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Richard S. Finn, MD, on HCC: Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab vs Sorafenib

2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

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Richard S. Finn, MD, of the UCLA Medical Center, discusses updated results from the IMbrave 150 study, which showed atezolizumab plus bevacizumab provides the longest overall survival seen in a front-line phase III study in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, confirming this combination as the standard of care for patients with previously untreated, unresectable disease (Abstract 267).



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