HCC

In results from the phase III REACH-2 trial, ramucirumab reduced the risk of death by 29% versus placebo as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Results from the study were presented during the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.

The review period for lenvatinib as a first-line treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma has been extended by the FDA. According to Eisai and Merck, the companies codeveloping the drug, this will allow ample time to review the application. 

A supplemental new drug application seeking the approval of cabozantinib for the treatment of patients with previously-treated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma has been accepted by the FDA, according to a statement from Exelixis, the company developing the agent.

Laura Dawson, MD, discusses the current and future role of SBRT in the treatment of liver tumors.

According to additional analyses from the phase III RESORCE trial published in the<em> Journal of Hepatology,&nbsp;s</em>econd-line regorafenib continued to show antitumor activity regardless of prior dose or time to progression on frontline sorafenib (Nexavar) for patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.