the adjuvant setting. The IMbrave050 trial, comparing adjuvant atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab to active surveillance following curative-intent resection or ablation, was the first to report, fast-tracking the results of the first interim analysis and demonstrating an improvement in recurrence-free survival. The trial has provoked a discussion on the horizon of expectations from adjuvant treatment and the clinical relevance of efficacy endpoints. Moreover, major pathological responses reported from early phase 2 data in the neoadjuvant setting provide a strong rationale for the evaluation of these concepts in phase 3 trials. In this review, we summarize current evidence and outline future directions for systemic therapies in early-stage HCC.

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - (2023) vom: 18. Dez.

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Englisch

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Vogel, Arndt [VerfasserIn]
Grant, Robert C [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Sapisochin, Gonzalo [VerfasserIn]
O'Kane, Grainne M [VerfasserIn]
Saborowski, Anna [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 01.03.2024

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10.1097/HEP.0000000000000726

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NLM365993360