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Khosravanian MJ, Mirzaei Y, Mer AH, Keyhani-Khankahdani M, Abdinia FS, Misamogooe F, Amirkhani Z, Bagheri N, Meyfour A, Jahandideh S, Barpour N, Nikmanesh Y, Shahsavarani H, Abdollahpour-Alitappeh M. Nectin-4-directed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs): Spotlight on preclinical and clinical evidence. Life Sci 2024; 352:122910. [PMID: 39002610 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
Abstract
Nectin-4 (Nectin cell adhesion molecule 4), a type I transmembrane cell adhesion protein, was demonstrated to be overexpressed in a variety of tumors, making it an attractive antigen for targeted therapies such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Of great note, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approval of the first Nectin-4-directed ADC, enfortumab vedotin (EV), in urothelial cancer (UC) not only introduced Nectin-4 as a clinically validated and reliable target antigen but also confirmed the evolving role of Nectin-4-directed ADCs as novel and promising cancer therapeutics. In addition to EV, there have been or are currently being seven and eleven Nectin-4-directed ADCs, respectively, in various stages of clinical trials and preclinical development, offering a promising future for the treatment of Nectin-4-positive cancer patients. This study reviewed clinical- and preclinical-stage Nectin-4-directed ADCs.
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Nursing, Mergasour Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord 8813733450, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, Orchidgene co, Tehran 1387837584, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983963113, Iran
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Zhang T, Tan A, Shah AY, Iyer G, Morris V, Michaud S, Sridhar SS. Reevaluating the role of platinum-based chemotherapy in the evolving treatment landscape for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma. Oncologist 2024:oyae215. [PMID: 39167703 DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae215] [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: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Platinum-based chemotherapy has been the standard first-line (1L) treatment for advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) for decades, based on the proven efficacy and established safety profiles of cisplatin- and carboplatin-based regimens. With the emergence of novel regimens, it is important to reevaluate and contextualize the role of 1L platinum-based chemotherapy. Platinum-based chemotherapy followed by avelumab 1L maintenance in patients without disease progression following platinum-based chemotherapy was established as a standard 1L regimen based on the JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase III trial. More recently, the EV-302 phase III trial showed the superiority of 1L enfortumab vedotin (EV) + pembrolizumab versus platinum-based chemotherapy, and the Checkmate 901 phase III trial showed the superiority of 1L nivolumab + cisplatin/gemcitabine versus cisplatin/gemcitabine alone. These 2 regimens have now been included as standard 1L options in treatment guidelines for advanced UC. EV + pembrolizumab is now the preferred 1L treatment, and in locations where EV + pembrolizumab is not available or individual patients are not considered suitable, recommended options are platinum-based chemotherapy followed by avelumab maintenance or nivolumab + cisplatin-based chemotherapy. In this review, we discuss current treatment options for advanced UC recommended in guidelines, practical considerations with platinum-based chemotherapy, the role of avelumab 1L maintenance, recent phase III trials of EV + pembrolizumab and nivolumab + cisplatin/gemcitabine, safety profiles of recommended 1L treatments, and second-line treatment options.
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- Tian Zhang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- EMD Serono, Inc., Rockland, MA, United States, an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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- EMD Serono, Inc., Rockland, MA, United States, an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Daher R, Ruplin A, Gupta S, Spiess PE, Kamat AM, Cigliola A, Tateo V, Mercinelli C, Grivas P, Necchi A. The spectrum of cutaneous toxicities related to novel genitourinary cancer therapies. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2024; 200:104420. [PMID: 38906514 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2024.104420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024] Open
Abstract
CONTEXT Genitourinary cancers (GUCs) encompass malignancies affecting the urinary and reproductive systems, including renal cell carcinoma (RCC), urothelial carcinoma (UC), and prostate cancer (PC). With the rapidly evolving therapeutic domain of these cancers, cutaneous adverse events (AEs) remain among the most observed toxicities. OBJECTIVE To explore the dermatologic AEs linked to novel GUC treatments, their underlying pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and risk factors. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A narrative review of the literature from PubMed and Embase databases was conducted. The search strategy included dermatologic/cutaneous adverse events, risk factors, and pathophysiology in conjunction with the following classes of therapies; immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), antiangiogenic therapies, enfortumab vedotin (EV), erdafitinib, and androgen receptor antagonists (ARAs). EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Maculopapular rash, pruritus, and alopecia are present among the five classes of therapies. ICIs demonstrate the highest incidence of severe drug AEs including Steven Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis. Unique cutaneous AEs present with specific therapies including hand-foot skin reaction and subungual splinter hemorrhage with antiangiogenic drugs, stomatitis/mucositis and onycholysis with erdafitinib. Incidence and type of cutaneous AE also differed within therapies in the same class as seen with apalutamide displaying the highest risk of cutaneous AEs within ARAs. Risk factors for development of cutaneous AEs can be general to therapies, or specific, and include age, immune status, BMI, and gender. CONCLUSIONS Dermatologic AEs may impact patients' quality of life and increase the tendency to dose reduce, hold or discontinue life-saving therapies, underscoring the need for vigilant monitoring, early recognition, and collaborative management between medical oncologists, pharmacists, dermatologists and other specialists.
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- Rachel Daher
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Lluch-Galcerá JJ, Manzanares-Oliver N, Martinez-Molina M, Valdivieso L, Boada A, Segura S, Rovira R, Pujol RM, Jaka A. SDRIFE and bullous reaction after treatment with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab: Case series. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2024; 22:1161-1165. [PMID: 38778438 DOI: 10.1111/ddg.15453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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- Juan J Lluch-Galcerá
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Kawashima A, Ishizuya Y, Yamamoto Y, Kato T, Hatano K, Nonomura N. Recent developments and future directions of first-line systemic therapy combined with immunotherapy for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a historical perspective on treatment evolution. Int J Clin Oncol 2024; 29:1096-1104. [PMID: 38850448 PMCID: PMC11272728 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-024-02526-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
Urothelial carcinoma presents significant treatment challenges, especially in advanced stages. Traditionally managed with platinum-based chemotherapy, the advent of immunotherapies, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors, has revolutionized urothelial carcinoma treatment. This review explores the evolution of urothelial carcinoma management, focusing on the transition from immune checkpoint inhibitors monotherapy to innovative combination therapies. Pembrolizumab, following the KEYNOTE-045 trial, emerged as a pivotal ICI in pretreated metastatic urothelial carcinoma, outperforming traditional chemotherapy. However, limitations surfaced in untreated metastatic urothelial carcinoma patients, particularly in those with low PD-L1 expression, as evidenced by trials like IMvigor130 and KEYNOTE-361. These challenges led to the exploration of combination therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors with platinum-based chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and antibody-drug conjugates. Notably, the CheckMate 901 trial demonstrated improved outcomes with a nivolumab-chemotherapy combination. A significant breakthrough was achieved with the combination of enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugates, and pembrolizumab, setting a new standard in first-line treatment for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Future directions involve further exploration of antibody-drug conjugates and immune checkpoint inhibitors, as seen in the TROPHY-U-01 and TROPiCS-4 trials. The review concludes that the locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma treatment landscape is rapidly evolving, with combination therapies offering promising avenues for improved patient outcomes, signaling a new era in urothelial carcinoma management.
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- Atsunari Kawashima
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Lluch-Galcerá JJ, Manzanares-Oliver N, Martinez-Molina M, Valdivieso L, Boada A, Segura S, Rovira R, Pujol RM, Jaka A. SDRIFE und bullöse Reaktion nach Behandlung mit Enfortumab Vedotin plus Pembrolizumab: Fallserie. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2024; 22:1161-1165. [PMID: 39105226 DOI: 10.1111/ddg.15453_g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Juan J Lluch-Galcerá
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Institut d'Investigació GermansTrias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Medicina, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Gong J, Reimers MA. A Podcast on Practical Considerations in Patients with Advanced Urothelial Cancer Receiving First-Line Cisplatin- or Carboplatin-Based Chemotherapy Followed by Avelumab Maintenance in a Changing Therapeutic Landscape. Adv Ther 2024:10.1007/s12325-024-02922-w. [PMID: 39023740 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-024-02922-w] [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: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
Platinum-based chemotherapy has been the cornerstone of first-line treatment for advanced urothelial carcinoma for decades, based on its proven efficacy and well-characterized safety profile. Although enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab showed superior efficacy versus platinum-based chemotherapy in the EV-302 phase 3 trial, common and potentially cumulative toxicities associated with EV plus pembrolizumab may make this combination less suitable for some patients, such as those with pre-existing neuropathy, hyperglycemia, or hepatic impairment, or patients likely to have favorable outcomes with platinum-based chemotherapy. The availability of EV plus pembrolizumab in various countries may also be limited by financial considerations. Thus, platinum-based chemotherapy is likely to remain a valuable option for advanced urothelial carcinoma. Eligibility for cisplatin- or carboplatin-based regimens can be determined by assessing renal function, performance status, and specific comorbidities. In cisplatin-eligible and -ineligible patients without disease progression following platinum-based chemotherapy, avelumab first-line maintenance is standard of care based on findings from the JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase 3 trial, which showed that avelumab first-line maintenance plus best supportive care prolonged overall survival and progression-free survival compared with best supportive care alone across clinically relevant subgroups. Adverse events associated with avelumab were generally consistent with those observed with other immune checkpoint inhibitors, and long-term follow-up showed no new safety concerns with prolonged treatment. Efficacy benefits and safety profiles were similar in patients who received avelumab first-line maintenance after cisplatin- or carboplatin-based chemotherapy. The effectiveness and safety of avelumab first-line maintenance have been confirmed in several real-world studies. Overall, these data support the use of avelumab first-line maintenance for all platinum-treated patients without disease progression. In this podcast, we discuss the evolving role of platinum-based chemotherapy in this disease setting in the context of EV-302 trial results and describe practical considerations in patients receiving first-line cisplatin- or carboplatin-based chemotherapy followed by avelumab maintenance therapy.
