Impact of prognostic factors on outcome in a phase III study comparing alemtuzumab to chlorambucil as first-line therapy for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (BCLL)

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7035-7035 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mayer ◽  
T. Robak ◽  
A. Skotnicki ◽  
B. Jaksic ◽  
A. Dmoszynska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Poor Performance Status ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Study Population

7035 Background: CAM307 is a phase III, open-label, randomized controlled trial comparing alemtuzumab (CAM) with chlorambucil (CHLO) for previously untreated B-CLL. Methods: The trial enrolled 297 previously untreated patients requiring therapy according to NCI-WG criteria. Patients were randomized 1:1 to CAM (n=149) vs CHLO (n=148) using standard dosing regimens. Diagnosis, Rai stage, response and disease progression were confirmed by an independent response review panel. In the overall study population, CAM demonstrated significantly higher overall response rates (ORR) than CHLO (83 % vs 55%) and a significant improvement in PFS (p= 0.0001) with manageable toxicities1. Outcomes according to Rai stage and cytogenetics have been previously reported.1,2 A pre-specified subgroup analysis of response rates (RR) and progression-free survival (PFS) by prognostic factors was performed. Results: Additional analyses revealed statistically significant PFS advantage in favor for CAM vs. CHLO for patients with β-2 microglobulin =3 mg/L (p<0.0001) or marrow infiltration =90% (p=0.0001). Conclusions: CAM is significantly superior to CHLO relative to overall and complete RR and PFS in the overall study population of previously untreated patients with CLL, and in patients < 65 years of age, < 70 years of age, maximum lymph node size < 5cm, and, performance status <2. Campath deserves further study in patients with age = 70, patients with massive lymphadenopathy, and in those with poor performance status. 1. Hillmen, P et al, Blood 108(11), abstract 301 2. Robak, T et al, Blood 108(11), abstract 2092 No significant financial relationships to disclose. [Table: see text]

Alemtuzumab (CAMPATH®, MABCAMPATH®) Has Superior Progression Free Survival (PFS) vs Chlorambucil as Front-Line Therapy for Patients with Progressive B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (BCLL).

Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 301-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hillmen ◽  
Aleksander Skotnicki ◽  
Tadeusz Robak ◽  
Branimir Jaksic ◽  
Cynthia Sirard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Survival Curve ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Trisomy 12 ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Grade 3

CAM307 is a phase III, open-label, multinational, randomized controlled trial comparing alemtuzumab (CAM) with chlorambucil (CHLO) for previously untreated BCLL requiring therapy. Eligible patients with Rai Stages I–IV were randomized 1:1 to either CAM 30 mg IV tiw for up to 12 weeks or CHLO 40 mg/m2 po q 28 days up to 12 cycles. CAM patients received prophylactic trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole DS and famciclovir treatment during therapy and until CD4+ counts were ≥200 cells/μL. The primary endpoint was PFS; secondary endpoints were response rate, overall survival, and safety. A total of 297 patients were enrolled (CAM n=149 and CHLO n=148); median age: 60 years; performance status 0–1: 96%; maximum lymph node size ≥5 cm: 22%; and Rai Stage I–II: 63%, Rai Stage III–IV: 33%. Diagnosis, Rai Stage, response and disease progression were confirmed by an independent response review panel (IRRP). CAM has a significantly prolonged PFS compared to CHLO (p=0.0001; see KM survival curve).PFS in CAM vs CHLO patients with adverse cytogenetic findings of del 17p (n=21) was 10.7 mo vs 2.2 mo and for trisomy 12 (n=39) was 18.3 mo vs 12.9 mo. Results were similar for patients with del 11q (n=54, 8.5 mo vs 8.6 mo). Common (≥15%) CAM reported adverse events (AEs) (n=147), likely infusion-related, included pyrexia (70%), chills (53%), nausea (18%), hypotension (16%) and urticaria (16%). Common AEs (≥15%) in the CHLO arm (n=147) were nausea (37%) and vomiting (18%). Frequency of asymptomatic CMV viremia on the CAM arm was 52%; CMV infection occurred in only 16%, none grade 4. CAM treatment was interrupted in 56% of CMV viremic patients, and resumed in 92% with ORR 92% (31% CR). Ganciclovir was administered to 41% of CAM patients with CMV viremia. Infections, including CMV, were reported in 76% of CAM and 50% of CHLO patients while on study. Relevant grade 3/4 treatment-emergent events included (CAM vs CHLO): lymphopenia (97% vs 3%), pyrexia (8% vs 0%), CMV events (8% vs 0%) and chills (3% vs 0%). Treatment emergent grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia (16% vs 13%) and anemia (14% vs 19%) were similar, and although grade 3/4 neutropenia was more common with CAM, (45% vs. 26%), AEs of CAM vs CHLO bacteremia/sepsis (3% vs 2%) and febrile neutropenia (5% vs 3%) were comparable. Serious AEs were reported for 44% of CAM (20% for IV Ganciclovir only in CMV viremic patients) and 20% of CHLO patients while on study treatment. CONCLUSIONS: CAM307 demonstrates that therapy-naïve BCLL patients treated with CAM have significantly longer PFS and higher ORR than those treated with CHLO, with manageable toxicities. Although CMV reactivation was reported in the CAM arm, prompt intervention maintained efficacy. The activity seen here supports ongoing investigations of CAM in first line combination therapy, high risk patients and consolidation. Figure Figure

