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Early Changes in Alpha-Fetoprotein and Des-γ-Carboxy Prothrombin Are Useful Predictors of Antitumor Response to Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Teiji Kuzuya
* ,
Naoto Kawabe
,
Hisanori Muto
,
Yuryo Wada
,
Gakushi Komura
,
Takuji Nakano
,
Hiroyuki Tanaka
,
Kazunori Nakaoka
,
Eizaburo Ohno
,
Kohei Funasaka
,
Mitsuo Nagasaka
,
Ryoji Miyahara
,
Yoshiki Hirooka
Version 1 : Received: 27 June 2024 / Approved: 27 June 2024 / Online: 1 July 2024 (08:37:38 CEST)

How to cite: Kuzuya, T.; Kawabe, N.; Muto, H.; Wada, Y.; Komura, G.; Nakano, T.; Tanaka, H.; Nakaoka, K.; Ohno, E.; Funasaka, K.; Nagasaka, M.; Miyahara, R.; Hirooka, Y. Early Changes in Alpha-Fetoprotein and Des-γ-Carboxy Prothrombin Are Useful Predictors of Antitumor Response to Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Preprints 2024, 2024061981. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1981.v1 Kuzuya, T.; Kawabe, N.; Muto, H.; Wada, Y.; Komura, G.; Nakano, T.; Tanaka, H.; Nakaoka, K.; Ohno, E.; Funasaka, K.; Nagasaka, M.; Miyahara, R.; Hirooka, Y. Early Changes in Alpha-Fetoprotein and Des-γ-Carboxy Prothrombin Are Useful Predictors of Antitumor Response to Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Preprints 2024, 2024061981. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1981.v1

Abstract

The relationship between antitumor response and tumor marker changes was evaluated in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with durvalumab plus tremelimumab (Dur/Tre). Thirty-two patients were enrolled in this retrospective evaluation of treatment outcomes. According to Response Evaluation Criteria for Solid Tumors at 8 weeks, the objective response rate (OR) was 25% and the disease control rate (DC) was 56.3%. Median alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) ratio at 4 weeks was 0.310 in patients who achieved OR at 8 weeks (8W-OR group), significantly lower than the 1.105 in the non-8W-OR group (p=0.0020), but was 1.210 in patients who did not achieve DC at 8 weeks (non-8W-DC group), significantly higher than the 0.470 in the 8W-DC group (p=0.0006). Similarly, median des-γ-carboxy-prothrombin (DCP) ratio at 4 weeks was 0.125 in the 8W-OR group, significantly lower than the 1.225 in the non-8W-OR group (p=0.0001), but was 1.120 in the non-8W-DC group, significantly higher than the 0.480 in the 8W-DC group (p=0.0255). Early changes in tumor markers after Dur/Tre initiation were associated with antitumor response. In particular, changes in AFP and DCP at 4 weeks may offer useful biomarkers for early prediction of both response and progressive disease following Dur/Tre.

Keywords

hepatocellular carcinoma; durvalumab; tremelimumab; antitumor response; alpha-fetoprotein; des-γ-carboxy prothrombin

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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