Molecular therapies for HCC: Looking outside the box

S Faivre, L Rimassa, RS Finn - Journal of hepatology, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, sorafenib has been the only systemic agent with proven clinical
efficacy for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, lenvatinib …

[HTML][HTML] Immune-based therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

DJ Pinato, N Guerra, P Fessas, R Murphy, T Mineo… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most frequent cause of cancer-related death.
The immune-rich contexture of the HCC microenvironment makes this tumour an appealing …

[HTML][HTML] Management of adverse events associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: improving outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

L Rimassa, R Danesi, T Pressiani, P Merle - Cancer Treatment Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of primary liver cancer.
Sorafenib, regorafenib, lenvatinib and cabozantinib are tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) that …

[HTML][HTML] Cabozantinib in patients with advanced and progressing hepatocellular carcinoma

GK Abou-Alfa, T Meyer, AL Cheng… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cabozantinib inhibits tyrosine kinases, including vascular endothelial growth
factor receptors 1, 2, and 3, MET, and AXL, which are implicated in the progression of …

Tremelimumab plus durvalumab in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

GK Abou-Alfa, G Lau, M Kudo, SL Chan… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background A single, high priming dose of tremelimumab (anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte–
associated antigen 4) plus durvalumab (anti–programmed cell death ligand-1), an infusion …

[HTML][HTML] NASH limits anti-tumour surveillance in immunotherapy-treated HCC

D Pfister, NG Núñez, R Pinyol, O Govaere, M Pinter… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can have viral or non-viral causes,,,–. Non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH) is an important driver of HCC. Immunotherapy has been approved …

[HTML][HTML] Cabozantinib plus atezolizumab versus sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (COSMIC-312): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial

RK Kelley, L Rimassa, AL Cheng, A Kaseb… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Cabozantinib has shown clinical activity in combination with checkpoint
inhibitors in solid tumours. The COSMIC-312 trial assessed cabozantinib plus atezolizumab …

Tivantinib for second-line treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 study

A Santoro, L Rimassa, I Borbath, B Daniele… - The lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Tivantinib (ARQ 197), a selective oral inhibitor of MET, has shown
promising antitumour activity in hepatocellular carcinoma as monotherapy and in …

Systemic treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: An EASL position paper

J Bruix, SL Chan, PR Galle, L Rimassa, B Sangro - Journal of hepatology, 2021 - Elsevier
The last 5 years have witnessed relevant advances in the systemic treatment of
hepatocellular carcinoma. New data have emerged since the development of the EASL …

Phase 3 randomized, open-label, multicenter study of tremelimumab (T) and durvalumab (D) as first-line therapy in patients (pts) with unresectable hepatocellular …

GK Abou-Alfa, SL Chan, M Kudo, G Lau, RK Kelley… - 2022 - ascopubs.org
379 Background: A single priming dose of T (anti-CTLA-4) added to D (anti-PD-L1) in the
STRIDE (Single T Regular Interval D) regimen, formerly T300+ D, showed encouraging …