Assessing BAY86-9766 Plus Sorafenib for the Treatment of Liver Cancer.

Summary

This study investigates the safety and efficacy of the combination therapy with BAY86-9766 and sorafenib in patients with liver cancer. Safety will be determined by laboratory and other evaluations. Efficacy of the combination BAY86-9766 and sorafenib will be determined by disease control rate, overall survival, time to progression, response rate and duration of response.

Timeline

Start

2010-12

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2013-08

Publications

• Lim HY, Heo J, Choi HJ, Lin CY, Yoon JH, Hsu C, Rau KM, Poon RT, Yeo W, Park JW, Tay MH, Hsieh WS, Kappeler C, Rajagopalan P, Krissel H, Jeffers M, Yen CJ, Tak WY. A phase II study of the efficacy and safety of the combination therapy of the MEK inhibitor refametinib (BAY 86-9766) plus sorafenib for Asian patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 1;20(23):5976-85. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-3445. Epub 2014 Oct 7.

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