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Nivolumab versus sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (CheckMate 459): a randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 trial
Thomas Yau, MD
Joong-Won Park, MD
Prof Richard S Finn, MD
Prof Ann-Lii Cheng, MD
Prof Philippe Mathurin, MD
Julien Edeline, MD
Prof Masatoshi Kudo, MD
James J Harding, MD
Prof Philippe Merle, MD
Prof Olivier Rosmorduc, MD
Prof Lucjan Wyrwicz, MD
Prof Eckart Schott, MD
Su Pin Choo, MD
Prof Robin Kate Kelley, MD
Wolfgang Sieghart, MD
Prof Eric Assenat, MD
Prof Renata Zaucha, MD
Prof Junji Furuse, MD
Ghassan K Abou-Alfa, MD
Anthony B El-Khoueiry, MD
Prof Ignacio Melero, MD
Damir Begic, PharmD
Gong Chen, PhD
Jaclyn Neely, PhD
Tami Wisniewski, MPH
Marina Tschaika, MD
Prof Bruno Sangro, MD
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Publishedecember 13, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00604-5
Summary
Background
Single-agent nivolumab showed durable responses, manageable safety, and promising survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in the phase 1–2 CheckMate 040 study. We aimed to investigate nivolumab monotherapy compared with sorafenib monotherapy in the first-line setting for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
Methods
In this randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial done at medical centres across 22 countries and territories in Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America, patients at least 18 years old with histologically confirmed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma not eligible for, or whose disease had progressed after, surgery or locoregional treatment; with no previous systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, with Child-Pugh class A and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1, and regardless of viral hepatitis status were randomly assigned (1:1) via an interactive voice response system to receive nivolumab (240 mg intravenously every 2 weeks) or sorafenib (400 mg orally twice daily) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was overall survival assessed in the intention-to-treat population. Safety was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of study drug. This completed trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02576509.
Findings
Between Jan 11, 2016, and May 24, 2017, 743 patients were randomly assigned to treatment (nivolumab, n=371; sorafenib, n=372). At the primary analysis, the median follow-up for overall survival was 15·2 months (IQR 5·7–28·0) for the nivolumab group and 13·4 months (5·7–25·9) in the sorafenib group. Median overall survival was 16·4 months (95% CI 13·9–18·4) with nivolumab and 14·7 months (11·9–17·2) with sorafenib (hazard ratio 0·85 [95% CI 0·72–1·02]; p=0·075; minimum follow-up 22·8 months); the protocol-defined significance level of p=0·0419 was not reached. The most common grade 3 or worse treatment-related adverse events were palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia (1 [<1%] of 367 patients in the nivolumab group vs 52 [14%] of patients in the sorafenib group), aspartate aminotransferase increase (22 [6%] vs 13 [4%]), and hypertension (0 vs 26 [7%]). Serious treatment-related adverse events were reported in 43 (12%) patients receiving nivolumab and 39 (11%) patients receiving sorafenib. Four deaths in the nivolumab group and one death in the sorafenib group were assessed as treatment related.
Interpretation
First-line nivolumab treatment did not significantly improve overall survival compared with sorafenib, but clinical activity and a favourable safety profile were observed in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, nivolumab might be considered a therapeutic option for patients in whom tyrosine kinase inhibitors and antiangiogenic drugs are contraindicated or have substantial risks.
Funding
Bristol Myers Squibb in collaboration with Ono Pharmaceutical.
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