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- Jun Gong
- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Division of Oncology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Klümper N, Tran NK, Zschäbitz S, Hahn O, Büttner T, Roghmann F, Bolenz C, Zengerling F, Schwab C, Nagy D, Toma M, Kristiansen G, Heers H, Ivanyi P, Niegisch G, Grunewald CM, Darr C, Farid A, Schlack K, Abbas M, Aydogdu C, Casuscelli J, Mokry T, Mayr M, Niedersüß-Beke D, Rausch S, Dietrich D, Saal J, Ellinger J, Ritter M, Alajati A, Kuppe C, Meeks J, Vera Badillo FE, Nakauma-González JA, Boormans J, Junker K, Hartmann A, Grünwald V, Hölzel M, Eckstein M. NECTIN4 Amplification Is Frequent in Solid Tumors and Predicts Enfortumab Vedotin Response in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:2446-2455. [PMID: 38657187 PMCID: PMC11227306 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE The anti-NECTIN4 antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin (EV) is approved for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC). However, durable benefit is only achieved in a small, yet uncharacterized patient subset. NECTIN4 is located on chromosome 1q23.3, and 1q23.3 gains represent frequent copy number variations (CNVs) in urothelial cancer. Here, we aimed to evaluate NECTIN4 amplifications as a genomic biomarker to predict EV response in patients with mUC. MATERIALS AND METHODS We established a NECTIN4-specific fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay to assess the predictive value of NECTIN4 CNVs in a multicenter EV-treated mUC patient cohort (mUC-EV, n = 108). CNVs were correlated with membranous NECTIN4 protein expression, EV treatment responses, and outcomes. We also assessed the prognostic value of NECTIN4 CNVs measured in metastatic biopsies of non-EV-treated mUC (mUC-non-EV, n = 103). Furthermore, we queried The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data sets (10,712 patients across 32 cancer types) for NECTIN4 CNVs. RESULTS NECTIN4 amplifications are frequent genomic events in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (TCGA bladder cancer data set: approximately 17%) and mUC (approximately 26% in our mUC cohorts). In mUC-EV, NECTIN4 amplification represents a stable genomic alteration during metastatic progression and associates with enhanced membranous NECTIN4 protein expression. Ninety-six percent (27 of 28) of patients with NECTIN4 amplifications demonstrated objective responses to EV compared with 32% (24 of 74) in the nonamplified subgroup (P < .001). In multivariable Cox analysis adjusted for age, sex, and Bellmunt risk factors, NECTIN4 amplifications led to a 92% risk reduction for death (hazard ratio, 0.08 [95% CI, 0.02 to 0.34]; P < .001). In the mUC-non-EV, NECTIN4 amplifications were not associated with outcomes. TCGA Pan-Cancer analysis demonstrated that NECTIN4 amplifications occur frequently in other cancers, for example, in 5%-10% of breast and lung cancers. CONCLUSION NECTIN4 amplifications are genomic predictors of EV responses and long-term survival in patients with mUC.
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- Niklas Klümper
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Disease (NCT), University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Julius Maximilians University Medical Center of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
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- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Urology, Marien Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
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- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Ulm, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Ulm, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Hemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic Ottakring, Institute of Pathology and Microbiology, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
- Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology, Immune-Oncology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine and Systems Biology and Division of Nephrology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine (Tumor Research) and Clinic for Urology, Interdisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology at the West-German Cancer Center, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Bonn, Germany
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- BRIDGE-Consortium Germany e.V., Mannheim, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
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Stormoen DR, Rohrberg KS, Mouw KW, Ørum K, Szallasi Z, Rossing M, Bagger FO, Pappot H. Similar genetic profile in early and late stage urothelial tract cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2024; 150:339. [PMID: 38976041 PMCID: PMC11230994 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-024-05850-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Urothelial tract cancer (UTC) ranks as the tenth most prevalent cancer and holds the seventh position in terms of mortality worldwide. Despite its prevalence and mortality ranking, there are still gaps in the knowledge of the mutational landscape in patients with advanced disease who have limited therapeutic options after multiple lines of prior treatment. This study compares the genomic and transcriptomic landscape, and targeted treatment options between metastatic UTC (mUTC) patients treated with multiple lines of therapy compared to newly diagnosed, untreated Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC). METHODS We compared genomic and clinical data from two cohorts: mUTC patients who received multiple lines of therapy and were referred to the Copenhagen Prospective Personalized Oncology (CoPPO) project at Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen. Data for MIBC UTC patients were acquired from the Cancer Genome Atlas Bladder Cancer (TCGA BLCA) cohort. Biopsies in CoPPO were performed at the time of enrollment. 523 highly important cancer-related genes (TrueSight Oncology-500 targeted sequencing panel) were used from both cohorts for comparative analysis. Analyses included RNA count data to compare predicted molecular subtypes in each cohort separately. RESULTS Patients from the CoPPO cohort had a lower median age at first-line treatment than the TCGA BLCA cohort, with no significant gender disparity. The predominant histology was urothelial cell carcinoma in both cohorts. Genomic analysis revealed no significant difference between the top mutated genes in the two cohorts, specifically looking into DNA damage repair genes. Molecular subtyping indicated a higher frequency of neuroendocrine differentiation in the CoPPO cohort. 13% of patients in the CoPPO cohort received targeted therapy based on genomic findings, and 16% received non-targeted treatment, totaling 29% receiving CoPPO treatment (9 patients). The remaining 71% received best supportive care. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a non-significant survival benefit for the intervention group in the CoPPO cohort. CONCLUSION When focusing on 523 highly relevant cancer genes, the mutational profile of mUTC patients who have undergone numerous treatment lines resembles that of newly diagnosed MIBC. These alterations can be targeted, indicating the potential advantage of early genomic testing for personalized treatment within clinical trials.
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- Dag Rune Stormoen
- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen, 5073, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen, 5073, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen, 5073, Denmark
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Translational Cancer Genomics Group, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department for Genomic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department for Genomic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen, 5073, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gupta S, Moon HHS, Sridhar SS. A Podcast on Platinum Eligibility and Treatment Sequencing in Platinum-Eligible Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. Target Oncol 2024; 19:483-494. [PMID: 38963655 PMCID: PMC11231000 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-024-01074-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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The treatment landscape for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma continues to evolve. Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab has received Food and Drug Administration approval based on recent phase 3 trial data showing superior efficacy compared with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy; however, its distinct toxicity profile may make it less suitable for some patients, and availability in some countries may be limited by cost considerations. Consequently, platinum-based chemotherapy is expected to remain an important first-line treatment option. Choice of platinum regimen (cisplatin- or carboplatin-based) is informed by assessment of clinical characteristics, including performance status, kidney function, and presence of peripheral neuropathy or heart failure. For patients without disease progression after completing platinum-based chemotherapy, avelumab first-line maintenance treatment is recommended by international guidelines. For patients who have disease progression, pembrolizumab is the preferred approach. Additionally, following results from a recent phase 3 trial, nivolumab plus cisplatin-based chemotherapy has also received Food and Drug Administration approval and is an additional first-line treatment option for cisplatin-eligible patients. Later-line options for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma, depending on prior treatment, may include enfortumab vedotin, erdafitinib (for patients with FGFR2/3 mutations or fusions/rearrangements), sacituzumab govitecan, and platinum rechallenge. For the small proportion of patients ineligible for any platinum-based chemotherapy (i.e., unsuitable for cisplatin or carboplatin), immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy with pembrolizumab or atezolizumab is a first-line treatment option, although approved agents vary between countries. In summary, this podcast discusses recent developments in the treatment landscape for advanced urothelial carcinoma, eligibility for platinum-based chemotherapy, potential first-line treatment options, and treatment sequencing. Supplementary file1 (MP4 246907 KB).
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- Shilpa Gupta
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Coelho JQ, Ramos MJ, Ranchor R, Pichel R, Guerra L, Miranda H, Simões J, Azevedo SX, Febra J, Araújo A. What's new about the tumor microenvironment of urothelial carcinoma? Clin Transl Oncol 2024; 26:1549-1560. [PMID: 38332225 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-024-03384-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Urothelial carcinoma is a significant global health concern that accounts for a substantial part of cancer diagnoses and deaths worldwide. The tumor microenvironment is a complex ecosystem composed of stromal cells, soluble factors, and altered extracellular matrix, that mutually interact in a highly immunomodulated environment, with a prominent role in tumor development, progression, and treatment resistance. This article reviews the current state of knowledge of the different cell populations that compose the tumor microenvironment of urothelial carcinoma, its main functions, and distinct interactions with other cellular and non-cellular components, molecular alterations and aberrant signaling pathways already identified. It also focuses on the clinical implications of these findings, and its potential to translate into improved quality of life and overall survival. Determining new targets or defining prognostic signatures for urothelial carcinoma is an ongoing challenge that could be accelerated through a deeper understanding of the tumor microenvironment.
