Risk of proteinuria with the new angiogenesis inhibitor axitinib in patients with cancer.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20602-e20602
Author(s):  
Andrew Kuei ◽  
Xiaolei Zhu ◽  
Shenhong Wu

e20602 Background: The use of axitinib, a potent inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), is associated with proteinuria, which may cause morbidity and treatment interruptions in cancer patients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published clinical trials to assess the overall risk of proteinuria with axitinib. Methods: Potentially relevant studies were identified by searching databases including Pubmed and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meetings until June, 2012. Eligible studies included prospective clinical trials in cancer patients treated with axitinib containing data on proteinuria. Summary incidence, relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using the fixed- or random-effects models. Results: A total of 1,671 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and other solid tumors from 9 studies were included for analysis. The overall incidences of all-grade and high-grade (grade 3 or 4) proteinuria with axitinib were 22.7% (95% CI: 10.4-42.6%) and 3.8% (95% CI: 2.6-5.7%) respectively. The risk did not vary significantly with tumor types (P=0.13). There was no significant difference between RCC and non-RCC patients (P=0.45), although the incidence in RCC patients was higher (30.0%, 95% CI: 8.4-66.7 versus 17.5%, 95% CI: 7.4-36.3%). In comparison with a control (gemcitabine), axitinib significantly increased the incidence of high-grade proteinuria (3.3%, 95% CI: 1.6-6.5% versus 0.1%, 95% CI: 0-2.3%; P=0.031). When compared to another angiogenesis inhibitor sorafenib, axitinib did not have a significantly higher risk of all-grade (RR=1.48, 95% CI: 0.92-2.38, P=0.10) and high-grade proteinuria (RR=1.81, 95% CI: 0.68-4.85, P=0.24). Conclusions: There was a significant risk of proteinuria associated with the use of axitinib in cancer patients.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 439-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kuei ◽  
Shenhong Wu

439 Background: The use of axitinib, a potent inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), is associated with proteinuria, which may cause morbidity and treatment interruptions in cancer patients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published clinical trials to assess the overall risk of severe proteinuria when treated with axitinib. Methods: Potentially relevant studies were identified by searching databases from PubMed and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meetings until June 2012. Eligible studies included prospective clinical trials in cancer patients treated with axitinib containing data on all-grade and/or high-grade proteinuria. Summary incidence, relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using the fixed- or random-effects models. Results: A total of 1,671 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and other solid tumors from 9 studies were included for analysis. The overall incidence of all-grade proteinuria with axitinib was 22.7% (95% CI: 10.4-42.6%). There was no significant difference between RCC and non-RCC patients (p = 0.45), although the incidence in RCC patients was higher (30.0%, 95% CI: 8.4-66.7 vs. 17.5%, 95% CI: 7.4-36.3%). The overall incidence of high-grade (grade 3 or 4) proteinuria with axitinib was 3.8% (95% CI: 2.6-5.7%). In comparison with a control (gemcitabine), axitinib significantly increased the incidence of high-grade proteinuria (3.3%, 95% CI: 1.6-6.5% vs. 0.1%, 95% CI: 0-2.3%; p=0.031). When compared to sorafenib, another angiovsgenesis inhibitor, axitinib has elevated risk of proteinuria but without statistical significance (RR=1.48 for all-grade, 95% CI: 0.92-2.38, p = 0.10; RR=1.81 for high-grade, 95% CI: 0.68-4.85, p = 0.24). Conclusions: There was a significant risk of high-grade proteinuria associated with the use of axitinib in cancer patients. Adequate monitoring and appropriate use of axitinib is recommended to reduce renal complications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e13573-e13573
Author(s):  
Vishal Navnitray Ranpura ◽  
Shenhong Wu

