Research Article

Defining the Ideal Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Second-Line Treatment

Table 1

Characteristics of the analysed trials.

StudyDesignPrimary endpointNumber of patients in the experimental armNumber of patients in the control armExperimental drug (OS)Control arm (OS)Delta OS

CELESTIALIIIOS470237Cabozantinib (10.2 months)Placebo (8.0 months)2.2 months
REACHIIIOS283282Ramucirumab+ BSC (9.2 months)Placebo+ BSC (7.6 months)1.6 months
REACH-2IIIOS19795Ramucirumab+ BSC (8.5 months)Placebo+ BSC (7.3 months)1.2 months
RESOURCEIIIOS379194Regorafenib+ BSC (10.6 months)Placebo+ BSC (7.8 months)2.8 months

OS: overall survival; BSC: best supportive care.