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Moscow summit 2020 : seeking for the cure of primary and secondary liver malignancies.
1. Medical management of advanced
hepatocellular carcinoma
Professor Eric Raymond MD, PhD
Chair of Medical Oncology
@ Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph
France
eraymond@hpsj.fr
Seeking for the Cure of Primary & Secondary Liver Malignancies
France meets Russia in Moscow
January 24-25, 2020
Conference venue: 125284, Botkinskaya Hospital,
Green hall
2nd Botkin passage 5, Moscow, Russia
4. Indications of systemic medical treatments
• Major indications
– Extrahepatic spread and/or diffuse intrahepatic evolution
refractory / non amenable to local therapies localization
– Portal vein thrombosis
– Evolution within 6 months or after two courses of
chemoembolization
• Other indications
– Rapid alteration of the general performance status (WHO > 0 –
CHILD A-B6)
– Rapid kinetics with new lesion within less than 6 months
– High grade tumors
– High level and kinetics of AFP
6. Characteristics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Microenvironment
• Likely to vary according to the type of tumor carcinogenesis that
may also affect liver functions and patient conditions
– Alcohol
– Viral hepatitis B/C induced inflammation
– NASH
– Others
• Likely to be influenced by angiogenesis & focal hypoxia
– Tumor angiogenesis being genuine or induced by antiangiogenic drugs
– Induction of epithelial to mesenchymal differentiation
– Induction of lactic acid metabolism
– Facilitate the occurrences of various oncogenic mutations
• Associated with local immunosuppression
– Inhibition of T-cell functions (PD1/PDL1, CTLA4)
7. Angiogenesis as a major target for
hepatocellular carcinoma
Targeted agents in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
8. Learning experience with Sorafenib in Advanced
hepatocellular carcinoma
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
5
10
15
Medianoveralsurvival
ofsorafenib(month)
Lag times of accrual
SHARP
SUNITINIB
GIDEON
BRISK
ASIAN-PACIFIC
SUNITINIB
BRISK
Placebo SHARP
Placebo ASIAN-PACIFIC
Non-Asian patients
Asian patients
Faivre S, de Gramont A, Raymond E. Target Oncol. 2016
9. Differences in target engagement of targeted
therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma
First line Second line
Drugs
Sorafenib Lenvatinib Regorafenib Cabozantinib Ramucirumab
Targets
VEGFR2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FGFR No FEGFR 1-4 FGFR1 No No
C-met No No No Yes No
Other targets VEGFR3
PDGFR
KIT
B-raf, C-raf
VEGFR 1-3
PDGFR
KIT
RET
VEGFR 1-3
PDGFR
KIT
RET
Raf-1
B-Raf
TIE-2
AXL
KIT
RET
None
10. Main results of clinical trials with targeted
therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma
First line Second line (post sorafenib)
Drugs
Sorafenib Lenvatinib Regorafenib Cabozantinib Ramucirumab
Results
Control Placebo Sorafenib Placebo Placebo Placebo
Trials SHARP REFLECT RESORCE CELESTIAL REACH 1/2
OS (months) 10.7 vs 7.9 13.6 vs 12.3 10.6 vs 7.8 10.2 vs 8.0 8.1 vs 5.0
HR 0.69 0.92(non inferiority) 0.63 0.76 0.69
RR 2% vs 1% 24% vs 9% 11% vs 4% 4% vs 0.4% 5.4% vs 0.9%
Safety (grade 3-4)
Hand foot syndrome 11% 3% 13% 17% 0%
HTA 14% 23% 15% 16% 12.7%
Diarrhea 8% 4% 4% 10% 1%
11. Efficacy – Safety – Vulnerability
The 3 major components for the selection of targeted therapies
Sorafenib
Lenvatinib
Regorafenib
Cabozantinib
Ramucirumab
First line Second line
12. A proposed algorithm of selection for targeted
therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma
Sorafenib Lenvatinib
Regorafenib Cabozantinib Ramucirumab
Cabozantinib Regorafenib
Standard
Option
Option
OptionOption
Standard
1st line
2nd line
3nd line
13. Non antiangiogenic targeted agents
in hepatocellular carcinoma
Novel targeted agents in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Tumor associated macrophages
CXCR4-TGFβR
Tumor cells
TGFβR-MET-PDL1
Fibroblasts
FGFR
TGFβ HGF
FGF19 IL8 IL10
SDF1/CXCL12
14. Novel selective targeted agents based on
activated pathways
• MET inhibitors (tepotinib, …)
• FGFR4-FGF19 inhibitors (BLU554, …)
• TGF-beta receptor inhibitors (galunicertib, …)
15. Checkpoint inhibition in
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The challenge of immunotherapy
