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ArticleCancers2025

Long-Term Survival of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Lenvatinib in Real-World Clinical Practice.

Junji Furuse, Namiki Izumi, Kenta Motomura, Yoshitaka Inaba, Yoshio Katamura, Yasuteru Kondo, Kazuhisa Yabushita, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Katsuaki Motoyoshi, Masatoshi Kudo

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract read
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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT03663114 completednot on this map

A Drug Use Investigation of LENVIMA 4 mg Capsules - A Post-marketing Observational Study on Risk Factors for Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

TypeobservationalSponsorEisai Inc.Ran2018 to 2020Enrolled713ConditionsCarcinoma, HepatocellularArmsLenvatinib
NCT04008082 completednot on this map

Specific Use Results Survey of LENVIMA 4 mg Capsules -Observational Study of Overall Survival in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Study LEN03T)

TypeobservationalSponsorEisai Co., Ltd.Ran2019 to 2022Enrolled412ConditionsCarcinoma, Hepatocellular, Carcinoma, Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial, NeoplasmsArmsLenvatinib
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Junji FuruseDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama 241-8515, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0663-6117
Namiki IzumiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino 180-8610, Japan.
Kenta MotomuraDepartment of Hepatology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7515-099X
Yoshitaka InabaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0850-6327
Yoshio KatamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Onomichi General Hospital, Onomichi 722-8508, Japan.
Yasuteru KondoDepartment of Hepatology, Sendai Tokushukai Hospital, Sendai 981-3116, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5935-4346
Kazuhisa YabushitaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama 721-8511, Japan.
Toshiyuki MatsuokaEisai Co., Ltd., Bunkyo-ku 112-8088, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3583-2993
Katsuaki MotoyoshiEisai Co., Ltd., Bunkyo-ku 112-8088, Japan.
Masatoshi KudoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4102-3474

Funding

Eisai Co., Ltd. NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe real-world survival of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) treated with lenvatinib has been explored retrospectively with a small sample size. We conducted a prospective observational 2-year extension study (510 study) of a 1-year observational post-marketing study of lenvatinib (504 study) to evaluate the long-term overall survival (OS) of patients with uHCC treated with lenvatinib and associated factors with a large sample size.

methodsPatients with uHCC included (July 2018 to January 2019) in the 504 study and who consented were eligible for the 510 study and were followed for up to 3 years after lenvatinib treatment initiation. Using the data from the 504 study and 510 study of the 504 study analysis set, we estimated the OS, the time from the first lenvatinib dose to all-cause death by the Kaplan-Meier method (ClinicalTrials.Gov Registration ID, 504 study: NCT03663114; 510 study: NCT04008082).

resultsThe 703 patients included in the analysis were followed for a median period (min, max) of 12.5 months (0.1, 44.8). The median OS (95% confidence interval) was 16.6 months (15.4, 18.5). OS was significantly (

conclusionsThis large-scale, prospective, real-world study demonstrated a long OS, comparable to that reported in the global Phase III REFLECT trial. More advanced-stage tumors and worse hepatic function have been suggested as OS-associated factors, consistent with previous reports.

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hepatocellular carcinomalenvatiniboverall survivalreal-world practice

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PMID39941845
PMCPMC11816230

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