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Key clinical point: Compared with lenvatinib alone, triple combination therapy with lenvatinib, toripalimab, and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy appeared to demonstrate acceptable safety and improved survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Major finding: Median progression-free survival was 11.1 months with triple combination therapy vs 5.1 months with lenvatinib alone (hazard ratio, 0.48; P less than .001). Compared with lenvatinib alone, triple combination therapy was associated with a significantly higher rate of grade 3-4 neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and nausea.

Study details: Findings come from a retrospective study of 157 patients with unresectable HCC, of whom 86 received lenvatinib and 71 received lenvatinib, toripalimab, and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with FOLFAX (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil).

Disclosures: The study was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and National Science and Technology Major Project of China. The researchers reported having no conflicts of interest.

Source:  He M-K et al. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.1177/17588359211002720

 

 

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Key clinical point: Compared with lenvatinib alone, triple combination therapy with lenvatinib, toripalimab, and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy appeared to demonstrate acceptable safety and improved survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Major finding: Median progression-free survival was 11.1 months with triple combination therapy vs 5.1 months with lenvatinib alone (hazard ratio, 0.48; P less than .001). Compared with lenvatinib alone, triple combination therapy was associated with a significantly higher rate of grade 3-4 neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and nausea.

Study details: Findings come from a retrospective study of 157 patients with unresectable HCC, of whom 86 received lenvatinib and 71 received lenvatinib, toripalimab, and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with FOLFAX (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil).

Disclosures: The study was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and National Science and Technology Major Project of China. The researchers reported having no conflicts of interest.

Source:  He M-K et al. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.1177/17588359211002720

 

 

Key clinical point: Compared with lenvatinib alone, triple combination therapy with lenvatinib, toripalimab, and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy appeared to demonstrate acceptable safety and improved survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Major finding: Median progression-free survival was 11.1 months with triple combination therapy vs 5.1 months with lenvatinib alone (hazard ratio, 0.48; P less than .001). Compared with lenvatinib alone, triple combination therapy was associated with a significantly higher rate of grade 3-4 neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and nausea.

Study details: Findings come from a retrospective study of 157 patients with unresectable HCC, of whom 86 received lenvatinib and 71 received lenvatinib, toripalimab, and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with FOLFAX (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil).

Disclosures: The study was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and National Science and Technology Major Project of China. The researchers reported having no conflicts of interest.

Source:  He M-K et al. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.1177/17588359211002720

 

 

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