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Immunotherapy maintenance therapy for advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC): a comprehensive review. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022; 148:1097-1105. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03882-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Stellato M, Santini D, Cursano MC, Foderaro S, Tonini G, Procopio G. Bone metastases from urothelial carcinoma. The dark side of the moon. J Bone Oncol 2021; 31:100405. [PMID: 34934613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2021.100405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Bone metastases are common in genitourinary cancers, but they are underreported and not well researched. Synchronous bone metastases occur in 1.39-5.5% of bladder cancer patients, while 30-40% of cases are metachronous. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) play a key role in regulating proliferation, migration and invasion of tumor cells in bone microenvironment of bone metastases from metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Bone metastases represent a poor prognostic factor due to high morbidity and mortality correlated to skeletal-related events (SREs). The incidence rate of SREs in bladder, renal pelvis, and ureteral cancer varies from 39 to 68%. Radiotherapy is the most frequent treatment for SREs. The early use of bone targeted therapies (BTT), zoledronic acid and denosumab, improves SREs incidence and morbidity and it seems to improve overall survival (OS). To date, several new agents (immunotherapy and targeted drugs) demonstrated efficacy in mUC. However, subgroup analysis for bone metastases is often not available, due to difficulties in analysing bone samples, non-RECIST lesions and delay in systemic treatment due to SREs that limit the enrolment of bone mUC patients in clinical trials. Larger solid tumor studies that included UC patients are the main source of data for the management of mUC patients with bone metastases. For these patients, multidisciplinary approach should be preferred, involving orthopaedics, radiotherapists and rehabilitation to improve outcome and quality of life. New prospective trials should characterize clinical and molecular features of patients with bone metastases and the impact of new drugs on this poor prognostic metastatic site.
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- Marco Stellato
- Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Meet-URO: Italian Network For Research In Urologic-Oncology, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Meet-URO: Italian Network For Research In Urologic-Oncology, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Meet-URO: Italian Network For Research In Urologic-Oncology, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Meet-URO: Italian Network For Research In Urologic-Oncology, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Meet-URO: Italian Network For Research In Urologic-Oncology, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.,Meet-URO: Italian Network For Research In Urologic-Oncology, Italy
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Fischer C, Hofmann R, Hegele A. Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: Monocentric Real-Life Data. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:5077-5084. [PMID: 32636673 PMCID: PMC7334140 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s231508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background/Aim Up to 30% of all patients will present with an advanced or a metastatic stage (mUCC) at the moment of the initial diagnosis of urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder (UCC). We investigated the numbers, the efficacy and toxicity of different chemotherapies for mUCC in daily practice and “real-life” conditions and evaluated them substance-specifically. Patients and Methods All patients with a mUCC, who were treated between January 1, 2006 and October 31, 2016 at the Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology at University Hospital Marburg (Germany), were retrospectively analyzed. We set the focus on demographic and tumor-specific data as well as on effectiveness, therapy sequences, and drug tolerance. Results Forty-one patients were identified. Of the 41 patients, 85.4% of the patients in first-line therapy received gemcitabine/cisplatin. A large proportion of 85.4% received a second-line therapy and 40% a third-line therapy due to progress or relapse. Median overall survival (mOS) was 18 months including all patients and increased up to 29.5 months in the cases of three therapy lines. Conclusion Our data reveal that chemotherapy of mUCC is effective and side effects are manageable in daily clinical practice.
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- Christine Fischer
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Medical Center, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Medical Center, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Medical Center, Marburg, Germany
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De Luca R, Profita G, Vella M, Cicero G. Vinflunine in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder in Progression after a Platinum-Containing Regimen. Oncology 2019; 97:341-347. [PMID: 31461721 DOI: 10.1159/000502116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vinflunine is a microtubule inhibitor of the vinca alkaloid class approved for the treatment of urothelial bladder carcinoma after a platinum-containing regimen. METHODS To evaluate the effectiveness of vinflunine, we enrolled 80 subjects with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic urothelial bladder carcinoma that had previously undergone chemotherapy with a platinum-containing regimen and had measurable lesions according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). The patients (n = 80) received vinflunine (Javlor®) every 3 weeks at 320 mg/m2 via 20-min intravenous infusion. The endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate, overall survival (OS), and tolerability. The cumulative survival of the patients was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS In this retrospective study, vinflunine treatment was well tolerated and resulted in a good level of disease control (complete response + partial response + stable disease >50%), with a manageable toxicity profile. The median PFS and OS were 3.2 and 6.8 months, respectively. A significant correlation between pain and PFS was also noted. The major hematologic adverse event was neutropenia, observed in 47% of the patients. The most common nonhematologic adverse events were constipation in 48% of the patients and fatigue in 26%. DISCUSSION In this real-word non-randomized clinical trial setting, the data showed that vinflunine is an efficacious and safe therapeutic option for second-line treatment of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder after a platinum-containing regimen.
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- Rossella De Luca
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Urological Oncology, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy,
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Bamias A, Hegele A, Medioni J, Castellano D, Doni L, Passalacqua R, Zagouri F, Tzannis K, Hussain S, Ullen A. Vinflunine in the treatment of relapsed metastatic urothelial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world series. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2019; 140:80-87. [PMID: 31133463 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vinflunine (VFL) is approved in Europe as second-line treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer after failure of platinum-containing therapy. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world data (RWD) to assess utilization, efficacy and safety of VFL. METHODS We performed a MEDLINE search for the period of 1/1/2000-31/8/2017. Full-length articles providing post-marketing RWD on VFL in patients failing previous chemotherapy were eligible. Interventional clinical trials were excluded. RESULTS Ten studies with 797 patients were identified. According to pooled REs analysis, overall response rate was 19%, most frequent, all-grade toxicities were fatigue (41%), constipation (39%), nausea/vomiting (25%), and most prevalent Grade 3-4 toxicities were neutropenia (13%), anaemia (9%), fatigue (8%). Median OS was comparable to results reported in recent randomized studies. CONCLUSION Our findings confirm the efficacy and safety of VFL in an unselected population and support the use of VFL in the changing treatment paradigm of relapsed mUC.
