HCC

Expert perspectives on the role of transarterial radioembolization in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma following FDA approval.

During a Targeted Oncology case-based roundtable event, Richard S. Finn, MD, discussed the case of a patient with hepatocellular cancer with a medical history of Crohn disease, cirrhosis, and variceal bleeding.

The phase 2 clinical trial of the combination therapy, GT90001 and nivolumab, for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma has dosed its first patient.

Surface Oncology announced the initiation of new trials of the investigational agent SRF388 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and non–small cell lung cancer.

Priority review for a biologics license application has been granted by the FDA for tremelimumab as treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to the STA3 inhibitor, TTI-101, for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. The agent is currently being investigated in a phase 1 clinical trial.

Amaia Lujambio Goizueta, PhD, discusses the challenges and strategies for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Pierre Gholam, MD, discussed with participants concerning the toxicity and management of lenvatinib for hepatocellular cancer and how it compares with sorafenib.

Findings from the use of mutimodal interventional therapy of lenvatinib and transarterial therapy may lay the groundwork for future research regarding the combination for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated in the second-line setting, the combination of regorafenib and nivolumab following 2 cycles of regorafenib monotherapy appeared safe, according to phase 1/2a study.

Treatment with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in the first-line setting achieved better responses for patients with unrespectable hepatocellular carcinoma when their disease had a viral versus nonviral etiology and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was less than 3.6.

During a Targeted Oncology case-based roundtable event, Richard S. Finn, MD, discussed the frontline treatment options for a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cabozantinib in combination with atezolizumab shows no effect on survival compared to sorafenib in patients with previously untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma based on results from the final analysis of the phase 3 COSMIC-312 trial.

During a live virtual event, Pierre Gholam, MD, discussed treatment options for a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma who had serious medical conditions including cirrhosis, Crohn's disease, and variceal bleeding.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, Richard S. Finn, MD, and William P. Harris, MD, highlight advances in research and clinical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma over the past 10 years.

Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma achieved notable improvements in survival and responses following treatment with transarterial chemoembolization and lenvatinib.

In subjects with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent liver transplant, both progression-free survival and overall survival were prolonged with manageable adverse events.

The combination of transarterial chemoembolization, lenvatinib, and PD-1 checkpoint blockade demonstrated tolerable safety and efficacy in patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

In the phase 3 KEYNOTE-394 trial, pembrolizumab and best supportive care prolongs survival in patients.

Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD, discusses the use of tislelizumab as treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, as investigated in a phase 2 clinical trial.

Although nivolumab did not significantly outperform sorafenib in the CheckMate 459 of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, positive resuls were shown for the secondary end points.

A brief discussion on the potential role for adjuvant therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Taking recent clinical trial data into account, panelists consider the best treatment option for a patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.

In the context of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, panelists reflect on the value of multidisciplinary care at their institutions.

After introducing the third case, a patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, experts share their perspectives on the optimal diagnosis and work-up of advanced disease.