ESMO 2024: Anlotinib and penpulimab gather attention in HCC with APOLLO results
The APOLLO trial at ESMO 2024 showed Chia Tai Tianqing's Focus V and Akeso's penpulimab significantly improved PFS and OS in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC) compared to sorafenib, with a manageable safety profile. This contrasts with the failure of Merck & Co's Keytruda in the LEAP-002 trial. Competitive IO-TKIs like Elevar Therapeutics' camrelizumab and rivoceranib also showed benefits but with more TRAEs. Roche's Tecentriq with bevacizumab remains the first-line standard-of-care in aHCC, posing a challenge to new IO-TKI combinations.
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The APOLLO trial at ESMO 2024 showed Chia Tai Tianqing's Focus V and Akeso's penpulimab significantly improved PFS and OS in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC) compared to sorafenib, with a manageable safety profile. This contrasts with the failure of Merck & Co's Keytruda in the LEAP-002 trial. Competitive IO-TKIs like Elevar Therapeutics' camrelizumab and rivoceranib also showed benefits but with more TRAEs. Roche's Tecentriq with bevacizumab remains the first-line standard-of-care in aHCC, posing a challenge to new IO-TKI combinations.