Resource utilization analysis of dose-dense methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (DD-MVAC) versus gemcitabine-cisplatin (GC) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

Authors

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Kamaneh Montazeri

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Kamaneh Montazeri , George Dranitsaris , Catherine Curran , Jonathan David Thomas , Matthew D. Ingham , Mark A. Preston , Graeme S. Steele , Kerry L. Kilbridge , Xiao X. Wei , Bradley Alexander McGregor , Matthew Mossanen , Guru Sonpavde

Organizations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Augmentium Pharma Consulting Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, Lank Center for Genitourinary Malignancy, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

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Background: DD-MVAC and GC are commonly used NAC regimens for MIBC. While efficacy across studies appears similar, the resource utilization burdens have not been compared. Methods: We assessed the resource utilization and cost effectiveness of NAC with GC vs DD-MVAC for MIBC patients (pts) treated at Dana-Farber. Data on chemotherapy administered, supportive medications, relevant procedures, hospitalizations, clinic, infusion, and emergency room visits were collected retrospectively. Results: 147 patients were included, 51 in the DD-MVAC and 86 in the GC group. The two groups had similar baseline pt characteristics except lower mean age (59 vs 67 years, p<0.001) and higher proportion of ECOG-PS=0 (96.1% vs 60.5%, p<0.001) in the DD-MVAC group. The mean cumulative cisplatin dosages were similar (DD-MVAC=284 mg/m2, GC= 257 mg/m3). The DD-MVAC group exhibited a greater use of G-CSF analogues (100% vs 32.6%, p < 0.001), central line placement (28.6% vs 11.8%, p = 0.017), infusion visits/pt (12 vs 8), ER visits (35% vs 18%, p = 0.048), and cardiac imaging (0.98 vs 0.58/pt, p<0.001). Patients receiving GC were more likely to experience delayed chemotherapy cycles (30.2% vs 9.8%, p = 0.008) and required more frequent clinic visits (9 vs 5/pt). The frequency and duration of hospitalization (23.6% vs 13.7% and 0.88 vs 0.49 days/pt, p = 0.46) and rate of grade ≥3 toxicities (32.6% vs 45.1%, p = 0.18) were numerically but not statistically different between the GC and DD-MVAC group. Cost efficacy analysis is pending and will be presented. Conclusions: DD-MVAC and GC exhibit different characteristics in terms of resource utilization as NAC for MIBC. Importantly, excess resource utilization did not clearly favor one of the regimens, although the DD-MVAC group was younger with better ECOG-PS. Given that similar overall delivery of cumulative cisplatin dosage was feasible with both regimens, the values and costs affixed to different resources may impact the selection of DD-MVAC vs GC in different regions of the world.

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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

Quality of Care/Quality Improvement

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 6; abstr 474)

Abstract #

474

Poster Bd #

G19

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