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- Aristotelis Bamias
- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Alexandra Hospital, 80 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Medical Center, Baldingerstreet, 35033 Marburg, Germany.
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- Centre d'Essais Précoces en Cancérologie, Hopital European Georges Pompidou, Paris-Descartes University, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
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- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Av Cordoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain.
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- Aienda Ospedaliera Careggi U.O., Medical Oncology, 3, Largo Brambilla, 50134 Firenze, Italy.
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- Oncology Department, ASST Istituti Ospitalieri, Viale Concordia 1, 26100 Cremona, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Alexandra Hospital, 80 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Alexandra Hospital, 80 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece.
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- Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK.
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- Karolinska University Hospital, Eugeniavägen 3, PO Bäckencancer, Theme Cancer, Solna 17176, Sweden.
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Houédé N, Milano G. [Care of advanced or metastatic bladder cancer in second line: A specific place for vinflunine]. Bull Cancer 2019; 106:431-435. [PMID: 30981463 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder are rare but aggressive tumors with a high metastatic potential. The prognosis of these tumors has not drastically changed over the past 30 years, with an overall survival of less than two years in advanced or metastatic situations. Even though immune checkpoints inhibitors have changed this picture, it is beneficial for less than 30% of patients and there is no reliable biomarkers to identify this specific population of responders. Vinflunine is a vinca-alkaloid that was specifically developed as second line treatment post-platinum. As of today, it is the sole anticancer agent for which clinical trials have been pushed to phase III and that was approved for patients in good conditions. Unfortunately, it has been withdrawn from the list of reimbursed drugs, which impairs its prescription. Based on the results of phase III clinical trials with immunotherapies, this review provides the reader with argumentations in favor of patients' and clinicians' request to reimburse vinflunine for the treatment of advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
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- Nadine Houédé
- Montpellier university, centre hospitalier universitaire Carremeau Nîmes, place du Pr Robert-Debré, 30029 Nîmes, France.
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Gómez De Liaño A, Duran I. The continuing role of chemotherapy in the management of advanced urothelial cancer. Ther Adv Urol 2018; 10:455-480. [PMID: 30574206 PMCID: PMC6295780 DOI: 10.1177/1756287218814100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Despite intense drug development in the last decade in metastatic urothelial carcinoma and the incorporation of novel compounds to the treatment armamentarium, chemotherapy remains a key treatment strategy for this disease. Platinum-based combinations are still the backbone of first-line therapy in most cases. The role of chemotherapy in the second line has been more ill-defined due to the complexity of this setting, where patient selection remains critical. Nevertheless, two regimens, one in monotherapy (i.e. vinflunine) and one in combination with antiangiogenics (i.e. docetaxel + ramucirumab) have shown efficacy. Immunotherapy through checkpoint inhibition has revealed remarkably durable benefit in a small proportion of patients in the first and second line and is currently the preferred partner for combinations with chemotherapy. Difficult populations such as patients with liver metastases or those progressing to checkpoint inhibition represent a medical challenge and selective ways of delivering cytotoxics, like the antibody-drug conjugates, might represent a valid alternative. This article reviews the current role of chemotherapy in the management of advanced urothelial carcinoma and the ongoing and coming studies involving this treatment strategy.
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- Alfonso Gómez De Liaño
- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular-Materno Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Servicio de Oncologia Medica, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Edificio Sur, 2 Planta, Despacho 277, 39008 Santander, Spain
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Abdel-Malek R, Shohdy KS, Abbas N, Ismail M, Hamada E, Abdel-Kader Y. Safety of Vinflunine in Patients with Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Refractory to Platinum-based Chemotherapy: A Prospective Pilot Study. Curr Drug Saf 2018; 14:31-36. [PMID: 30277164 DOI: 10.2174/1574886313666181001120752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several single chemotherapeutic agents have been evaluated as the second-line treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma. Despite encouraging efficacy outcomes, toxicity has often led to dose modifications or discontinuation. We aimed to assess the safety of vinflunine in a particular population of advanced transitional cell carcinoma of urothelium (TCCU), that were exposed to the previous toxicity of chemotherapy. METHODS This is an open-label, prospective, single-center pilot study to evaluate the response rate and safety profile of vinflunine in patients with advanced TCCU. It was planned to enroll 25 evaluable patients. Eligible patients are those with progressive disease after first-line platinum-based regimen for advanced or metastatic disease. RESULTS The study was prematurely closed due to two sudden deaths that were judged by the review board as treatment-related. Only ten patients were evaluated and received at least one cycle of vinflunine. All but one were male and seven underwent radical surgery. Eight had a distant metastasis (mainly lung and/or liver). Disease control rate was 40%, four patients had a partial response with median duration of response of 3.5 months. The median overall survival was 3.2 months (95% CI:1.67- 4.73). There were three serious adverse events namely two sudden deaths and one grade 4 thrombocytopenia. Nine grade 3/4 adverse events occurred. The most common all-grade adverse events were fatigue (50%), constipation (40%) and vomiting (40%). Moreover, grade 3 fatigue occurred in 30% of patients. Only one patient, who achieved PR for 5 months, was fit to receive further cytotoxic chemotherapy. CONCLUSION The activity of vinflunine in advanced urothelial carcinoma came at the expense of its safety. The use of vinflunine has to be limited to the selected group of patients. However, this is a single institute experience in a limited number of patients.
