Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Humans; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (drug therapy); Liver Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology); Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Male; Antibodies, Monoclonal (therapeutic use, administration & dosage); Female; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized (therapeutic use, administration & dosage, adverse effects); Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use, adverse effects); Middle Aged; Aged; Quality of Life; Sorafenib (therapeutic use, administration & dosage); Adult
Abstract
PURPOSE:
In the phase III HIMALAYA study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03298451) in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), the Single Tremelimumab Regular Interval Durvalumab (STRIDE) regimen significantly improved overall survival versus sorafenib, and durvalumab monotherapy was noninferior to sorafenib. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), a secondary outcome from HIMALAYA, are reported here.
METHODS:
Participants were randomly assigned to receive STRIDE, durvalumab, or sorafenib. PROs were assessed (preplanned secondary outcome) using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30-item Quality of Life Questionnaire and the 18-item HCC module. Time to deterioration (TTD), change from baseline and improvement rate in global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL), functioning, and disease-related symptoms were analyzed.
RESULTS:
In total, 1,171 participants were randomly assigned to STRIDE (n = 393), durvalumab (n = 389), or sorafenib (n = 389) and were evaluable for PRO assessments. Across treatment arms, compliance rates for PROs were >77% at baseline and >70% overall. Baseline scores were comparable across treatment arms. TTD in GHS/QoL, physical functioning, fatigue, appetite loss, and abdominal pain was numerically longer for both STRIDE and durvalumab versus sorafenib. Clinically meaningful deterioration in PROs was not observed in any treatment arm. However, TTD in nausea and abdominal swelling was numerically longer for STRIDE versus sorafenib, and the likelihood of clinically meaningful improvement in GHS/QoL, role, emotional and social functioning, and disease-related symptoms was greater with STRIDE and durvalumab versus sorafenib. PROs with STRIDE and durvalumab were generally similar.
CONCLUSION:
Compared with sorafenib, STRIDE and durvalumab were associated with clinically meaningful, patient-centered GHS/QoL, functioning, and symptom benefits in people with uHCC. These findings support the benefits of the STRIDE regimen compared with sorafenib for a diverse population reflective of the global uHCC population.
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Publication Info
Published in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Volume 42, Issue 23, 2024, pages 2790-2799.
APA Citation
Sangro, B., Galle, P. R., Kelley, R. K., Charoentum, C., De Toni, E. N., Ostapenko, Y., Heo, J., Cheng, A.-L., Woods, A. W., Gupta, C., Abraham, J., McCoy, C. L., Patel, N., Negro, A., Vogel, A., & Abou-Alfa, G. K. (2024). Patient-reported outcomes from the phase III HIMALAYA study of tremelimumab plus durvalumab in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 42(23), 2790–2799. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.23.01462
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