A Study Of Avelumab Alone Or In Combination With Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Alone In Patients With Platinum Resistant/Refractory Ovarian Cancer (JAVELIN Ovarian 200)

NCT02580058CompletedPHASE3INTERVENTIONAL

Summary

Key Facts

Lead Sponsor

Pfizer

Enrollment

566

Start Date

2015-12-21

Completion Date

2018-09-19

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title

A PHASE 3, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL STUDY OF AVELUMAB (MSB0010718C) ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH PEGYLATED LIPOSOMAL DOXORUBICIN VERSUS PEGYLATED LIPOSOMAL DOXORUBICIN ALONE IN PATIENTS WITH PLATINUM-RESISTANT/REFRACTORY OVARIAN CANCER

Interventions

avelumabPLD

Conditions

Ovarian Cancer

Eligibility

Age Range

18 Years+

Sex

FEMALE

Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer, including malignant mixed Müllerian tumors with high grade serous component.
* Platinum resistant/refractory disease, defined as disease progression within 180 days following the last administered dose of platinum therapy (resistant), or lack of response or disease progression while receiving the most recent platinum based therapy (refractory), respectively.
* Received up to 3 lines of systemic anticancer therapy for platinum sensitive disease, most recently platinum containing, and no prior systemic therapy for platinum resistant disease
* Measurable disease by investigator assessment with at least 1 unidimensional measurable lesion by RECIST v.1.1 that has not previously been irradiated
* Active autoimmune disease that might deteriorate when receiving an immunostimulatory agents. Patients with diabetes type I, vitiligo, psoriasis, hypo or hyperthyroid disease not requiring immunosuppressive treatment are eligible.

Mandatory tumor biopsy must be performed prior to enrollment for all patients (unless there is a documented clinical contraindication). In addition, availability of archived FFPE tumor tissue should be confirmed. If a patient underwent tumor tissue collection within 3 months prior to enrollment with no intervening treatment, and the sample is provided, then a new de novo tumor biopsy is not required.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non epithelial tumor or ovarian tumors with low malignant potential (ie, borderline tumors).
* Prior therapy with an anti PD 1, anti PD L1, anti PD L2, anti CD137, or anti cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA 4) antibody (including ipilimumab, tremelimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell co stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways).
* Known symptomatic brain metastases requiring steroids. Patients with previously diagnosed brain metastases are eligible if they have completed their treatment and have recovered from the acute effects of radiation therapy or surgery prior to study entry, have discontinued corticosteroid treatment for these metastases for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry and are neurologically stable.
* Diagnosis of any other malignancy within 5 years prior to registration, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the breast or of the cervix.
* Severe gastrointestinal conditions such as clinical or radiological evidence of bowel obstruction within 4 weeks prior to study entry, uncontrolled diarrhea in the last 4 weeks prior to enrollment, or history of inflammatory bowel disease.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes

Overall Survival (OS)

OS is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. OS time was summarized by treatment arm using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: From randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of deaths from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 30 months (based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018).

Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1

PFS is defined as the time from date of randomization to the date of the first documentation of progression of disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS time was summarized by treatment arm using the Kaplan-Meier method. PFS based on BICR assessment was evaluated for this endpoint.

Time frame: From randomization to date of first documentation of PD or death due to any cause whichever was first (up to 30 months); based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Secondary Outcomes

Objective Response Rate (ORR) Based on BICR Assessment

Percentage of participants achieved objective response (OR) based on BICR assessment is presented for this endpoint. OR is defined as a complete response (CR, disappearance of all target lesions) or partial response (PR, \>=30% decrease under the baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions) according to the RECIST (version 1.1) recorded from randomization until disease progression or death due to any cause. Both CR and PR must be confirmed by repeat assessments performed no less than 4 weeks after the criteria for response are first met and before the first documentation of disease progression. Only tumor assessments performed on or before the start date of any further anti-cancer therapies are considered in the assessment of best overall response.