Randomized phase III trial of regorafenib in patients (pts) with metastatic and/or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) progressing despite prior treatment with at least imatinib (IM) and sunitinib (SU): GRID trial.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. LBA10008-LBA10008 ◽  
Author(s):  
George D. Demetri ◽  
Peter Reichardt ◽  
Yoon-Koo Kang ◽  
Jean-Yves Blay ◽  
Heikki Joensuu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Endpoint ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Ecog Performance Status ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Multikinase Inhibitor

LBA10008 Background: Oral multikinase inhibitor regorafenib (REG) demonstrated substantial activity in a phase II trial in pts with GIST after failure of both IM and SU (J Clin Oncol. 2011; 29:606s; abstr 10007). This phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of REG for this unmet clinical need. Methods: Eligible pts had metastatic and/or unresectable GIST, objective failure of both prior IM and SU (progressive disease [PD] on, or intolerance to, IM and PD on SU), ≥1 measurable lesion, ECOG performance status 0 or 1. Pts were randomized 2:1 to receive best supportive care plus either REG 160 mg po once daily (3 wks on/1 wk off) or placebo (PL). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) (modified RECIST 1.1, independent central review). Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR, defined as rate of partial response [PR] plus stable disease [SD] lasting for ≥12 wks), response rate and duration, safety and correlative genotype analyses. At time of PD, pts were eligible for unblinding and crossover to open-label REG. Results: Between Jan and Aug of 2011, 234 pts were screened; 199 were randomized (REG: 133, PL: 66). Pts were stratified at randomization according to number of prior systemic therapies and geographical region. Baseline characteristics were balanced between the two arms. The primary endpoint was met: median PFS was 4.8 months for REG vs. 0.9 months for PL. Hazard ratio for PFS was 0.27 (95% CI, 0.18-0.39), p<0.0001. PFS rates at 3 and 6 months were 60% and 38% for REG vs. 11% and 0% for PL. DCR was 53% (REG) vs. 9% (PL).The HR for OS was 0.77 (p=0.20) with 85% PL pts having crossed over to REG. The most common > grade 3 treatment-emergent AEs in the REG arm during double-blind study were hypertension (28%), hand-foot skin reaction (21%), and diarrhea (8%). Conclusions: This randomized trial demonstrated that REG significantly improved PFS and DCR in pts with advanced GIST after failure of at least prior IM and SU. REG was well tolerated, with AEs as expected for this class and manageable with dose modifications.

A phase III, randomized, open-label, multicenter, global study of first-line (1L) durvalumab in combination with standard of care (SoC) chemotherapy and durvalumab in combination with tremelimumab and soc chemotherapy versus soc chemotherapy alone in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC).

