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A liver cancer trial found pembrolizumab and lenvatinib with TACE didn’t boost survival vs. TACE alone but improved progression-free survival and increased severe side effects.
A phase 3 trial testing pembrolizumab and lenvatinib added to TACE for untreated, unresectable liver cancer did not improve overall survival compared to TACE alone, leading to early trial closure.
However, the combination significantly improved progression-free survival, with a median of 14.6 months versus 10.0 months, and a 2-year overall survival rate of 75% versus 69%.
Higher rates of severe side effects occurred in the combination group, including four treatment-related deaths.
Results were published in The Lancet and confirm prior findings presented at ESMO 2024.
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Un ensayo de cáncer de hígado encontró que el pembrolizumab y el lenvatinib con TACE no aumentaron la supervivencia en comparación con TACE en monoterapia, pero mejoraron la supervivencia sin progresión y aumentaron los efectos secundarios graves.