Time frame: Tumor assessments as assessed by BICR were conducted at every 8 weeks from screening until documented disease progression (approximately up to 30 months); based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

ORR Based on Investigator Assessment

Percentage of participants achieved OR based on investigator assessment is presented for this endpoint. OR is defined as a CR (disappearance of all target lesions) or PR (\>=30% decrease under the baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions) according to the RECIST (version 1.1) recorded from randomization until disease progression or death due to any cause. The ORR on each randomized treatment arm were estimated by dividing the number of participants with OR (CR or PR) by number of participants randomized to the respective treatment arm.

Time frame: Tumor assessments as assessed by investigator were conducted at every 8 weeks from screening until documented disease progression, up to 30 months; based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

PFS Based on Investigator Assessment According to RECIST Version 1.1

PFS is defined as the time from date of randomization to the date of the first documentation of PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS time was summarized by treatment arm using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: From randomization to date of first documentation of PD or death due to any cause whichever was first (up to 30 months); based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Duration of Response (DR) Based on BICR Assessment

DR is defined, for participants with an OR per RECIST version 1.1, as the time from the first documentation of objective tumor response (CR \[disappearance of all target lesions\] or PR \[\>=30% decrease under the baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions\]) to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Time frame: Tumor assessments as assessed by investigator were conducted at every 8 weeks from screening until documented disease progression, up to 30 months; based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

DR Based on Investigator Assessment

DR is defined, for participants with an OR per RECIST version 1.1, as the time from the first documentation of objective tumor response (CR \[disappearance of all target lesions\] or PR \[\>=30% decrease under the baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions\]) to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Time frame: Tumor assessments as assessed by investigator were conducted at every 8 weeks from screening until documented disease progression, up to 30 months; based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Disease Control (DC) Rate Based on BICR Assessment

Percentage of participants achieving DC based on BICR assessment is presented in this endpoint. DC is a best overall response of CR (disappearance of all target lesions), PR (\>=30% decrease under the baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions), non-complete response/non-progressive disease or stable disease (SD) according to the RECIST version 1.1.

Time frame: Tumor assessments as assessed by investigator were conducted at every 8 weeks from screening until documented disease progression, up to 30 months; based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

DC Rate Based on Investigator Assessment

Percentage of participants achieving DC based on investigator assessment is presented in this endpoint. DC is a best overall response of CR (disappearance of all target lesions), PR (\>=30% decrease under the baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions), non-complete response/non-progressive disease or SD according to the RECIST version 1.1.

Time frame: Tumor assessments as assessed by investigator were conducted at every 8 weeks from screening until documented disease progression, up to 30 months; based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation patient administered a product or medical device; the event need not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment or usage. An SAE is an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; life-threatening; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect; progression of the malignancy under study. Treatment emergent AEs are those events with onset dates occurring during the on-treatment period for the first time, or if the worsening of an event is during the on-treatment period.

Time frame: From the time of the first dose of study treatment through a minimum of 30 days + last dose of study treatment, start day of new anti-cancer therapy -1 day (up to 70 months); based on cutoff date: 13 July 2022.

Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities

The number of participants with following laboratory abnormalities meeting any of the Grades 1 to 4 classified according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) toxicity grading version 4.03 were summarized: hematology (anemia, lymphocyte count decreased, neutrophil count decreased; and platelet count decreased) and chemistry laboratory tests (creatinine increased; serum amylase increased and lipase increased).

Time frame: From screening to the end of treatment/withdrawal visit, up to 2.7 years, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Change From Baseline in Vital Signs - Blood Pressure

Vital signs included blood pressure and pulse rate. Changes from baseline in sitting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were summarized.

Time frame: From screening to the end of treatment/withdrawal visit, up to 2.7 years, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Change From Baseline in Vital Signs - Pulse Rate

Vital signs included blood pressure and pulse rate. Changes from baseline in sitting pulse rate were summarized.