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS499-TPS499
Author(s):  
Matt D. Galsky ◽  
Andrea Necchi ◽  
Srikala S. Sridhar ◽  
Osamu Ogawa ◽  
Dario Ruscica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Status ◽  
Objective Response ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Transitional Cell ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Poor Performance Status ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Metastatic Urothelial Cancer ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy

TPS499 Background: Despite high response rates to 1L SoC for locally advanced or metastatic UC chemotherapy (gemcitabine +cisplatin or gemcitabine + carboplatin for patients who are cisplatin-ineligible [poor performance status, impaired renal function, comorbidities]), most patients experience disease progression. Novel strategies like combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy offer hope for improving clinical outcomes. Durvalumab is a selective, high affinity, engineered human IgG1 mAb that blocks PD-L1 binding to PD-1 and CD80. Tremelimumab is a human IgG2 mAb directed against CTLA-4. The mechanisms of action of PD-1 and CTLA-4 are nonredundant, so targeting both checkpoint pathways may have additive or synergistic efficacy compared to monotherapy. Studies in other tumor types of platinum-based chemotherapy combined with checkpoint blockade have yielded improved efficacy with acceptable safety and support exploration of this approach for 1L locally advanced or metastatic UC. Methods: NILE is a randomized, open-label, multicenter, global trial that will enroll approximately 1265 patients who will be randomized (1:1:1) to durvalumab + SoC chemotherapy, durvalumab + tremelimumab + SoC chemotherapy, or SoC chemotherapy as 1L-line therapy in patients with histologically or cytologically documented, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Primary endpoints are progression-free survival using blinded independent central review assessments per RECIST 1.1 and overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints include objective response rate, OS at 24 months, proportion of patients alive and progression free at 12 months, duration of response, disease control rate, time from randomization to second progression, and HRQoL. Safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and biomarkers will also be assessed. The study opened for enrollment in September 2018. Clinical trial information: NCT03682068.

A phase III, randomized, open label, multicenter, global study of first-line (1L) durvalumab in combination with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy and durvalumab in combination with tremelimumab and SOC chemotherapy versus SOC chemotherapy alone in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC).

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS4590-TPS4590
Author(s):  
Matt D. Galsky ◽  
Andrea Necchi ◽  
Srikala S. Sridhar ◽  
Osamu Ogawa ◽  
Natasha Angra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Status ◽  
Objective Response ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Transitional Cell ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Poor Performance Status ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Metastatic Urothelial Cancer ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy

TPS4590 Background: Despite high response rates to 1L SoC for locally advanced or metastatic UC chemotherapy (gemcitabine + cisplatin or gemcitabine + carboplatin for patients who are cisplatin-ineligible [poor performance status, impaired renal function, comorbidities]), most patients experience disease progression. Novel strategies such as combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy offer hope for improving clinical outcomes. Durvalumab is a selective, high affinity, engineered human IgG1 mAb that blocks PD-L1 binding to PD-1 and CD80. Tremelimumab is a human IgG2 mAb directed against CTLA-4. The mechanisms of action of PD-1 and CTLA-4 are nonredundant, so targeting both checkpoint pathways may have additive or synergistic efficacy compared with monotherapy. Studies of platinum-based chemotherapy combined with checkpoint blockade in other tumor types have yielded improved efficacy with acceptable safety and support exploration of this approach for 1L locally advanced or metastatic UC. Methods: NILE (NCT03682068) is a randomized, open-label, multicenter, global trial that will enroll approximately 1265 patients with histologically or cytologically documented, unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Patients will be randomized (1:1:1) to durvalumab + SoC chemotherapy, durvalumab + tremelimumab + SoC chemotherapy, or SoC chemotherapy as 1L therapy. Primary endpoints are progression-free survival using blinded independent central review assessments per RECIST 1.1 and overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints include objective response rate, OS at 24 months, proportion of patients alive and progression free at 12 months, duration of response, disease control rate, time from randomization to second progression, and health-related quality of life. Safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and biomarkers will also be assessed. The study opened for enrollment in September 2018. 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc. Reused with permission. This abstract was accepted and previously presented at the 2019 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Clinical trial information: NCT03682068.