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- Raafat Abdel-Malek
- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Schmitt A, Nguyen L, Zorza G, Ferré P, Pétain A. Better characterization of vinflunine pharmacokinetics variability and exposure/toxicity relationship to improve its use: Analyses from 18 trials. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2018; 84:900-910. [PMID: 29341179 PMCID: PMC5903240 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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AIMS Vinflunine is a novel tubulin-targeted inhibitor indicated as a single agent for the treatment of bladder cancers after failure of prior platinum-based therapy. Its pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) have been independently characterized through several phase I and phase II studies. However, no global pharmacometric analysis had been conducted as yet. METHODS Vinflunine concentrations and safety data from 18 phase I and phase II studies were used to conduct population PK and PK/PD analysis, using Nonmem. A four-compartment model was used to describe vinflunine PK and several covariates were tested to explain interindividual variability. In terms of PK/PD relationship, a semiphysiological population PK/PD model was applied to describe time course of absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) after vinflunine administration and logistic regression models were used to test the relationship between vinflunine exposure and toxicities. RESULTS Vinflunine clearance is explained by creatinine clearance, body surface area and combination with PEGylated doxorubicin, leading to a decrease from 28.2 to 25.3% of the interindividual variability. When vinflunine dose is decreased, simulations of ANC time course (via a semiphysiological model) after vinflunine administration show a risk of neutropenia grade 3-4 at cycle 2 always lower than when dose is delayed. As an example, for moderate renal impaired patients, the risk is 42.1% when vinflunine is dosed at 320 mg m-2 once every 4 weeks vs. 23.3% for 280 mg m-2 once every 3 weeks. CONCLUSIONS We propose for the first time a global comprehensive clinical pharmacological analysis for intravenous vinflunine that may help drive dose adjustment.
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- Antonin Schmitt
- Centre Georges‐François LeclercDijonFrance
- INSERM U1231University of Burgundy Franche‐ComtéDijonFrance
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre FabreToulouseFrance
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Niegisch G, Gerullis H, Lin SW, Pavlova J, Gondos A, Rudolph A, Haas G, Hennies N, Kramer MW. A Real-World Data Study to Evaluate Treatment Patterns, Clinical Characteristics and Survival Outcomes for First- and Second-Line Treatment in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Patients in Germany. J Cancer 2018; 9:1337-1348. [PMID: 29721042 PMCID: PMC5929077 DOI: 10.7150/jca.23162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Worldwide, urothelial carcinoma (UC) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. In particular, the incidence of bladder cancer varies widely across Europe; Germany has the ninth highest international age-standardized incidence. For advanced UC or metastatic UC (mUC), platinum-based combination chemotherapy is the standard first-line (1L) treatment; however, there is wide heterogeneity of second-line (2L) treatments, ranging from vinflunine in parts of Europe to taxanes and other agents elsewhere in Europe, in the United States and globally. Limited data exist on treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with advanced UC or mUC in the routine clinical setting in Germany. The objective of this study was to describe clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and subsequent outcomes in this setting. Methods: This retrospective observational cohort analysis evaluated 1L and 2L treatment patterns and overall survival (OS) in patients aged ≥18 years with advanced UC or mUC (T4b, N2-3 and/or M1) at office-based urology and academic as well as nonacademic urology clinics throughout Germany between 1 November 2009 and 2 June 2016. Data were obtained through the GermanOncology database and additional treatment centers using similar electronic case report forms. Results: Among the 435 patients included in the analysis, 435 received 1L treatment and 125 received 2L treatment. Median age at start of 1L treatment was 69 years, 75% of patients were male, 75% were current or ex-smokers, 15% had hemoglobin <10 g/dL and 44% had creatinine clearance<60 mL/min/1.73; proportions were similar with 2L treatment. Cardiovascular disease was the most frequently reported comorbidity (65%), followed by diabetes (19%). Most patients (77%) received 1L platinum-based combination treatment (most commonly gemcitabine + cisplatin, 83%). Of those treated with 2L treatment, 66% received a single agent (most commonly vinflunine, 71%). Median OS (95% CI) with 1L treatment was 16.1 months (13.7-19.2) overall and 17.7 months (14.4-24.2) with 1L cisplatin + gemcitabine. In the 1L setting, 12-month OS was 61%, 24-month OS was 39% and 36-month OS was 26%. Median (95% CI) OS with 2L treatment was 9.2 months (5.5-11.6) overall and 5.9 months (4.1-12.6) with 2L vinflunine. In the 2L setting, OS rates for the same time periods were 40%, 22% and 8%, respectively. Median (95% CI) progression-free survival was 7 months (6.4-8.1) and 4 months (3.0-4.8), respectively, in the 1L and 2L settings. Objective response rates were 34% in the 1L setting and 14% in the 2L setting. No difference in OS by sex or smoking status was noted. Patients with or without renal impairment had a 12-month OS of 54% or 69%, respectively. OS at 12 months was 63% among patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0 to 1 vs 53% among patients with an ECOG PS of ≥2. Cox regression analysis found no difference in OS between vinflunine and other 2L treatments (P = 0.69). Conclusions: This study provides a contemporary multicenter assessment of real-world treatment patterns and outcomes among palliatively treated patients with UC in Germany. The findings were generally consistent with the poor treatment outcomes observed globally, underscoring the need for effective 1L and 2L treatment for advanced UC or mUC.
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- Günter Niegisch
- Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Hospital for Urology, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
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- Real World Insights, QuintilesIMS, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Real World Insights, QuintilesIMS, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Real World Insights, QuintilesIMS, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Real World Insights, QuintilesIMS, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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Powles T, Durán I, van der Heijden MS, Loriot Y, Vogelzang NJ, De Giorgi U, Oudard S, Retz MM, Castellano D, Bamias A, Fléchon A, Gravis G, Hussain S, Takano T, Leng N, Kadel EE, Banchereau R, Hegde PS, Mariathasan S, Cui N, Shen X, Derleth CL, Green MC, Ravaud A. Atezolizumab versus chemotherapy in patients with platinum-treated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (IMvigor211): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3 randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2018; 391:748-757. [PMID: 29268948 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)33297-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 976] [Impact Index Per Article: 162.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few options exist for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma after progression with platinum-based chemotherapy. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of atezolizumab (anti-programmed death-ligand 1 [PD-L1]) versus chemotherapy in this patient population. METHODS We conducted this multicentre, open-label, phase 3 randomised controlled trial (IMvigor211) at 217 academic medical centres and community oncology practices mainly in Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Patients (aged ≥18 years) with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who had progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy were randomly assigned (1:1), via an interactive voice and web response system with a permuted block design (block size of four), to receive atezolizumab 1200 mg or chemotherapy (physician's choice: vinflunine 320 mg/m2, paclitaxel 175 mg/m2, or 75 mg/m2 docetaxel) intravenously every 3 weeks. Randomisation was stratified by PD-L1 expression (expression on <1% [IC0] or 1% to <5% [IC1] of tumour-infiltrating immune cells vs ≥5% of tumour-infiltrating immune cells [IC2/3]), chemotherapy type (vinflunine vs taxanes), liver metastases (yes vs no), and number of prognostic factors (none vs one, two, or three). Patients and investigators were aware of group allocation. Patients, investigators, and the sponsor were masked to PD-L1 expression status. The primary endpoint of overall survival was tested hierarchically in prespecified populations: IC2/3, followed by IC1/2/3, followed by the intention-to-treat population. This study, which is ongoing but not recruiting participants, is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02302807. FINDINGS Between Jan 13, 2015, and Feb 15, 2016, we randomly assigned 931 patients from 198 sites to receive atezolizumab (n=467) or chemotherapy (n=464). In the IC2/3 population (n=234), overall survival did not differ significantly between patients in the atezolizumab group and those in the chemotherapy group (median 11·1 months [95% CI 8·6-15·5; n=116] vs 10·6 months [8·4-12·2; n=118]; stratified hazard ratio [HR] 0·87, 95% CI 0·63-1·21; p=0·41), thus precluding further formal statistical analysis. Confirmed objective response rates were similar between treatment groups in the IC2/3 population: 26 (23%) of 113 evaluable patients had an objective response in the atezolizumab group compared with 25 (22%) of 116 patients in the chemotherapy group. Duration of response was numerically longer in the atezolizumab group than in the chemotherapy group (median 15·9 months [95% CI 10·4 to not estimable] vs 8·3 months [5·6-13·2]; HR 0·57, 95% CI 0·26-1·26). In the intention-to-treat population, patients receiving atezolizumab had fewer grade 3-4 treatment-related adverse events than did those receiving chemotherapy (91 [20%] of 459 vs 189 [43%] of 443 patients), and fewer adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation (34 [7%] vs 78 [18%] patients). INTERPRETATION Atezolizumab was not associated with significantly longer overall survival than chemotherapy in patients with platinum-refractory metastatic urothelial carcinoma overexpressing PD-L1 (IC2/3). However, the safety profile for atezolizumab was favourable compared with chemotherapy, Exploratory analysis of the intention-to-treat population showed well-tolerated, durable responses in line with previous phase 2 data for atezolizumab in this setting. FUNDING F Hoffmann-La Roche, Genentech.
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- Thomas Powles
- Barts Cancer Institute, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Queen Mary University of London, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
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- Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain; Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Département de Médecine Oncologique, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- US Oncology Research, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRST IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Oncology Department, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, René Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Medical Oncology Department CIBER-ONC, Madrid, Spain
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Institut Paoli Calmette, Marseille, France
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- Plymouth University, Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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Schinzari G, Rossi E, Pierconti F, Garufi G, Monterisi S, Strippoli A, D’Argento E, Cassano A, Barone C. Monoinstitutional real world experience in management of Vinflunine as second line therapy for transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Oncotarget 2018; 9:8765-8771. [PMID: 29492236 PMCID: PMC5823567 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Vinflunine is the only cytotoxic agent tested as a second line therapy in transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium in a phase III trial. It is not largely employed in clinical practice because of the high incidence of grade 3-4 toxicity. We evaluated efficacy and safety of Vinflunine at the dose of 280 mg/m2 every 3 weeks associated with primary prophylaxis with granulocyte growth factors and laxatives for patients progressed after platinum + Gemcitabine. Overall survival was 8.5 months, progression-free survival 4.33 months and response rate 25%, with disease control rate 57.2%. Grade III-IV neutropenia occurred in 10.7% of the patients, grade III-IV anemia and grade III thrombocytopenia in 10.7% and 7.2%, respectively. Among non haematological toxicity, grade I-II constipation was reported in 14.2% of the patients, without grade III-IV adverse events. No discontinuation for toxicity was observed. This study underlines that Vinfluinine at a dose of 280 mg/m2 associated with primary prophylaxis for neutropenia and constipation is effective and with a favorable toxicity profile.
