Immunomodulatory effects of lenvatinib plus anti–programmed cell death protein 1 in mice and rationale for patient enrichment in hepatocellular carcinoma

L Torrens, C Montironi, M Puigvehí, A Mesropian… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Lenvatinib is an effective drug in advanced HCC. Its combination with
the anti‐PD1 (programmed cell death protein 1) immune checkpoint inhibitor …

Lenvatinib targets FGF receptor 4 to enhance antitumor immune response of anti–programmed cell death‐1 in HCC

C Yi, L Chen, Z Lin, L Liu, W Shao, R Zhang, J Lin… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Recently, clinical trials of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in HCC have
displayed an impressive objective response rate. This study aimed to clarify the mechanism …

Immunomodulatory activity of lenvatinib contributes to antitumor activity in the Hepa1‐6 hepatocellular carcinoma model

T Kimura, YU Kato, Y Ozawa, K Kodama, J Ito… - Cancer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis inhibitors such as lenvatinib and sorafenib, and an immune checkpoint
inhibitor (ICI), nivolumab, are used for anticancer therapies against advanced hepatocellular …

Phase Ib study of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

RS Finn, M Ikeda, AX Zhu, MW Sung… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The immunomodulatory effect of lenvatinib (a multikinase inhibitor) on tumor
microenvironments may contribute to antitumor activity when combined with programmed …

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab: the next frontier for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma?

A Rizzo, V Dadduzio, AD Ricci, F Massari… - Expert opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction While sorafenib monotherapy represented the mainstay of medical treatment for
advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients for more than a decade, novel agents …

[HTML][HTML] The safety and efficacy of lenvatinib combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Wang, M Jiang, J Zhu, J Qu, K Qin, D Zhao… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
China has one of the highest incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the
world. As most patients are diagnosed with advanced or unretractable HCC, systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Dual vascular endothelial growth factor receptor and fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibition elicits antitumor immunity and enhances programmed cell …

H Deng, A Kan, N Lyu, L Mu, Y Han, L Liu, Y Zhang… - Liver cancer, 2020 - karger.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Combining anti-angiogenic therapy with immune checkpoint
blockade with anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) antibodies is a promising treatment for …

Immuno-oncology in hepatocellular carcinoma: 2017 update

M Kudo - Oncology, 2017 - karger.com
Clinical trials are currently ongoing to evaluate the utility of antibodies against programmed
cell death 1 (PD-1), programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte …

[HTML][HTML] Lenvatinib for hepatocellular carcinoma: From preclinical mechanisms to anti-cancer therapy

Y Zhao, YN Zhang, KT Wang, L Chen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lenvatinib, a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), is an emerging first-line therapy for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its application has changed the status of sorafenib as the …

[HTML][HTML] A phase Ib trial of lenvatinib (LEN) plus pembrolizumab (PEMBRO) in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC): updated results

J Llovet, KV Shepard, RS Finn, M Ikeda, M Sung… - Annals of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background LEN is a multikinase inhibitor of VEGFR 1–3, FGFR 1–4, PDGFRα, RET, and
KIT. PEMBRO is an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody. LEN monotherapy is approved for first …