e13573 Background: Pneumonitis is associated with the use of mTOR inhibitors, everolimus and temsirolimus, which have been used widely in cancer therapeutics and clinical trials. Currently, the overall risk of pneumonits in patients treated with mTOR inhibitors has not been defined. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published clinical trials to assess the risk of pneumonitis in cancer patients treated with mTOR inhibitors. Methods: Databases from PUBMED, the Web of Science, and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conferences until May 2012 were searched to identify relevant studies. Eligible studies included prospective clinical trials in which patients received treatment with everolimus or temsirolimus as a single agent or in combination with other agents. Summary incidence, relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated employing a fixed- or random-effects model based upon the heterogeneity of the included studies. Results: A total of 2,303 patients with a variety of tumors from 18 studies (everolimus: 12, temsirolimus: 6) were included for the analysis. The overall incidences of all-grade and high-grade pneumonitis with mTOR inhibitors were 6.5% (95% CI: 3.7-11.1%) and 2.5% (95% CI 1.2-5.4%) respectively. The risk of all-grade pneumonitis did not vary significantly with tumor types (P=0.079), but vary significantly with their combination with other agents (P<0.001). There was no significant difference between everolimus and temsirolimus in the incidence of all-grade (P=0.22) and high-grade (P=0.28) pneumonitis. In comparison with controls, mTOR inhibitors significantly increased the risk of all-grade (RR=5.2, 95% CI: 2.09-12.93, P<0.001) but not high-grade pneumonits (RR=2.63, 95% CI: 0.66-10.40, P=0.41). Conclusions: The risk of pneumonitis is increased in cancer patients receiving mTOR inhibitors without significant difference between everolimus and temsirolimus.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2561-2561
Author(s):  
Gol Minoo Golshani ◽  
Amna Falak Sher ◽  
Shenhong Wu

2561 Background: Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) against programmed cell death-1(PD-1) protein has emerged as an effective treatment for many cancers. Although better tolerated than chemotherapy, it has unique immune related adverse event and little is known about its risk of fatal adverse events (FAE). Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of clinical trials to determine the incidence and risk of fatal adverse events with pembrolizumab. Methods: A systematic search for phase I-III clinical trials of pembrolizumab was conducted using databases from PUBMED, and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conferences until October 2018. Eligible studies included prospective clinical trials of pembrolizumab with available data on FAE. Data on FAE was extracted from each study and pooled for calculations. Incidence, relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated by employing fixed or random-effects models. Results: A total of 11 clinical trials of pembrolizumab, with 3713 patients were included for analysis. The overall incidence of FAE with pembrolizumab was 1.2% (95% CI: 0.5-2.8%).The incidence of FAE significantly varied among different tumor types (P=0.02), ranging from 0.2% in melanoma to 3.1% in breast cancer.The incidence of FAE was significantly higher (P<0.001) with chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab (7.0%, 95%CI: 4.9-10%) as compared to pembrolizumab alone (0.7%, 95% CI: 0.4-1.2, p=<0.001). There was no significant difference in the risk of FAEs when pembrolizumab was compared with chemotherapy with RR=1.24 (95% CI: 0.8-1.89, P=0.31). Conclusions: Pembrolizumab is similar to chemotherapy in the risk of fatal adverse events in cancer patients. Combination of pembrolizumab with chemotherapy increased the risk of FAE in comparison with pembrolizumab alone. Further studies are needed to identify risk factors. [Table: see text]


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19624-e19624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marigdalia K. Ramirez-Fort ◽  
Emily Christine Case ◽  
Alyx C. Rosen ◽  
Shenhong Wu ◽  
Mario E. Lacouture