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
- Oncology Research Unit, UMIB - Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, ICBAS - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Kwon WA, Lee SY, Jeong TY, Kim HH, Lee MK. Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Urothelial Cancer: From Scientific Rationale to Clinical Development. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2420. [PMID: 39001482 PMCID: PMC11240765 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16132420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have been a significant advancement in cancer therapy, particularly for urothelial cancer (UC). These innovative treatments, originally developed for hematological malignancies, use target-specific monoclonal antibodies linked to potent cytotoxic agents. This rational drug design efficiently delivers cancer cell-killing agents to cells expressing specific surface proteins, which are abundant in UC owing to their high antigen expression. UC is an ideal candidate for ADC therapy, as it enhances on-target efficacy while mitigating systemic toxicity. In recent years, considerable progress has been made in understanding the biology and mechanisms of tumor progression in UC. However, despite the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors, advanced UC is characterized by rapid progression and poor survival rates. Targeted therapies that have been developed include the anti-nectin 4 ADC enfortumab vedotin and the fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitor erdafitinib. Enfortumab vedotin has shown efficacy in prospective studies in patients with advanced UC, alone and in combination with pembrolizumab. The anti-Trop-2 ADC sacituzumab govitecan has also demonstrated effectiveness in single-armed studies. This review highlights the mechanism of action of ADCs, their application in mono- and combination therapies, primary mechanisms of resistance, and future perspectives for their clinical use in UC treatment. ADCs have proven to be an increasingly vital component of the therapeutic landscape for urothelial carcinoma, filling a gap in the treatment of this progressive disease.
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- Whi-An Kwon
- Department of Urology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang 10475, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Myongji Hospital, Goyang 10475, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Myongji Hospital, Goyang 10475, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Myongji Hospital, Goyang 10475, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang 10475, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Yu P, Zhu C, You X, Gu W, Wang X, Wang Y, Bu R, Wang K. The combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates in the treatment of urogenital tumors: a review insights from phase 2 and 3 studies. Cell Death Dis 2024; 15:433. [PMID: 38898003 PMCID: PMC11186852 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06837-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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With the high incidence of urogenital tumors worldwide, urinary system tumors are among the top 10 most common tumors in men, with prostate cancer ranking first and bladder cancer fourth. Patients with resistant urogenital tumors often have poor prognosis. In recent years, researchers have discovered numerous specific cancer antigens, which has led to the development of several new anti-cancer drugs. Using protein analysis techniques, researchers developed immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and antibody-conjugated drugs (ADCs) for the treatment of advanced urogenital tumors. However, tumor resistance often leads to the failure of monotherapy. Therefore, clinical trials of the combination of ICIs and ADCs have been carried out in numerous centers around the world. This article reviewed phase 2 and 3 clinical studies of ICIs, ADCs, and their combination in the treatment of urogenital tumors to highlight safe and effective methods for selecting individualized therapeutic strategies for patients. ICIs activate the immune system, whereas ADCs link monoclonal antibodies to toxins, which can achieve a synergistic effect when the two drugs are combined. This synergistic effect provides multiple advantages for the treatment of urogenital tumors.
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- Puguang Yu
- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
- Department of Urology, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
- Department of Urology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
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Vlachou E, Johnson BA, McConkey D, Jing Y, Matoso A, Hahn NM, Hoffman-Censits J. Enfortumab vedotin-related cutaneous toxicity correlates with overall survival in patients with urothelial cancer: a retrospective experience. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1377842. [PMID: 38933451 PMCID: PMC11199536 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1377842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Introduction Enfortumab vedotin (EV) is an antibody drug conjugate approved for advanced urothelial cancer, consisting of a monomethyl auristatin E payload linked to a human monoclonal antibody targeting nectin-4. No validated biomarker predictive of or correlated with response exists for EV. Cutaneous toxicity is among the most common EV-related toxicities and typically emerges in early cycles. This retrospective experience of patients with urothelial cancer treated with EV monotherapy evaluated whether EV-related cutaneous toxicity correlated with improved outcomes including progression-free (PFS) and overall (OS) survival and overall response rate (ORR). Patients and methods Patients treated with EV monotherapy at Johns Hopkins were identified, and baseline characteristics, treatment, and toxicity details were extracted through chart review. Univariable Cox hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated for assessing the effect of baseline patient characteristics and cutaneous toxicity in PFS and OS. Based on the univariable analysis and known risk factors, all subsequent analyses were adjusted for: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, visceral metastases at baseline, gender as well as EV dose, and weight to account for dosing differences. Multivariable Cox proportional HRs were used for comparing PFS and OS between patients with and without cutaneous toxicity, assessing toxicity and EV dose as a time-dependent variables. Adjusted p-values were calculated to compare ORR and disease control rate (DCR) between groups using the Poisson regression model. Results Of the 78 patients analyzed, 42 (53.8%) experienced EV-related cutaneous toxicity that appeared early during treatment (median time to occurrence 0.5 months from EV initiation). Cutaneous toxicity correlated with significantly improved OS [HR, 0.48; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.25, 0.9; P = 0.0235], ORR (68.3% vs. 20.7%, P = 0.0033) and DCR (82.9% vs. 48.3%, P = 0.0122). Median PFS was numerically longer in the cutaneous toxicity group (6.3 vs. 1.7 months), although no significance was achieved in the multivariable analysis (HR, 0.62; 95% CI: 0.35, 0.108; P = 0.0925). Conclusion In this retrospective study, EV-related cutaneous toxicity was associated with improved patient outcomes. Confirming this observation and understanding its mechanism could lead to discovery of a new clinical biomarker of EV response that can emerge in the first cycle.
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- Evangelia Vlachou
- Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Departments of Pathology, Urology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Ren JW, Chen ZY, Bai YJ, Han P. Efficacy and safety of antibody-drug conjugates in the treatment of urothelial cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective clinical trials. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1377924. [PMID: 38933670 PMCID: PMC11199396 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1377924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Introduction: Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is a refractory disease for which achieving satisfactory outcomes remains challenging with current surgical interventions. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a novel class of targeted therapeutics that have demonstrated encouraging results for UC. Although there is a limited number of high-quality randomized control trials (RCTs) examining the use of ADCs in patients with UC, some prospective non-randomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) provide valuable insights and pertinent information. We aim to assess the efficacy and safety of ADCs in patients with UC, particularly those with locally advanced and metastatic diseases. Methods: A systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases to identify pertinent studies. Outcomes, such as the overall response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), adverse events (AEs), and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), were extracted for further analyses. Results: Twelve studies involving 1,311 patients were included in this meta-analysis. In terms of tumor responses, the pooled ORR and DCR were 40% and 74%, respectively. Regarding survival analysis, the pooled median PFS and OS were 5.66 months and 12.63 months, respectively. The pooled 6-month PFS and OS were 47% and 80%, while the pooled 1-year PFS and OS were 22% and 55%, respectively. The most common TRAEs of the ADCs were alopecia (all grades: 45%, grades ≥ III: 0%), decreased appetite (all grades: 34%, grades ≥ III: 3%), dysgeusia (all grades: 40%, grades ≥ III: 0%), fatigue (all grades: 39%, grades ≥ III: 5%), nausea (all grades: 45%, grades ≥ III: 2%), peripheral sensory neuropathy (all grades: 37%, grades ≥ III: 2%), and pruritus (all grades: 32%, grades ≥ III: 1%). Conclusion: The meta-analysis in this study demonstrates that ADCs have promising efficacies and safety for patients with advanced or metastatic UC. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42023460232.
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- Jun-Wei Ren
- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Chen J, Wang M, Qi X, Long H, Qi N, Wu L, Ke M, Shao S, Li P, Chen Y, Wang W, Zhu S, Qi X, Li G. RC48-Antibody-Drug Conjugate in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: A Multicenter Real-World Study in China. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:102093. [PMID: 38762350 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.102093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES RC48 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets HER2. In China, RC48 is approved for patients with HER-2-positive metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who have failed at least platinum-based chemotherapy. This study aimed to evaluate RC48 for mUC in a cohort of real-world patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively collected data from 103 mUC patients from 12 centers between July 2021 and August 2023 in China. RC48 alone or with immunotherapy was administered until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, death, or other reasons. The objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and incidence of treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were evaluated. RESULTS The median age of the patients was 68 years, and 68.0% were men. Twenty-nine (28.2%) patients received RC48 alone; 73 (70.9%) received RC48 combination therapy. The response rates were as follows: complete response in 2 (1.9%) patients, partial response in 50 (48.5%) patients, stable disease in 30 (29.1%) patients. The ORR was 50.5%. In patients with ≥80 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≥2 and creatinine clearance rate (CCr) <30 mL/min, the ORR was 75%, 48.6%, and 40.0%, respectively. The median PFS was 6 (3.9-8.1) months, and the median OS was not reached. The most reported TRAEs were peripheral sensory neuropathy (53.4%), alopecia (42.7%), asthenia (38.8%), decreased appetite (35.9%) and weight loss (35.9%) and TRAE did not increase in patients with poor condition or impaired renal function. CONCLUSION Administration of RC48 for real-world patients is both effective and safe. mUC patients can benefit from RC48-based therapy, regardless of their poor condition or impaired renal function.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Male
- Female
- Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Immunoconjugates/administration & dosage
- Immunoconjugates/adverse effects
- Immunoconjugates/therapeutic use
- China
- Middle Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/secondary
- Progression-Free Survival
- Urologic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Urologic Neoplasms/pathology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
- Treatment Outcome
- Adult
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- Jinchao Chen
- Department of Urologic Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Urology, The Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou Normal College, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, The Shaoxing Central Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Urology, The Tiantai Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
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- Department of Urology, The 903rd PLA Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Hemenway G, Anker JF, Riviere P, Rose BS, Galsky MD, Ghatalia P. Advancements in Urothelial Cancer Care: Optimizing Treatment for Your Patient. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2024; 44:e432054. [PMID: 38771987 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_432054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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The standard treatment paradigm for muscle invasive bladder cancer has been neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy. However, efforts are ongoing to personalize treatment by incorporating biomarkers to better guide treatment selection. In addition, bladder preservation strategies are aimed at avoiding cystectomy in well-selected patients. Similarly, in the metastatic urothelial cancer space, the standard frontline treatment option of platinum-based chemotherapy has changed with the availability of data from EV-302 trial, making the combination of enfortumab vedotin (EV) and pembrolizumab the preferred first-line treatment option. Here, we examine the optimization of treatment intensity and sequencing, focusing on the challenges and opportunities associated with EV/pembrolizumab therapy, including managing toxicities and exploring alternative dosing approaches. Together, these articles provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary strategies in bladder cancer management, highlighting the importance of individualized treatment approaches, ongoing research, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes in this complex disease landscape.
