Lenvatinib Plus PD-1 Antibody for Intermediate-stage HCC Beyond Up-to-seven Criteria

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib combined with PD-1 antibody for patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) beyond up-to-seven criteria

Detailed Description
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Lenvatinib was non-inferior to sorafenib in overall survival in untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, and PD-1 antibody was effective and tolerable in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. No study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus PD-1 antibody. Thus, the investigators carried out this prospective study to find out it.

Official Title
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Lenvatinib Plus Programmed Cell Death Protein-1 (PD-1) Antibody for Intermediate-stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Beyond Up-to-seven Criteria

Conditions
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: Lenvatinib
* Drug: PD-1 antibody


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The diagnosis of HCC was based on the diagnostic criteria for HCC used by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Patients must have at least one tumor lesion that can be accurately measured according to EASL criteria. Barcelona clinic liver cancer-stage B Beyond up-to-seven criteria (hepatocellular carcinomas with seven as the sum of the size of the largest tumor [in cm] and the number of tumors) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 1 No Cirrhosis or cirrhotic status of Child-Pugh class A only Not applicable for transarterial chemoembolization, surgical resection, and local ablative therapy. The following laboratory parameters: Platelet count ≥ 75,000/μL Hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 g/dL Total bilirubin ≤ 30mmol/L Serum albumin ≥ 30 g/L ASL and AST ≤ 5 x upper limit of normal Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal INR ≤ 1.5 or PT/APTT within normal limits Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >1,500/mm3 Ability to understand the protocol and to agree to and sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: Evidence of hepatic decompensation including ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding or hepatic encephalopathy Known history of HIV History of organ allograft Known or suspected allergy to the investigational agents or any agent given in association with this trial. Cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy Evidence of bleeding diathesis. Patients with clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 30 days prior to study entry. Known central nervous system tumors including metastatic brain disease

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Lenvatinib Plus PD-1<br>Participants received lenvatinib capsules 12 milligram (mg) based on the participant's body weight greater than or equal to (>=) 60 kilogram (kg) or 8 mg based on the participant's body weight less than (<) 60 kg at baseline, orally, once daily (QD) in continuous 14-day treatment cycles, and received 3mg/kg PD-1 antibody intravenously every 2 weeks up to documented disease progression, development of unacceptable toxicity, participant request, or withdrawal of consent. | Drug: Lenvatinib<br>* 12 mg (or 8 mg) once daily (QD) oral dosing.<br>Drug: PD-1 antibody<br>* 3mg/kg intravenously every 2 weeks<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| overall survival (OS) | OS was defined as the duration from the date of randomization until the date of death from any cause. Participants who were lost to follow-up were censored at the last date the participant was known to be alive, and participants who remained alive were censored at the time of data cutoff. | 12 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| progression free survival (PFS) | PFS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of first documentation of disease progression based on modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST), or date of death, whichever occurred first. | 12 months | 
| Objective Response Rate (ORR) | ORR was defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) based on mRECIST. CR was defined as disappearance of any intratumoral arterial enhancement in all target lesions. PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of viable (enhancement of arterial phase) target lesions taking as reference to the baseline sum of the diameters of target lesions. | 12 months | 
| Adverse Events | Number of adverse events. Postoperative adverse events were graded based on CTCAE v4.03 | 12 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Lenvatinib, PD-1 Antibody, BCLC B stage, Beyond up-to-seven criteria