e19624 Background: Everolimus is an mTOR inhibitor approved for treatment of renal cell carcinoma, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, and progressive neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic origin. Its use may be hindered due to adverse events, including rash. The reported incidence and risk of rash to everolimus varies widely and has not been closely investigated. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to determine the incidence and risk of developing rash. Methods: We searched PubMed and Web of Science databases and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology from 1998 to July 2011 using the keyword “everolimus” to identify relevant clinical trials. Eligible studies included prospective phase II and phase III clinical trials of cancer patients on 10 mg of everolimus daily with available data on incidence of rash. The summary incidence and relative risk (RR) of rash were calculated using either the random-effects or fixed-effects model, depending on the heterogeneity of the constituent studies. Results: A total of 2,242 patients with various malignancies from 13 clinical trials were included in the analysis. The summary incidences of all-grade and high-grade rash in patients on everolimus were28.6% (95% CI: 20.8 – 38.0) and 1.0% (95% CI: 0.6 – 1.7), respectively. Everolimus was associated with a statistically significant increased risk of all-grade rash (RR=3.853, 95% CI: 2.470 – 6.013, p=0.000), but the RR for high-grade rash (RR= 2.997, 95% CI: 0.633 – 14.185) was not statistically significant, with a p value of 0.166. Conclusions: Everolimus is associated with a significant risk of developing rash. Management of rash to everolimus is critical to prevent dose modifications and decreased quality of life, both of which can negatively affect clinical outcomes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 2639-2639
Author(s):  
Nabeela Khan Patail ◽  
Amna Falak Sher ◽  
Shenhong Wu

2639 Background: Pembrolizumab, a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), has demonstrated significant clinical activity in various cancers. Despite a favorable toxicity profile, discontinuation due to adverse events including immune related adverse events (irAE) has been reported. We conducted a meta-analysis of published clinical trials to evaluate the tolerability of pembrolizumab in cancer patients. Methods: A systematic review was conducted of relevant studies from the databases of PubMed and abstracts presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) from June 2015 until September 2020. Eligible studies included prospective clinical trials that reported a discontinuation rate due to adverse effects. Incidence, relative risk and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated by employing fixed or random effects models. Results: A total of 6,380 patients with a variety of hematologic and solid malignancies from 20 studies of pembrolizumab were included for analysis. The overall rate of pembrolizumab discontinuation due to adverse events was 8.2% (95% CI: 6.4-10.4%). The discontinuation rate of pembrolizumab was not significantly lower than the chemotherapy controls, with RR of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.58-1.12, p = 0.33). However, the discontinuation rate of pembrolizumab was significantly higher compared to placebo control with RR of 2.20 (95% CI: 1.36-3.54, p < 0.001), and significantly lower compared to ipilimumab with RR of 0.58 (95% CI: 0.34-0.99, p = 0.04) respectively. The discontinuation rate varied widely among different tumor types with the lowest rate of 0.8% (95% CI: 0.2-3%) in gastric cancer, and the highest of 13.5% (95% CI: 10.8-16.8%) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Interestingly, the discontinuation rate varied with pembrolizumab dosing, with the fixed dosing of 200mg being 9.2% (95% CI: 6.9-12%) and the weight-based dosing being 6.5% (95% CI: 4.8-8.8%). The weight-based dosing was associated with a significantly lower discontinuation rate compared to controls with RR of 0.62 (95% CI: 0.47-0.81, p < 0.0001), while the fixed dosing had similar discontinuation rate with RR of 1.03 (95% CI: 0.89-1.20, p = 0.67). Conclusions: The tolerability of pembrolizumab may be comparable to chemotherapy in cancer patients and may vary with its dosing. Future studies are warranted to evaluate the impact of different dosing.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9088-9088
Author(s):  
Aaron Mark Drucker ◽  
Shenhong Wu ◽  
Ellin Berman ◽  
Mario E. Lacouture

