Kidney Cancer Research Bureau, Moscow, Russia
Ilya Tsimafeyeu , Ruslan Zukov , Pavel Borisov , Anastasia Bondarenko , Kristina Zakurdaeva , Yulia Tishova
Background: Fatigue is a frequent symptom of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), and most common adverse event of treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The aim of this multicenter randomized phase 2 study was to determine efficacy and safety of testosterone undecanoate (T) in mRCC patients with fatigue developed during targeted therapy. Methods: Sixty male patients with clear cell mRCC, normal PSA level, low testosterone level and no evidence of hypothyroidism receiving first-line sunitinib or pazopanib with fatigue were randomly assigned (1:1) to either T and targeted therapy or targeted therapy alone (control group). T (1,000 mg) was injected intramuscular deeply on Day 1 of a new treatment cycle. The primary endpoint of the study was the difference in mean change of fatigue according to Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F). Secondary endpoints were safety, FKSI-19 score, testosterone serum concentrations, red blood cells (RBC) count and hemoglobin level. The assessments were performed at baseline and Day 28 of a treatment cycle. Results: T was well tolerated. No unexpected toxicity was observed. The health-related quality-of-life scores in the T group were better than those in the control group (Table). The current study did achieve its primary endpoint based on the significant differences favored T over targeted therapy alone regarding fatigue (all P≤0.012). Clinical trial information: NCT03379012Conclusions: Male patients with mRCC receiving targeted therapy had significantly less fatigue and better symptom control with T. There was non-significant positive trend in hemoglobin level between 2 groups. T therapy was safe. Long-term outcomes will be reported.
Baseline | Day 28 | |||
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T group, N=30 | Control group, N=30 | T group, N=30 | Control group, N=30 | |
Age (years), mean (range) | 52 (33-71) | 55 (42-69) | - | - |
Sunitinib, N(%) | 28 (93) | 28 (93) | - | - |
IMDC poor risk factors, 0-2, N(%) | 21 (70) | 22 (73) | - | - |
FACIT-F, mean (SD) | 37 (4.7) | 35.3 (3.1) | 20.3 (8.1) | 42.5 (8.4) |
FKSI-19, mean (SD) | 46.5 (12.2) | 44.2 (9.4) | 27.5 (12.5) | 39.9 (9.8) |
Total testosterone serum, nmol/l, mean (SD) | 6.21 (1.78) | 8.56 (2) | 33.2 (14.3) | - |
RBC, 1012/l, mean (SD) | 3.7 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.4) | 3.6 (0.15) |
Hemoglobin, g/l, mean (SD) | 124.5 (11.7) | 119 (10.4) | 133 (13.5) | 108 (17) |
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