Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of lenvatinib (len) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) versus len plus placebo (pbo) as first-line (1L) therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC): Phase 3 LEAP-002 study.

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506 Background: In LEAP-002 (NCT03713593), len + pembro achieved a median OS of 21.2 mo vs 19.0 mo with len + pbo with manageable safety in both arms in 1L aHCC, although the significance thresholds for OS and PFS were not met. We present here the results of prespecified exploratory patient (pt)-reported outcomes (PROs). Methods: 794 pts were randomized. PROs were assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30, EuroQol-5D5L (EQ5D-5L), and EORTC QLQ-HCC18 questionnaires. Analysis population for HRQoL endpoints included pts who received ≥1 dose of study Tx and completed ≥1 HRQoL assessment. Least squares mean (LSM) score changes from baseline (BL) to wk 27 were compared using a constrained longitudinal data analysis model (covariates: Tx, time, Tx by time interaction, and stratification factors). Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate time to deterioration (TTD, time to 1st onset of ≥10 [out of 100] deterioration from BL in a given scale or subscale/confirmed by a 2nd adjacent ≥10 deterioration from BL) for EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status (GHS)/QoL, physical functioning (PF), and EORTC QLQ-HCC18 abdominal swelling, pain and fatigue, as reported by pts. Stratified Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the magnitude of the Tx difference (HR) between arms in TTD. Results: Compliance with PRO assessments was >91% from BL until wk 27 in both arms. From BL to wk 27, LSM changes in GHS/QoL, PF, role functioning (RF), QLQ-HCC18 functional/domain scores and EQ5D-5L VAS were generally similar between the two arms (Table). Treatment with len + pembro delayed deterioration of patient-reported quality of life vs len + pbo (median TTD, 11.5 vs 4.3 mo; HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.65-0.98). LSM score difference (95% CI) was 0.5 (-2.5, 3.4) for GHS/QoL, -1.7 (-4.5, 1.1) for PF, -1.0 (-4.9, 2.9) for RF, 1.0 (-2.2, 4.3) for abdominal swelling, 2.0 (-1.2, 5.2) for fatigue, 2.0 (-1.0, 5.0) for pain, and 0.6 (-2.0, 3.2) for EQ5D-5L VAS. Median TTD in QLQ-C30 PF (5.7 vs 9.1 mo; HR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.93-1.41) and QLQ-HCC18 abdominal swelling (NR vs NR; HR, 1.19; 95% CI, 0.89-1.60) /fatigue (2.9 vs 2.8 mo; HR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.81-1.19)/pain (9.6 vs 7.9 mo; HR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.75-1.16) was similar between the arms. Conclusions: Len + pembro generally preserved HRQoL vs len + pbo in 1L for aHCC. Combined with efficacy and safety results from LEAP-002, these findings support continued development of len + pembro in HCC. Clinical trial information: NCT03713593 . [Table: see text]