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- Giovanni Schinzari
- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Brousell SC, Fantony JJ, Van Noord MG, Harrison MR, Inman BA. Vinflunine for the treatment of advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract: an evidence-based review of safety, efficacy, and place in therapy. CORE EVIDENCE 2018; 13:1-12. [PMID: 29416444 PMCID: PMC5790085 DOI: 10.2147/ce.s118670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Background A systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of systemic vinflunine (VIN) in the treatment of urothelial carcinoma (UC) was performed to evaluate its efficacy based on current available clinical data. Methods This review was prospectively registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, PROSPERO (registration CRD42016049294). Electronic databases including MEDLINE®, Embase®, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science were searched through December 2016. We performed a meta-analysis of the published data. Primary end points were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Numerous secondary clinical outcomes were analyzed including response and toxicity data. Results We identified 382 publications, of which 35 met inclusion criteria for this review representing 29 unique studies. A total of 2,255 patients received VIN for the treatment of UC in the included studies. OS and PFS were analyzed in a pooled Kaplan–Meier analysis. Response data were available for 1,416 VIN-treated patients with random effects proportion of complete response in 1%, partial response in 18%, and overall response rate of 21%. Toxicity analysis revealed fatigue (40.1%), nausea (33.9%), constipation (34.1%), and alopecia (26.0%) as the most prevalent overall non-hematologic adverse events (AEs). Most prevalent grade 3–4 AEs were fatigue (10.2%), abdominal pain (8.2%), myalgias (2.5%), and nausea (2.3%). Most common hematologic AEs of all grades were anemia (56.6%), neutropenia (46.0%), thrombocytopenia (25.5%), and febrile neutropenia (6.6%). Grade 3–4 hematologic AEs had the following pooled rates: neutropenia, 24.6%; anemia, 10.2%; febrile neutropenia, 5.4%; and thrombocytopenia, 3.0%. Conclusion VIN has been explored as a combination first-line treatment as well as a single-agent second-line, third-line, and maintenance therapy for advanced and metastatic UC. In first-line treatment of UC, either as a maintenance agent after cisplatin or as a primary combination therapy, VIN may be a promising alternative to current treatments. Further studies are needed to compare first-line combination VIN regimens to the current standard of care in order to assess long-term survival outcomes. Second- and third-line VIN monotherapy does provide a proven, although limited, survival benefit in platinum-refractory patients.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Passalacqua R, Lazzarelli S, Donini M, Montironi R, Tambaro R, De Giorgi U, Pignata S, Palumbo R, Ceresoli GL, Del Conte G, Tonini G, Morelli F, Nolè F, Panni S, Rondini E, Guida A, Zucali PA, Doni L, Iezzi E, Caminiti C. Real-life clinical practice results with vinflunine in patients with relapsed platinum-treated metastatic urothelial carcinoma: an Italian multicenter study (MOVIE-GOIRC 01-2014). BMC Cancer 2017; 17:493. [PMID: 28724419 PMCID: PMC5517798 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3466-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Vinflunine is the only chemotherapeutic agent shown to improve survival in platinum-refractory patients with metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium (TCCU) in a phase III clinical trial, which led to product registration for this indication in Europe. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of vinflunine and to evaluate the prognostic significance of risk factors in a large, unselected cohort of patients with metastatic TCCU treated according to routine clinical practice. Methods This was a retrospective multicenter study. Italian cancer centers were selected if, according to the Registry of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), at least four patients had been treated with vinflunine between February 2011 and June 2014, after first- or second-line platinum-based chemotherapy. The primary objective was to test whether the efficacy measured by overall survival (OS) in the registration study could be confirmed in routine clinical practice. Multivariate analysis was carried out using Cox proportional hazard model. Results A total of 217 patients were treated in 28 Italian centers. Median age was 69 years (IQR 62–76) and 84% were male; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) was ≥ 1 in 53% of patients. The median number of cycles was 4 (IQR 2–6); 29%, 35%, and 36% received an initial dose of 320 mg/m2, 280 mg/m2 or a lower dose, respectively. Median progression-free survival (PFS) and OS for the entire population was 3.2 months (2.6–3.7) and 8.1 months (6.3–8.9). A complete response was observed in six patients, partial response in 21, stable disease in 60, progressive disease in 108, with a disease control rate of 40%. Multivariate analysis showed that ECOG PS, number of metastatic sites and liver involvement were unfavorable prognostic factors for OS. Toxicity was mild, and grade 3–4 adverse effects were mainly: neutropenia (9%), anemia (6%), asthenia/fatigue (7%) and constipation (5%). Conclusions In routine clinical practice the results obtained with VFL seem to be better than the results of the registration trial and reinforce evidence supporting its use after failure of a platinum-based chemotherapy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-017-3466-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Division of Oncology, ASST- Istituti Ospitalieri Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Division of Oncology, ASST- Istituti Ospitalieri Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Section of Pathological Anatomy, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, School of Medicine, United Hospitals, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Urogynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori "Fondazione G Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Genitourinaria, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Urogynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori "Fondazione G Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Oncologia, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Oncology, ASST- Istituti Ospitalieri Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Oncologia, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Ricerca e Innovazione, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Ricerca e Innovazione, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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Maintenance therapy with vinflunine plus best supportive care versus best supportive care alone in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma with a response after first-line chemotherapy (MAJA; SOGUG 2011/02): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 2017; 18:672-681a. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30242-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hussain SA, Ansari J, Huddart R, Power DG, Lyons J, Wylie J, Vilarino-Varlela M, Elander NO, McMenemin R, Pickering LM, Faust G, Chauhan S, Jackson RJ. VICTOR: Vinflunine in advanced metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium: A retrospective analysis of the use of vinflunine in multi-centre real life setting as second line chemotherapy through Free of Charge Programme for patients in the UK and Ireland. Int J Oncol 2017; 50:768-772. [PMID: 28098864 PMCID: PMC5358710 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2017.3847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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There is no standard of care in the UK or Ireland for second-line chemotherapy for patients with advanced transitional cell carcinoma (TCCU). Vinflunine is approved for TCCU patients who have failed a platinum-based regimen, and is standard of care in Europe but is not routinely available in the UK. Data were collected retrospectively on patients who received vinfluine as a second-line treatment. The aims were to document the toxicity and efficacy in a real life setting. Data were collected on 49 patients from 9 sites across the UK and Ireland [median age, 64 (IQR, 57-70) years, 33 males]. All patients had advanced metastatic TCCU. Thirteen patients had bone or liver metastases, 4 patients had PS 2 and 11 patients had HB <10. Median vinflunine administration was 3.5 cycles (range 1-18). Most common grade 3-4 toxicities were constipation (4 patients) and fatigue (3 patients). Partial response rate was 29% (14 PR, 11 SD, 19 PD, 4 NE, 1 not available). Median OS was 9.1 (6.0, 12.7) months. Results are consistent with real life data from Europe. Toxicity is further reduced with prophylactic laxative and oral antibiotics. Vinflunine is an efficient and tolerable second line treatment in advanced TCCU.
