scholarly journals A multicenter randomized phase III study for newly diagnosed maximally resected glioblastoma comparing carmustine wafer implantation followed by chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide with chemoradiotherapy alone; Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG1703 (MACS study)

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1172-1175
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Kadota ◽  
Ryuta Saito ◽  
Toshihiro Kumabe ◽  
Junki Mizusawa ◽  
Hiroshi Katayama ◽  
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Abstract A randomized phase III trial in Japan commenced in June 2019. The present standard treatment for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is maximal resection followed by chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide. The purpose of this study is to confirm the superiority of maximal resection with carmustine wafer implantation followed by chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide over the standard maximal resection followed by chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide in terms of overall survival for newly diagnosed glioblastoma. A total of 250 patients will be accrued from 35 Japanese institutions in 5.5 years. Patients with >90% surgical resection will be registered and randomly assigned to each group with 1:1 allocation. The primary endpoint is overall survival and the secondary endpoints are progression-free survival, loco-regional progression-free survival and incidence of adverse events. This trial has been registered in the Japan Registry of Clinical Trial, as jRCT1031190035 [https://jrct.niph.go.jp/en-latest-detail/jRCT1031190035].

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Chen Wei ◽  
Peng-Wei Hsu ◽  
Hong-Chieh Tsai ◽  
Ya-Jui Lin ◽  
Ko-Ting Chen ◽  
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AbstractAsunercept (company code APG101 [Apogenix AG]; company code CAN008 [CANbridge Pharmaceuticals]) is a novel glycosylated fusion protein that has shown promising effectiveness in glioblastoma. This Phase I study was initiated to evaluate the tolerability and safety of asunercept in combination with standard radiotherapy and temozolomide (RT/TMZ) in Asian patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. This was the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II open label, multicenter trial of asunercept plus standard RT/TMZ. Adults with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma received surgical resection followed by standard RT/TMZ plus asunercept 200 mg/week (Cohort 1) or 400 mg/week (Cohort 2) by 30-min IV infusion. The primary endpoint was the safety and tolerability of asunercept during concurrent asunercept and RT/TMZ; dose-limiting toxicities were observed for each dose. Secondary endpoints included pharmacokinetics (PK) and 6-month progression-free survival (PFS6). All patients (Cohort 1, n = 3; Cohort 2, n = 7) completed ≥ 7 weeks of asunercept treatment. No DLTs were experienced. Only one possibly treatment-related treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE), Grade 1 gingival swelling, was observed. No Grade > 3 TEAEs were reported and no TEAE led to treatment discontinuation. Systemic asunercept exposure increased proportionally with dose and showed low inter-patient variability. The PFS6 rate was 33.3% and 57.1% for patients in Cohort 1 and 2, respectively. Patients in Cohort 2 maintained a PFS rate of 57.1% at Month 12. Adding asunercept to standard RT/TMZ was safe and well tolerated in patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma and 400 mg/week resulted in encouraging efficacy.Trial registration NCT02853565, August 3, 2016.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (13) ◽  
pp. 1670-1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Falcone ◽  
Sergio Ricci ◽  
Isa Brunetti ◽  
Elisabetta Pfanner ◽  
Giacomo Allegrini ◽  
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Purpose The Gruppo Oncologico Nord Ovest (GONO) conducted a phase III study comparing fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI [irinotecan 165 mg/m2 day 1, oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 day 1, leucovorin 200 mg/m2 day 1, fluorouracil 3,200 mg/m2 48-hour continuous infusion starting on day 1, every 2 weeks]) with infusional fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI). Methods Selection criteria included unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer, age 18 to 75 years, and no prior chemotherapy for advanced disease. The primary end point was response rate (RR). Results A total of 244 patients were randomly assigned. An increase of grade 2 to 3 peripheral neurotoxicity (0% v 19%; P < .001), and grade 3 to 4 neutropenia (28% v 50%; P < .001) were observed in the FOLFOXIRI arm. The incidence of febrile neutropenia (3% v 5%) and grade 3 to 4 diarrhea (12% v 20%) were not significantly different. Responses, as assessed by investigators, were, for FOLFIRI and FOLFOXIRI, respectively, complete, 6% and 8%; and partial, 35% and 58%, (RR, 41% v 66%; P = .0002). RR confirmed by an external panel was 34% versus 60% (P < .0001). The R0 secondary resection rate of metastases was greater in the FOLFOXIRI arm (6% v 15%; P = .033, among all 244 patients; and 12% v 36%; P = .017 among patients with liver metastases only). Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were both significantly improved in the FOLFOXIRI arm (median PFS, 6.9 v 9.8 months; hazard ratio [HR], 0.63; P = .0006; median OS, 16.7 v 22.6 months; HR, 0.70; P = .032). Conclusion The FOLFOXIRI regimen improves RR, PFS, and OS compared with FOLFIRI, with an increased, but manageable, toxicity in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with favorable prognostic characteristics. Further studies of FOLFOXIRI in combination with targeted agents and in the neoadjuvant setting are warranted.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (17) ◽  
