Content Validity and Cognitive Debriefing of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument Evaluating Symptoms and Disease Impact in Patients with Geographic Atrophy

INTRODUCTION

Geographic atrophy (GA) occurs in the later stages of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and impairs visual acuity, eventually causing permanent blindness in some patients and impacting patient quality of life. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures that assess the experience of patients with visual impairment do not sufficiently capture all concepts salient to patients with GA. In this study the experience of patients with GA secondary to dry AMD was evaluated, and items from the novel 10-item Visual Impairment Symptom Severity Assessment (VISSA-10) PRO instrument were mapped to salient symptoms to assess its content validity, ease of use, and relevance.

METHODS

Concept elicitation interviews were conducted with patients with GA to determine salient symptoms and impacts of GA, and a conceptual model was developed to reflect these. The items in the VISSA-10 instrument were then mapped onto the salient symptoms included in this conceptual model. Cognitive debriefing interviews were also conducted with the same cohort to determine the comprehensiveness and comprehensibility of the instrument, and to qualitatively assess levels of change considered meaningful by patients.

RESULTS

In total, 25 symptoms and 36 impacts were reported by 19 patients with GA, with seven symptoms and 11 impacts identified as salient. Of these, 12 symptoms and 15 impacts reported were not included in a previously published conceptual model for patients with dry AMD. Overall, eight of the ten items from the VISSA-10 instrument mapped to salient symptoms reported by patients with GA. All patients reported that the instrument was clear and easy to understand.

CONCLUSIONS

The VISSA-10 instrument was shown to be content valid, clear, and comprehensible, with sufficient concept coverage to measure the experience of patients with GA. Although further quantitative validation is required, this instrument has demonstrated potential for implementation in future clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of new treatments for GA.

Changes in health-related quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia receiving ivosidenib + azacitidine or placebo + azacitidine

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Background: Ivosidenib (IVO) is a potent, targeted inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (mIDH1) that is approved for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). IVO plus azacitidine (AZA) demonstrated clinical benefit compared with placebo (PBO) and AZA in the AGILE study (NCT03173248), and here we report the impact of IVO+AZA versus PBO+AZA on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: In the double-blind, PBO-controlled phase 3 AGILE study, patients (pts) were randomized 1:1 to IVO 500 mg QD + AZA 75 mg/m2 SC or IV for 7 days in 28-day cycles, or PBO+AZA. HRQoL was a secondary endpoint assessed using two validated questionnaires: the European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). Questionnaires were administered pre-dose on cycle (C) 1 Day (D) 1, on C1D15, C2D1, C2D15, and on D1 of every odd cycle thereafter until the end of treatment. Score change from baseline across visits for all subscales of EORTC QLQ-C30 was analyzed with mixed models. A 10-point threshold in EORTC QLQ-C30 subscale score was used to evaluate clinically meaningful changes from baseline or differences between arms. Two-sided nominal p-values are reported. Results: At baseline, 69 and 68 pts out of 72 receiving IVO+AZA completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EQ-5D-5L, respectively, and 66 pts out of 74 receiving PBO+AZA completed both. Mean baseline HRQoL scores were similar between treatment arms. There was an initial decline in HRQoL (EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status [GHS/QoL]) in both arms for ̃4 months, consistent with time to response, and which was generally not clinically meaningful. IVO+AZA was associated with preserved or improved HRQoL compared to baseline for most subscales of the EORTC QLQ-C30 from C5 to C19 (after which no PBO+AZA HRQoL data were available), and at most timepoints for EQ-5D-5L VAS scores and index values. EORTC QLQ-C30 subscales with clinically meaningful improvements from baseline at most timepoints from C5 to C19 in the IVO+AZA arm included GHS/QoL, fatigue, pain and appetite loss. In contrast, there were few clinically meaningful improvements from baseline in PBO+AZA pts. GHS/QoL scores were significantly improved (p≤0.05) for IVO+AZA versus PBO+AZA at C2D1, C2D15, C7 and C9, and differences were clinically meaningful at C2D1 (10.2 point difference), C2D15 (10.1), C7 (12.6), C9 (22.6), C13 (14.9), C15 (15.4) and C19 (19.2). Likewise, improvements in EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue, appetite loss, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, cognitive functioning and social functioning favored IVO+AZA over PBO+AZA at multiple timepoints. Conclusions: Data from the AGILE study show that patients with mIDH1 AML receiving treatment with IVO+AZA tended to report maintenance or improved HRQoL from cycle 5 through to cycle 19 compared with PBO+AZA. Clinical trial information: NCT03173248.