9088 Background: Nilotinib is indicated for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). The reported incidence and risk of rash from this medication vary widely and have been inconsistently reported in published trials. Therefore we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to determine the incidence and risk of developing rash. Methods: Relevant studies were identified from the PubMed database (1998-2012), abstracts presented at ASCO and ASH Conferences (2004-2011) and Web of Science database (1998-2012). Eligible studies were limited to prospective Phase II-III clinical trials in which patients received nilotinib at doses of either 300 mg or 400 mg twice daily. Incidence, relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using random-effects or fixed-effects models based on heterogeneity of included studies. Results: Data from a total of 3,186 patients receiving nilotinib in 16 clinical trials were available for analysis. The overall incidence of all-grade and high-grade (grade ≥3) rash were 33.1% (95% CI: 27.7-39.1) and 2.6% (95% CI: 2.1-3.4), respectively. Incidence of all-grade rash for patients with CML, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and systemic mastocytosis were 33.2% (95% CI: 27.2-39.9), 25.7% (95% CI: 14.0-42.5) and 25.0% (95% CI: 15.7-37.4), respectively. Nilotinib was associated with increased risk of all-grade rash (RR=2.891, 95% CI: 2.079-4.020; P<0.001) when compared to patients treated with imatinib. Risk of high-grade rash was increased compared to imatinib (RR=1.823, 95% CI: 0.670-4.957), but this was not statistically significant (P=0.24). Conclusions: Patients with hematologic malignancies and GIST who are treated with nilotinib are at significant risk for developing a rash. Further studies for characterization, prevention and treatment of this untoward toxicity are needed in order to maintain patients’ quality of life and minimize the need for dose modification, which may impact clinical outcome.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18571-e18571
Author(s):  
Benjamin C Garden ◽  
Beatrice Nardone ◽  
Shenhong Wu ◽  
Dennis P. West ◽  
Romala Emmanuel ◽  
...  

e18571 Background: Indications of lenalidomide (Len) include treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) in combination with dexamethasone (Dex) and myelodyplastic syndrome (MDS). The reported incidence and risk of rash varies widely and has been inconsistently reported in trials. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to determine the incidence and risk of developing rash. Methods: Relevant studies were identified from PubMed (1998-2011), abstracts presented at ASCO conferences (2004-2011) and the Web of Science database (1998-2011). Eligible studies were limited to prospective Phase II-III clinical trials in which patients received daily Len doses of either 10mg or 25 mg with or without 40mg of Dex. Incidence, relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using random-effects or fixed-effects models based on heterogeneity of included studies. Results: Data from a total of 1,127 patients in 15 trials were available for analysis. The overall incidence of all-grade and high-grade (grade ≥3) rash was 29.9% (95% CI: 24.8- 35.5) and 3.8% (95% CI: 2.7-5.5), respectively. Len was associated with increased risk of all-grade rash (RR=1.7, 95% CI: 1.3-2.3; P<0.001) when compared to patients treated with a placebo and Dex. Risk of high-grade rash was increased (RR=3.7, 95% CI: 0.8-16.0) with a trend toward statistical significance (P=0.08). No significant difference in incidence of all-grade rash between patients receiving LEN doses of 10mg or 25mg (25.6%, 95% CI: 19.6-32.8% vs. 30.8%, 95% CI: 24.7-37.7%, respectively, p=0.28) was observed. Similarly, no difference was observed between patients receiving LEN monotherapy or in combination with Dex (31.0%, 95% CI: 26.6-43.3% and 23.8%, 95% CI: 14.9-35.8%, respectively, p=0.17). Conclusions: Patients with MM or MDS who are treated with Len are at significant risk for developing rash. The risk appears to be independent of LEN dosage or in combination with Dex. Further studies for prevention and treatment of this untoward toxicity are needed in order to maintain patient’s quality of life and minimize the need for dose modification, all of which may impact clinical outcome.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi K. Paluri ◽  
Guru Sonpavde ◽  
Charity Morgan ◽  
Jacob Rojymon ◽  
Anastasia Hartzes Mar ◽  
...  

A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCT) was done to determine the relative risk (RR) of acute kidney injury (AKI) with the use of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors. Citations from PubMed/Medline, clinical trials.gov, package inserts and abstracts from major conferences were reviewed to include RCTs comparing arms with or without mTOR inhibitors. The RR of all grade AKI in patients taking mTOR inhibitors compared to patients not on mTOR inhibitors was 1.55 (95% CI: 1.11 to 2.16, P=0.010). There was no significant difference in the risk of high-grade AKI for the two groups (RR=1.29, P=0.118, 95% CI: 0.94 to 1.77). There was no significant difference in the incidence rates for either all grade or high-grade AKI between the two groups. There was no publication bias and the trials were of high quality per Jadad scoring.


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