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- UCSD Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, San Diego, CA
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- UCSD Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, San Diego, CA
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Ascione L, Guidi L, Prakash A, Trapani D, LoRusso P, Lou E, Curigliano G. Unlocking the Potential: Biomarkers of Response to Antibody-Drug Conjugates. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2024; 44:e431766. [PMID: 38828973 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_431766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have reshaped the cancer treatment landscape across a variety of different tumor types. ADCs' peculiar pharmacologic design combines the cytotoxic properties of chemotherapeutic agents with the selectivity of targeted therapies. At present, the approval of many ADCs used in clinical practice has not always been biomarker-driven. Indeed, predicting ADCs' activity and toxicity through the demonstration of specific biomarkers is still a great unmet need, and the identification of patients who can derive significant benefit from treatment with ADCs may often be uncertain. With the lack of robust predictive biomarkers to anticipate primary, intrinsic resistance to ADCs and no consolidated biomarkers to aid in the early identification of treatment resistance (ie, acquired resistance), the determination of precise biologic mechanisms of ADC activity and safety becomes priority in the quest for better patient-centric outcomes. Of great relevance, whether the target antigen expression is a determinant of ADCs' primary activity is still to be clarified, and available data remain quite controversial. Antigen expression assessment is typically performed on tissue biopsy, hence only providing information on a specific tumor site, therefore unable to capture heterogeneous patterns of tumor antigen expression. Quantifying the expression of the target antigen across all tumor sites would help better understand tumor heterogeneity, whereas molecularly characterizing tumor-intrinsic features over time might provide information on resistance mechanisms. In addition, toxicity can represent a critical concern, since most ADCs have a safety profile that resembles that of chemotherapies, with often unique adverse events requiring special management, possibly because of the differential in pharmacokinetics between the small-molecule agent versus payload of a similar class (eg, deruxtecan conjugate-related interstitial lung disease). As such, the identification of robust predictive biomarkers of safety and activity of ADCs has the potential to improve patient selection and enrich the population of patients most likely to derive a substantial clinical benefit, especially in those disease settings where different ADCs happen to be approved in competing clinical indications, with undefined biomarkers to make precise decision making and unclear data on how to sequence ADCs. At this point, the identification of clinically actionable biomarkers in the space of ADCs remains a top research priority.
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- Liliana Ascione
- Division of Early Drug Development, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Early Drug Development, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Early Drug Development, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Early Drug Development, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Ghose A, Lapitan P, Apte V, Ghosh A, Kandala A, Basu S, Parkes J, Shinde SD, Boussios S, Sharma A, Das P, Vasdev N, Rebuzzi SE, Ürün Y, Kanesvaran R, Maniam A, Banna GL. Antibody Drug Conjugates in Urological Cancers: A Review of the Current Landscape. Curr Oncol Rep 2024; 26:633-646. [PMID: 38652426 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-024-01524-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Our review delves into the progress across urological malignancies and discusses ongoing challenges and future directions in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development, emphasising their transformative potential in cancer care. RECENT FINDINGS ADCs have advanced from hematologic to solid tumours, notably in breast cancer, and are now pivotal in metastatic urological cancers as both monotherapies and in combination regimens, underscored by the FDA's approval of enfortumab vedotin and sacituzumab govitecan for metastatic urothelial cancer. Progress in metastatic prostate cancer, particularly with ADCs targeting PSMA and STEAP1, is noteworthy, although renal cell cancer presents ongoing challenges. There is a continual search for agents in the metastatic, relapsed testicular cancer landscape. ADCs have emerged as a pivotal innovation in oncology, blending targeted antibody therapy with potent cytotoxic drugs, significantly advancing treatment options for urological malignancies.
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- Aruni Ghose
- Department of Medical Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, UK
- Department of Medical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Mount Vernon and Watford NHS Trust, Watford, UK
- Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Urological Cancer Centre, Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, East and North Herts NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK
- Immuno-Oncology Clinical Network, London, UK
- The Meet-URO Group, Italian Network for Research in Uro-Oncology, Milan, Italy
- British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies, London, UK
- United Kingdom and Ireland Global Cancer Network, London, UK
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- British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies, London, UK
- United Kingdom and Ireland Global Cancer Network, London, UK
- School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Surrey, UK
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- University College London Medical School, London, UK
- University College London Oncology Society, London, UK
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- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
- University College London Oncology Society, London, UK
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- Immuno-Oncology Clinical Network, London, UK
- Worcestershire Oncology Centre, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK
- British Oncology Pharmacy Association, London, UK
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- Cancer Academic Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, UK
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK
- Kent and Medway Medical School, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- AELIA Organisation, 9Th Km Thessaloniki - Thermi, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Mount Vernon and Watford NHS Trust, Watford, UK
- Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Urological Cancer Centre, Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, East and North Herts NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Urological Cancer Centre, Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, East and North Herts NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK
- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
- Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation (AHERF), Chennai, India
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- The Meet-URO Group, Italian Network for Research in Uro-Oncology, Milan, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Savona, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Ankara University Cancer Research Institute, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, SingHealth Duke-NUS Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
- Faculty of Science and Health, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
- Caribbean Cancer Research Institute, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- The Meet-URO Group, Italian Network for Research in Uro-Oncology, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK
- Faculty of Science and Health, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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Dressler FF, Diedrichs F, Sabtan D, Hinrichs S, Krisp C, Gemoll T, Hennig M, Mackedanz P, Schlotfeldt M, Voß H, Offermann A, Kirfel J, Roesch MC, Struck JP, Kramer MW, Merseburger AS, Gratzke C, Schoeb DS, Miernik A, Schlüter H, Wetterauer U, Zubarev R, Perner S, Wolf P, Végvári Á. Proteomic analysis of the urothelial cancer landscape. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4513. [PMID: 38802361 PMCID: PMC11130393 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Urothelial bladder cancer (UC) has a wide tumor biological spectrum with challenging prognostic stratification and relevant therapy-associated morbidity. Most molecular classifications relate only indirectly to the therapeutically relevant protein level. We improve the pre-analytics of clinical samples for proteome analyses and characterize a cohort of 434 samples with 242 tumors and 192 paired normal mucosae covering the full range of UC. We evaluate sample-wise tumor specificity and rank biomarkers by target relevance. We identify robust proteomic subtypes with prognostic information independent from histopathological groups. In silico drug prediction suggests efficacy of several compounds hitherto not in clinical use. Both in silico and in vitro data indicate predictive value of the proteomic clusters for these drugs. We underline that proteomics is relevant for personalized oncology and provide abundance and tumor specificity data for a large part of the UC proteome ( www.cancerproteins.org ).
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- Franz F Dressler
- Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Section Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Campus Forschung N27 00.008, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Section for Translational Surgical Oncology and Biobanking, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Section Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Campus Forschung N27 00.008, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Campus Forschung N27 00.008, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Danube Private University, 3500, Krems, Austria
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- Division of Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- The National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Pharmacological & Technological Chemistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Borstel, Germany
- Center for Precision Oncology, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Catalano M, Santoni M, Roviello G. Re: Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab in Untreated Advanced Urothelial Cancer. Eur Urol 2024:S0302-2838(24)02338-8. [PMID: 38744633 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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- Martina Catalano
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Brower B, McCoy A, Ahmad H, Eitman C, Bowman IA, Rembisz J, Milowsky MI. Managing potential adverse events during treatment with enfortumab vedotin + pembrolizumab in patients with advanced urothelial cancer. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1326715. [PMID: 38711854 PMCID: PMC11071165 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1326715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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Cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been the standard of care for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC). Enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate directed to Nectin-4, and pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, are two therapies that have individually provided a survival benefit in patients with la/mUC. The combination regimen of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab was evaluated in EV-302 (KEYNOTE-A39; NCT0422385), a phase 3 study that showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival, progression-free survival, and a key secondary endpoint of overall response rate versus chemotherapy. Based on these results and those from the EV-103 (KEYNOTE-869; NCT03288545) Dose Escalation cohort, Cohort A, and Cohort K, enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab was granted approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of adults with la/mUC. While guidelines and recommendations for the management of adverse events (AEs) have been developed for immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy and enfortumab vedotin monotherapy, additional guidance is needed for managing AEs that occur with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab. As monotherapies, enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab are both associated with some of the AEs observed with the combination, such as skin reactions, pneumonitis, and diarrhea, which may confound the attribution of the AE to a specific agent and thereby complicate clinical management. In this manuscript, we aim to provide recommendations for best practice for patient care and the management of AEs of clinical interest for patients with la/mUC receiving enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab, including skin reactions, peripheral neuropathy, hyperglycemia, and pneumonitis. These recommendations were developed based on published guidelines, expert opinions, and the clinical experience of the authors, which include oncologist, advanced practice provider, nursing, and pharmacy perspectives. In addition, guidance on patient education and communication is provided. With vigilant monitoring, early detection, and prompt intervention of treatment-emergent AEs based on recommended approaches described herein, it is the authors' experience that most AEs can be managed with supportive therapy and dose modification/interruptions, allowing patients to continue treatment.
