Initial Strategies in Advanced HCC: Case 1

With extended follow-up, the combination of investigational agents rivoceranib and camrelizumab demonstrated a significant survival benefit vs sorafenib in advanced, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

In season 4, episode 16 of Targeted Talks, Susanne G. Warner, MD,discusses the importance of tailoring treatments for patients with liver cancer, taking into account the staging of the cancer.

During a live Community Case Forum event in partnership with the Tennessee Oncology Practice Society, Pierre Gholam, MD, examined the current state of treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, looking in particular at what data is available for those with Child-Pugh B and C status who have poorer outcomes and have limited data from prospective clinical trials.

In a retrospective study in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, 40% of patients developed irAEs after receiving the first and second doses of immunotherapy.

In the frontline, patient body mass index plays a prognostic role when using atezolizumab plus bevacizumab vs lenvatinib for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

No differences in efficacy and safety were seen in a study cohort of 1325 patients undergoing frontline treatment with lenvatinib for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.