Time frame: From screening to the end of treatment/withdrawal visit, up to 2.7 years, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Number of Participants With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities

Categorical summarization ECG criteria were as follows: 1) QT interval, QTcB, QTcF and QTcP: increase from baseline \>30 ms or 60 ms; absolute value \> 450 ms, \>480 ms and \> 500 ms; 2) heart rate (HR): change from baseline \>=20 bpm and absolute value \<=50 bpm or \>=120 bpm; 3) PR interval: absolute value \>=220 ms and increase from baseline \>=20 ms; 4) QRS: \>= 120 ms.

Time frame: From screening to the end of treatment/withdrawal visit, up to 2.7 years, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Number of Participants With % Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) Decrease From Baseline

LVEF decrease was summarized by multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA)/ echocardiogram (ECHO) parameter. Participants with a LVEF% \>=10 points and \>= 15 points decrease from baseline during the on-treatment period were summarized.

Time frame: Screening, Cycle 3 Day 1 (repeated every 2 cycles) to the end of treatment/withdrawal visit, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Number of Participants With PD-L1 Expression for PFS (Based on BICR Assessment) and for OS

PD-L1 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Participants were considered positive for PD-L1 if their baseline tissue sample demonstrated PD-L1 expression on \>=1% of tumor cells or \>=5% of immune cells.

Time frame: Biomarkers are measured only at screening.

Number of Participants With CD8 Expression for PFS (Based on BICR Assessment) and for OS

Tumor infiltrating CD8 positive (CD8+) T lymphocytes was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Participants were considered positive for CD8 T cells if their baseline tissue sample demonstrated presence of \>=1% CD8+ cells across the area of the tumor.

Time frame: Biomarkers are measured only at screening.

Number of Participants With Improved, Stable and Deterioration Based on 10-Point Change for EORTC QLQ-C30 Global QoL

The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) is a 30 question survey and includes 5 functional domain subscales, global health status/quality of life, disease/treatment related symptoms, and the perceived financial impact of disease. Higher scores are reflective of a greater presence of symptoms.

Time frame: Day 1 of Cycle 1, Day 1 of each subsequent cycle, end of treatment/withdrawal visit and the 30, 60 and 90 days safety follow up visits, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Time to Deterioration in Abdominal/GI Symptom Subscale of EORTC QLQ-OV28

The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Ovarian Cancer 28 (EORTC QLQ-OV28) is a 28 item instrument with 7 functional domain subscales. Time to deterioration was defined as the time from randomization to the first time the participant's score showed a 15-point or higher increase in the score of the abdominal/GI symptom subscale of the EORTC QLQ-OV28.

Time frame: From Day 1 of Cycle 1 to prior to end of treatment/withdrawal visit, based on cutoff date: 19 September 2018.

Change From Baseline in EQ-VAS Score at End of Treatment

The EuroQol- 5 Dimensions- 5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire consists of the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and a visual analogue scale (the EuroQol-visual analogue scale \[EQ-VAS\]). The respondent's self-rated health is assessed on a scale from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state) by the EQ-VAS.

Time frame: Baseline and end of treatment/withdrawal visit

Serum Trough Concentration (Ctrough) For Avelumab Following Cycle 2 Day 1 Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (PLD) Dose

Ctrough was defined as predose concentration during multiple dosing, and can be observed directly from data.

Time frame: At predose (0 H) on Cycle 2 Day 1

Serum Maximum Concentration (Cmax) For Avelumab Following Cycle 2 Day 1 PLD Dose

Cmax was defined as maximum observed serum concentration, and can be observed directly from data.

Time frame: At postdose (end of infusion, 1H) on Cycle 2 Day 1

Cmax For Doxorubicin Following Cycle 2 Day 1 PLD Dose

Cmax was defined as maximum observed serum concentration, and can be observed directly from data.

Time frame: From predose (0 H) of Cycle 2 Day 1 through 336 hours postdose

Area Under The Concentration Time Profile From Time Zero to 24 Hours (AUC24) For Doxorubicin Following Cycle 2 Day 1 PLD Dose

AUC24 was defined as area under the concentration time profile from time zero to 24 hours.