pp. 1905-1912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Zucca ◽  
Annarita Conconi ◽  
Giovanni Martinelli ◽  
Reda Bouabdallah ◽  
Alessandra Tucci ◽  
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Purpose There is no consensus on the optimal systemic treatment of patients with extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. The IELSG-19 phase III study, to our knowledge, was the first such study to address the question of first-line treatment in a randomized trial. Patients and Methods Eligible patients were initially randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to receive either chlorambucil monotherapy (6 mg/m2/d orally on weeks 1 to 6, 9 to 10, 13 to 14, 17 to 18, and 21 to 22) or a combination of chlorambucil (same schedule as above) and rituximab (375 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1 of weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 13, 17, and 21). After the planned enrollment of 252 patients, the protocol was amended to continue with a three-arm design (1:1:6 ratio), with a new arm that included rituximab alone (same schedule as the combination arm) and with a final sample size of 454 patients. The main end point was event-free survival (EFS). Analysis of chlorambucil versus the combination arm was performed and reported separately before any analysis of the third arm. Results At a median follow-up of 7.4 years, addition of rituximab to chlorambucil led to significantly better EFS (hazard ratio, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.77). EFS at 5 years was 51% (95% CI, 42 to 60) with chlorambucil alone, 50% (95% CI, 42 to 59) with rituximab alone, and 68% (95% CI, 60 to 76) with the combination ( P = .0009). Progression-free survival was also significantly better with the combination ( P = .0119). Five-year overall survival was approximately 90% in each arm. All treatments were well tolerated. No unexpected toxicities were recorded. Conclusion Rituximab in combination with chlorambucil demonstrated superior efficacy in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma; however, improvements in EFS and progression-free survival did not translate into longer overall survival.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2076-2076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Kelly Nicholas ◽  
Rimas Vincas Lukas ◽  
Christine Amidei ◽  
Nicholas Vick ◽  
Nina Paleologos ◽  
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2076 Background: This study evaluated efficacy and safety of bevacizumab (BEV) added to the post-radiation treatment phase for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM). Methods: Sixty-two participants with newly diagnosed GBM were enrolled between May 2007 and June 2010. Participants received standard radiation therapy (RT) within 6 weeks of surgery, and concomitant administration of temozolomide (TMZ). Four weeks after radiation, treatment with TMZ (Days 1-5 of a 28 day cycle) with BEV, (days 1 and 15 of a 28 day cycle) was started, and continued until disease progressed or adverse effects indicated need to stop treatment. Analyses were completed for all participants by intention to treat (ITT), with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) serving as primary and secondary endpoints respectively. Results: Subbjects completed a mean of 7.7 (range 0-29) cycles of post-RT with BEV and TMZ. Twenty participants (32%) were unable to proceed to the post-RT phase. The forty-two participants who did proceed to the post-RT phase completed a mean of 11.5 cycles of treatment. Thirty-eight participants (61%) stopped the study due to disease progression; 6 participants (14%) voluntarily discontinued treatment after 24 cycles with at least stable disease. At a median follow-up time of 24 months, median progression-free survival (PFS) for all participants was 8.8 months while median overall survival (OS) was 16.5 months for all participants. Ly with These results also compare favorably with recently reported results from the AVAglio study (PFS = 10.6 mo.). The toxicity profile was consistent with that reported in similar studies. MGMT promoter methtion.ylation status is under investiga Conclusions: Participants in this study demonstrated a median 1.9 month PFS benefit as compared to the 6.9 median OS reported by Stupp, et al. (2005) and a median 1.9 month OS benefit as compared to the 14.6 month median OS reported by Stupp, et al. (2005). Results suggest that the addition of bevacizumab to the post-RT phase of treatment improves both PFS and OS for persons with GBM despite the high percentage of participants being unable to progress to post-radiation treatment. Clinical trial information: NCT005906.


