Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40636912›Full record

ArticleiLIVER2023

Evaluating Tislelizumab, Lenvatinib, and FOLFOX4-HAIC as a Conversion Therapy for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Kai Tan, Xiaojun He, Haoran Yuan, Shoujie Zhao, Chenyu Gong, Yaoyao Zhao, Haiyan Nan, Li Zang, Zhonghua Luo, Xilin Du

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in iLIVER, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Kai TanDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Xiaojun HeDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Haoran YuanDepartment of Infectious Disease, The 964th Hospital of the People's Liberation Army of China, Changchun 130062, Jilin Province, China.
Shoujie ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Chenyu GongDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Yaoyao ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Haiyan NanDepartment of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Li ZangDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Zhonghua LuoDepartment of Intervention Center, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.
Xilin DuDepartment of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710038, Shanxi Province, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and aims: Conversion therapy downstages tumors and renders patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) eligible for radical resection. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab plus lenvatinib and hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy with oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFOX4-HAIC) as a first-line conversion therapy. Methods: Clinical data from HCC patients who were treated with the triple therapy between April 2021 and April 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The primary outcome included objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), conversion resection rate (CRR), and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). Results: A total of 18 patients completed conversion therapy assessment, which ended on March 27, 2023. The patients had a median age of 55.5 (37-72) years, and 94.4% were male. According to mRECIST, tumor shrinkage was observed in all patients, with an ORR of 94.4% (17/18), a DCR of 94.4% (17/18), and a median time to response of 1.4 (0.7-3.0) months. Successful conversion was observed in 61.1% (11/18) of patients (mRECIST). The CRR and pathological complete response were 38.9% (7/18) and 57.1% (4/7), respectively. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 17.8 months, while median overall survival was not reached. The 6- and 9-month PFS rates were 83.3% and 66.7%, respectively. The most common TRAE (16/18 patients, 88.9%) was an increase in aspartate aminotransferase levels. Conclusion: Tislelizumab combined with lenvatinib and FOLFOX4-HAIC achieved a high conversion rate and acceptable toxicity in patients with unresectable HCC, suggesting that this combination may represent a new conversion strategy for this population.

Indexed as

FOLFOXHepatic artery infusion chemotherapyHepatocellular carcinomaLenvatinibTislelizumab

Identifiers

PMID40636912
PMCPMC12212711

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.