Southampton Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan 1;41(1):54-64. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00405. Epub 2022 Aug 12.
A DNA repair deficiency (DRD) phenotype exists within a subset of metastatic urothelial carcinomas (mUC) predicting benefit from platinum-based chemotherapy. We tested switch maintenance therapy with the poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor rucaparib, following chemotherapy, for DRD biomarker-positive mUC.
DRD biomarker-positive mUC patients, within 10 weeks of chemotherapy, and without cancer progression, were randomly assigned (1:1) to maintenance rucaparib 600 mg twice a day orally, or placebo, until disease progression. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Statistical analysis targeted a hazard ratio of 0.5 with a 20% one-sided α for this signal-seeking trial. PFS (RECIST 1.1) was compared between trial arms, by intention to treat, within a Cox model.
Out of 248 patients, 74 (29.8%) were DRD biomarker-positive and 40 were randomly assigned. A total of 12 (60%) and 20 (100%) PFS events occurred in the rucaparib and placebo arms, respectively (median follow-up was 94.6 weeks in those still alive). Median PFS was 35.3 weeks (80% CI, 11.7 to 35.6) with rucaparib and 15.1 weeks (80% CI, 11.9 to 22.6) with placebo (hazard ratio, 0.53; 80% CI, 0.30 to 0.92; one-sided = .07). In the safety population (n = 39) treatment-related adverse events were mostly low grade. Patients received a median duration of 10 rucaparib or six placebo cycles on treatment. Treatment-related adverse events (all grades) of fatigue (63.2% 30.0%), nausea (36.8% 5.0%), rash (21.1% 0%), and raised alanine aminotransferase (57.9% 10%) were more common with rucaparib.
Maintenance rucaparib, following platinum-based chemotherapy, extended PFS in DRD biomarker-selected patients with mUC and was tolerable. Further investigation of poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibition in selected patients with mUC is warranted.
存在一种 DNA 修复缺陷(DRD)表型,存在于一部分转移性尿路上皮癌(mUC)患者中,这些患者对铂类化疗有获益。我们检测了在铂类化疗后,用多聚 ADP-核糖聚合酶抑制剂芦卡帕尼(rucaparib)进行维持治疗,用于 DRD 生物标志物阳性的 mUC。
在化疗后 10 周内且无癌症进展的 DRD 生物标志物阳性 mUC 患者,按 1:1 随机分配(随机分组)接受芦卡帕尼 600 mg 每日两次口服维持治疗或安慰剂治疗,直至疾病进展。主要终点是无进展生存期(PFS)。该信号探索性试验的目标是,针对该试验,风险比为 0.5,单侧 20%的 α 值。通过意向治疗,在 Cox 模型中比较试验臂之间的 PFS(RECIST 1.1)。
在 248 例患者中,74 例(29.8%)为 DRD 生物标志物阳性,40 例被随机分配。在芦卡帕尼和安慰剂组中,分别有 12 例(60%)和 20 例(100%)发生了 PFS 事件(仍存活患者的中位随访时间为 94.6 周)。芦卡帕尼组的中位 PFS 为 35.3 周(80%CI,11.7 至 35.6),安慰剂组为 15.1 周(80%CI,11.9 至 22.6)(风险比,0.53;80%CI,0.30 至 0.92;单侧 =.07)。在安全性人群(n=39)中,治疗相关不良事件大多为低级别。患者接受了中位数为 10 个周期的芦卡帕尼或 6 个周期的安慰剂治疗。芦卡帕尼组的治疗相关不良事件(所有级别)更常见,包括疲劳(63.2% 30.0%)、恶心(36.8% 5.0%)、皮疹(21.1% 0%)和丙氨酸氨基转移酶升高(57.9% 10%)。
在铂类化疗后使用芦卡帕尼进行维持治疗,可延长 DRD 生物标志物选择的 mUC 患者的 PFS,且耐受性良好。在选定的 mUC 患者中,进一步研究多聚 ADP-核糖聚合酶抑制作用是有必要的。