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Combination of anti-angiogenic molecular targeted therapy and anti- programmed cell death -1 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has shown promising antitumor activity in multiple cancer types, including patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The safety profile and optimal dosage of targeted therapy should be carefully evaluated by clinical trials. Regorafenib is one of the standard second-line systemic therapy for advanced HCC. The present study will test the safety and efficacy of combination of regorafenib and tislelizumab, an anti-programmed cell death-1 ICI. The investigator(s) thus hypothesized that combination of tislelizumab and regorafenib is a tolerable regimen and may improve treatment efficacy for patients with advanced HCC. The present study will explore safety and efficacy of the combination of tislelizumab plus regorafenib as first-line therapy for advanced HCC.
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Combination of ICI with anti-angiogenic therapy has been most extensively studies in patients with renal cell carcinoma, for whom both ICI and anti-angiogenic therapy have proven anticancer activity as single-agent therapy. Objective response rate of 30-60% was observed, far exceeding the response rate of single-agent therapy (around 20%). Results from several early-phase trials of this type of combination also support the potential anti-tumor synergy between ICI and anti-angiogenic therapy (multi-kinase inhibitors or monoclonal antibody targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway) in advanced HCC. Further studies should focus on identifying the optimal targeted agent and its biologically effective dosage to achieve the best therapeutic window for the treatment of HCC.
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Inclusion criteria
Able to provide written informed consent and can understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and the schedule of assessments
Age ≥ 20 years, according to local regulation in Taiwan, at time of signing Informed Consent Form.
Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC with diagnosis confirmed by histology.
Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies, or progressive disease after surgical and /or locoregional therapies
Agreement to have a new tumor biopsy for eligibility to this study
No prior systemic therapy (including systemic investigational agents) for HCC.
For patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: agreement to receive anti-HBV treatment (per local standard of care; e.g., entecavir) prior to study entry and willingness to continue treatment for the length of the study.
At least one measurable (per RECIST 1.1) lesion. Patients who received prior local therapy (e.g., radiofrequency ablation or transarterial chemoembolization, etc.) are eligible provided the target lesion(s) have not been previously treated with local therapy or the target lesion(s) within the field of local therapy have subsequently progressed in accordance with RECIST version 1.1.
The liver tumors, if any, should occupy ≤ 50% of estimated liver volume.
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug treatment.
Child-Pugh class A within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug treatment.
Adequate hematologic and end-organ function, defined by the following laboratory test results, obtained within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug treatment, unless otherwise specified:
Females of childbearing potential must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study, ≥ 8 weeks after the last dose of regorafenib, and ≥ 120 days after the last dose of tislelizumab, and have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test ≤ 7 days of first dose of study drug treatment.
Non-sterile males must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study, ≥ 8 weeks after the last dose of regorafenib, and ≥ 120 days after the last dose of tislelizumab
Exclusion criteria
Histological diagnosis of fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC.
Liver tumor(s) with main portal vein thrombosis.
Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
History of esophageal/gastric varices or active peptic ulcers that are considered to have high risk of bleeding.
History of upper gastrointestinal bleeding within 1 year.
Underlying medical conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, will render the administration of study drug hazardous or obscure the interpretation of toxicity or AEs."
Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.
Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment.
Prior therapy with an anti-Programmed cell death protein(PD)-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or checkpoint pathways).
Local therapy to liver (e.g., radiofrequency ablation, transarterial chemoembolization, etc.) within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment or non-recovery from side effects of any such procedure.
Radiotherapy within 28 days and abdominal/ pelvic radiotherapy within 60 days prior to initiation of study treatment, except for palliative radiotherapy to bone lesions. Symptomatic lesions (e.g., bone metastases or metastases causing nerve impingement) amenable to palliative radiotherapy should be treated prior to enrollment. Patients should be recovered from the effects of radiation. There is no required minimum recovery period.
Patients with a history of treated and, at the time of screening, asymptomatic central nervous system(CNS) metastases are eligible, provided they meet all the following:
Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse. Patients with the following diseases are not excluded and may proceed to further screening: vitiligo, resolved childhood asthma/atopy, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger.
History of drug-induced pneumonitis or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan.
Known active tuberculosis or other active infection.
Major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment. Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure within 3 days prior to the first dose of regorafenib.
History of malignancy other than HCC within 3 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (e.g., 5-year overall survival(OS) rate> 90%), such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non melanoma skin carcinoma, localized prostate cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or stage I uterine cancer.
Requirement of systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses ≤ 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. Short course (≤ 7 days) of corticosteroid prescribed prophylactically (eg, for contrast dye allergy) or for the treatment of a non-autoimmune condition (eg, delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction caused by contact allergen) may be allowed.
Current or recent (within 10 days of first dose of study treatment) use of aspirin (>325 mg/day), other anti-platelet therapy (e.g., dipyramidole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and cilostazol), or full dose oral or parenteral anticoagulants or thrombolytic agents for therapeutic (as opposed to prophylactic) purpose.
History of abdominal or tracheoesophageal fistula, gastrointestinal (GI) perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment.
Uncontrolled hypertension: systolic pressure ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥ 100 mmHg despite anti-hypertension medications ≤ 28 days before randomization or first dose of drug
Any of the following cardiovascular risk factors:
Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical study.
Was administered a live vaccine ≤ 4 weeks before first dose of study drug treatment.
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125 participants in 3 patient groups
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Chiun HSU, MD, PhD; Yu-Chun Liu, BS
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