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- Blaine Brower
- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Anschutz Cancer Center – GU Oncology Department, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Genitourinary Oncology, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ, United States
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Cerrato C, Crocerossa F, Marchioni M, Giannarini G, Gupta S, Albiges L, Brouwer O, Albersen M, Fankhauser C, Grimm MO, Gandaglia G, Roupret M, Mir MC. Effect of Sex on the Oncological Outcomes in Response to Immunotherapy and Antibody-drug Conjugates in Patients with Urothelial and Kidney Cancer: A Systematic Review and a Network Meta-analysis. Eur Urol Oncol 2024:S2588-9311(24)00096-8. [PMID: 38644155 DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2024.03.014] [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: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) herald a transformative era in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) treatment, amid acknowledged sex-based disparities in these cancers. We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) to identify sex-specific differences in the efficacy of ICI/ADC monotherapy or combination therapies for RCC and TCC survival, in metastatic and adjuvant settings. METHODS A systematic search was conducted up to October 2023 for English articles on ICIs and ADCs as systemic therapies (ICIs in first-line and adjuvant treatment for RCC, ICIs and ADCs in first- and second-line treatment for TCC). Randomised clinical trials were considered. The primary objective was overall survival (OS) of ICIs and ADCs between males and females. The secondary outcomes included progression-free survival, overall response rate, disease-free survival, and recurrence-free survival. Treatment efficacy was evaluated by sex via odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals compared with controls. Log ORs were used for creating a frequentist NMA. This meta-analysis was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023468632). KEY FINDINGS AND LIMITATIONS Eighteen articles met the inclusion criteria. Females had an advantage for RCC-adjuvant treatment for atezolizumab (log OR [SE] = -0.57 ± 0.25, p = 0.024) in OS. Males showed a survival advantage in TCC second-line treatment for ADC-Nectin 4 (log OR [SE] = 0.65 ± 0.28, p = 0.02). No other significant results were shown. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS The NMA revealed gender-specific variations in ICI and ADC responses for RCC and TCC, offering insights for personalised cancer care and addressing disparities in cancer care and outcomes. PATIENT SUMMARY In this systematic review, we looked at the sex differences for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) for antibody-drug conjugates and immune checkpoint inhibitors. In our analysis, female and male sex has better overall survival for adjuvant and second-line therapies for RCC and TCC, respectively. Urgent research on gender-specific cancer therapies is imperative.
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- Clara Cerrato
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Urology, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Urology Unit, "Santa Maria della Misericordia" University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland; University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland; University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Division of Experimental Oncology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- GRC 5 Predictive Onco-Uro, Department of Urology, AP-HP, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario La Ribera, Valencia, Spain.
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Milowsky MI, O'Donnell PH, Hoimes CJ, Petrylak DP, Flaig TW, Moon HH, Friedlander TW, Mar N, McKay RR, Srinivas S, Gravis G, Ramamurthy C, Bupathi M, Bracarda S, Wright P, Hepp Z, Carret AS, Yu Y, Dillon R, Kataria R, Beaumont JL, Purnajo I, Rosenberg JE. Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Cancer Who Are Ineligible for Cisplatin and Treated With First-Line Enfortumab Vedotin Alone or With Pembrolizumab. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:1403-1414. [PMID: 38215355 PMCID: PMC11095879 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Locally advanced/metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC) affects patients' quality of life (QOL) and functioning. We describe the impact of first-line (1L) enfortumab vedotin (EV) alone or with pembrolizumab (P) on QOL/functioning/symptoms in patients with la/mUC who were cisplatin-ineligible from EV-103 Cohort K. METHODS In this phase Ib/II trial, patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to EV + P or EV monotherapy (mono). Exploratory patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Brief Pain Inventory Short Form (BPI-SF) at baseline, once per week for cycles 1-3, and then in every cycle through the end of treatment. Changes in scores from baseline to week 24, reported as least squares mean (standard error), were assessed by mixed models for repeated measures. There were no formal statistical comparisons between treatment arms. RESULTS Of 149 patients treated, 65 (EV + P) and 63 (EV mono) comprised the PRO analysis set. For EV + P, EORTC QLQ-C30 QOL was maintained through week 24 with improvements in emotional functioning, pain, and insomnia. Clinically meaningful improvements were seen in EORTC QLQ-C30 pain after EV + P at weeks 12 (-14.41 [3.14]) and 24 (-14.99 [3.56]) and BPI-SF worst pain at week 24 (-2.07 [0.37]). For EV mono, EORTC QLQ-C30 QOL remained stable with clinically meaningful improvements in EORTC QLQ-C30 pain (-12.55 [4.27]), insomnia (-14.46 [4.69]), and constipation (-10.09 [4.35]) at week 24. There were small-to-moderate improvements in BPI-SF worst pain at week 24. CONCLUSION EV + P in patients with la/mUC who were cisplatin-ineligible was associated with preservation or improvement of QOL/functioning/symptoms. Improvement in pain was seen in both PRO instruments and treatment arms. These data complement clinical outcomes of 1L EV + P.
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- Matthew I. Milowsky
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aurora, CO
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- Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Riverside, CA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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Fukuokaya W, Koike Y, Yata Y, Komura K, Uchimoto T, Tsujino T, Saruta M, Takahara K, Fujita K, Minami T, Adachi T, Hirasawa Y, Hashimoto T, Ohno Y, Uemura H, Shiroki R, Azuma H, Kimura T. Real world evidence of enfortumab vedotin in patients with advanced urothelial cancer: A multicenter observational study. Int J Urol 2024; 31:342-347. [PMID: 38113343 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the characteristics of patients and assess the effectiveness of enfortumab vedotin (EV) in those with treatment-resistant advanced urothelial cancer in a real-world setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS A multicenter observational study was conducted on 103 evaluable patients with advanced urothelial cancer who received EV. Outcomes were assessed by radiographic response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS), with treatment-related adverse events (trAEs). Radiographic response was assessed using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1, while trAEs were studied in line with Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. RESULTS The median follow-up was 8.9 months (range, 0.1-16.4). The observed objective response rate was 50.5%. The median PFS was 6.0 months (95% CI: 4.7-9.8), and the median OS was 14.5 months (95% CI: 12.4-not reached). Out of the 103 patients, 19 (18.4%) had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2 or more, 14 (14.7%) had an non-urothelial carcinoma histology, and 40 (38.3%) had at least one pre-existing comorbidity. There were 26 (25.2%) patients who reported 49 trAEs, with 9 (18.3%) being grade 3 or higher. The most common trAEs included rash, occurring in 18.4%. CONCLUSIONS This study describes the characteristics and outcomes of patients with previously treated advanced urothelial cancer receiving EV. The findings demonstrate that EV showed robust anti-tumor activity and had manageable safety profiles outside the clinical trial setting.
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- Wataru Fukuokaya
- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
- Translational Research Program, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Oldan JD, Schroeder JA, Hoffman-Censits J, Rathmell WK, Milowsky MI, Solnes LB, Nimmagadda S, Gorin MA, Khandani AH, Rowe SP. PET/Computed Tomography Transformation of Oncology: Kidney and Urinary Tract Cancers. PET Clin 2024; 19:197-206. [PMID: 38199916 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial carcinoma (UC) are two of the most common genitourinary malignancies. 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-d-glucose (18F-FDG) can play an important role in the evaluation of patients with RCC and UC. In addition to the clinical utility of 18F-FDG PET to evaluate for metastatic RCC or UC, the shift in molecular imaging to focus on specific ligand-receptor interactions should provide novel diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in genitourinary malignancies. In combination with the rise of artificial intelligence, our ability to derive imaging biomarkers that are associated with treatment selection, response assessment, and overall patient prognostication will only improve.
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- Jorge D Oldan
- Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Urology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Li K, Zhou Y, Zang M, Jin X, Li X. Therapeutic prospects of nectin-4 in cancer: applications and value. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1354543. [PMID: 38606099 PMCID: PMC11007101 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1354543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Nectin-4 is a Ca2+-independent immunoglobulin-like protein that exhibits significantly elevated expression in malignant tumors while maintaining extremely low levels in healthy adult tissues. In recent years, overexpression of Nectin-4 has been implicated in tumor occurrence and development of various cancers, including breast cancer, urothelial cancer, and lung cancer. In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration approved enfortumab vedotin, the first antibody-drug conjugate targeting Nectin-4, for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma. This has emphasized the value of Nectin-4 in tumor targeted therapy and promoted the implementation of more clinical trials of enfortumab vedotin. In addition, many new drugs targeting Nectin-4 for the treatment of malignant tumors have entered clinical trials, with the aim of exploring potential new indications. However, the exact mechanisms by which Nectin-4 affects tumorigenesis and progression are still unclear, and the emergence of drug resistance and treatment-related adverse reactions poses challenges. This article reviews the diagnostic potential, prognostic significance, and molecular role of Nectin-4 in tumors, with a focus on clinical trials in the field of Nectin-4-related tumor treatment and the development of new drugs targeting Nectin-4.
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- Kaiyue Li
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Imaging Center, Jinan Third People’s Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Liu K, Li M, Li Y, Li Y, Chen Z, Tang Y, Yang M, Deng G, Liu H. A review of the clinical efficacy of FDA-approved antibody‒drug conjugates in human cancers. Mol Cancer 2024; 23:62. [PMID: 38519953 PMCID: PMC10960395 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-01963-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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While strategies such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy have become the first-line standard therapies for patients with advanced or metastatic cancer, acquired resistance is still inevitable in most cases. The introduction of antibody‒drug conjugates (ADCs) provides a novel alternative. ADCs are a new class of anticancer drugs comprising the coupling of antitumor mAbs with cytotoxic drugs. Compared with chemotherapeutic drugs, ADCs have the advantages of good tolerance, accurate target recognition, and small effects on noncancerous cells. ADCs occupy an increasingly important position in the therapeutic field. Currently, there are 13 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‒approved ADCs and more than 100 ADC drugs at different stages of clinical trials. This review briefly describes the efficacy and safety of FDA-approved ADCs, and discusses the related problems and challenges to provide a reference for clinical work.
