Safety and efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The safety and efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atez/Bev) in elderly patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been sufficiently investigated.

Methods

A total of 317 patients with HCC treated with Atez/Bev were studied. We compared the survival and frequency of adverse events in elderly versus non-elderly patients with HCC who were treated with Atez/Bev using an analysis of inverse probability weighting (IPW).

Results

Univariate analysis adjusted with IPW showed that being elderly is not associated with worse overall or progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR], 1.239; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.640-2.399; p = 0.526 and HR, 1.256; 95% CI, 0.871-1.811; p = 0.223, respectively). Regarding treatment-related adverse events, a

SUBMITTER: Tada T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582693 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature