Clinical Trial Evaluating FOLFIRI + Durvalumab vs FOLFIRI + Durvalumab and Tremelimumab in Second-line Treatment of Patients With Advanced Gastric or Gastro-oesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

e16161 Background: Docetaxel is standard of care for the treatment of HRPC, based on two large randomized clinical trials. The aim of this study was to determine if docetaxel use and effectiveness in routine clinical practice was similar to that seen in the TAX 327 randomized phase III clinical trial. Methods: A retrospective chart review was undertaken to assess patterns of docetaxel use for HRPC at our institution for the 2-year period since its approval for the first-line treatment of HRPC in 2005. Results: Eighty-eight patients, median age 71 and baseline PSA 107, received docetaxel in the first line setting. Main reasons for initiating docetaxel were rising PSA (90%) and progressive symptoms (71%). Eighteen percent of patients received docetaxel for rising PSA alone. A median of 7 cycles was administered. PSA response rates were 61%, time to response 1.5 months, and response duration 6.8 months. Disease progression was the most common reason for treatment discontinuation (36%). Main toxicities were fatigue (32%) and neuropathy (22%). Kaplan Meier survival analysis showed median duration of survival was 15.9 months (95% CI 12.4–20.5) from first drug use. 1-year survival was 0.63 (95% CI 0.52–0.72). Post-docetaxel, 36 patients received second-line treatment, mostly with mitoxantrone (89%). Second-line response rates were 22%, and median duration of response was 4 months. Conclusions: In routine clinical practice, docetaxel is a well-tolerated regimen for the treatment of HRPC. Response rates and toxicity profiles were comparable to the randomized trials. However, compared with the TAX 327 clinical trial, survival was slightly shorter than expected (15.9 vs. 18.9 months), possibly due to inclusion of patients with poorer performance status and comorbidities, who may be excluded from clinical trials. Second-line response rates were also comparable with previous reports. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

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Randomised multicentric controlled clinical trial to compare efficacy of rifabutin-based therapy versus quadruple therapy as second-line treatment in the infection of Helicobacter pylori

http://isrctn.org/> ◽

10.1186/isrctn81058036 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

José Ma Navarro-Jarabo

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Helicobacter Pylori ◽

Controlled Clinical Trial ◽

Line Treatment ◽

Second Line ◽

Quadruple Therapy

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Second-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: How to design a clinical trial for a new agent?

Lung Cancer ◽

10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.10.005 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 55 (2) ◽

pp. 135-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marianne Paesmans ◽

Thierry Berghmans ◽

Jean-Paul Sculier

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Clinical Trial ◽

Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽

Cell Lung Cancer ◽

Small Cell ◽

Line Treatment ◽

Second Line ◽

Small Cell Lung

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Association of CD133 polymorphisms and clinical outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients (pts) treated with either first-line 5-FU + bevacizumab (BV) or second-line irinotecan (IR)/cetuximab (CB) or IR alone

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.4062 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽

pp. 4062-4062

Author(s):

A. Pohl ◽

W. Zhang ◽

D. Yang ◽

G. Lurje ◽

Y. Ning ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Colon Cancer ◽

Clinical Outcome ◽

Phase Iii ◽

Rank Test ◽

Line Treatment ◽

Second Line ◽

First Line ◽

Log Rank Test ◽

Line Setting

4062 Background: CD133 has been routinely used to identify colon cancer stem cells. A recent study indicated that elevated levels of CD133 plasma mRNA correlated with colon cancer recurrence. Furthermore plasma levels of CD133+ progenitor cells have been found to be decreased after treatment with BV. We tested whether potentially functional frequently occurring germline variations in the 3’UTR-region of the CD133 gene (rs2240688, rs3130 and rs2286455), might be associated with clinical outcome in first- and second-line treated mCRC pts. Methods: Genomic DNA was extracted either from peripheral blood (79 pts, who were enrolled in a phase-II clinical trial with FOLFOX/BV or XELOX/BV) or formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples (186 pts, who were enrolled in the EPIC phase III clinical trial, US-sites only) of mCRC pts. Pts received either first-line treatment with FOLFOX/ BV (33 pts) or XELOX/BV (46 pts) or second-line treatment with CB/IR (84 pts, arm A) or IR (102 pts, arm B) alone. Genotyping was performed using PCR-RFLP assays. Results: 79 pts (47 men, 32 women) received FOLFOX/BV or XELOX/BV. Radiologic response: 43 pts (54%) CR/PR, 35 pts (45%) SD/PD. Median PFS was 10.8 months (95%CI: 8.1–14.9). The second cohort consisted of 186 pts (103 men, 83 women). Radiologic response: Arm A 11 pts (13%) CR/PR, 73 pts (87%) SD/PD. Arm B 6 pts (6%) CR/PR, 96 pts (94%) SD/PD. Median PFS (arm A) was 3.0 months (95%CI: 2.4–4.1) vs. 2.7 months (arm B,95%CI: 2.2–2.9). Combined analysis of rs2286455 and rs3130 showed a significant association with PFS (p= 0.010, log-rank test) in pts receiving FOLFOX/BV or XELOX/BV. In pts receiving IR alone rs2240688 was significantly associated with OS (p=0.0128, log-rank test). Multivariate analysis showed a significant association with PFS in first-line setting for rs2286455 and rs3130 (adjusted p=0.012) and a trend in second-line setting for rs2240688 (adjusted p=0.086). Conclusions: These are the first data to show that polymorphisms in CD133 predict outcome in mCRC pts in first- and second- line setting, suggesting that CD133 may be a potential predictive marker. These results need to be confirmed in larger prospective studies. [Table: see text]

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