Regorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma: latest evidence and clinical implications

Nicola Personeni MD, Tiziana Pressiani MD, Armando Santoro MD, Lorenza Rimassa MD

Article Type

Review

Published

Over the past ten years, sorafenib has been the only systemic agent approved for first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in a second-line setting, most investigational drugs have failed to provide better survival outcomes than placebo. However, in 2016, data from the RESORCE trial, a phase 3 study evaluating regorafenib in HCC patients who experience disease progression after first-line treatment with sorafenib, have shown a 2.8-month median survival benefit over placebo (10.6 versus 7.8 months).

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Immunotherapy in renal cell carcinoma: latest evidence and clinical implications

Matteo Santoni MD, Francesco Massari MD, Vincenzo Di Nunno MD, Alessandro Conti MD, Alessia Cimadamore MD, Marina Scarpelli MD, Rodolfo Montironi PhD, Liang Cheng PhD, Nicola Battelli MD, Antonio Lopez-Beltran PhD

Article Type

Editorial

Published

This editorial describes the results of the most recent clinical trials on the use of immunotherapies in renal cell carcinoma and research for reliable biomarkers of tumour response in this setting, as well as the role of the gut microbiome and tumour microenvironment in the development of future therapeutic strategies.

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How to manage Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Matteo Bassetti MD, PhD, Antonio Vena MD, Antony Croxatto PhD, Elda Righi MD, PhD, Benoit Guery MD, PhD

Article Type

Review

Published

This review looks at the mechanisms associated with resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as antibiotic combinations and limitations of current therapies, and the potential for alternative drugs and new therapeutic options are also discussed.

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