Current Treatment Options for HCC: From Pharmacokinetics to Efficacy and Adverse Events in Liver Cirrhosis.


Journal

Current drug metabolism
ISSN: 1875-5453
Titre abrégé: Curr Drug Metab
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 100960533

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 30 05 2020
revised: 09 06 2020
accepted: 27 07 2020
pubmed: 23 9 2020
medline: 7 9 2021
entrez: 22 9 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the world's most common cancers. For over ten years, the only medical treatment for it has been the multikinase inhibitor Sorafenib. Currently, however, other first or second-line therapeutic options have also shown efficacy against HCC, such as multikinase inhibitors (Regorafenib, Lenvatinib, and Cabozantinib), a monoclonal antibody against the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (Ramucirumab), and immune-checkpoint inhibitors (Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Ipilimumab). The aim of this paper is to review the metabolic pathways of drugs that have been tested for the treatment of HCC and the potential influence of liver failure over those pathways. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s and European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s datasheets, results from clinical trials and observational studies have been reviewed. This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding targets, metabolic pathways, drug interactions, and adverse events of medical treatments for HCC in cirrhotic patients. The new scenario of systemic HCC therapy includes more active drugs with different metabolic pathways and different liver adverse events. Clinical and pharmacological studies providing more data on the safety of these molecules are urgently needed.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the world's most common cancers. For over ten years, the only medical treatment for it has been the multikinase inhibitor Sorafenib. Currently, however, other first or second-line therapeutic options have also shown efficacy against HCC, such as multikinase inhibitors (Regorafenib, Lenvatinib, and Cabozantinib), a monoclonal antibody against the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (Ramucirumab), and immune-checkpoint inhibitors (Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Ipilimumab).
AIM OBJECTIVE
The aim of this paper is to review the metabolic pathways of drugs that have been tested for the treatment of HCC and the potential influence of liver failure over those pathways.
METHODS METHODS
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s and European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s datasheets, results from clinical trials and observational studies have been reviewed.
RESULTS RESULTS
This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding targets, metabolic pathways, drug interactions, and adverse events of medical treatments for HCC in cirrhotic patients.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The new scenario of systemic HCC therapy includes more active drugs with different metabolic pathways and different liver adverse events. Clinical and pharmacological studies providing more data on the safety of these molecules are urgently needed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32957880
pii: CDM-EPUB-110084
doi: 10.2174/1389200221999200918141239
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antineoplastic Agents 0
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors 0
Protein Kinase Inhibitors 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

866-884

Informations de copyright

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Auteurs

Giovanni Galati (G)

Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Antonio Fabio Massimo Vainieri (AF)

Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

Claudia Angela Maria Fulgenzi (CA)

Medical Oncology Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Stefano Di Donato (S)

Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Marianna Silletta (M)

Medical Oncology Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Paolo Gallo (P)

Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Angelo Onorato (A)

Medical Oncology Unit, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci (U)

Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

Antonio Picardi (A)

Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.

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