SynthesisCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023
Immune-Based Combinations versus Sorafenib as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Role of Immunotherapy in the Management of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review.Current cancer drug targets · 2025Pooled it
- Anti-PD-1/L1 antibody plus anti-VEGF antibodyExploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based immune combination therapy versus sorafenib in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of JWATM204, a novel Glypican-3 (GPC3)-targeted CAR T cell therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A phase I dose-escalation study.Cancer pathogenesis and therapy · 2026Article
- Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib vs. sorafenib as first-line treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Cancer.Cancers · 2023Review
- Synergistic Nanomedicine: Photodynamic, Photothermal and Photoimmune Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Fulfilling the Myth of Prometheus?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The multikinase inhibitor axitinib in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: the current clinical applications and the molecular mechanisms.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Recent years have observed the emergence of novel therapeutic opportunities for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), such as combination therapies including immune checkpoint inhibitors. We performed a meta-analysis with the aim to compare median overall survival (OS), median progression-free survival (PFS), complete response (CR) rate, and partial response (PR) rate in advanced HCC patients receiving immune-based combinations versus sorafenib. A total of 2176 HCC patients were available for the meta-analysis (immune-based combinations = 1334; sorafenib = 842) and four trials were included. Immune-based combinations decreased the risk of death by 27% (HR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.65−0.83; p < 0.001); similarly, a PFS benefit was observed (HR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.5−0.84; p < 0.001). In addition, immune-based combinations showed better CR rate and PR rate, with ORs of 12.4 (95% CI, 3.02−50.85; p < 0.001) and 3.48 (95% CI, 2.52−4.8; p < 0.03), respectively. The current study further confirms that first-line immune-based combinations have a place in the management of HCC. The CR rate observed in HCC patients receiving immune-based combinations appears more than twelve times higher compared with sorafenib monotherapy, supporting the long-term benefit of these combinatorial strategies, with even the possibility to cure advanced disease.
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