Survival outcomes associated with different palliative systemic therapies (PSTs) in patients with metastatic bladder cancer (mBC).

Authors

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Saba Vafaei-Nodeh

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Saba Vafaei-Nodeh , Arshia Beigi , Longlong Huang , Gillian Mimmack , Shaun Zheng Sun , Jenny J. Ko

Organizations

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, Canada, BC Cancer Agency, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: Cisplatin-based (Cis) chemotherapy (C) is considered standard first-line regimen for treating mBC. In individuals medically unfit for Cis, carboplatin-based (Cb) regimens may be considered. Alternative PSTs include immunotherapy (I) as first or second-line treatments. The purpose of this study is to investigate current trends and clinical outcomes of PSTs in patients with mBC. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients initially diagnosed with bladder cancer from Sep 2014 to Dec 2016 and had de novo or recurrent mBC. Kaplan-Meier method and Log-Rank test were used to compare survival outcomes among patients receiving different PSTs. Results: In 273 patients, 123 (45.1%) had de novo and 150 (54.9%) had recurrent disease. The median overall survivals (mOS) were 5.3 (95% CI: 3.7-8.2) and 6.5 months (95% CI 5.1-8.9), respectively (p=0.54). Patients received one of the following: C (23.1%), I (6.2%), C followed by I (C/I, 10.6%), and no treatment (NT, 60.1%). The mOS were 9.5 (95% CI: 7.1-12.5), 9.2 (95% CI: 6.1 - not estimable (NE)), 23.9 (95% CI: 16.30-NE), and 3.5 months (95% CI: 3.03-4.30), respectively. Each treatment group had a longer mOS than the NT group (p<0.01 in all three pairwise comparisons). Additionally, patients receiving C/I had a longer mOS than those receiving either C or I (p<0.001 and p=0.0497, respectively). The mOS were not statistically different between C vs I (p=0.2649). In patients receiving any C, 50.0% received Gemcitabine (G) plus Cis and 30.4% received G plus Cb. The mOS were 11.0 (95% CI: 8.7-19.7) and 14.4 months (95% CI:10.7-19.2), respectively, which were not significantly different (p=0.36). Conclusions: Despite the general preference for G plus Cis over Cb, this study showed that G plus Cb as a PST may be a comparable and efficacious treatment. While C currently remains the preferred initial line of PST, patients receiving I had similar survival outcomes to the C group despite many of the patients having Cis ineligibility. Real-world mOS of 2 years in patients who receive both C and I is unprecedented and indicates efficacy of PST. This study provides further evidence for immunotherapy as first or second-line regimen in treating mBC.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer; Urothelial Carcinoma; Penile, Urethral, Testicular, and Adrenal Cancers

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Adrenal Cancer,Penile Cancer,Prostate Cancer - Advanced,Prostate Cancer - Localized,Testicular Cancer,Urethral Cancer

Sub Track

Patient-Reported Outcomes and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 6; abstr 450)

Abstract #

450

Poster Bd #

F17

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