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ArticleLiver cancer2023

Phase 2 Study of the PD-1 Inhibitor Serplulimab plus the Bevacizumab Biosimilar HLX04 in Patients with Previously Treated Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Zhenggang Ren, Guoliang Shao, Jie Shen, Li Zhang, Xu Zhu, Weijia Fang, Guoping Sun, Yuxian Bai, Jianbing Wu, Lianxin Liu and 10 more

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Article in Liver cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 13 institutions in 1 country.

Zhenggang RenLiver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Guoliang ShaoDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Jie ShenDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Xu ZhuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Interventional Therapy, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China.
Weijia FangDepartment of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Guoping SunDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yuxian BaiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Jianbing WuDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Lianxin LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Yuan YuanDepartment of Oncology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China.
Jingdong ZhangMedical Oncology Department of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhen LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Linyi Cancer Hospital, Linyi, China.
Ling ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Henan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Tao YinDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Jincai WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China.
Xiaoli HouShanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc., Shanghai, China.
Qingyu WangShanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc., Shanghai, China.
Jun ZhuShanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc., Shanghai, China.
Jia FanLiver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chongqing University · CNFudan University · CNNanchang University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNHarbin Medical University · CNHubei Cancer Hospital · CNLiaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute · CNNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNPeking University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CNXuzhou Central Hospital · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Current treatments for patients with previously treated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) provide modest survival benefits. We evaluated the safety and antitumor activity of serplulimab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, plus the bevacizumab biosimilar HLX04 in this patient population. Methods: In this open-label, multicenter, phase 2 study in China, patients with advanced HCC who failed prior systemic therapy received serplulimab 3 mg/kg plus HLX04 5 mg/kg (group A) or 10 mg/kg (group B) intravenously every 2 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety. Results: As of April 8, 2021, 20 and 21 patients were enrolled into groups A and B, and they had received a median of 7 and 11 treatment cycles, respectively. Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events were reported by 14 (70.0%) patients in group A and 12 (57.1%) in group B. Most immune-related adverse events were grade ≤3. The objective response rate was 30.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.9-54.3) in group A and 14.3% (95% CI, 3.0-36.3) in group B. Median duration of response was not reached (95% CI, 3.3-not evaluable [NE]) in group A and was 9.0 months (95% CI, 7.9-NE) in group B. Median progression-free survival was 2.2 months (95% CI, 1.4-5.5) and 4.1 months (95% CI, 1.5-NE), and median overall survival was 11.6 months (95% CI, 6.4-NE) and 14.3 months (95% CI, 8.2-NE) in groups A and B, respectively. Conclusion: Serplulimab plus HLX04 showed a manageable safety profile and promising antitumor activity in patients with previously treated advanced HCC.

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Bevacizumab biosimilarHLX04Immune checkpoint inhibitorPreviously treated advanced hepatocellular carcinomaSerplulimab

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