Are you comfortable using durvalumab + tremelimumab in advanced HCC with portal vein thrombus, when these patients were not included in the HIMALAYA trial?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Main portal vein thrombus (Vp4) has consistently been associated with poor prognosis, and prevalence can range from 20-44% in HCC within 1-3 years of diagnosis (Abdelhamed et al., PMID 39957750). Prior to 2020 and the advent of immunotherapy in the first line, median OS is around 2-5 months. In many...