e15613 Background: Despite high response rates (RRs) with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced urothelial carcinoma (UCC), treatment after first-line failure remains unclear. The present multi-center phase II trial evaluated the tolerability and efficacy of weekly docetaxel as second-line chemotherapy for UCC. Methods: Between Aug 2010 and Sep 2012, 31 patients with measurable UCC, progressive after one prior platinum-based chemotherapy for advanced disease, were treated with docetaxel 30 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8. Treatment was repeated every 21 days until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoints were the RR, progression-free survival (PFS), and safety. To detect a 20% difference in RR (6% vs. 26%), 28 eligible patients were required. Results: All 31 patients were previously treated with gemcitabine/platinum and had Bellmunt risk of one or more. The patients’ median age was 64 years (range, 40 to 79) and 31 (100%) patients had an ECOG performance status of 1. A total of 106 (median, 2; range, 1 to 16) chemotherapy cycles were delivered. Although fatigue (13%) and anorexia (6%) were the most frequently observed grade 3 or 4 toxicities, safety profiles were generally mild and manageable. One patient developed prolonged thrombocytopenia which led to treatment discontinuation but was resolved thereafter. In an intent-to-treat analysis, two (6%) patients achieved objective response, which maintained for 3.0 to 7.8 months. Eight patients experienced disease stabilization, resulting in a disease control rate of 32%. The median PFS and overall survival were 1.4 (95% CI, 1.3 to 1.6) and 9.6 (95% CI, 7.8 to 11.4) months, respectively. Conclusions: Second-line chemotherapy with weekly docetaxel was well tolerated but demonstrated modest antitumor activity in patient with advanced UCC who had progression after first-line platinum-containing regimen and poor prognostic factors. Clinical trial information: NCT01711112.
Re: Vinflunine-gemcitabine Versus Vinflunine-carboplatin as First-line Chemotherapy in Cisplatin-unfit Patients with Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: Results of an International Randomized Phase II Trial (JASINT1)