Time frame: From 0 through 24 hours postdose

Area Under The Concentration Time Profile From Time Zero to 336 Hours (AUC336) For Doxorubicin Following Cycle 2 Day 1 PLD Dose

AUC336 was defined as area under the concentration time profile from time zero to 336 hours.

Time frame: From predose (0 H) of Cycle 2 Day 1 through 336 hours postdose

Area Under The Concentration Time Profile From Time Zero to The Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUClast) For Doxorubicin Following Cycle 2 Day 1 PLD Dose

AUClast was defined as area under the concentration time profile from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable concentration (Clast).

Time frame: From predose (0 H) of Cycle 2 Day 1 through 336 hours postdose

Number of Participants With Treatment-Boosted Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA)

Treatment-boosted ADA was defined as a positive ADA result at baseline and the titer ≥ 8×baseline titer at least once after treatment with avelumab.

Time frame: At predose (0 H) of select cycles starting from Cycle 1 through Cycle 24, at end of treatment and 30 days after the last dose of avelumab

Number of Participants With Treatment-Induced ADA

Treatment-induced ADA was defined as participant who was ADA-negative at baseline and has at least one positive post-baseline ADA result; or if participant did not have a baseline sample, the participant had at least one positive past-baseline ADA result.

Time frame: At predose (0 H) of select cycles starting from Cycle 1 through Cycle 24, at end of treatment and 30 days after the last dose of avelumab

Number of Participants With Treatment-Induced Neutralizing Antibody (nAb)

Treatment-induced nAb was defined as participant who was not nAb positive at baseline and had at least one positive post-baseline nAb result; or if participant did not have a baseline sample, the participant had at least one positive past-baseline ADA result.

Time frame: At predose (0 H) of select cycles starting from Cycle 1 through Cycle 24, at end of treatment and 30 days after the last dose of avelumab

Locations

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL, Chandler, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL, Phoenix, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL, Phoenix, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL, Scottsdale, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC-HAL, Tempe, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE, Tucson, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE, Tucson, United States

Highlands Oncology Group, Fayetteville, United States

Highlands Oncology Group, Rogers, United States

University of California, Irvine/UC Irvine Health, Orange, United States

Sansum Clinic, Santa Barbara, United States

Sansum Clinic, Solvang, United States

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Aurora, United States

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Boulder, United States

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Lakewood, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists, Daytona Beach, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists, Wellington, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists, West Palm Beach, United States

Atlanta Gynecologic Oncology, Atlanta, United States

Northside Hospital - Pharmacy, Atlanta, United States

University Gynecologic Oncology, Atlanta, United States

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C., Austell, United States

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C., Carrollton, United States

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C., Cartersville, United States

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C., Douglasville, United States

Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C., Marietta, United States

The University of Kansas Clinical Research Center, Fairway, United States

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Pavilion, Westwood, United States

Norton Cancer Institute, Norton Healthcare Pavilion, Louisville, United States

Norton Healthcare Pharmacy, Attn: Marlon Baranda, Pharm D, Louisville, United States

Norton Hospital, Louisville, United States

Norton Cancer Institute, St. Matthews Campus, Louisville, United States

Norton Women's and Children's Hospital, Louisville, United States

Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Louisville, United States

Norton Cancer Institute, Brownsboro Hospital Campus, Louisville, United States

Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A., Bethesda, United States

Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A., Columbia, United States

Maryland Oncology Hematology P.A., Silver Spring, United States

Maryland Oncology Hematology P.A., Silver Spring, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States

Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston, United States

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States

The University of Kansas Cancer Center, CCP - North, Kansas City, United States

Center of Hope at Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, United States

Southwest GYN Oncology Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, United States