Longitudinal trends in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients treated with ivosidenib (IVO) for IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in the ClarIDHy study

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Background: IVO—a first-in-class, oral, targeted inhibitor of the mutant IDH1 (mIDH1) protein, found mainly in intrahepatic CCAs (̃13% of patients globally)—is an FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic mIDH1 CCA based on the results of the randomized, double-blind, phase 3 ClarIDHy study (NCT02989857). In this study, IVO significantly improved progression-free survival vs placebo (PBO) (HR = 0.37, p < 0.0001), resulted in a favorable overall survival trend vs PBO, and was well tolerated (Zhu JAMA Oncol 2021; Abou-Alfa Lancet Oncol 2020). Herein we describe the longitudinal assessment of HRQoL. Methods: A total of 126 and 61 patients were randomized to IVO 500 mg daily or PBO, respectively, with crossover to IVO permitted at radiographic disease progression. HRQoL was a secondary endpoint based on assessments with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer module (QLQ-BIL21). Three domains of interest were prespecified: physical functioning (PF), pain, and appetite loss. After a protocol amendment, HRQoL was assessed predose on Cycle (C) 1 Day (D) 1, every 4 weeks on the first day of subsequent cycles until end of treatment (EOT), and every 12 weeks thereafter until start of new anticancer therapy (vs every 6 weeks between C1D1 and EOT in the original protocol). Mixed-effect models with repeated measurements were conducted on subscale score changes from baseline (BL). Results: At BL, EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BIL21 scores were available for 114 and 108 IVO patients and 53 and 52 PBO patients, respectively. Sample sizes for HRQoL analyses decreased in both arms over time, in part due to rapid disease progression, which is typical of CCA. No HRQoL assessments were available for PBO after C8 (Week 28), while change scores were available for some IVO patients beyond Week 52 (QLQ-C30 n = 17 at Week 52). From BL to C27D1, patients remaining on IVO tended to maintain their HRQoL, with no QLQ-C30 PF subscale change scores exceeding the threshold for clinically meaningful decline estimated from study data (12-13 points). For the small number of PBO patients with post-BL HRQoL assessments, clinically meaningful PF deterioration was observed at multiple cycles (C2D1, C3D1, C4D1, C5D1, C8D1). Similar preservation for IVO patients was observed on other prespecified subscales based on the published threshold of 10 points, indicating clinically meaningful change (ClarIDHy-based thresholds not estimable due to sample sizes). Conclusions: In ClarIDHy, patients with advanced mIDH1 CCA treated with IVO were likely to maintain their HRQoL over the duration of treatment, including those treated for relatively long periods of time (eg, 1 year). Clinical trial information: NCT02989857.

Final Overall Survival Efficacy Results of Ivosidenib for Patients With Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma With IDH1 Mutation: The Phase 3 Randomized Clinical ClarIDHy Trial

Question

Does ivosidenib treatment improve overall survival outcomes vs placebo among patients with chemotherapy-refractory cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutation?

Findings

In this phase 3 randomized clinical trial including 187 previously treated patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutation, ivosidenib treatment resulted in numerically improved overall survival benefits vs placebo, despite a high rate of crossover. Ivosidenib preserved certain quality of life subscales and was well tolerated.

Meaning

The combined efficacy data and tolerable safety profile, as well as corroborating quality of life data, support the clinical benefit of ivosidenib relative to placebo in cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutation, which has an unmet need for new treatments.

Importance

Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) variations occur in up to approximately 20% of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. In the ClarIDHy trial, progression-free survival as determined by central review was significantly improved with ivosidenib vs placebo.

Objective

To report the final overall survival (OS) results from the ClarIDHy trial, which aimed to demonstrate the efficacy of ivosidenib (AG-120)—a first-in-class, oral, small-molecule inhibitor of mutant IDH1—vs placebo for patients with unresectable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutation.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical phase 3 trial was conducted from February 20, 2017, to May 31, 2020, at 49 hospitals across 6 countries among patients aged 18 years or older with cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutation whose disease progressed with prior therapy.

Interventions

Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive ivosidenib, 500 mg, once daily or matched placebo. Crossover from placebo to ivosidenib was permitted if patients had disease progression as determined by radiographic findings.

Main Outcomes and Measures

The primary end point was progression-free survival as determined by blinded independent radiology center (reported previously). Overall survival was a key secondary end point. The primary analysis of OS followed the intent-to-treat principle. Other secondary end points included objective response rate, safety and tolerability, and quality of life.

