USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, UK.
BMC Cancer. 2022 Apr 9;22(1):377. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09453-z.
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and Child-Pugh B liver cirrhosis have poor prognosis and are underrepresented in clinical trials. The CELESTIAL trial, in which cabozantinib improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) versus placebo in patients with HCC and Child-Pugh A liver cirrhosis at baseline, was evaluated for outcomes in patients who had Child-Pugh B cirrhosis at Week 8.
This was a retrospective analysis of adult patients with previously treated advanced HCC. Child-Pugh B status was assessed by the investigator. Patients were randomised 2:1 to cabozantinib (60 mg once daily) or placebo.
Fifty-one patients receiving cabozantinib and 22 receiving placebo had Child-Pugh B cirrhosis at Week 8. Safety and tolerability of cabozantinib for the Child-Pugh B subgroup were consistent with the overall population. For cabozantinib- versus placebo-treated patients, median OS from randomisation was 8.5 versus 3.8 months (HR 0.32, 95% CI 0.18-0.58), median PFS was 3.7 versus 1.9 months (HR 0.44, 95% CI 0.25-0.76), and best response was stable disease in 57% versus 23% of patients.
These encouraging results with cabozantinib support the initiation of prospective studies in patients with advanced HCC and Child-Pugh B liver function.
NCT01908426.
患有肝细胞癌(HCC)和 Child-Pugh B 级肝硬化的患者预后较差,在临床试验中代表性不足。CELESTIAL 试验表明,卡博替尼可改善基线时患有 HCC 和 Child-Pugh A 级肝硬化患者的总生存期(OS)和无进展生存期(PFS),本研究评估了基线时患有 Child-Pugh B 级肝硬化的患者在第 8 周时的结局。
这是一项对先前接受过治疗的晚期 HCC 成年患者进行的回顾性分析。研究者评估 Child-Pugh B 级状态。患者以 2:1 的比例随机接受卡博替尼(60mg 每日一次)或安慰剂治疗。
51 例接受卡博替尼治疗和 22 例接受安慰剂治疗的患者在第 8 周时出现 Child-Pugh B 级肝硬化。卡博替尼在 Child-Pugh B 亚组中的安全性和耐受性与总体人群一致。卡博替尼组和安慰剂组患者的中位 OS 分别为 8.5 个月和 3.8 个月(HR 0.32,95%CI 0.18-0.58),中位 PFS 分别为 3.7 个月和 1.9 个月(HR 0.44,95%CI 0.25-0.76),最佳缓解情况分别为稳定疾病的患者占 57%和 23%。
这些令人鼓舞的卡博替尼结果支持在晚期 HCC 和 Child-Pugh B 级肝功能患者中开展前瞻性研究。
NCT01908426。