triple therapy for intermediate-advanced hcc with bdtt (talenp002)

Conditions: Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Summary: this is a multicenter, single-arm, real-world study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (tace), lenvatinib combined with tislelizumab (triple therapy) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) with bile duct tumor thrombus (bdtt).

surgical resection is considered to be the treatment of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) combined with bile duct tumor thrombus (bdtt), but a significant proportion of patients with hcc combined with bdtt are unable to undergo surgical treatment at the time of initial diagnosis. for patients with unresectable advanced hcc combined with bdtt, conversion therapy is particularly important. currently, there is relatively little literature related to the conversion treatment of hcc with bdtt. several studies have confirmed that the transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (tace), lenvatinib, combined with tislelizumab (triple therapy) for the treatment of intermediate-advanced hcc can achieve better efficacy with an acceptable safety. however, there are no clinical studies or relevant literature reports on triple therapy for the treatment of hcc with bdtt. the present study is a multicenter, single-arm, real-world study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a triple therapy for the treatment of patients with hcc with bdtt.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: 1. age between 18 and 75 years old; 2. patients with clinical diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) combined with bile duct tumor thrombus (bdtt) (refer to the diagnostic criteria of the chinese expert consensus on multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of hcc with bdtt (2020 edition)), bclc stage b or stage c, and unresectable hcc (decided after multidisciplinary discussion); 3. patients who had not received any tumor-related targeted, immunotherapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy before enrollment; 4. patients with at least one measurable lesion according to the mrecist criteria (measurable lesion with a ct/mri scan length diameter ≥ 10 mm and measurable lesion has not received localized treatment such as tace, radiofrequency, cryotherapy, etc.); 5. ecog score: 0-1; 6. liver function child-pugh class a or b; if combined with obstructive jaundice, total bilirubin ≤50umol/l is required. if higher than 50umol/l, biliary drainage is recommended; 7. blood routine: absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5×10\^9/l, hb≥8.5g/l, plt≥75×10\^9/l; 8. no history of severe cardiac arrhythmia or heart failure; no history of severe ventilatory dysfunction or severe pulmonary infection; no acute or chronic renal failure with creatinine clearance \>40ml/min; 9. expected survival time greater than 3 months. exclusion criteria: 1. the tumor with extrahepatic metastasis or invaded adjacent organs; 2. patients received other anti-tumor treatments; 3. existence of contraindications to tace; 4. history of allergy to the components or excipients of lenvatinib or tislelizumab; 5. the patient has any active autoimmune disease or has an autoimmune disease with expected relapse. patients are on immunosuppressive or systemic hormone therapy for immunosuppression; 6. patients with proteinuria suggestive of ≥ 1 + in routine urine will undergo a 24-hour urine protein test for patients with ≥ 1 g of 24-hour urine protein; 7. patients with co-morbidities of other malignant tumors; 8. patients with co-morbid psychiatric disorders; 9. patients with pregnant or lactating women; 10. patients with organ transplant patients; 11. patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma bile duct tumor thrombus tace lenvatinib tislelizumab