Results

Overall, 187 patients (median age, 62 years [range, 33-83 years]) were randomly assigned to receive ivosidenib (n = 126; 82 women [65%]; median age, 61 years [range, 33-80 years]) or placebo (n = 61; 37 women [61%]; median age, 63 years [range, 40-83 years]); 43 patients crossed over from placebo to ivosidenib. The primary end point of progression-free survival was reported elsewhere. Median OS was 10.3 months (95% CI, 7.8-12.4 months) with ivosidenib vs 7.5 months (95% CI, 4.8-11.1 months) with placebo (hazard ratio, 0.79 [95% CI, 0.56-1.12]; 1-sided P = .09). When adjusted for crossover, median OS with placebo was 5.1 months (95% CI, 3.8-7.6 months; hazard ratio, 0.49 [95% CI, 0.34-0.70]; 1-sided P < .001). The most common grade 3 or higher treatment-emergent adverse event (≥5%) reported in both groups was ascites (11 patients [9%] receiving ivosidenib and 4 patients [7%] receiving placebo). Serious treatment-emergent adverse events considered ivosidenib related were reported in 3 patients (2%). There were no treatment-related deaths. Patients receiving ivosidenib reported no apparent decline in quality of life compared with placebo.

Conclusions and Relevance

This randomized clinical trial found that ivosidenib was well tolerated and resulted in a favorable OS benefit vs placebo, despite a high rate of crossover. These data, coupled with supportive quality of life data and a tolerable safety profile, demonstrate the clinical benefit of ivosidenib for patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma with IDH1 mutation.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02989857

Final results from ClarIDHy, a global, phase 3, randomized, double-blind study of ivosidenib (IVO) versus placebo (PBO) in patients (pts) with previously treated cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and an isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutation

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Background: CCA is a rare cancer for which there are limited effective therapies. IDH1 mutations occur in ̃20% of intrahepatic CCAs, resulting in production of the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate, which promotes oncogenesis. IVO (AG-120) is a first-in-class, oral, small-molecule inhibitor of mutant IDH1 (mIDH1). ClarIDHy aimed to demonstrate the efficacy of IVO vs PBO in pts with unresectable or metastatic m IDH1 CCA. The primary endpoint was met with significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) by independent radiology center (IRC) with IVO vs PBO (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.37, p < 0.0001). Objective response rate (ORR) and stable disease for IVO were 2.4% (3 partial responses) and 50.8% (n = 63) vs 0% and 27.9% (n = 17) for PBO. IVO pts experienced significantly less decline in physical and emotional functioning domains of quality of life at cycle 2 day 1 vs PBO pts (nominal p < 0.05). Methods: Pts with m IDH1 CCA were randomized 2:1 to IVO (500 mg PO QD) or matched PBO and stratified by prior systemic therapies (1 or 2). Key eligibility: unresectable or metastatic m IDH1 CCA based on central testing; ECOG PS 0–1; measurable disease (RECIST v1.1). Crossover from PBO to IVO was permitted at radiographic progression. Primary endpoint: PFS by IRC. Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS; by intent-to-treat), ORR, PFS (by investigator), safety, and quality of life. The planned crossover-adjusted OS was derived using the rank-preserving structural failure time (RPSFT) model. Results: As of 31 May 2020, ̃780 pts were prescreened for an IDH1 mutation and 187 were randomized to IVO (n = 126) or PBO (n = 61); 13 remain on IVO. Median age 62 y; M/F 68/119; 91% intrahepatic CCA; 93% metastatic disease; 47% had 2 prior therapies. 70% of PBO pts crossed over to IVO. OS data were mature, with 79% OS events in IVO arm and 82% in PBO. Median OS (mOS) was 10.3 months for IVO and 7.5 months for PBO (HR = 0.79; 95% CI 0.56–1.12; one-sided p = 0.093). The RPSFT-adjusted mOS was 5.1 months for PBO (HR = 0.49; 95% CI 0.34–0.70; p < 0.0001). Common all-grade treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs, ≥ 15%) in the IVO arm: nausea 41%, diarrhea 35%, fatigue 31%, cough 25%, abdominal pain 24%, decreased appetite 24%, ascites 23%, vomiting 23%, anemia 18%, and constipation 15%. Grade ≥ 3 TEAEs were reported in 50% of IVO pts vs 37% of PBO pts, with grade ≥ 3 treatment-related AEs in 7% of IVO pts vs 0% in PBO. 7% of IVO pts experienced an AE leading to treatment discontinuation vs 9% of PBO pts. There were no treatment-related deaths. Conclusions: IVO was well tolerated and resulted in a favorable OS trend vs PBO despite a high rate of crossover. These data – coupled with statistical improvement in PFS, supportive quality of life data, and favorable safety profile – demonstrate the clinical benefit of IVO in advanced m IDH1 CCA. Clinical trial information: NCT02989857.

