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Nagasaka H, Yamamoto S, Suzuki A, Usui K, Terao H, Nakaigawa N, Kishida T. C-reactive Protein Is a Prognostic Factor for Survival in Metastatic Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Patients Receiving Pembrolizumab. In Vivo 2024; 38:1823-1828. [PMID: 38936923 PMCID: PMC11215620 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13634] [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: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM The number of available treatment options for urothelial carcinoma has increased recently. Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is relatively rare compared with bladder cancer. There are few reports on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for metastatic UTUC, and ICIs may occasionally show less efficacy and cause severe side effects. Therefore, it is important to predict the treatment response and change the treatment strategy as appropriate. We investigated the prognostic factors for treatment response in patients with metastatic UTUC treated with pembrolizumab at our hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients who received pembrolizumab for UTUC between January 2018 and June 2023 were analyzed. Patients who presented with bladder cancer complications at initial diagnosis were excluded. The primary endpoints assessed were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Statistical analyses were conducted using laboratory values obtained before and after pembrolizumab administration. The relationship between cancer and inflammation is important. Therefore, we analyzed this relationship using prognostic factors for urothelial carcinoma as previously reported. Specifically, pretreatment C-reactive protein (CRP) level, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and NLR/albumin values were examined. RESULTS Forty-seven patients were analyzed. The median PFS was 66 days (24-107 days), and the median OS was 164 days (13-314 days). A CRP level <1 before the first cycle was a useful factor in the multivariate analysis for both OS and PFS [OS: p=0.004, hazard ratio (HR)=3.244, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.464-7.104; PFS: p=0.003, HR=2.998, 95%CI=1.444-6.225]. CONCLUSION CRP level is a prognostic factor for pembrolizumab treatment response in patients with UTUC.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Female
- Male
- C-Reactive Protein/metabolism
- Aged
- Prognosis
- Middle Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Urologic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Urologic Neoplasms/mortality
- Urologic Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/secondary
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/pathology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/adverse effects
- Neoplasm Metastasis
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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Miyake M, Nishimura N, Oda Y, Miyamoto T, Ohmori C, Takamatsu N, Itami Y, Tachibana A, Matsumoto Y, Kiba K, Tomioka A, Yamamoto H, Okajima E, Masaomi K, Sakamoto K, Tomizawa M, Shimizu T, Ohnishi K, Hori S, Morizawa Y, Gotoh D, Nakai Y, Torimoto K, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K. Enfortumab vedotin following platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced urothelial carcinoma: response, survival and safety analysis from a multicentre real-world Japanese cohort. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024; 54:329-338. [PMID: 38061911 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyad170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Real-world evidence regarding enfortumab vedotin for unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma is scarce, particularly in Japan. We investigated real-world data focusing on patient background, previous treatments, response, survival and adverse events in patients receiving enfortumab vedotin. METHODS A multicentre database was used to register 556 patients diagnosed with metastatic urothelial carcinoma from 2008 to 2023; 34 patients (6.1%) treated with enfortumab vedotin were included. Best radiographic objective responses were evaluated using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (v1.1) during treatments. Overall survival and progression-free survival were estimated (Kaplan-Meier method). Toxicities were reported according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 5.0. The relative dose intensity, which could impact oncological outcomes, was calculated. RESULTS The median number of enfortumab vedotin therapy cycles was 5. The best objective response to enfortumab vedotin was partial response, stable disease and progressive disease in 19 (56%), 5 (15%) and 10 (29%) patients, respectively. The median overall survival and progression-free survival after the first enfortumab vedotin dose were 16 and 9 months, respectively. No significant relationship was observed between survival outcomes after enfortumab vedotin initiation and the enfortumab vedotin relative dose intensity. The median overall survival from first-line platinum-based chemotherapy initiation was 42 months. Twenty-six (76%) patients experienced any grade of enfortumab vedotin-related toxicities; eight (24%) experienced Grades 3-4 toxicities, the most common being skin toxicity (any grade, 47%; Grades 3-4, 12%). CONCLUSIONS Here, we report real-world evidence for enfortumab vedotin therapy in Japan. Tumour responses and safety profiles were comparable with those of clinical trials on this novel treatment.
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- Makito Miyake
- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
- Department of Urology, Hirao Hospital, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Yamatotakada Municipal Hospital, Yamatotakada, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tane General Hospital, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hoshigaoka Medical Center, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Saiseikai Chuwa Hospital, Sakurai, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Minami Nara Medical Center, Yoshino, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara City Hospital, Nara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Matsusaka Chuo General Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Kaisei Hospital, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
- Department of Prostate Brachytherapy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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Zouein J, Boueri M, Kourie HR, Kattan J, Nemr E. Advanced bladder cancer management: history in the making. Future Oncol 2023; 19:2565-2567. [PMID: 38084488 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0908] [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] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Joseph Zouein
- Hematology-Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Gilbert & Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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- Hematology-Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hematology-Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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