2021 ◽  
pp. JCO.21.00306
Author(s):  
Kathleen N. Moore ◽  
Michael Bookman ◽  
Jalid Sehouli ◽  
Austin Miller ◽  
Charles Anderson ◽  
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PURPOSE To evaluate the addition of the humanized monoclonal antiprogrammed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) antibody, atezolizumab, to platinum-based chemotherapy and bevacizumab in newly diagnosed stage III or IV ovarian cancer (OC). METHODS This multicenter placebo-controlled double-blind randomized phase III trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03038100 ) enrolled patients with newly diagnosed untreated International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage III or IV OC who either had undergone primary cytoreductive surgery with macroscopic residual disease or were planned to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy and interval surgery. Patients were stratified by FIGO stage, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, tumor immune cell PD-L1 staining, and treatment strategy and randomly assigned 1:1 to receive 3-weekly cycles of atezolizumab 1,200 mg or placebo (day 1, cycles 1-22), with paclitaxel plus carboplatin (day 1, cycles 1-6) plus bevacizumab 15 mg/kg (day 1, cycles 2-22), omitting perioperative bevacizumab in neoadjuvant patients. The co-primary end points were investigator-assessed progression-free survival and overall survival in the intention-to-treat and PD-L1–positive populations. RESULTS Between March 8, 2017, and March 26, 2019, 1,301 patients were enrolled. The median progression-free survival was 19.5 versus 18.4 months with atezolizumab versus placebo, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.79 to 1.07; stratified log-rank P = .28), in the intention-to-treat population and 20.8 versus 18.5 months, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.65 to 0.99; P = .038), in the PD-L1–positive population. The interim (immature) overall survival results showed no significant benefit from atezolizumab. The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse events were neutropenia (21% with atezolizumab v 21% with placebo), hypertension (18% v 20%, respectively), and anemia (12% v 12%). CONCLUSION Current evidence does not support the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in newly diagnosed OC. Insight from this trial should inform further evaluation of immunotherapy in OC.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18) ◽  
pp. 2715-2722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J. van den Bent ◽  
Antoine F. Carpentier ◽  
Alba A. Brandes ◽  
Marc Sanson ◽  
Martin J.B. Taphoorn ◽  
...  