scholarly journals ASCEND: Phase III, Randomized Trial of Acalabrutinib Versus Idelalisib Plus Rituximab or Bendamustine Plus Rituximab in Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (25) ◽  
pp. 2849-2861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Ghia ◽  
Andrzej Pluta ◽  
Malgorzata Wach ◽  
Daniel Lysak ◽  
Tomas Kozak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Serious Adverse Events

PURPOSE Acalabrutinib, a highly selective, potent, Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor, was evaluated in this global, multicenter, randomized, open-label, phase III study in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). METHODS Eligible patients, aged ≥ 18 years with R/R CLL, were randomly assigned 1:1 centrally and stratified by del(17p) status, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score, and number of prior lines of therapy. Patients received acalabrutinib monotherapy or investigator’s choice (idelalisib plus rituximab [I-R] or bendamustine plus rituximab [B-R]). The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by an independent review committee (IRC) in the intent-to-treat population. Key secondary end points included IRC-assessed overall response rate, overall survival, and safety. RESULTS From February 21, 2017, to January 17, 2018, a total of 398 patients were assessed for eligibility; 310 patients were randomly assigned to acalabrutinib monotherapy (n = 155) or investigator’s choice (n = 155; I-R, n = 119; B-R, n = 36). Patients had received a median of two prior therapies (range, 1-10). After a median follow-up of 16.1 months (range, 0.03-22.4 months), median PFS was significantly longer with acalabrutinib monotherapy (PFS not reached) compared with investigator’s choice (16.5 months [95% CI, 14.0 to 17.1 months]; hazard ratio, 0.31 [95% CI, 0.20 to 0.49]; P < .0001). Estimated 12-month PFS was 88% (95% CI, 81% to 92%) for acalabrutinib and 68% (95% CI, 59% to 75%) for investigator’s choice. Serious adverse events occurred in 29% of patients (n = 44 of 154) treated with acalabrutinib monotherapy, 56% (n = 66 of 118) with I-R, and 26% (n = 9 of 35) with B-R. Deaths occurred in 10% (n = 15 of 154), 11% (n = 13 of 118), and 14% (n = 5 of 35) of patients receiving acalabrutinib monotherapy, I-R, and B-R, respectively. CONCLUSION Acalabrutinib significantly improved PFS compared with I-R or B-R and has an acceptable safety profile in patients with R/R CLL.

scholarly journals A Review of Docetaxel: Its Use in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. CMT.S5191
Author(s):  
Alessandro Inno ◽  
Michele Basso ◽  
Alessandra Cassano ◽  
Carlo Barone
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Single Agent ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Poor Performance Status ◽  
Phase Ii Studies ◽  
Combination Regimens

Docetaxel, a member of the taxane family, promotes cell death by binding β-tubulin and has demonstrated activity against several human malignancies, both as a single agent and in combination therapy. It has been approved in Europe and the US as front-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer in combination with cisplatin and fluorouracil (DCF regimen). This approval was based on the results of a pivotal study (V325) which demonstrated that the addition of docetaxel to the reference regimen of cisplatin and fluorouracil improves overall survival and progression-free survival with a better quality of life despite increased toxicity (mainly haematological). Modifications of DCF regimen have been successfully investigated as a means of making the treatment more tolerable and suitable also for elderly patients or patients with poor performance status. Emerging data from several phase II studies suggest that other docetaxel-based combination regimens with anthracyclines or irinotecan have interesting activity with acceptable toxicity profiles, but the true efficacy of these regimens needs to be assessed in large randomized phase III studies. Thus, the best docetaxel-containing regimen has yet to be identified. Docetaxel also represents a good candidate for combination with novel molecular target agents. In light of the high response rates observed in phase II-III studies, a docetaxel-based chemotherapy regimen might also be considered a treatment option as perioperative or adjuvant therapy in potentially curable gastric cancer and further studies with or without biological agents are eagerly awaited in this setting.

LAPACT: An open-label, multicenter phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel (nab-P) plus gemcitabine (Gem) in patients (pts) with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC).