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- Kaifeng Liu
- Laboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524001, China
- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- Laboratory of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
- The First Clinical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China.
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Zhang M, Zuo Y, Chen S, Li Y, Xing Y, Yang L, Wang H, Guo R. Antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial carcinoma: scientometric analysis and clinical trials analysis. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1323366. [PMID: 38665947 PMCID: PMC11044263 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1323366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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In 2020, bladder cancer, which commonly presents as urothelial carcinoma, became the 10th most common malignancy. For patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, the standard first-line treatment remains platinum-based chemotherapy, with immunotherapy serving as an alternative in cases of programmed death ligand 1 expression. However, treatment options become limited upon resistance to platinum and programmed death 1 or programmed death ligand 1 agents. Since the FDA's approval of Enfortumab Vedotin and Sacituzumab Govitecan, the therapeutic landscape has expanded, heralding a shift towards antibody-drug conjugates as potential first-line therapies. Our review employed a robust scientometric approach to assess 475 publications on antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial carcinoma, revealing a surge in related studies since 2018, predominantly led by U.S. institutions. Moreover, 89 clinical trials were examined, with 36 in Phase II and 13 in Phase III, exploring antibody-drug conjugates as both monotherapies and in combination with other agents. Promisingly, novel targets like HER-2 and EpCAM exhibit substantial therapeutic potential. These findings affirm the increasing significance of antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial carcinoma treatment, transitioning them from posterior-line to frontline therapies. Future research is poised to focus on new therapeutic targets, combination therapy optimization, treatment personalization, exploration of double antibody-coupled drugs, and strategies to overcome drug resistance.
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- Meng Zhang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Powles T, Valderrama BP, Gupta S, Bedke J, Kikuchi E, Hoffman-Censits J, Iyer G, Vulsteke C, Park SH, Shin SJ, Castellano D, Fornarini G, Li JR, Gümüş M, Mar N, Loriot Y, Fléchon A, Duran I, Drakaki A, Narayanan S, Yu X, Gorla S, Homet Moreno B, van der Heijden MS. Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab in Untreated Advanced Urothelial Cancer. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:875-888. [PMID: 38446675 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2312117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND No treatment has surpassed platinum-based chemotherapy in improving overall survival in patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. METHODS We conducted a phase 3, global, open-label, randomized trial to compare the efficacy and safety of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab with the efficacy and safety of platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive 3-week cycles of enfortumab vedotin (at a dose of 1.25 mg per kilogram of body weight intravenously on days 1 and 8) and pembrolizumab (at a dose of 200 mg intravenously on day 1) (enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab group) or gemcitabine and either cisplatin or carboplatin (determined on the basis of eligibility to receive cisplatin) (chemotherapy group). The primary end points were progression-free survival as assessed by blinded independent central review and overall survival. RESULTS A total of 886 patients underwent randomization: 442 to the enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab group and 444 to the chemotherapy group. As of August 8, 2023, the median duration of follow-up for survival was 17.2 months. Progression-free survival was longer in the enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab group than in the chemotherapy group (median, 12.5 months vs. 6.3 months; hazard ratio for disease progression or death, 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.38 to 0.54; P<0.001), as was overall survival (median, 31.5 months vs. 16.1 months; hazard ratio for death, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.58; P<0.001). The median number of cycles was 12 (range, 1 to 46) in the enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab group and 6 (range, 1 to 6) in the chemotherapy group. Treatment-related adverse events of grade 3 or higher occurred in 55.9% of the patients in the enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab group and in 69.5% of those in the chemotherapy group. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab resulted in significantly better outcomes than chemotherapy in patients with untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, with a safety profile consistent with that in previous reports. (Funded by Astellas Pharma US and others; EV-302 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04223856.).
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/secondary
- Cisplatin/administration & dosage
- Cisplatin/adverse effects
- Cisplatin/therapeutic use
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
- Gemcitabine/administration & dosage
- Gemcitabine/adverse effects
- Gemcitabine/therapeutic use
- Carboplatin/administration & dosage
- Carboplatin/adverse effects
- Carboplatin/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Survival Analysis
- Urologic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Urologic Neoplasms/pathology
- Urologic Neoplasms/secondary
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- Thomas Powles
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Gopa Iyer
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Christof Vulsteke
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Se Hoon Park
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Sang Joon Shin
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Daniel Castellano
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Giuseppe Fornarini
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Jian-Ri Li
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Mahmut Gümüş
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Nataliya Mar
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Yohann Loriot
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Aude Fléchon
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Ignacio Duran
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Alexandra Drakaki
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Sujata Narayanan
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Xuesong Yu
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
| | - Seema Gorla
- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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- From Barts Cancer Institute Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London (T.P.); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville (B.P.V.), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid (D.C.), and Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland (S. Gupta); Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany (J.B.); St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan (E.K.); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (G.I.); Integrated Cancer Center Ghent, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, and the Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp - both in Belgium (C.V.); Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (S.H.P.), and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System (S.J.S.) - both in Seoul, South Korea; Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Healthcare Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy (G.F.); Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (J.-R.L.); Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (M.G.); the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange (N.M.), and the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles (A.D.); Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif (Y.L.), and Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon (A.F.) - both in France; Seagen, Bothell, WA (S.N., X.Y.); Astellas Pharma US, Northbrook, IL (S. Gorla); Merck, Rahway, NJ (B.H.M.); and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam (M.S.H.)
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Lopez-Beltran A, Cookson MS, Guercio BJ, Cheng L. Advances in diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer. BMJ 2024; 384:e076743. [PMID: 38346808 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Bladder cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death worldwide and is associated with substantial impacts on patient quality of life, morbidity, mortality, and cost to the healthcare system. Gross hematuria frequently precedes the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is managed initially with transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (TURBT), followed by a risk stratified approach to adjuvant intravesical therapy (IVe), and is associated with an overall survival of 90%. However, cure rates remain lower for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) owing to a variety of factors. NMIBC and MIBC groupings are heterogeneous and have unique pathological and molecular characteristics. Indeed, The Cancer Genome Atlas project identified genetic drivers and luminal and basal molecular subtypes of MIBC with distinct treatment responses. For NMIBC, IVe immunotherapy (primarily BCG) is the gold standard treatment for high grade and high risk NMIBC to reduce or prevent both recurrence and progression after initial TURBT; novel trials incorporate immune checkpoint inhibitors. IVe gene therapy and combination IVe chemotherapy have recently been completed, with promising results. For localized MIBC, essential goals are improving care and reducing morbidity following cystectomy or bladder preserving strategies. In metastatic disease, advances in understanding of the genomic landscape and tumor microenvironment have led to the implementation of immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted treatments, and antibody-drug conjugates. Defining better selection criteria to identify the patients most likely to benefit from a specific treatment is an urgent need.
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- Antonio Lopez-Beltran
- Department of Morphological Sciences, Unit of Anatomic Pathology, University of Cordoba Medical School, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK, US
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- Department of Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, US
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Surgery (Urology), Brown University, Providence, RI, US
- Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University
- Lifespan Health Care System, Brown University
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Sikora-Kupis B, Domański P, Fortuniak W, Kruczyk B, Staneta S, Piętak M, Mydlak A, Demkow T, Dumnicka P, Kucharz J. First experience in treating advanced urothelial cancer with enfortumab vedotin. Single-centre retrospective study of patients qualified for a rescue access procedure. Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2024; 27:224-229. [PMID: 38405211 PMCID: PMC10883191 DOI: 10.5114/wo.2023.134751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Introduction Urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of urinary tract malignancy. Current treatment options, including platinum-based chemotherapy or immunotherapy, present significant challenges, ranging from limited efficacy to severe toxicities. Recent developments in antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), such as enfortumab vedotin (EV), promise to significantly improve overall survival. The study aims to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of EV. In addition, we highlight the observed benefits of next-line treatment after progression. Material and methods This retrospective study involved 16 patients with advanced urothelial cancer treated with EV at the Department of Genitourinary Oncology, Maria Skłodowska- Curie National Research Institute of Oncology between November 2022 and November 2023. The study evaluated patients' medical history, response to EV treatment, and side effects. Notably, the study included patients who had already exhausted standard treatment options and who were treated with EV through a rescue access procedure. Results Partial response was observed in 4 out of 9 (44%) patients with available imaging. Common terminology criteria for adverse events (AE) grade 3 and 4 were observed in 3 out of 16 patients, which subsequently required dose reduction. Conclusions Enfortumab vedotin demonstrates effectiveness in real-world settings in treating advanced urothelial cancer. Proper management of AE in experienced centres may further prolong survival. Personalized treatment and the development of new ADC represent the future for improved patient outcomes.
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- Bożena Sikora-Kupis
- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Experimental Immunotherapy, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair of Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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Zhu X, Koshkin VS. Enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab as new first-line standard for metastatic urothelial cancer. MED 2024; 5:106-108. [PMID: 38128535 DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2023.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Treatment options for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy have historically been limited. O'Donnell et al. recently reported the results of EV-103 Cohort K,1 leading to accelerated approval of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab for cisplatin-ineligible patients and raising additional questions of how to best utilize this effective regimen.
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- Xiaolin Zhu
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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You X, Zhu C, Yu P, Wang X, Wang Y, Wang J, Yu J, Wang K. Emerging strategy for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma: Advances in antibody-drug conjugates combination therapy. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 171:116152. [PMID: 38228034 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is a prevalent malignant tumor involving the urinary system. Although there are various treatment modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, some patients experience disease recurrence and metastasis with poor prognosis and dismal long-term survival. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), which combine the targeting ability of antibody drugs with the cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs, have recently emerged as a prominent research focus in the development of individualized precision cancer therapy. Although ADCs have improved the overall response rate in patients with UC, their effectiveness remains limited. Currently, ADC-based combination therapies, particularly ADC combined with ICIs, have demonstrated promising efficacy. This combination approach has advanced the treatment of UC, exhibiting the potential to become the standard first-line therapy for advanced UC in the future. This article reviewed clinical trials involving ADC-based combination therapy for UC and discussed the possible challenges and future perspectives to provide guidance for the clinical treatment of UC.