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, United States

Hope Women's Cancer Centers, Asheville, United States

Mission Hospital, Inc., Asheville, United States

Novant Health Oncology Specialists, Kernersville, United States

Novant Health Oncology Specialists, Winston-Salem, United States

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, United States

Fairview Hospital Moll Pavilion Cancer Center, Cleveland, United States

Fairview Hospital Moll Pavilion Pharmacy, Cleveland, United States

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, United States

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, United States

Hillcrest Hospital Hirsch Cancer Center Pharmacy, Mayfield Heights, United States

Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, United States

Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center, Eugene, United States

Investigational Drug Services, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States

The University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, United States

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Dickson, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Franklin, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Gallatin, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Hermitage, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Lebanon, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Murfreesboro, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, United States

The Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Shelbyville, United States

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Smyrna, United States

Texas Oncology-Austin Central, Austin, United States

Texas Oncology-South Austin, Austin, United States

Texas Oncology - Bedford, Bedford, United States

Texas Oncology -Fort Worth Cancer Center, Fort Worth, United States

US Oncology Investigational Products Center (IPC), Irving, United States

US Oncology Investigational Products Center, Irving, United States

Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center, San Antonio, United States

Texas Oncology - The Woodlands, Gynecologic Oncology, The Woodlands, United States

Utah Cancer Specialists, Salt Lake City, United States

Carilion Clinic Gynecologic Oncology, Roanoke, United States

Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, United States

Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, United States

Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, United States

Epic Pharmacy,Newcastle Private Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Australia

Newcastle Private Hospital Pty Limited, Newcastle, Australia

Icon Cancer Care Wesley, Auchenflower, Australia

Rivercity Pharmacy, Auchenflower, Australia

Mater Pharmacy Services, Brisbane, Australia

Icon Cancer Care Chermside, Chermside, Australia

Clinical Research Unit, Herston, Australia

Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Herston, Australia

Oncology Pharmacy, Herston, Australia

Icon Cancer Care, South Brisbane, Australia

Icon Cancer Foundation, South Brisbane, Australia

Mater Cancer Care Centre, South Brisbane, Australia

Icon Cancer Care Southport, Southport, Australia

Cabrini Health Limited, Brighton, Australia

Cabrini Health Limited, Malvern, Australia

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia

Pharmacy Department, Parkville, Australia

The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Australia

Medizinische Universitat Graz, LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz, Graz, Austria

Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

University Hospital Gent, Ghent, Belgium

Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium

AZ Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

CHU de Liege - Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium

Clinique et Maternite Sainte Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium

Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Canada

Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada

British Columbia Cancer Agency - Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, Canada

British Columbia Cancer Agency-Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, Canada

St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada

Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Canada

CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Nova Scotia Health Authority, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax, Canada

Nova Scotia Health Authority, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada

Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada

Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada

McGill University Health Centre - Glen Site, Montreal, Canada

Oncology Pharmacy McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze, Fakultni poliklinika, Prague, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czechia

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze, Nemocnicni lekarna,, Prague, Czechia

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze, Neurologicka klinika, Prague, Czechia

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze, Prague, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice v Motole, Prague, Czechia

Krajska zdravotni a.s., Masarykova nemocnice v Usti nad Labem, o.z, Ústí nad Labem, Czechia

Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Centre Francois Baclesse, Caen, France

Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France

Service de Radiologie, Lyon, France

Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France

Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France

Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

General Hospital of Athens Alexandra, Athens, Greece

General Oncology Hospital of Kifissia "Agioi Anargiroi", 2nd Department of Medical Oncology, Athens/New Kifissia, Greece

Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet, Gyogyszertar, Budapest, Hungary

Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet, Nogyogyaszati Osztaly, Budapest, Hungary

Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Gyogyszertar, Debrecen, Hungary

Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont, Debrecen, Hungary

Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Hetenyi Geza Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Onkologiai Kozpont, Szolnok, Hungary

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Mater Misericoridae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Pharmacy Department, Dublin, Ireland

St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland

Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Poliambulatorio Specialistico Villa Salute, Manerbio, Italy