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS477-TPS477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Agop Philip ◽  
Jill Lacy ◽  
Scot D. Dowden ◽  
Javier Sastre ◽  
Venu Gopal Bathini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Performance ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ◽  
Advanced Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
The United States ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Primary Tumors

TPS477 Background: In pts with LAPC, more effective systemic therapies may be associated with improved local control, delay of metastasis, and overall survival (OS). The phase III MPACT trial in pts with metastatic PC demonstrated longer OS (median, 8.7 vs 6.6 mos; HR, 0.72; P < 0.001) and an ≈ 3-fold greater shrinkage of primary tumors with nab-P + Gem vs Gem alone (−22.15% vs −7.02%), raising the possibility of improved local PC control with nab-P + Gem. LAPACT will assess the efficacy and safety of nab-P + Gem in LAPC. Methods: LAPACT will enroll treatment-naive pts (planned n ≈ 110) in the United States, Canada, and Europe with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤ 1, confirmed unresectable LAPC, no distant metastases, and adequate organ function. Pts with mixed-origin tumors, any other malignancy within 5 years, peripheral neuropathy grade > 1, or clinically significant ascites are ineligible. Pts will receive nab-P 125 mg/m2 + Gem 1000 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Pts without progressive disease (PD) or unacceptable toxicity after 6 cycles will receive investigator’s choice of surgery, chemoradiotherapy, or continued nab-P + Gem. If a major response is observed, surgery may occur prior to completing 6 cycles of nab-P + Gem. The primary endpoint is time to treatment failure (TTF; time from first therapy dose to discontinuation due to PD, start of a new non–protocol-defined anti-cancer therapy, or death). The study design allows for 80% power at a 1-sided α of 0.05 to detect a 30% increase over the 5.1-month median TTF observed for nab-P + Gem in the MPACT study. The secondary endpoints are disease control rate (DCR) after 6 cycles, overall response rate, progression-free survival, OS, safety, and quality of life. The exploratory endpoint is correlation of changes in circulating nucleic acids with PD and treatment response. An interim DCR analysis will occur after all pts have completed 6 cycles of nab-P + Gem, discontinued therapy due to PD, died, or started a new non–protocol-defined therapy before completing 6 cycles of therapy. Enrollment is ongoing (first pt enrolled in April 2015). Clinical trial information: NCT02301143.

CanStem111P trial: A phase III study of napabucasin (BBI-608) plus nab-paclitaxel (nab-PTX) with gemcitabine (gem) in adult patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (mPDAC).

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS4148-TPS4148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab ◽  
Chung-Pin Li ◽  
Takuji Okusaka ◽  
Bert H. O'Neil ◽  
Michele Reni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Secondary Endpoints ◽  
Phase Iii Study ◽  
Study Population

TPS4148 Background: Cancer stem cells are considered to be fundamentally important for resistance to therapy, recurrence and metastasis. Napabucasin is a first-in-class cancer stemness inhibitor identified by its ability to inhibit STAT3-driven gene transcription and spherogenesis of cancer stem cells (Li et al, PNAS 112(6):1839, 2015). Preclinical studies suggest that napabucasin sensitizes heterogeneous cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents, including nab-PTX and gem. Encouraging anticancer activity in mPDAC was observed in a phase Ib (El-Rayes et al, ASCO 2016) study of 37 pts, reporting 93% (28/30) disease control rate (DCR) and 50% (15/30) overall response rate (ORR), with 1 complete and 14 partial responses and prolonged disease control ( > 24 wks) in 57% (17/30) of pts who have had a RECIST evaluation. On the basis of these data, a phase III trial is being conducted in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Methods: This study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02993731) will assess the efficacy of napabucasin+nab-PTX+gem vs nab-PTX+gem in pts with mPDAC (n = 1132). Pts must have been diagnosed with mPDAC < 6 weeks prior to randomization and not have received treatment for metastatic disease. Pts are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive napabucasin 240 mg PO twice daily continuously plus nab-PTX+gem IV weekly for 3 out every 4 weeks, or nab-PTX+gem IV weekly for 3 out every 4 weeks. Pts will be stratified by geography, performance status and presence of liver metastases. Treatment will continue until disease progression, death, intolerability or patient/investigator decision to stop. Primary endpoint is overall survival (OS) in the general study population (HR 0.80 for OS improvement from 8.5 to 10.63 months); secondary endpoints include progression free survival (PFS), OS and PFS in the biomarker positive sub-population, ORR and DCR, safety and quality of life. In addition, blood and tumor archival tissue will be assessed for pharmacokinetic and biomarker analyses. Global enrollment is underway. Clinical trial information: NCT02993731.

Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Survival of Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Nolatrexed or Doxorubicin

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (21) ◽  
pp. 3069-3075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Gish ◽  
Camillo Porta ◽  
Lucian Lazar ◽  
Paul Ruff ◽  
Ronald Feld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Karnofsky Performance Status ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Objective Response ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Complete Response ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Study Objective

PurposeThe study objective was to compare the overall survival (OS) of patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with nolatrexed (NOL) or doxorubicin (DOX).Patients and MethodsPatients from North America, Europe, and South Africa (N = 445) with HCC were randomly assigned to receive NOL or DOX. Eligible patients had Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 60%, Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP) score ≤ 3, and adequate organ function. Primary end point was OS. Secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates, and safety. The treatment groups were well-balanced with regards to age, sex, ethnic origin, and underlying liver disease. Randomization was stratified according to KPS and CLIP score.ResultsAt the time of the final analysis, 377 patients had died. Median OS was 22.3 weeks for NOL and 32.3 weeks for DOX (P = .0068). The hazard ratio was 0.753 in favor of DOX. Objective response rate (complete response [CR] plus partial response [PR]) was 1.4% for NOL and 4.0% for DOX. Median PFS was 12 weeks for NOL and 10 weeks for DOX (P = .7091). Median time to treatment failure was 8.4 weeks for NOL and 9.1 weeks for DOX (P = .0969). Grade 3 and 4 stomatitis, vomiting, diarrhea, and thrombocytopenia were more common in the NOL arm. Alopecia was more common in the DOX arm. More patients were withdrawn from study for toxicity in the NOL arm than in the DOX arm.ConclusionNOL showed minimal activity in this phase III trial. Further exploration at this dose and schedule in HCC is not warranted.

Phase III Randomized Comparison of Gemcitabine Versus Gemcitabine Plus Capecitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (33) ◽  
pp. 5513-5518 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cunningham ◽  
Ian Chau ◽  
Deborah D. Stocken ◽  
Juan W. Valle ◽  
David Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Objective Response ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Advanced Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Primary Outcome Measure ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Open Label

PurposeBoth gemcitabine (GEM) and fluoropyrimidines are valuable treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. This open-label study was designed to compare the overall survival (OS) of patients randomly assigned to GEM alone or GEM plus capecitabine (GEM-CAP).Patients and MethodsPatients with previously untreated histologically or cytologically proven locally advanced or metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas with a performance status ≤ 2 were recruited. Patients were randomly assigned to GEM or GEM-CAP. The primary outcome measure was survival. Meta-analysis of published studies was also conducted.ResultsBetween May 2002 and January 2005, 533 patients were randomly assigned to GEM (n = 266) and GEM-CAP (n = 267) arms. GEM-CAP significantly improved objective response rate (19.1% v 12.4%; P = .034) and progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR], 0.78; 95% CI, 0.66 to 0.93; P = .004) and was associated with a trend toward improved OS (HR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.72 to 1.02; P = .08) compared with GEM alone. This trend for OS benefit for GEM-CAP was consistent across different prognostic subgroups according to baseline stratification factors (stage and performance status) and remained after adjusting for these stratification factors (P = .077). Moreover, the meta-analysis of two additional studies involving 935 patients showed a significant survival benefit in favor of GEM-CAP (HR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.75 to 0.98; P = .02) with no intertrial heterogeneity.ConclusionOn the basis of our trial and the meta-analysis, GEM-CAP should be considered as one of the standard first-line options in locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer.

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