Purpose Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas are more responsive to chemotherapy than high-grade astrocytomas. We investigated, in a multicenter randomized controlled trial, whether adjuvant procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine (PCV) chemotherapy improves overall survival (OS) in newly diagnosed patients with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas or anaplastic oligoastrocytomas. Patients and Methods The primary end point of the study was OS; secondary end points were progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicity. Patients were randomly assigned to either 59.4 Gy of radiotherapy (RT) in 33 fractions only or to the same RT followed by six cycles of standard PCV chemotherapy (RT/PCV). 1p and 19q deletions were assessed with fluorescent in situ hybridization. Results A total of 368 patients were included. The median follow-up time was 60 months, and 59% of patients have died. In the RT arm, 82% of patients with tumor progression received chemotherapy. In 38% of patients in the RT/PCV arm, adjuvant PCV was discontinued for toxicity. OS time after RT/PCV was 40.3 months compared with 30.6 months after RT only (P = .23). RT/PCV increased PFS time compared with RT only (23 v 13.2 months, respectively; P = .0018). Twenty-five percent of patients were diagnosed with combined 1p/19q loss; 74% of this subgroup was still alive after 60 months. RT/PCV did not improve survival in the subgroup of patients with 1p/19q loss. Conclusion Adjuvant PCV chemotherapy does not prolong OS but does increase PFS in anaplastic oligodendroglioma. Combined loss of 1p/19q identifies a favorable subgroup of oligodendroglial tumors. No genetic subgroup could be identified that benefited with respect to OS from adjuvant PCV.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2008b-2008b ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gregory Cairncross ◽  
Meihua Wang ◽  
Edward G. Shaw ◽  
Robert B. Jenkins ◽  
Bernd W. Scheithauer ◽  
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2008b Background: Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, pure (AO) and mixed (AOA), are chemosensitive tumors, especially if co-deleted for chromosomes 1p and 19q, but whether addition of CT to RT prolongs overall survival (OS), is unknown. Methods: In the RTOG 9402 Phase III trial, patients (pts) with AO/AOA were randomly assigned to PCV [procarbazine, CCNU (lomustine) and vincristine] followed by immediate RT vs. immediate RT alone. Early analysis showed no OS benefit for the PCV+RT group but combined therapy was associated with a longer progression-free survival (PFS). It also showed that the finding of 1p/19q co-deletion was associated with a longer OS independent of treatment. The current analysis has a median follow up of 11.3 years (yrs). Results: Two hundred ninety-one patients were randomized, 148 to PCV+RT and 143 to RT. PCV+RT was associated with longer PFS [2.5 vs. 1.7 yrs, hazard ratio (HR) 0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.53, 0.88), P = 0.003] and the 1p/19q co-deletion with a longer Median Survival Time (MST) [8.7 vs. 2.7 yrs, HR 0.41, 95% CI (0.30, 0.55), P < 0.001]. For the entire cohort, there was no difference in MST by treatment [4.6 yrs for PCV+RT vs. 4.7 yrs for RT, HR 0.79, 95% CI (0.60, 1.04), P = 0.1]. However, patients with 1p/19q co-deleted tumors lived much longer after PCV+RT (n = 59) than after RT (n = 67) [14.7 vs. 7.3 yrs, HR 0.59, 95% CI (0.37, 0.95), P = 0.03]. There was no difference in MST by treatment in pts without the 1p/19q co-deletion [n=137; 2.6 vs. 2.7 yrs, HR 0.85, 95% CI (0.58, 1.23), P = 0.39]. Re-operation rates upon progression were similar between treatment arms in co-deleted pts (43%, PCV+RT vs. 54%, RT) but salvage CT rates were higher in the RT arm [57% vs. 81% (P = 0.04)]. Conclusions: PCV followed by immediate RT was a highly effective therapy for patients with 1p/19q co-deleted AO/AOA. In this setting, 1p/19q co-deletion was both prognostic and predictive, and the early PFS benefit in co-deleted cases was a harbinger of their longer OS. [This work was supported by RTOG grants U10 CA21661 and U10 CA32115, NCCTG grant U10 CA25224, ECOG grants CA17145 and CA21115, SWOG grant CA32102, and CCOP grant U10 CA37422 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI)]


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1004-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
William John Gradishar ◽  
Roberto Hegg ◽  
Seock-Ah Im ◽  
In Hae Park ◽  
Sergei Tjulandin ◽  
...  

