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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733733
IMbrave150: updated efficacy and safety by risk status in patients (pts) receiving atezolizumab (atezo) + bevacizumab (bev) vs sorafenib (sor) as first-line treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Background Based on the Ph III IMbrave150 trial (NCT03434379), atezo+bev has been approved and is standard of care for pts with unresectable HCC without prior systemic therapy. With an additional 12 mo of follow-up from the primary analysis (median, 15.6 mo), atezo+bev showed consistent clinically meaningful benefit/safety. We report results of updated analyses considering high-risk factors.
Methods Pts were randomized 2:1 to receive atezo 1200 mg IV q3w + bev 15 mg/kg IV q3w or sor 400 mg PO BID until loss of clinical benefit or unacceptable toxicity. High-risk situation was defined as tumor invasion of the portal vein (PV) and/or the PV branch contralateral to the primarily involved lobe (Vp4), and/or bile duct (BD) invasion and/or tumor occupancy of ≥ 50 % of liver.
Results In the ITT population, 64 (19 %) pts with atezo+bev and 37 (22 %) pts with sor were defined as high risk. 10 pts had BD invasion, 73 had Vp4-invasion and 31 had liver tumor occupancy of ≥ 50 %. 9 pts (atezo+bev arm) and 4 pts (sor arm) had 2 high-risk factors. OS, PFS and ORR all favored atezo+bev over sor, in both non-high- and high-risk patients (table). In safety-evaluable pts, Grade 3/4 treatment-related AEs (TRAEs) occurred in 122 (45 %) of 269 non-high-risk and 21 (35 %) of 60 high-risk atezo+bev pts. Grade 5 TRAEs occurred in 2 % non-high-risk and 2 % high-risk atezo+bev pts. Updated results will be provided.
Conclusions Efficacy benefit was seen with atezo+bev vs sor regardless of risk features. HRs remained similar despite numerical differences in median OS between non-high-risk and high-risk pts. The overall safety data in the atezo+bev arm were comparable between non-high and high-risk pts and in line with the known safety profile of each drug. Earlier results presented @ AACR 2021.
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07 September 2021
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