Congregazione delle Suore Infermiere dell'Addolorata, Costa Masnaga, Italy

ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Miano, Italy

Servizio Sanitario Regionale Emilia-Romagna, Lugo, Italy

Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia, Candiolo, Italy

Habilita, San Marco Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

Humanitas Cliniche Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy

Humanitas, Unita Operativa di Cardiologia 2, Bergamo, Italy

Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedelario, Brescia, Italy

Congregazione delle Suore Infermiere dell'Addolorata, Como, Italy

Fondazione Teresa Camplani, Cremona, Italy

Regione Lombardia, A O Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy

Regione Lombardia, ASST Cremona, Cremona, Italy

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy

Ambulatorio dott. Francesco Cavanna, Medico Chirurgo, Piacenza, Italy

Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy

Azienda USL 4 Prato, Prato, Italy

Azienda USL 4 Toscana Centro, Prato, Italy

Servizio Sanitario Regionale Emilia-Romagna, Rimini, Italy

C D C, Sede di Torino Centro, Torino, Italy

Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan

Ehime University Hospital, Tōon, Japan

Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan

Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan

University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan

Tokai University Hospital, Isehara, Japan

Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan

Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan

Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan

Saitama Cancer Center, Kita-adachi-gun, Japan

National Defense Medical College Hospital, Tokorozawa, Japan

Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan

Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Japan

The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Japan

Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands

Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum, Maastricht, Netherlands

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Sykehusapoteket i Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Oslo Universitetssykehus, Oslo, Norway

Sykehusapoteket Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Centrum Onkologii, Instytut im. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie, Oddzial w Krakowie, Apteka Szpitalna, Krakow, Poland

Centrum Onkologii, Instytut im. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie, Oddzial w Krakowie, Krakow, Poland

Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie, Apteka Szpitalna, Olsztyn, Poland

Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie, Olsztyn, Poland

Szpital Kliniczny Przemienienia Panskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w, Poznan, Poland

Szpital Kliniczny Przemienienia Panskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Poznan, Poland

SPZOZ Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 3 w Rybniku, Apteka Szpitalna, Rybnik, Poland

SPZOZ Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 3 w Rybniku, Rybnik, Poland

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Oncology Center #2" of the Ministry of Healthcare, Sochi, Russia

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Pyatigorsk Oncology Dispensary, Pyatigorsk, Russia

Evimed Llc, Chelyabinsk, Russia

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution, Chelyabinsk, Russia

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Clinical oncology dispensary #1", Krasnodar, Russia

Federal State Budgetary Institution "Russian Cancer Research Center n.a. N.N. Blokhin", Moscow, Russia

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of Nizhegorogsky region, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Orenburg Regional Clinical Oncological Dispensary", Orenburg, Russia

State Budget Institution of Healthcare Saint Petersburg Clinical Scientific - Practice Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia

State Regional Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Regional clinical oncology dispensary", Veliky Novgorod, Russia

National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

National Cancer Centre Singapore Pharmacy, Singapore, Singapore

National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Raffles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, South Korea

Clinical Trial Pharmacy, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea

Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea

Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Clinical Trial Pharmacy, Seoul, South Korea

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea

Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea

Samsung Medical Center Clinical Trial Pharmacy, Seoul, South Korea

Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea

Department of Pharamacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

Institut Catala d'Oncologia - Hospital Duran y Reynalds, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain

lnstitut Catala d Oncologia de Girona. Hospital Universitario Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

Hospital MD Anderson, Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, Seville, Spain

Universitatsspital Basel, Frauenklinik, Basel, Switzerland

Universitatsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Luzerner Kantonsspital, Medizinische Onkologie, Studienzentrale Onkologie, Lucerne, Switzerland

Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI), Bellinzona, Switzerland

Kantonsapotheke Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Universitaetsspital Zurich, Klinik fuer Gynakologie, Zurich, Switzerland

Universitatsspital Zurich, Clinical Trials Center, Zurich, Switzerland

Universitatsspital Zurich, Institut fur diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Zurich, Switzerland