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- Syed A. Hussain
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Bebington, Wirral CH63 4JY
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- Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, UK
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- The Mercy University Hospital, Wilton, Cork T12 WE28, Republic of Ireland
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Bebington, Wirral CH63 4JY
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- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN
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- Northampton General Hospital Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton NN1 5BD, UK
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Gerullis H, Wawroschek F, Köhne CH, Ecke TH. Vinflunine in the treatment of advanced urothelial cancer: clinical evidence and experience. Ther Adv Urol 2016; 9:28-35. [PMID: 28042310 DOI: 10.1177/1756287216677903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Vinflunine (VFL) has been approved in Europe for second-line treatment of metastatic and advanced urothelial cancer after failure of platin-containing therapy. Since approval, the drug has been investigated in few clinical trials. Most of the currently available reports describe experiences with VFL in a daily clinical setting. This review gives a short overview on clinical experiences and clinical trials involving VFL since the approval of this drug in 2009.
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- Holger Gerullis
- University Hospital for Urology, Klinikum Oldenburg, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Rahel-Straus-Straße 10, 26133 Oldenburg, Germany
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- University Hospital for Urology, Klinikum Oldenburg, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
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- University Hospital of Oncology/Haematology, Oncology Center Klinikum Oldenburg, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
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Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Second-Line Treatment and Recommendations of the Genitourinary Tumor Division of the Galician Oncologic Society (SOG-GU). Curr Oncol Rep 2016; 18:72. [DOI: 10.1007/s11912-016-0556-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Houédé N, Locker G, Lucas C, Parra HS, Basso U, Spaeth D, Tambaro R, Basterretxea L, Morelli F, Theodore C, Lusuardi L, Lainez N, Guillot A, Tonini G, Bielle J, Del Muro XG. Epicure: a European epidemiological study of patients with an advanced or metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (UC) having progressed to a platinum-based chemotherapy. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:752. [PMID: 27664126 PMCID: PMC5035464 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2782-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background Platinum-based systemic chemotherapy is considered the backbone for management of advanced urothelial carcinomas. However there is a lack of real world data on the use of such chemotherapy regimens, on patient profiles and on management after treatment failure. Methods Fifty-one randomly selected physicians from 4 European countries registered 218 consecutive patients in progression or relapse following a first platinum-based chemotherapy. Patient characteristics, tumor history and treatment regimens, as well as the considerations of physicians on the management of urothelial carcinoma were recorded. Results A systemic platinum-based regimen had been administered as the initial chemotherapy in 216 patients: 15 in the neoadjuvant setting, 61 in adjuvant therapy conditions, 137 in first-line advanced setting and 3 in other conditions. Of these patients, 76 (35 %) were initially considered as cisplatin-unfit, mainly because of renal impairment (52 patients). After platinum failure, renal impairment was observed in 44 % of patients, ECOG Performance Status ≥ 2 in 17 %, hemoglobinemia < 10 g/dL in 16 %, hepatic metastases in 13 %. 80 % of these patients received further anticancer therapy. Immediately after failure of adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy, most subsequent anticancer treatments were chemotherapy doublets (35/58), whereas after therapy failure in the advanced setting most patients receiving further anticancer drugs were treated with a single agent (80/114). After first progression to chemotherapy, treatment decisions were mainly driven by Performance Status and prior response to chemotherapy (>30 % patients). The most frequent all-settings second anticancer therapy regimen was vinflunine (70 % of single-agent and 42 % of all subsequent treatments), the main reasons evoked by physicians (>1 out of 4) being survival benefit, safety and phase III evidence. Conclusion In this daily practice experience, a majority of patients with urothelial carcinoma previously treated with a platinum-based therapy received a second chemotherapy regimen, most often a single agent after an initial chemotherapy in the advanced setting and preferably a cytotoxic combination after a neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Performance Status and prior response to chemotherapy were the main drivers of further treatment decisions.
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- Institut de Cancérologie du Gard - CHU Caremeau, 30029, Nîmes, Cedex 9, France.
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Währinger Gürtel.18-20, 1090, Vienne, Austria
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, 45 place Abel Gance, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Oncologia Medica, P.O Gaspare Rodolico, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Dipartmento di Oncologia Clinica e Sperimentale, Oncologia Medica 1, via Gattamelata 64, 35128, Padova, Italy
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- Centre d'Oncologie de Gentilly, 2 rue Marie Marvingt, 54100, Nancy, France
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia, Begiristain Doktorea Pasealekua 117-20080, Donostia, Gipuzkoa - San Sebastián, Spain
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- Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Oncologia, Viale Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Hopital Foch, 40 rue Worth, 92150, Suresnes, France
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- Reparto di Urologia - Ospedale di Bressanone, Via Dante 51, 39042, Bressanone, Italy
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- Hospital de Navarra - Virgen del Camino, Oncología Médica, Calle de Irunlarrea, 4 planta baja, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Institut de cancérologie de la Loire, 108 bis avenue Albert Raimond, 42271, Saint Priest en Jarez, Cedex, France
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- Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-medico Oncologia Medica, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Roma, Italy
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, 45 place Abel Gance, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- ICO L'Hospitalet, Avinguda Granvia, 199-203, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Morita K, Oda M, Koyanagi M, Saiki M. Metastatic brain tumor from urothelial carcinoma of the prostatic urethra. Surg Neurol Int 2016; 7:S488-91. [PMID: 27512612 PMCID: PMC4960929 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.185784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Urothelial carcinoma occurs in the bladder, upper urinary tract, and lower urinary tract, including prostatic urethra. A majority of the reported cases of intracranial metastasis from urothelial carcinoma originates from the bladder and upper urinary tract. Brain metastasis from urothelial carcinoma of the prostatic urethra has not yet been reported in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION A 72-year-old male presented with a metastatic brain tumor and a 3-year history of urothelial carcinoma of the prostatic urethra treated with cystourethrectomy and chemotherapy with gemcitabine-cisplatin. Pathological diagnosis for tumor removal was compatible with metastatic brain tumor from urothelial carcinoma. CONCLUSION Brain metastasis from urothelial carcinoma of the prostatic urethra has not yet been reported in the literature. It is an extremely rare case, however, we should be careful of brain metastasis during follow-up for urothelial carcinoma in the lower urinary tract.