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- Xiangyun You
- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China; Department of Urology, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
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- Department of Urology, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, China.
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- Department of Urology, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, China.
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- Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
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Brunelli M, Gobbo S, Malpeli G, Sirgiovanni G, Caserta C, Munari E, Francesconi S, Caliò A, Martignoni G, Cimadamore A, Veccia A, Antonelli A, Tucci M, Pierconti F, Hattab IM, Eccher A, Ascani S, Milella M, Buffoni L, Cheng L, Bracarda S. TROP-2, NECTIN-4 and predictive biomarkers in sarcomatoid and rhabdoid bladder urothelial carcinoma. Pathologica 2024; 116:55-61. [PMID: 38482675 PMCID: PMC10938277 DOI: 10.32074/1591-951x-937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Introduction The surface protein TROP-2/TACSTD2 and the cell adhesion protein NECTIN-4/NECTIN4 are responsible for the efficacy of anticancer therapies based on antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) targeting intracellular microtubules. In contrast with common histologic subtypes of bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC), little is known of TROP-2 and NECTIN-4 expression in sarcomatoid and rhabdoid BUC. Aims In this study, we aimed to analyze TROP-2 and NECTIN-4 expression and additional predictive biomarkers by immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on 35 undifferentiated BUC (28 sarcomatoid and 7 rhabdoid). Wide genomic investigation was also performed on 411 BUC cases of the PanCancer Atlas, focusing on genes related to the microtubule pathways. Results Seven of 35 (20%) undifferentiated BUC showed expression of TROP-2. NECTIN-4 was expressed in 10 cases (29%). Seven cases (20%) co-expressed TROP-2 and NECTIN-4. HER-2 FISH was amplified in 5 cases (14%) while HER-2 immunoexpression was observed in 14 cases (40%). PD-L1 scored positive for combined proportion score (CPS) in 66% of cases and for tumor proportion score (TPS) in 51% of cases. Pan-NTRK1-2/3 was elevated in 9 cases (26%) and FGFR-2/3 was broken in 7 of 35 cases (20%). Of 28 sarcomatoid BUC, 9 (32%) were negative for all (TROP-2, NECTIN-4, PD-L1, HER-2, FGFR and pan-NTRK) biomarkers and 3 (11%) expressed all five biomarkers. Among cases with rhabdoid dedifferentiation, 1 of 7 (14%) showed activation of all biomarkers, whereas 2 of 7 (28%) showed none. The mRNA analysis identified microtubule-related genes and pathways suitable for combined ADC treatments in BUC. Conclusion Sarcomatoid and rhabdoid BUC do harbor positive expression of the ADC targets TROP-2 or NECTIN-4 in a relatively modest subset of cases, whereas the majority do not. Different combinations of other positive biomarkers may help the choice of medical therapies. Overall, these findings have important clinical implications for targeted therapy for BUC.
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- Matteo Brunelli
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences for the Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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- Medical and Translational Oncology, Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, Terni, Italy
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- Medical and Translational Oncology, Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, Terni, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Lifespan Academic Medical Center and the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
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- Unit of Pathology, S. Maria di Terni Hospital, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Section of Oncology, University of Verona - School of Medicine, Verona University Hospital Trust, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Humanitas Gradenigo, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Lifespan Academic Medical Center and the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Medical and Translational Oncology, Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, Terni, Italy
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Ruan D, Wu H, Meng Q, Xu R. Development of antibody-drug conjugates in cancer: Overview and prospects. Cancer Commun (Lond) 2024; 44:3-22. [PMID: 38159059 PMCID: PMC10794012 DOI: 10.1002/cac2.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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In recent years, remarkable breakthroughs have been reported on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), with 15 ADCs successfully entering the market over the past decade. This substantial development has positioned ADCs as one of the fastest-growing domains in the realm of anticancer drugs, demonstrating their efficacy in treating a wide array of malignancies. Nonetheless, there is still an unmet clinical need for wider application, better efficacy, and fewer side effects of ADCs. An ADC generally comprises an antibody, a linker and a payload, and the combination has profound effects on drug structure, pharmacokinetic profile and efficacy. Hence, optimization of the key components provides an opportunity to develop ADCs with higher potency and fewer side effects. In this review, we comprehensively reviewed the current development and the prospects of ADC, provided an analysis of marketed ADCs and the ongoing pipelines globally as well as in China, highlighted several ADC platforms and technologies specific to different pharmaceutical enterprises and biotech companies, and also discussed the new related technologies, possibility of next-generation ADCs and the directions of clinical research.
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- Dan‐Yun Ruan
- Department of Clinical ResearchSun Yat‐sen University Cancer CenterState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for CancerSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
- Research Unit of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Gastrointestinal CancerChinese Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
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- Department of Clinical ResearchSun Yat‐sen University Cancer CenterState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for CancerSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
- Research Unit of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Gastrointestinal CancerChinese Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
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- Department of Clinical ResearchSun Yat‐sen University Cancer CenterState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for CancerSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
- Research Unit of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Gastrointestinal CancerChinese Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
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- Research Unit of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Gastrointestinal CancerChinese Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
- Department of Medical OncologySun Yat‐sen University Cancer CenterState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for CancerSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongP. R. China
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Kesireddy M, Kothapalli SR, Gundepalli SG, Asif S. A Review of the Current FDA-Approved Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Landmark Clinical Trials and Indications. Pharmaceut Med 2024; 38:39-54. [PMID: 38019416 DOI: 10.1007/s40290-023-00505-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Despite considerable treatment progress, cancer remains among the leading causes of death worldwide. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a rapidly growing class of systemic therapy, show promise by combining the properties of conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Antibody-drug conjugates have been shown to be more efficacious than traditional chemotherapy. To date, there are 13 ADCs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating various hematological and solid organ cancers. There are several new promising ADCs that are being developed and are in clinical trials. This review provides an overview of the current FDA-approved ADCs, the landmark clinical trials that led to their approval, the common toxicities seen in the landmark trials, the challenges associated with ADCs, and the potential future directions.
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- Meghana Kesireddy
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986840 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-6840, USA.
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986840 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-6840, USA
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Grande E, Arranz JÁ, De Santis M, Bamias A, Kikuchi E, Del Muro XG, Park SH, De Giorgi U, Alekseev B, Mencinger M, Izumi K, Schutz FA, Puente J, Li JR, O'Donnell PH, Kalebasty AR, Ye D, Mariathasan S, Bene-Tchaleu F, Bernhard S, Lee C, Davis ID, Galsky MD. Atezolizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy in untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (IMvigor130): final overall survival analysis results from a randomised, controlled, phase 3 study. Lancet Oncol 2024; 25:29-45. [PMID: 38101433 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(23)00540-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND IMvigor130 demonstrated statistically significant investigator-assessed progression-free survival benefit with first-line atezolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy (group A) versus placebo plus platinum-based chemotherapy (group C) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Overall survival was not improved in interim analyses. Here we report the final overall analysis for group A versus group C. METHODS In this global, partially blinded, randomised, controlled, phase 3 study, patients (aged ≥18 years) with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer and who had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-2 were enrolled at 221 hospitals and oncology centres in 35 countries. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1), with a permuted block method (block size of six) and an interactive voice and web response system, stratified by PD-L1 status, Bajorin risk factor score, and investigator's choice of platinum-based chemotherapy, to receive atezolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy (group A), atezolizumab monotherapy (group B), or placebo plus platinum-based chemotherapy (group C). Sponsors, investigators, and patients were masked to assignment to atezolizumab or placebo (ie, group A and group C) and atezolizumab monotherapy (group B) was open label. For groups A and C, all patients received gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 intravenously; day 1 and day 8 of each 21-day cycle), plus investigator's choice of carboplatin (area under curve 4·5 mg/mL per min or 5 mg/mL per min; intravenously) or cisplatin (70 mg/m2 intravenously), plus either atezolizumab (1200 mg intravenously) or placebo on day 1 of each cycle. Co-primary endpoints of the study were investigator-assessed progression-free survival and overall survival for group A versus group C in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population (ie, all randomised patients), and overall survival for group B versus group C, tested hierarchically. Final overall survival and updated safety outcomes (safety population; all patients who received any amount of any study treatment component) for group A versus group C are reported here. The final prespecified boundary for significance of the overall survival analysis was one-sided p=0·021. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02807636, and is active but no longer recruiting. FINDINGS Between July 15, 2016, and July 20, 2018, 1213 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to treatment, of whom 851 were assigned to group A (n=451) and group C (n=400). 338 (75%) patients in group A and 298 (75%) in group C were male, 113 (25%) in group A and 102 (25%) in group C were female, and 346 (77%) in group A and 304 (76%) in group C were White. At data cutoff (Aug 31, 2022), after a median follow up of 13·4 months (IQR 6·2-30·8), median overall survival was 16·1 months (95% CI 14·2-18·8; 336 deaths) in group A versus 13·4 months (12·0-15·3; 310 deaths) in group C (stratified hazard ratio 0·85 [95% CI 0·73-1·00]; one-sided p=0·023). The most common grade 3-4 treatment-related adverse events were anaemia (168 [37%] of 454 patients who received atezolizumab plus chemotherapy vs 133 [34%] of 389 who received placebo plus chemotherapy), neutropenia (167 [37%] vs 115 [30%]), decreased neutrophil count (98 [22%] vs 95 [24%]), thrombocytopenia (95 [21%] vs 70 [18%]), and decreased platelet count (92 [20%] vs 92 [24%]). Serious adverse events occurred in 243 (54%) patients who received atezolizumab plus chemotherapy and 196 (50%) patients who received placebo plus chemotherapy. Treatment-related deaths occurred in nine (2%; acute kidney injury, dyspnoea, hepatic failure, hepatitis, neutropenia, pneumonitis, respiratory failure, sepsis, and thrombocytopenia [n=1 each]) patients who received atezolizumab plus chemotherapy and four (1%; unexplained death, diarrhoea, febrile neutropenia, and toxic hepatitis [n=1 each]) who received placebo plus chemotherapy. INTERPRETATION Progression-free survival benefit with first-line combination of atezolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy did not translate into a significant improvement in overall survival in the ITT population of IMvigor130. Further research is needed to understand which patients might benefit from first-line combination treatment. No new safety signals were observed. FUNDING F Hoffmann-La Roche.
