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Clinical efficacy and biomarker analysis of stereotactic body radiotherapy combined with sintilimab and a bevacizumab biosimilar in anti-PD-1 refractory hepatocellular carcinoma

ABSTRACT: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) resistance in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)poses a major therapeutic challenge. Here, we report a phase 2 trial evaluating stereotactic bodyradiotherapy (SBRT) combined with the anti-PD-1 antibody sintilimab and bevacizumabbiosimilar (lBI305) to re-sensitize ICI-refractory HCC. Twenty-one patients with progressiveHCC after prior ICI therapy received SBRT (25-50 Gy in 5 fractions) followed by sintilimab(200 mg) and IBl305 (15 mgkg) every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint, objective response rate(ORR) in non-irradiated lesions, was 33.3% (7/21), with a disease control rate of66.7%(14/21)Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 6.2 months (95% CI 3.7-15.1), and estimatedmedian overall survival (OS) was 24.4 months (95% CI 9.2-NA). SBRT achieved 100% localcontrol, while grade >3 treatment-related adverse events occurred in 33.3% of patientsLongitudinal proteomic profiling revealed that responders exhibited lower baseline IFN-y (p0.025) and elevated IL-6 (p=0.002), with post-SBRT increases in IFN-y, IL-2, and IL-6correlating with improved outcomes. These findings demonstrate that SBRT synergizes withdual PD-1/VEGF blockade to overcome ICI resistance, potentially through radiation-inducedimmune remodeling. Biomarker dynamics highlight actionable targets for optimizingcombination therapies in anti-PD-1-refractory HCC.

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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Blood Plasma

SUBMITTER: Jun Xue

LAB HEAD: Jun Xue

PROVIDER: PAD000004 | Pride | 2025-10-15

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Stereotactic body radiotherapy with sintilimab and bevacizumab biosimilar in anti-PD-1 refractory hepatocellular carcinoma: the ReUNION-1 phase 2 trial.

Tang Jing J Yang Yongqiang Y Liu Dongen D Wang Bicheng B Lin Zhenyu Z Wu Zilong Z Zhang Jinfeng J Zhang Dejun D Liu Yaqin Y Ge Minghui M Chen Lei L Wu Gang G Zhang Tao T Xue Jun J

Nature communications 20251218 1

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) poses a major therapeutic challenge. Here we present a Phase 2 trial evaluating stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) combined with sintilimab and bevacizumab biosimilar (PD-1/VEGF blockade) to overcome resistance in ICI-refractory HCC. Twenty-one patients with progressive HCC after ICI therapy receive SBRT followed by sintilimab 200 mg and bevacizumab biosimilar 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks. The primary outcome, objective ...[more]

PMID: 41413036

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