Background: Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, whether adding immunotherapy to antiangiogenic therapy benefits patients with unresectable HCC (uHCC) more in the first-line setting remains controversial.
Objective: In this analysis, we compared the clinical outcomes of lenvatinib monotherapy with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination therapy in advanced uHCC in real-world clinical practice.
Methods: The MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were systematically searched on 23 April 2023. The "metaSurvival" and "meta" packages of the R software (version 4.2.2) were used to summarize the survival curves and meta-analyze the survival data. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were defined as dual primary endpoints. Secondary endpoints included the objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR).
Results: Overall, the pooled median OS was 18.4 months in the lenvatinib group versus 18.5 months in the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab group; the pooled median PFS was 6.9 months in the lenvatinib group versus 7.3 months in the atezolizumab plus bevacizumab group. Lenvatinib therapy showed similar OS [hazard ratio (HR): 0.91, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.55-1.52, p = 0.72] and PFS (HR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.56-1.12, p = 0.19) compared with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab therapy. In addition, a comparable ORR [odds ratio (OR): 0.89, 95% CI: 0.65-1.20, p = 0.44) was observed between lenvatinib and atezolizumab plus bevacizumab.
Conclusions: Comprehensive analysis suggested that lenvatinib monotherapy exhibited survival outcomes comparable to those of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination therapy, which may provide useful insights for clinicians in future clinical practice.
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