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- Enrique Grande
- Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain; MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Alexandras General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Italy
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- P A Hertzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Roche Products, Welwyn Garden City, UK; Ipsen Biopharma, Slough, UK
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- Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Domb C, Garcia JA, Barata PC, Mendiratta P, Rao S, Brown JR. Systematic review of recent advancements in antibody-drug and bicycle toxin conjugates for the treatment of urothelial cancer. Ther Adv Urol 2024; 16:17562872241249073. [PMID: 38779496 PMCID: PMC11110528 DOI: 10.1177/17562872241249073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Antibody-drug conjugates and bicycle toxin conjugates represent a tremendous advance in drug delivery technology and have shown great promise in the treatment of urothelial cancer. Previously approved systemic therapies, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often impractical due to comorbidities, and outcomes for patients with advanced disease remain poor, even when receiving systemic therapy. In this setting, antibody-drug and bicycle toxin conjugates have emerged as novel treatments, dramatically altering the therapeutic landscape. These drugs harness unique designs consisting of antibody or bicycle peptide, linker, and cytotoxic payload with more targeted delivery than conventional chemotherapy, thus eliminating malignant cells while reducing systemic toxicities. Potential targets investigated in urothelial cancer include Nectin-4, TROP2, HER2, and EphA2. Initial clinical trials demonstrated efficacy in treatment of refractory advanced urothelial cancer, as well as improvement in quality of life. These initial studies led to FDA approval of two antibody-drug conjugates, enfortumab vedotin and sacituzumab govitecan. Moreover, antibody-drug and bicycle toxin conjugates are being studied in ongoing clinical trials in frontline treatment of advanced disease as well as for localized cancer. These studies highlight the potential for additional future therapies with novel targets, novel antibodies, cytotoxic and immunomodulatory payloads, and unique structural designs enhancing efficacy and safety. There is increasing evidence that combinations with other cancer therapies, especially immunotherapy, improve treatment outcomes. The combination of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab was recently approved for first-line treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma. Despite the great promise of these novel drugs, robust predictive biomarkers are needed to determine the patients who would maximally benefit. This review surveys the rationale and current state of the evidence for these new drugs and describes future directions actively being explored.
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- Chaim Domb
- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., Lakeside 1200, Mailstop LKS 5079, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Nadal R, Valderrama BP, Bellmunt J. Progress in systemic therapy for advanced-stage urothelial carcinoma. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2024; 21:8-27. [PMID: 37945764 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-023-00826-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Despite recent advances, advanced-stage urothelial carcinoma (aUC) remains incurable, with 5-year survival rates of approximately 10%. Platinum-based chemotherapy has a major role as first-line therapy for most patients with aUC. The approval of the anti-PD-L1 antibody avelumab as maintenance therapy for patients without initial disease progression on platinum-based chemotherapy is an important development that has improved the survival outcomes of patients with this disease. Otherwise, the use of first-line immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting PD-1 or PD-L1 has been restricted to patients who are ineligible for platinum-containing chemotherapy regimens. Other important developments include the FDA-accelerated approval of first-line enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab for patients ineligible to receive cisplatin and the availability of FGFR inhibitors, enfortumab vedotin and sacituzumab govitecan for subsequent lines of therapy. Several research questions remain unaddressed including the lack of adequate biomarkers, how to assign priority to the different treatment options for individual patients and which agents can be effective as monotherapies. The future is promising with the emergence of modalities such as antibody-drug conjugate-like drugs, next-generation ICIs, bispecific antibodies and cellular therapies. In this Review, we summarize the evolution of systemic therapy for patients with aUC and provide insights into the unmet needs.
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- Rosa Nadal
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hospital Virgen del Rocio, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Hospital del Mar Research Inst Lab (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
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Zang PD, Angeles A, Dorff TB, Pal SK, Gupta S. Immuno-Oncology Advances in Genitourinary Cancers. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2024; 44:e430428. [PMID: 38206274 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_430428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Immuno-oncology (IO) has made monumental gains in the past decade in the genitourinary space. In this review, we highlight advances with IO in renal cell carcinoma where it now has become standard-of-care frontline therapy in the metastatic setting but also discuss challenges with the initial approach. In urothelial carcinoma, we discuss the growing use of IO including exciting recent updates with IO-based regimens that may soon become the new standard of care. We further discuss difficulties with IO in prostate cancer, germ cell tumors, and penile squamous cell carcinoma. Finally, we highlight advances in IO approaches beyond checkpoint inhibition including the role of the gut microbiome and T-cell redirecting therapies.
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- Peter D Zang
- Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH
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Siefker-Radtke AO, Desai M. Evolution of front-line immunotherapy for metastatic urothelial cancer. Lancet Oncol 2024; 25:2-3. [PMID: 38101432 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(23)00633-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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- Arlene O Siefker-Radtke
- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Messing EM. A New Standard of Care for Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2023; 9:383-385. [PMID: 38994246 PMCID: PMC11165920 DOI: 10.3233/blc-239012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Ghatalia P, Plimack ER. Harnessing potent therapies with care: enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab for advanced-stage urothelial carcinoma. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2023; 20:818-819. [PMID: 37667009 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-023-00814-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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- Pooja Ghatalia
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Miller EJ, Galsky MD. Precision Medicine in Urothelial Carcinoma: Current Markers to Guide Treatment and Promising Future Directions. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2023; 24:1870-1888. [PMID: 38085403 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-023-01151-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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OPINION STATEMENT The treatment landscape for urothelial cancer has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, with the approval of several new treatments. At the same time, profiling of individual tumors has become more commonplace with widespread availability of molecular testing and immunohistochemistry. For urothelial cancer, this has led to current guidelines recommending that molecular testing be obtained in the metastatic setting, and that it be considered in the setting of locally advanced disease. Between molecular testing and immunohistochemistry testing of tumors, the only current guideline-directed application of these tests is in the identification of FGFR3 or FGFR2 alterations for use of FGFR inhibitors. While additional recurrent molecular alterations linked to the pathogenesis of urothelial cancer have been identified, the ability to successfully "drug" the pathways association with such alterations remains limited. There has been extensive research into whether expression of particular proteins might inform specific treatment approaches such as the use of PD-L1 testing to guide immune checkpoint blockade. With the integration of antibody-drug conjugates into the treatment armamentarium for urothelial cancer, ongoing research is seeking to determine whether expression of the targets of these therapies, such as Nectin 4, Trop-2, or HER2, could help to guide treatment.
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- Eric J Miller
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Tisch Cancer Institute, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Tisch Cancer Institute, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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Li R. Organ-sparing precision treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Nat Med 2023; 29:2709-2710. [PMID: 37794252 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02575-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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- Roger Li
- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
- Department of Immunology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Benjamin DJ, Hsu R. Treatment approaches for FGFR-altered urothelial carcinoma: targeted therapies and immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1258388. [PMID: 37675102 PMCID: PMC10477976 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1258388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma has dramatically changed over the past decade with the approval of several therapies from multiple drug classes including immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted therapies, and antibody drug conjugates. Although next generation sequencing of urothelial carcinoma has revealed multiple recurring mutations, only one targeted therapy has been developed and approved to date. Erdafitinib, a pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, has been approved for treating patients with select FGFR2 and FGFR3 alterations and fusions since 2019. Since then, emerging data has demonstrated efficacy of combining erdafitinib with immunotherapy in treating FGFR-altered urothelial carcinoma. Ongoing trials are evaluating the use of erdafitinib in non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma as well as in combination with enfortumab vedotin in the metastatic setting, while other FGFR targeted agents such as infigratinib, AZD4547, rogaratinib and pemigatinib continue to be in development. Future challenges will include strategies to overcome FGFR acquired resistance and efficacy and safety of combination therapies with erdafitinib and other FGFR targeted agents.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Homma T, Tanaka K, Takeda N, Okada Y, Torii S, Esaki H, Sakakibara T, Takimoto N. Two Cases of Exacerbation of Asthma during Treatment with Enfortumab Vedotin. Case Rep Oncol 2023; 16:1217-1222. [PMID: 37900848 PMCID: PMC10601777 DOI: 10.1159/000534150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Enfortumab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate against nectin-4 that is recently being used in the management of patients with urothelial carcinoma. The common adverse events include rashes, peripheral neuropathy, and hyperglycemia. Only a few cases of associated respiratory symptoms have been reported. Herein, we describe 2 patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma who experienced asthma exacerbation after initiating enfortumab vedotin treatment. Both patients improved with inhalation therapy. Since nectin-4 is expressed in the tracheal epithelium, its association with asthma is likely. This study highlights that clinicians should caution patients with a history of asthma against the worsening of respiratory symptoms when enfortumab vedotin is administered.
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- Takamasa Homma
- Department of Pharmacy, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Japan
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