Safety and efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in early clinical practice: A multicenter analysis.

adverse events atezolizumab plus bevacizumab hepatocellular carcinoma immune checkpoint inhibitor molecular targeted agents response

Journal

Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology
ISSN: 1386-6346
Titre abrégé: Hepatol Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9711801

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Historique:
revised: 23 10 2021
received: 09 09 2021
accepted: 08 11 2021
pubmed: 12 11 2021
medline: 12 11 2021
entrez: 11 11 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To assess the impact of clinical factors on the safety and efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (ATZ + BV) treatment in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (u-HCC). Ninety-four u-HCC patients who were treated with ATZ + BV at multiple centers were enrolled. We defined Child-Pugh (CP)-A patients who received ATZ + BV treatment as a first line therapy as the 'meets the broad sense of the IMbrave150 criteria' group (B-IMbrave150-in, n = 46), and patients who received ATZ + BV treatment as a later line therapy or CP-B patients (regardless of whether ATZ + BV was a first line or later line therapy) as the B-IMbrave150-out group (n = 48). Patients were retrospectively analyzed for adverse events (AEs) and treatment outcomes according to their clinical characteristics, including neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at baseline. The overall incidence of AEs was 87.2% (82/94 patients). The frequency of interruption of ATZ + BV treatment due to fatigue was higher in CP-B than CP-A patients (p = 0.030). Objective response (OR) rates of the B-IMbrave150-in group (28.3%, 39.1%) were significantly higher than those of the B-IMbrave150-out group (8.3%, 18.8%; p = 0.0157, 0.0401) using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) and modified RECIST, respectively. In multivariate analysis, NLR (hazard ratio (HR), 4.591; p = 0.0160) and B-IMbrave150 criteria (HR, 4.108; p = 0.0261) were independent factors associated with the OR of ATZ + BV treatment using RECIST. In real-world practice, ATZ + BV treatment might offer significant benefits in patients who meet B-IMbrave150 criteria or have low NLR.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34761470
doi: 10.1111/hepr.13732
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

269-280

Subventions

Organisme : Yakult Honsha
Organisme : Chugai Pharmaceutical
Organisme : Astellas Pharma
Organisme : Taiho Pharmaceutical
Organisme : Eisai
Organisme : Ono Pharmaceutical
Organisme : JSPS KAKENHI
ID : 21K07899

Informations de copyright

© 2021 Japan Society of Hepatology.

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Auteurs

Makoto Chuma (M)

Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.

Haruki Uojima (H)

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

Nobuhiro Hattori (N)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

Yoshitaka Arase (Y)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.

Taito Fukushima (T)

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Shunji Hirose (S)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.

Satoshi Kobayashi (S)

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Makoto Ueno (M)

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Shun Tezuka (S)

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Shuichiro Iwasaki (S)

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

Naohisa Wada (N)

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

Kousuke Kubota (K)

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

Kota Tsuruya (K)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.

Yoshimasa Shimma (Y)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.

Ikeda Hiroki (I)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

Ehira Takuya (E)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

Chikako Tokoro (C)

Division of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Yokohamashi-Nanbu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Shigeru Iwase (S)

Department of Gastroenterology, Fujisawa City Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan.

Yuki Miura (Y)

Gastroenterology Division, Hadano Red Cross Hospital, Hadano, Japan.

Satoshi Moriya (S)

Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.

Tsunamasa Watanabe (T)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

Hisashi Hidaka (H)

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

Manabu Morimoto (M)

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Kazushi Numata (K)

Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.

Chika Kusano (C)

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

Tatehiro Kagawa (T)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.

Shin Maeda (S)

Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

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