1004 Background: Combination ofHER2-targeted therapy+AI improved clinical benefit in patients (pts) with HER2+, HR+ MBC vs AI alone in two previous trials, median progression free survival (mPFS) 4.8 vs 2.4 mo (TAnDEM), and 8.2 vs 3.0 mo (EGF30008). Dual HER2 blockade enhances clinical benefit vs single HER2 blockade. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of dual vs single HER2 blockade (L+T vs T/L)+AI in HER2+, HR+ MBC progressing on (neo)adjuvant/first-line T+chemotherapy (CT). HER2 and HR status were assessed for eligibility at local lab. Methods: PMW were randomized 1:1:1 to receive T (8mg/kg followed by 6mg/kg IV Q3W)+L (1000mg/d)+AI or T+AI or L (1500mg/d)+AI. AI was per investigator’s choice. Pts were excluded if they were intended for CT. The primary endpoint was to assess superiority of PFS with L+T vs T. Secondary endpoints included PFS (L vs T), overall survival (OS), overall response rate (ORR), and safety. Results: 369 pts were enrolled; current analysis included 355 pts (data cutoff, March 11, 2016); L+T (n = 120), T (n = 117) or L (n = 118). Final PFS data were analyzed after 137 events. Baseline characteristics were balanced across all treatment (tx) arms. The primary endpoint was met; superior PFS was observed with L+T vs T (mPFS, 11 vs 5.7 mo; HR = 0.62, 95% CI [0.45, 0.88], P= 0.0064). This benefit of L+T was consistent in key subgroups. mPFS with L vs T was 8.3 vs 5.7 mo (HR = 0.71, 95% CI [0.51, 0.98], P= 0.0361). ORR with L+T, T, and L was 32%, 14%, and 19% respectively. OS data are immature. Most common adverse events (AEs) with L+T, T and L (≥15%, any arm) were diarrhea (69%, 9%, 51%), rash (36%, 2%, 28%), nausea (22%, 9%, 22%), and paronychia (30%, 0, 15%). Hepatic abnormalities of > 3 ULN ALT/AST levels were noted in 4%, 6%, and 16% respectively. Incidence of tx-related SAEs was 5%, 2%, and 4% and on-tx deaths was 3%, 4%, and 5%, respectively. Conclusions: Dual HER2 blockade with L+T+AI showed superior PFS benefit vs T+AI, in pts with HER2+, HR+ MBC. Incidence of AEs was increased with L+T. This combination can potentially offer an effective CT-sparing tx option in subgroup of HER2+, HR+ pts without aggressive disease and who are not candidates for CT. Clinical trial information: 2010-019577-16.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS530-TPS530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pfister ◽  
Gwenaelle Gravis ◽  
Geraldine Pignot ◽  
Aude Flechon ◽  
Michel Soulie ◽  
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TPS530 Background: Radical cystectomy remains the gold standard treatment for invasive non metastatic transitional cell cancer of the bladder. Perioperative chemotherapy (adjuvant ou neoadjuvant) has been developed to increase overall survival. However, the chemotherapy administration time and optimal chemotherapy regimen are not yet determined. As DD-MVAC has been shown to be associated with higher response rates in bladder metastatic disease, also a better efficacy can be suspected in the perioperative setting. Methods: We designed a randomized phase III study to compare the efficacy of GC and DD-MVAC in term of progression-free survival in patients for whom chemotherapy has been decided, before or after radical cystectomy (disease defined by a T2, T3 or T4a N0 M0 stadification for patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy or pT3 or pT4 or pN+ and M0 for patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy). Secondary endpoints include overall survival, side effects, response rate in the neoadjuvant setting. Main exclusion criteria were histological variants (pure adenocarcinoma or pure epidermoid carcinoma or pure or mixed small-cell neuro-endocrine carcinoma) and ventricular ejection fraction under 50%. The total number of patients projected was 500 based on the median progression-free survival rate of 50% at 3 years observed in patients treated with GC (standard arm A) in the perioperative setting. An absolute improvement of 10% (HR = 0.74) was expected with DD-MVAC (experimental arm B) with a = 0.05 and b = 0.20. In October 2017, 460 patients have been included. An interim analysis is planned after the occurrence of 174 events. With an estimated uniform accrual rate of 140 patients per year for 3.5 years and exponential survival, the final analysis is expected to occur 8 years after the start of the trial. Concomitant ancillary study has also started, focusing on the identification of subgroups for muscle invasive bladder tumors sensitivity to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, as suggested by the recent MDA classification. Clinical trial information: NCT 018 12369.


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