T cells (CD4-Treg)
CD4:PD1-CTLA4-CD28
Treg: CD73-CD39
Dendritic cells
PDL1-PD1-MSH II-CD80/86
Tumor cells
TGFβR-MET-PDL1
16. Around 30% of HCCs belong to the "immune class,"
with high levels of immune cell infiltration
Clin Cancer Res; 25(7) April 1, 2019
17. Rational for checkpoint inhibitors in
hepatocellular carcinoma
1. Topalian SL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2012;366:2443-2454
MHC
PD-L1
PD-1
PD-1
T-cell
receptor
PD-L2
T cell
NFκB
Other
PI3K
Tumor cell
IFNγ
IFNγR
Shp-2
Checkpoint inhibitors
(monoclonal antibodies)
Immune infiltration
Local immunosuppression
30%
18. Rational for combining antiangiogenic
and checkpoint inhibitors
Bevacizumab
Decreases the activity of
immunosuppressive
cells (MDSCs and Tregs)
Bevacizumab
Normalises the tumour
vasculature, increasing
T-cell infiltration
Atezolizumab
Restores anti-cancer immunity
with activity further enhanced
through VEGF-mediated
immunomodulatory effects
Bevacizumab
Promotes DC maturation
Atezolizumab
Promotes T-cell
activation
1. Chen DS, et al. Immunity.2013;39(1):1-10. 2. Hegde PS, et al. SeminCancer Biol.2018;52(2):117-124. 3. WallinJJ, et al. Nat Commun.2016;7:12624. 4. GoelS, et al.
PhysiolRev.2011;91(3):1071-1121. 5. MotzGT, et al. Nat Med. 2014;20(6):607-615. 6. Hodi FS, et al. Cancer Immunol Res.2014;2(7):632-642. 7. GabrilovichDI, et al. Nat Rev
Immunol.2009;9(3):162-174. 8. Roland CL, et al. PLoSOne.2009;4(11):e7669. 9. FacciabeneA, et al.Nature. 2011;475(7355):226-230. 10. VoronT, et al. J ExpMed.2015;212(2):139-148.11.
GabrilovichDI, et al. Nat Med.1996;2(10):1096-1103. 12. OyamaT, et al. J Immunol. 1998;160(3):1224-1232.
19. • 58-year-old white male with HCV-infected HCC, ECOG 0, Child-Pugh A5
• Progressed on sorafenib
CA209-040: Durable Partial Response to Nivolumab
Week 12 Week 48Baseline
Arterial
Venous
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Anthony B. El-Khoueiry et al. ASCO 2015
20. Immunotherapy has demonstrated activity in phase I-II trials
leading to accelerated FDA approvals
Activity reported across subgroups
regardless PD1/PDL1 expression
Median OS: around 14 months
irrespective of prior sorafenib treatment
AE> grade 3: 1% - Well tolerated
First line Second line
21. Adjuvant First line Second line
Overall Survival (OS)
Early stages Advanced stages
SURGERY/ABLATION
Ongoing phase III of immunotherapy in HCC
according to disease setting
CheckMate-9DX
(nivolumab versus placebo)
CheckMate-459
(nivolumab versus sorafenib)
KEYNOTE-240
(pembrolizumab versus
placebo)
NCT03412773
(tislelizumab versus sorafenib)
HIMALAYA
(durvalumab+/tremelimumab
versus sorafenib)
Relapse-free survival (RFS)
Negative phase III trials
IMbrave150 study
Bevacizumab + atezolizumab versus
sorafenib
Positive phase III trials
22. The combination of atezolizumab + bevacizumab sets the
first line for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Grade 3-4 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 57% of people receiving
Tecentriq and Avastin and 55% of people receiving sorafenib
23. Evidence-based options for therapy in advanced
hepatocellular carcinoma based on Imbrave Data
Sorafenib Lenvatinib
Regorafenib Cabozantinib Ramucirumab
CabozantinibRegorafenib
New Standard
Option
OptionOption
Option Option
1st line
2nd line
3nd line
Bavacizumab +
atezolizumab
Pembrolizumab
+ lenvatinib
NivolumabSorafenib
OptionOption
OptionOptionNo data
IMbrave data are profoundly challenging
the standard of care and future trials in
advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
24. Conclusions
• Various components of tumor microenvironment
could be used as targets to control tumor growth in
hepatocellular carcinoma
• Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis, microenvironment
signaling and local immunosuppression appear as
promising options for tumor growth control
• Combination therapies normalizing the
microenvironment offer promise for optimal control
of hepatocellular carcinogenesis
25. Thanks for you attention and welcome to the PAMM winter meeting in
Stockholm, Sweden in 2020
Seeking for the Cure of Primary & Secondary Liver Malignancies
France meets Russia in Moscow
January 24-25, 2020
Conference venue: 125284, Botkinskaya Hospital,
Green hall
2nd Botkin passage 5, Moscow, Russia