Lenvatinib was non-inferior to sorafenib in overall survival in untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, and nivolumab was effective and tolerable in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. No study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus nivolumab compared with lenvatinib monotherapy. Thus, the investigators carried out this prospective, randomized, phase IIb study to find out it.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus nivolumab compared with lenvatinib monotherapy for patients with advanced hepatitis B virus infection-related hepatocellular carcinoma.