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PHARMACEUTICALS
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ph14010036
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lenvatinib; hepatocellular carcinoma; progression-free survival; overall survival; adverse events; post-progression treatment; BCLC intermediate stage; transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; nutrition assessment; sarcopenia
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Lenvatinib has shown non-inferiority to sorafenib in terms of overall survival and has higher objective response rate and better progression-free survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Good liver function and appropriate treatment strategy are crucial for achieving therapeutic efficacy in BCLC intermediate stage patients. The management of adverse events and the lack of established molecular targeted agents post-lenvatinib treatment are important considerations for further research and clinical practice.
Lenvatinib, which is an oral multikinase inhibitor, showed non-inferiority to the sorafenib in terms of overall survival (OS) and a higher objective response rate (ORR) and better progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A good liver function and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) intermediate stage were the key factors in achieving therapeutic efficacy. The management of adverse events plays an important role in continuing lenvatinib treatment. While sequential therapies contributed to prolonging overall survival, effective molecular targeted agents for the administration after lenvatinib have not been established. Repeated transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) was associated with a decline in the liver function and poor therapeutic response in BCLC intermediate patients. Recently, the Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert (APPLE) Consensus Statement proposed the criteria for TACE unsuitability. Upfront systemic therapy may be better for the BCLC intermediate stage HCC patients with a high tumor burden, while selective TACE will be recommended for obtaining a curative response in patients with a low tumor burden. This article reviews the therapeutic response, management of adverse events, post-progression treatment after Lenvatinib, and treatment strategy for BCLC intermediate stage HCC.
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