First Line Hepato Cellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the overall survival of brivanib versus sorafenib in subjects with advanced HCC who have not received prior systemic therapy.

Timeline

Start

2009-05

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2013-09

Publications

• Kolamunnage-Dona R, Berhane S, Potts H, Williams EH, Tanner J, Janowitz T, Hoare M, Johnson P. Sorafenib is associated with a reduced rate of tumour growth and liver function deterioration in HCV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2021 Oct;75(4):879-887. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.05.015. Epub 2021 May 27.
• Johnson PJ, Qin S, Park JW, Poon RT, Raoul JL, Philip PA, Hsu CH, Hu TH, Heo J, Xu J, Lu L, Chao Y, Boucher E, Han KH, Paik SW, Robles-Avina J, Kudo M, Yan L, Sobhonslidsuk A, Komov D, Decaens T, Tak WY, Jeng LB, Liu D, Ezzeddine R, Walters I, Cheng AL. Brivanib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with unresectable, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: results from the randomized phase III BRISK-FL study. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Oct 1;31(28):3517-24. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.48.4410. Epub 2013 Aug 26.

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