Study of Regorafenib After Sorafenib in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Summary
The objective of this study was to evaluate efficacy and safety of regorafenib in patients with advanced liver cancer who had progressed after sorafenib treatment. Patients were treated with regorafenib or placebo using a 2:1 randomization scheme.
Timeline
- Start
- 2013-05-14
- Primary completion
- 2016-02-29
- Completion
- 2019-07-05
Outcome
Met primary endpoint
registry analysis (superiority test); Placebo vs Regorafenib 160 mg (BAY73-4506); p = 0.000017; Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.624 (95% CI 0.498 to 0.782); Log Rank NCT01774344 ↗
paper Regorafenib improved overall survival with a hazard ratio of 0·63 (95% CI 0·50-0·79; one-sided p<0·0001); median survival was 10·6 months (95% CI PMID 27932229 ↗
release “RESORCE study showed that Stivarga® (regorafenib) provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival (OS) versus placebo;” bayer.com ↗
Publications
- Results Finn RS, Merle P, Granito A, Huang YH, Bodoky G, Pracht M, Yokosuka O, Rosmorduc O, Gerolami R, Caparello C, Cabrera R, Chang C, Sun W, LeBerre MA, Baumhauer A, Meinhardt G, Bruix J. Outcomes of sequential treatment with sorafenib followed by regorafenib for HCC: Additional analyses from the phase III RESORCE trial. J Hepatol. 2018 Aug;69(2):353-358. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Apr 26.
- Results Bruix J, Qin S, Merle P, Granito A, Huang YH, Bodoky G, Pracht M, Yokosuka O, Rosmorduc O, Breder V, Gerolami R, Masi G, Ross PJ, Song T, Bronowicki JP, Ollivier-Hourmand I, Kudo M, Cheng AL, Llovet JM, Finn RS, LeBerre MA, Baumhauer A, Meinhardt G, Han G; RESORCE Investigators. Regorafenib for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who progressed on sorafenib treatment (RESORCE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2017 Jan 7;389(10064):56-66. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32453-9. Epub 2016 Dec 6.
- Wu W, Mao H, Song J, Yang F. Bibliometric analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 May 16;104(20):e42015. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000042015.
- Teufel M, Seidel H, Kochert K, Meinhardt G, Finn RS, Llovet JM, Bruix J. Biomarkers Associated With Response to Regorafenib in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2019 May;156(6):1731-1741. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.01.261. Epub 2019 Feb 6.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Regorafenib | Small molecule | 160 mg | Oral |