Immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy in advanced bladder carcinoma: A meta-analysis of phase III randomized controlled trials.

Authors

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Rushin Patel

Community Hospital of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA

Rushin Patel , Akshit Chitkara , Zalak Patel , Mrunal Patel , Fnu Anamika , Shivang Trivedi , Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy

Organizations

Community Hospital of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, Trumbull Regional Medical Center, Western Reserve, Warren, OH, Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, NJ, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

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Background: Currently, platinum-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for advanced bladder cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been evaluated in these patients with clinical trials. There is no meta-analysis available of phase III randomized controlled trials comparing immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy versus chemotherapy/placebo in these patients. In this article, we write about the meta-analysis of ICIs use in advanced bladder cancer. Methods: Systemic searches of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Google scholar, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for relevant studies with prespecified terms. We included only phase III randomized controlled trials comparing immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy versus chemotherapy/placebo in patients with advanced bladder carcinoma. Outcomes studied were Overall survival (OS), Progression-free survival (PFS), Objective response rate (ORR), and Grade 3 or higher adverse events (AE). We used a random effects model via RevMan 5.4 software to perform the meta-analysis. Results: 8 phase III RCTs met the inclusion criteria with a total of 5041 patients (immune checkpoint inhibitors = 2481 patients, Chemotherapy/placebo = 2560 patients) and a median follow-up of 24 months. Compared to the chemotherapy/placebo group, immune checkpoint inhibitors showed higher OS [HR = 0.83 (0.73-0.93) P = 0.002]. No significant differences were observed in PFS [HR = 0.84(0.68-1.05) P = 0.13] and ORR [HR = 2.15(0.51-9.09) P = 0.30] between the two groups. Compared to the chemotherapy group, immune checkpoint inhibitors showed significantly fewer severe adverse events [HR = 0.21 (0.14-0.32) P < 0.00001]. Conclusions: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced bladder carcinoma is associated with favorable overall survival and fewer severe adverse events. The two groups observed no significant differences between progression-free survival and objective response rates.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Sub Track

Urothelial Cancer - Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr e16584)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e16584

Abstract #

e16584

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