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Nivolumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and Child‐Pugh class B cirrhosis: Safety and clinical outcomes in a retrospective case series

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Nivolumab demonstrated durable responses and safety in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with Child‐Pugh class A cirrhosis in the CheckMate 040 trial, with rates of hepatotoxicity that were similar to… Click to show full abstract

Nivolumab demonstrated durable responses and safety in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with Child‐Pugh class A cirrhosis in the CheckMate 040 trial, with rates of hepatotoxicity that were similar to those of non‐HCC populations. To the authors' knowledge, the safety and efficacy of nivolumab has not been established in patients with Child‐Pugh class B (CPB) cirrhosis, a population with limited therapeutic options and a poor prognosis.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; cirrhosis; safety; child pugh; pugh class

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2019

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