Masatoshi Kudo, Kazuomi Ueshima, Issei Saeki, Toru Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Inaba, Naoki Morimoto, Hiroshi Aikata, Nobukazu Tanabe, Yoshiyuki Wada, Yasuteru Kondo, Masahiro Tsuda, Kazuhiko Nakao, Takanori Ito, Tetsuya Hosaka, Yusuke Kawamura, Teiji Kuzuya, Shunsuke Nojiri, Chikara Ogawa, Hironori Koga, Keisuke Hino, Masafumi Ikeda, Michihisa Moriguchi, Takashi Hisai, Kenichi Yoshimura, Junji Furuse, Yasuaki Arai
INTRODUCTION: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard treatment for unresectable intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but recurrence after TACE is common. The present phase 2, prospective, multicenter, single-arm trial, the TACTICS-L trial, investigated the efficacy and safety of TACE plus lenvatinib (LEN), a drug that more strongly promotes vascular normalization and has a better objective response rate (ORR) than sorafenib (jRCTs031180074). METHODS: Participants were patients with HCC who had not previously received systemic therapy, hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, or immunotherapy and who were ineligible for resection or percutaneous ablation therapy...
February 2024: Liver Cancer