Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab

Abstract Aim To investigate the possible correlation between the development of adverse events (AEs) and prognosis in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atez/Bev). Methods A total of 286 patients with unresectable HCC treated with At...

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Main Authors: Toshifumi Tada, Takashi Kumada, Atsushi Hiraoka, Masashi Hirooka, Kazuya Kariyama, Joji Tani, Masanori Atsukawa, Koichi Takaguchi, Ei Itobayashi, Shinya Fukunishi, Kunihiko Tsuji, Toru Ishikawa, Kazuto Tajiri, Hironori Ochi, Satoshi Yasuda, Hidenori Toyoda, Chikara Ogawa, Takashi Nishimura, Takeshi Hatanaka, Satoru Kakizaki, Noritomo Shimada, Kazuhito Kawata, Fujimasa Tada, Hideko Ohama, Kazuhiro Nouso, Asahiro Morishita, Akemi Tsutsui, Takuya Nagano, Norio Itokawa, Tomomi Okubo, Taeang Arai, Michitaka Imai, Hisashi Kosaka, Atsushi Naganuma, Yohei Koizumi, Shinichiro Nakamura, Masaki Kaibori, Hiroko Iijima, Yoichi Hiasa
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5535
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author Toshifumi Tada
Takashi Kumada
Atsushi Hiraoka
Masashi Hirooka
Kazuya Kariyama
Joji Tani
Masanori Atsukawa
Koichi Takaguchi
Ei Itobayashi
Shinya Fukunishi
Kunihiko Tsuji
Toru Ishikawa
Kazuto Tajiri
Hironori Ochi
Satoshi Yasuda
Hidenori Toyoda
Chikara Ogawa
Takashi Nishimura
Takeshi Hatanaka
Satoru Kakizaki
Noritomo Shimada
Kazuhito Kawata
Fujimasa Tada
Hideko Ohama
Kazuhiro Nouso
Asahiro Morishita
Akemi Tsutsui
Takuya Nagano
Norio Itokawa
Tomomi Okubo
Taeang Arai
Michitaka Imai
Hisashi Kosaka
Atsushi Naganuma
Yohei Koizumi
Shinichiro Nakamura
Masaki Kaibori
Hiroko Iijima
Yoichi Hiasa
author_facet Toshifumi Tada
Takashi Kumada
Atsushi Hiraoka
Masashi Hirooka
Kazuya Kariyama
Joji Tani
Masanori Atsukawa
Koichi Takaguchi
Ei Itobayashi
Shinya Fukunishi
Kunihiko Tsuji
Toru Ishikawa
Kazuto Tajiri
Hironori Ochi
Satoshi Yasuda
Hidenori Toyoda
Chikara Ogawa
Takashi Nishimura
Takeshi Hatanaka
Satoru Kakizaki
Noritomo Shimada
Kazuhito Kawata
Fujimasa Tada
Hideko Ohama
Kazuhiro Nouso
Asahiro Morishita
Akemi Tsutsui
Takuya Nagano
Norio Itokawa
Tomomi Okubo
Taeang Arai
Michitaka Imai
Hisashi Kosaka
Atsushi Naganuma
Yohei Koizumi
Shinichiro Nakamura
Masaki Kaibori
Hiroko Iijima
Yoichi Hiasa
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description Abstract Aim To investigate the possible correlation between the development of adverse events (AEs) and prognosis in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atez/Bev). Methods A total of 286 patients with unresectable HCC treated with Atez/Bev as first‐line systematic therapy were included. Results Regarding treatment‐related AEs, decreased appetite of any grade, proteinuria of any grade, and fatigue of any grade were found with a frequency of ≥20%. Multivariate analysis adjusted for immune‐related liver injury, immune‐related endocrine dysfunction, proteinuria, fatigue, decreased appetite, hypertension, sex, age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, HCC etiology, HCC stage, Child–Pugh score, and α‐fetoprotein showed that hypertension of any grade (hazard ratio [HR], 0.527; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.326–0.854; p = 0.009) and α‐fetoprotein ≥100 ng/ml (HR, 1.642; 95% CI, 1.111–2.427; p = 0.013) were independently associated with progression‐free survival. Multivariate analysis adjusted for the same AEs showed that fatigue (HR, 2.354; 95% CI, 1.299–4.510; p = 0.010) was independently associated with overall survival. Median progression‐free survival was 6.5 months (95% CI, 5.2–8.1) in patients without hypertension of any grade and 12.6 months (95% CI, 6.7–not available) in patients with hypertension of any grade (p = 0.035). The overall survival was significantly shorter in patients in whom treatment‐related fatigue of any grade was observed (p < 0.001). Regarding response rates, the disease control rate of patients who developed treatment‐related hypertension (94.2%) was significantly higher than those who did not (79.1%) (p = 0.009). Conclusions Treatment‐related hypertension is associated with good outcomes in patients with HCC treated with Atez/Bev.