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- Kohei Morita
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
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Treatment of relapsed urothelial bladder cancer with vinflunine: real-world evidence by the Hellenic Genitourinary Cancer Group. Anticancer Drugs 2016; 27:48-53. [PMID: 26421462 PMCID: PMC4885529 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Relapsed urothelial cancer represents an unmet medical need. Vinflunine is a third-generation antimicrotubuline inhibitor and is currently the only approved drug for second-line treatment across the European Union. We conducted a retrospective analysis assessing the efficacy and safety of vinflunine in 71 Greek patients with relapsed urothelial cancer who were treated between 2005 and 2014. An overall 84% of our patients received vinflunine as second-line treatment, 77% had a performance status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale 0 or 1, and 30% had liver metastasis at the time of vinflunine administration. A median of four cycles of vinflunine were administered (range 1–16). The most common reported adverse events were constipation, fatigue, and anemia. Median progression-free survival was 6.2 months (95% confidence interval: 4.4–8.8) and overall survival was 11.9 months (95% confidence interval: 7.4–21). Two patients (3%) achieved a complete remission, seven a partial remission (10%), and 22 (31%) had stable disease according to an intention-to-treat analysis. Hemoglobin level less than 10 g/dl and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status greater than 1 were independent adverse prognostic factors. Stratification according to the Bellmunt risk model was also associated with progression-free survival and overall survival in our population. Vinflunine appears to be a safe and effective treatment modality for relapsed urothelial cancer. More effective therapies and more accurate prognostic algorithms should be sought.
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Facchini G, Della Pepa C, Cavaliere C, Cecere SC, Di Napoli M, D'Aniello C, Crispo A, Iovane G, Maiolino P, Tramontano T, Piscitelli R, Pisconti S, Montella M, Berretta M, Sorrentino D, Perdonà S, Pignata S. From Clinical Trials to the Front Line: Vinflunine for Treatment of Urothelial Cell Carcinoma at the National Cancer Institute of Naples. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:110. [PMID: 27199753 PMCID: PMC4853416 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The efficacy of Vinflunine, after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic or recurrent Transitional Cell Cancer of the Urothelial Tract, TCCU, has been demonstrated in an international, randomized, phase III trial comparing Vinflunine plus Best Supportive Care, BSC, with BSC alone. On the basis of that study vinflunine has been approved by the European Medicine Association, EMA, for treatment of TCCU patients after failure of a platinum treatment. However, since data in clinical trials often differ from routine clinical practice due to unselected population and less strict monitoring, "real life" experiences are very helpful to verify the efficacy of a new therapy. METHODS This was a spontaneous, observational, retrospective study involving 43 patients with metastatic TCCU treated with vinflunine at our cancer center, data about demographics, disease characteristics, and previous treatments were collected and outcome and toxicities of vinflunine were analyzed. RESULTS 41 of 43 patients were eligible for RR analysis, the Overall RR was 12%, the Disease Control Rate was 29%; when including only patients treated in II line the DCR rose to 33%; the median PFS and the median OS were 2.2 and 6.9 months, respectively. CONCLUSION Our findings were consistent with the outcome data emerged in the phase III randomized trial and in the other observational studies conducted all around Europe in the last 2-3 years. This experience supports the use of vinflunine in patients with advanced TTCU as effective and manageable antineoplastic drug.
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- Gaetano Facchini
- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Department of Onco-Ematology Medical Oncology, S.G. Moscati Hospital of Taranto Taranto, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Struttura Complessa di Statistica Medica, Biometria e Bioinformatica, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Tumori Naples, Italy
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- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Pharmacy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Pharmacy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Pharmacy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Department of Onco-Ematology Medical Oncology, S.G. Moscati Hospital of Taranto Taranto, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Struttura Complessa di Statistica Medica, Biometria e Bioinformatica, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Tumori Naples, Italy
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- Division of Urology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Division of Urology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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- Division of MedicalOncology, Department of Uro-Gynaecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale Naples, Italy
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Médioni J, Di Palma M, Guillot A, Spaeth D, Théodore C. Efficacy and safety of Vinflunine for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in routine practice based on the French multi-centre CURVE study. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:217. [PMID: 26975779 PMCID: PMC4792100 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2262-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To retrospectively assess the efficacy and safety of Vinflunine (VFL) under routine conditions and identify overall survival (OS) prognostic factors. METHODS Twenty centres participated in the retrospective study (minimum 4 patients undergoing VFL treatment for advanced/metastatic UC after platinum-based regimen progression. Primary endpoint was OS. Secondary endpoints: progression-free survival (PFS), radiological response rate (RR) RECIST criteria and toxicity (CTC NCI v3). RESULTS These centres enrolled 134 patients. Prior chemotherapy (CT) lines (≥ 1 palliative): 1 and ≥ 2 in 69% and 26% of patients, respectively. Performance status (PS): 0, 1, 2 in 25%, 46% and 23% of patients. Median OS = 8.2 months [6.5-9.4], PFS = 4.2 months and RR 22%, median number of 5 cycles. In risk groups based on 0-3 presence of adverse prognostic factors (PS ≥ 1, haemoglobin ≤ 10 g/dl and liver metastasis), median OS: 13.2, 9.9, 3.6, and 2.4 months (P < .0001), respectively; 3.3 months (1.9-5.6) in PS ≥ 2 subgroup. CONCLUSION This study reflects routine UC management and confirmed VFL patient efficacy. The drug is safe with gastro-intestinal and haematological prophylaxis. Analysis of prognostic factors for OS is consistent with pivotal trials.
