Transarterial chemoembolization plus lenvatinib versus transarterial chemoembolization plus sorafenib as first‐line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: A prospective randomized study
BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus lenvatinib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) have not been evaluated. METHODS In this open‐label, single‐center, randomized trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT0...
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Published in: | Cancer 2021-10, Vol.127 (20), p.3782-3793 |
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Summary: | BACKGROUND
The efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus lenvatinib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) have not been evaluated.
METHODS
In this open‐label, single‐center, randomized trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04127396), participants with previously untreated HCC and type I‐IV PVTT were randomized 1:1 to receive TACE plus lenvatinib (arm L; orally once daily, 12 mg for body weight ≥60 kg or 8 mg for body weight |
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ISSN: | 0008-543X 1097-0142 |