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spelling doaj.art-a7cf1ac5e21f496d9993c6013e712e6a2023-04-27T10:12:43ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342023-04-011277772778310.1002/cam4.5535Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumabToshifumi Tada0Takashi Kumada1Atsushi Hiraoka2Masashi Hirooka3Kazuya Kariyama4Joji Tani5Masanori Atsukawa6Koichi Takaguchi7Ei Itobayashi8Shinya Fukunishi9Kunihiko Tsuji10Toru Ishikawa11Kazuto Tajiri12Hironori Ochi13Satoshi Yasuda14Hidenori Toyoda15Chikara Ogawa16Takashi Nishimura17Takeshi Hatanaka18Satoru Kakizaki19Noritomo Shimada20Kazuhito Kawata21Fujimasa Tada22Hideko Ohama23Kazuhiro Nouso24Asahiro Morishita25Akemi Tsutsui26Takuya Nagano27Norio Itokawa28Tomomi Okubo29Taeang Arai30Michitaka Imai31Hisashi Kosaka32Atsushi Naganuma33Yohei Koizumi34Shinichiro Nakamura35Masaki Kaibori36Hiroko Iijima37Yoichi Hiasa38Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Hyogo Medical University Nishinomiya JapanDepartment of Nursing Gifu Kyoritsu University Ogaki JapanGastroenterology Center Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital Matsuyama JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Okayama City Hospital Okayama JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Kagawa University Kagawa JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Nippon Medical School Tokyo JapanDepartment of Hepatology Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital Takamatsu JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Asahi General Hospital Asahi JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Osaka JapanCenter of Gastroenterology Teine Keijinkai Hospital Sapporo JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Saiseikai Niigata Hospital Niigata JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Toyama University Hospital Toyama JapanHepato‐biliary Center Japanese Red Cross Matsuyama Hospital Matsuyama JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Ogaki Municipal Hospital Ogaki JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Ogaki Municipal Hospital Ogaki JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Japanese Red Cross Takamatsu Hospital Takamatsu JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Hyogo Medical University Nishinomiya JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Gunma Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital Maebashi JapanDepartment of Clinical Research National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center Takasaki JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Otakanomori Hospital Kashiwa JapanDepartment of Hepatology Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hamamatsu JapanGastroenterology Center Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital Matsuyama JapanGastroenterology Center Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital Matsuyama JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Okayama City Hospital Okayama JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Kagawa University Kagawa JapanDepartment of Hepatology Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital Takamatsu JapanDepartment of Hepatology Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital Takamatsu JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Nippon Medical School Tokyo JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Nippon Medical School Tokyo JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Nippon Medical School Tokyo JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology Saiseikai Niigata Hospital Niigata JapanDepartment of Surgery Kansai Medical University Osaka JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center Takasaki JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine Japanese Red Cross Himeji Hospital Himeji JapanDepartment of Surgery Kansai Medical University Osaka JapanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Hyogo Medical University Nishinomiya JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime JapanAbstract Aim To investigate the possible correlation between the development of adverse events (AEs) and prognosis in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atez/Bev). Methods A total of 286 patients with unresectable HCC treated with Atez/Bev as first‐line systematic therapy were included. Results Regarding treatment‐related AEs, decreased appetite of any grade, proteinuria of any grade, and fatigue of any grade were found with a frequency of ≥20%. Multivariate analysis adjusted for immune‐related liver injury, immune‐related endocrine dysfunction, proteinuria, fatigue, decreased appetite, hypertension, sex, age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, HCC etiology, HCC stage, Child–Pugh score, and α‐fetoprotein showed that hypertension of any grade (hazard ratio [HR], 0.527; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.326–0.854; p = 0.009) and α‐fetoprotein ≥100 ng/ml (HR, 1.642; 95% CI, 1.111–2.427; p = 0.013) were independently associated with progression‐free survival. Multivariate analysis adjusted for the same AEs showed that fatigue (HR, 2.354; 95% CI, 1.299–4.510; p = 0.010) was independently associated with overall survival. Median progression‐free survival was 6.5 months (95% CI, 5.2–8.1) in patients without hypertension of any grade and 12.6 months (95% CI, 6.7–not available) in patients with hypertension of any grade (p = 0.035). The overall survival was significantly shorter in patients in whom treatment‐related fatigue of any grade was observed (p < 0.001). Regarding response rates, the disease control rate of patients who developed treatment‐related hypertension (94.2%) was significantly higher than those who did not (79.1%) (p = 0.009). Conclusions Treatment‐related hypertension is associated with good outcomes in patients with HCC treated with Atez/Bev.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5535adverse eventatezolizumab plus bevacizumabhepatocellular carcinomasurvival
spellingShingle Toshifumi Tada
Takashi Kumada
Atsushi Hiraoka
Masashi Hirooka
Kazuya Kariyama
Joji Tani
Masanori Atsukawa
Koichi Takaguchi
Ei Itobayashi
Shinya Fukunishi
Kunihiko Tsuji
Toru Ishikawa
Kazuto Tajiri
Hironori Ochi
Satoshi Yasuda
Hidenori Toyoda
Chikara Ogawa
Takashi Nishimura
Takeshi Hatanaka
Satoru Kakizaki
Noritomo Shimada
Kazuhito Kawata
Fujimasa Tada
Hideko Ohama
Kazuhiro Nouso
Asahiro Morishita
Akemi Tsutsui
Takuya Nagano
Norio Itokawa
Tomomi Okubo
Taeang Arai
Michitaka Imai
Hisashi Kosaka
Atsushi Naganuma
Yohei Koizumi
Shinichiro Nakamura
Masaki Kaibori
Hiroko Iijima
Yoichi Hiasa
Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
Cancer Medicine
adverse event
atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
hepatocellular carcinoma
survival
title Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
title_full Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
title_fullStr Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
title_full_unstemmed Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
title_short Adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
title_sort adverse events as potential predictive factors of therapeutic activity in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
topic adverse event
atezolizumab plus bevacizumab
hepatocellular carcinoma
survival
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5535
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