Burden of illness for patients with cholangiocarcinoma in the United States: a retrospective claims analysis

Background

Advanced cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Novel second-line treatments for advanced CCA underscore the need to understand treatment patterns and economic burden of illness in clinical practice.

Methods

This retrospective, claims-based study using Optum's de-identified Clinformatics^® Data Mart Database [2007-2019] selected patients with CCA who experienced failure of a line of therapy containing either gemcitabine or fluorouracil. The index date was defined based on evidence of treatment failure: date of last administration of the gemcitabine- or fluorouracil-based regimen plus 28 days, or initiation date of the next-line systemic therapy. Treatment patterns, healthcare resource use (HRU), costs, and survival were assessed during the follow-up period (index until death or end of eligibility).

Results

A total of 1,298 patients met inclusion criteria and had a mean age of 69.1 years. There were 958 patients (73.8%) with intrahepatic and 275 patients (21.2%) with extrahepatic CCA. Average follow-up was 7.5 months. Almost 40% of patients did not receive another line of therapy after the index date. Among the 784 patients who received another line of therapy, 40.3% used fluorouracil-based therapy, 30.7% used gemcitabine-based therapy, and 29.3% used capecitabine-based therapy. Total mean per patient per month CCA-related healthcare costs were $7,743, with medical services ($6,685) a larger driver of monthly costs relative to treatment costs ($1,058). Median overall survival (OS) was 5.3 months among all patients.

Conclusions

Many patients with advanced CCA do not initiate additional therapy after failure of gemcitabine or fluorouracil treatment, and there is considerable variation in treatments among those who do. This study highlights the high costs and unmet need for a standard of care in this patient population.

Ivosidenib in IDH1-mutant, chemotherapy-refractory cholangiocarcinoma (ClarIDHy): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study

BACKGROUND

Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations occur in approximately 13% of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a relatively uncommon cancer with a poor clinical outcome. The aim of this international phase 3 study was to assess the efficacy and safety of ivosidenib (AG-120)-a small-molecule targeted inhibitor of mutated IDH1-in patients with previously treated IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma.

METHODS

This multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study included patients from 49 hospitals in six countries aged at least 18 years with histologically confirmed, advanced, IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma who had progressed on previous therapy, and had up to two previous treatment regimens for advanced disease, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1, and a measurable lesion as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1. Patients were randomly assigned (2:1) with a block size of 6 and stratified by number of previous systemic treatment regimens for advanced disease to oral ivosidenib 500 mg or matched placebo once daily in continuous 28-day cycles, by means of an interactive web-based response system. Placebo to ivosidenib crossover was permitted on radiological progression per investigator assessment. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival by independent central review. The intention-to-treat population was used for the primary efficacy analyses. Safety was assessed in all patients who had received at least one dose of ivosidenib or placebo. Enrolment is complete; this study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02989857.

FINDINGS

Between Feb 20, 2017, and Jan 31, 2019, 230 patients were assessed for eligibility, and as of the Jan 31, 2019 data cutoff date, 185 patients were randomly assigned to ivosidenib (n=124) or placebo (n=61). Median follow-up for progression-free survival was 6·9 months (IQR 2·8-10·9). Progression-free survival was significantly improved with ivosidenib compared with placebo (median 2·7 months [95% CI 1·6-4·2] vs 1·4 months [1·4-1·6]; hazard ratio 0·37; 95% CI 0·25-0·54; one-sided p<0·0001). The most common grade 3 or worse adverse event in both treatment groups was ascites (four [7%] of 59 patients receiving placebo and nine [7%] of 121 patients receiving ivosidenib). Serious adverse events were reported in 36 (30%) of 121 patients receiving ivosidenib and 13 (22%) of 59 patients receiving placebo. There were no treatment-related deaths.

INTERPRETATION

Progression-free survival was significantly improved with ivosidenib compared with placebo, and ivosidenib was well tolerated. This study shows the clinical benefit of targeting IDH1 mutations in advanced, IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma.

FUNDING

Agios Pharmaceuticals.