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- Jacques Médioni
- />Medical Oncology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France
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- />Department of Medicine, Gustave Roussy Institute, 114 Rue Édouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- />Lucien Neuwirth Institute of Cancerology, 108 B Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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- />Gentilly Oncology Centre, 2 rue Marie Marvingt, 54100 Nancy, France
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Bellmunt J, Mottet N, De Santis M. Urothelial carcinoma management in elderly or unfit patients. EJC Suppl 2016; 14:1-20. [PMID: 27358584 PMCID: PMC4917740 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcsup.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Joaquim Bellmunt
- Bladder Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Urology, CHU de Saint-Etienne, University Jean Monnet, St Etienne, France
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Salah S, Lee JL, Rozzi A, Kitamura H, Matsumoto K, Srinivas S, Morales-Barrera R, Carles J, Al-Wardat R, Al-Rabi K, Maakoseh M. Second-Line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Importance of Lymph Node-Only Metastasis as a Prognostic Factor and Construction of a Prognostic Model. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2015; 14:255-60. [PMID: 26552764 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND A prognostic model for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) progressing after platinum-based therapy was constructed from data from the phase III vinflunine trial. However, prognostic information for patients treated with other regimens is limited. MATERIALS AND METHODS We pooled individual patient data from 7 second-line studies and analyzed the influence of factors of interest on overall survival (OS) through univariate and multivariate analysis. A prognostic model was constructed, and data from an independent series were used for validation. RESULTS The data from 193 patients were pooled. The second-line chemotherapy regimen was single-agent taxane in 54 patients (28%), a platinum-based combination in 47 (24%), and a non-platinum combination in 92 (48%). On multivariate analysis, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≥ 1, hemoglobin < 10 g/dL, and metastatic patterns other than lymph node-only metastasis emerged as independent adverse prognostic factors. Patients with all 3 factors (poor risk), 1 to 2 factors (intermediate risk), and no factors (good risk) had a median OS of 3.1, 8.7, and 16.5 months, respectively (P < .0001). The corresponding median OS for the validation series (n = 44) was 3.3, 8.1, and 13.3 months (P = .023). Furthermore, platinum-based regimens were independently associated with an OS benefit compared with other regimens (hazard ratio, 0.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.18-0.53; P < .0001). CONCLUSION We have proposed and validated a prognostic model for patients with metastatic UC who were eligible for second-line therapy. The proposed model could prove helpful for risk stratification. Furthermore, our data suggest that testing second-line platinum-based regimens in randomized trials is warranted.
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- Samer Salah
- Medical Oncology Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Al-Jubeiha, Amman, Jordan.
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- Department of Oncology and Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto Neurotraumatologico Italiano, Grottaferrata, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Genitourinary, CNS and Sarcoma Tumor Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d´ Hebron Institute of Oncology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Genitourinary, CNS and Sarcoma Tumor Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d´ Hebron Institute of Oncology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Al-Jubeiha, Amman, Jordan
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- Medical Oncology Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Al-Jubeiha, Amman, Jordan
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- Medical Oncology Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Al-Jubeiha, Amman, Jordan
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Retz M, de Geeter P, Goebell PJ, Matz U, de Schultz W, Hegele A. Vinflunine in routine clinical practice for the treatment of advanced or metastatic urothelial cell carcinoma - data from a prospective, multicenter experience. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:455. [PMID: 26040470 PMCID: PMC4455983 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1434-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vinflunine is recommended in the European guideline for the treatment of advanced or metastatic urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) after failure of platinum-based therapy. METHODS This prospective, non-interventional study investigated the safety and efficacy of vinflunine in platinum-pretreated UCC patients in routine clinical practice. Data were prospectively collected on patients with advanced or metastatic UCC undergoing vinflunine treatment in 39 German hospitals and medical practices. Dosing of vinflunine, tumor assessments and concomitant medications followed physician's routine clinical practice. Primary endpoints were toxicity and assessment of vinflunine treatment modalities. Secondary aims included overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS) time and a prognostic risk-model. RESULTS Seventy-seven platinum-pretreated patients were recruited. Vinflunine was predominantly administered as second-line (66%) therapy or in subsequent treatment lines (21%). One third of the patients received at least six cycles of vinflunine and the average number was 4.7 cycles. A vinflunine starting dose of 320 mg/m2 was chosen in 48% of patients and 280 mg/m2 in 39%. Grade 3/4 toxicities were leucopenia 16.9%, anemia 6.5%, elevated liver enzymes 6.5% and constipation 5.2%. ORR was 23.4% and OS was 7.7 (CI 4.1 to 10.4) months. Patients with zero, one, two or ≥three risk factors displayed a median OS of 18.2, 9.5, 4.1 and 2.8 months, respectively (p=0.0005; HR=1.82). CONCLUSION Vinflunine delivers a meaningful benefit to an unselected population of advanced platinum-pretreated UCC patients managed in routine clinical practice.
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- Margitta Retz
- Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Urology, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Urology / Pediatric Urology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.
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