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Saleh RR, Meti N, Ribnikar D, Goldvaser H, Ocana A, Templeton AJ, Seruga B, Amir E. Associations between safety, tolerability, and toxicity and the reporting of health-related quality of life in phase III randomized trials in common solid tumors. Cancer Med 2020; 9:7888-7895. [PMID: 32886422 PMCID: PMC7643655 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Anti‐cancer drugs are approved typically on the basis of efficacy and safety as evaluated in phase III randomized trials (RCTs). Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) is a direct measure of patient benefit, but is under‐reported. Here we explore associations with reporting of HRQoL data in phase III RCTs in common solid tumors. Methods We searched ClinicalTrials.gov to identify phase III RCTs evaluating new drugs in adults with advanced cancers that completed accrual between January 2005 and October 2016. Data on HRQoL, safety, and tolerability comprising treatment‐related death, treatment discontinuation and commonly reported grade 3 or 4 adverse events (AEs) were extracted. Associations between these measures and reporting of HRQoL data were explored using logistic regression. Results Of 377 phase III RCTs identified initially, 143 studies were analysed and comprised 55% positive trials and 90% industry sponsored trials. HRQoL was listed as an endpoint in 59% trials; and of these, only 65% reported HRQoL data. There were higher odds of reporting HRQoL data for positive trials (OR 2.05, P = .04) and trials published in journals with higher impact factor (OR 1.35, P = .01). Reporting of HRQoL was not associated with treatment‐related death (OR 1.25, P = .40) or treatment discontinuation (OR 1.12, P = .61), but was positively associated with dyspnea and dermatological adverse events. Conclusions HRQoL is reported in only two‐thirds of RCTs that describe collecting such data. Reporting of HRQoL is associated with positive trial outcome and higher journal impact factor, but not associated with overall safety and tolerability of anti‐cancer drugs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ramy R Saleh
- Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, and IdISSC, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.,Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Castilla-La Mancha University, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, St. Claraspital, Basel, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lombardi P, Marandino L, De Luca E, Zichi C, Reale ML, Pignataro D, Di Stefano RF, Ghisoni E, Mariniello A, Trevisi E, Leone G, Muratori L, La Salvia A, Sonetto C, Leone F, Aglietta M, Novello S, Scagliotti GV, Perrone F, Di Maio M. Quality of life assessment and reporting in colorectal cancer: A systematic review of phase III trials published between 2012 and 2018. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2020; 146:102877. [PMID: 31981880 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.102877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND In this study, our aim was to describe quality of life (QoL) prevalence and heterogeneity in QoL reporting in colorectal cancer phase III trials. METHODS We included all phase III trials evaluating anticancer drugs in colorectal cancer patients published between 2012 and 2018 by 11 major journals. RESULTS Out of the 67 publications identified, in 41 (61.2 %) QoL was not listed among endpoints. Out of 26 primary publications of trials including QoL among endpoints, QoL results were not reported in 10 (38.5 %). Overall, no QoL data were available in 51/67 (76.1 %) primary publications. In particular, in the metastatic setting, QoL data were not available in 12/18 (66.7 %) trials with primary endpoint overall survival, and in 20/29 (69.0 %) trials with other primary endpoints. CONCLUSIONS QoL was absent in a high proportion of recently published phase III trials in colorectal cancer, even in trials of second or further lines, where attention to QoL should be particularly high.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pasquale Lombardi
- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO- IRCCS, Candiolo, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale"-IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy.
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Marandino L, De Luca E, Zichi C, Lombardi P, Reale ML, Pignataro D, Di Stefano RF, Ghisoni E, Mariniello A, Trevisi E, Leone G, Muratori L, La Salvia A, Sonetto C, Buttigliero C, Tucci M, Aglietta M, Novello S, Scagliotti GV, Perrone F, Di Maio M. Quality-of-Life Assessment and Reporting in Prostate Cancer: Systematic Review of Phase 3 Trials Testing Anticancer Drugs Published Between 2012 and 2018. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:332-347.e2. [PMID: 31416754 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Quality of life (QoL) is not included among the end points in many studies, and QoL results are underreported in many phase 3 oncology trials. We performed a systematic review to describe QoL prevalence and heterogeneity in QoL reporting in recently published prostate cancer phase 3 trials. A PubMed search was performed to identify primary publications of randomized phase 3 trials testing anticancer drugs in prostate cancer, issued between 2012 and 2018. We analyzed QoL inclusion among end points, presence of QoL results, and methodology of QoL analysis. Seventy-two publications were identified (15 early-stage, 20 advanced hormone-sensitive, and 37 castration-resistant prostate cancer [CRPC]). QoL was not listed among study end points in 23 studies (31.9%) (40.0% early stage, 40.0% advanced hormone sensitive, and 24.3% CRPC). QoL results were absent in 15 (30.6%) of 49 primary publications of trials that included QoL among end points. Overall, as a result of absent end point or unpublished results, QoL data were lacking in 38 (52.8%) primary publications (53.3% early stage, 55.0% in advanced hormone sensitive, and 51.4% in CRPC). The most commonly used QoL tools were Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) (21, 53.8%) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) (14, 35.9%); most common methods of analysis were mean changes or mean scores (28, 71.8%), time to deterioration (14, 35.9%), and proportion of patients with response (10, 25.6%). In conclusion, QoL data are lacking in a not negligible proportion of recently published phase 3 trials in prostate cancer, although the presence of QoL results is better in positive trials, especially in CRPC. The methodology of QoL analysis is heterogeneous for type of instruments, analysis, and presentation of results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Marandino
- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale"-IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, at Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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