Universitatsspital Zurich, Universitares Herzzentrum Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Clinical Trial Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Clinical Trial Pharmacy, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Clinical Trial Pharmacy, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Clinical Trial Pharmacy, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chemotherapy Pharmacy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Bebington, Wirral, United Kingdom

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Bebington, Wirral, United Kingdom

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Northwood, United Kingdom

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton, United Kingdom

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, United Kingdom

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom

Spire Healthcare Limited (St. Anthony's Hospital), Sutton, United Kingdom

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Linked Papers

2023-07-05

Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer

Cancer of ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal origin, referred to collectively as ovarian cancer, is the eighth most common cancer in women and is often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Women with relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) are less well and have a limited life expectancy, therefore maintaining quality of life with effective symptom control is an important aim of treatment. However, the unwanted effects of chemotherapy agents may be severe, and optimal treatment regimens are unclear. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD), which contains a cytotoxic drug called doxorubicin hydrochloride, is one of several treatment modalities that may be considered for treatment of relapsed EOCs. This is an update of the original Cochrane Review which was published in Issue 7, 2013. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of PLD, with or without other anti-cancer drugs, in women with relapsed high grade epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE (via Ovid) and Embase (via Ovid) from 1990 to January 2022. We also searched online registers of clinical trials, abstracts of scientific meetings and reference lists of included studies. We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated PLD in women diagnosed with relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer. Two review authors independently extracted data to a pre-designed data collection form and assessed the risk of bias according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions guidelines. Where possible, we pooled collected data in meta-analyses. This is an update of a previous review with 12 additional studies, so this updated review includes a total of 26 RCTs with 8277 participants that evaluated the effects of PLD alone or in combination with other drugs in recurrent EOC: seven in platinum-sensitive disease (2872 participants); 11 in platinum-resistant disease (3246 participants); and eight that recruited individuals regardless of platinum sensitivity status (2079 participants). The certainty of the evidence was assessed for the three most clinically relevant comparisons out of eight comparisons identified in the included RCTs. Recurrent platinum-sensitive EOC PLD with conventional chemotherapy agent compared to alternative combination chemotherapy likely results in little to no difference in overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio (HR) 0.93, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.83 to 1.04; 5 studies, 2006 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) but likely increases progression-free survival (PFS) (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.89; 5 studies, 2006 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). The combination may slightly improve quality of life at three months post-randomisation, measured using European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (mean difference 4.80, 95% CI 0.92 to 8.68; 1 study, 608 participants; low-certainty evidence), but this may not represent a clinically meaningful difference. PLD in combination with another chemotherapy agent compared to alternative combination chemotherapy likely results in little to no difference in the rate of overall severe adverse events (grade ≥ 3) (risk ratio (RR) 1.11, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.30; 2 studies, 834 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). PLD with chemotherapy likely increases anaemia (grade ≥ 3) (RR 1.37, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.85; 5 studies, 1961 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). The evidence is very uncertain about the effect of PLD with conventional chemotherapy on hand-foot syndrome (HFS)(grade ≥ 3) (RR 4.01, 95% CI 1.00 to 16.01; 2 studies, 1028 participants; very low-certainty evidence) and neurological events (grade ≥ 3) (RR 0.38, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.74; 4 studies, 1900 participants; very low-certainty evidence). Recurrent platinum-resistant EOC PLD alone compared to another conventional chemotherapy likely results in little to no difference in OS (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.19; 6 studies, 1995 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). The evidence is very uncertain about the effect of PLD on PFS (HR 0.94, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.04; 4 studies, 1803 participants; very low-certainty evidence), overall severe adverse events (grade ≥ 3) (RR ranged from 0.61 to 0.97; 2 studies, 964 participants; very low-certainty evidence), anaemia (grade ≥ 3) (RR ranged from 0.19 to 0.82; 5 studies, 1968 participants; very low-certainty evidence), HFS (grade ≥ 3) (RR ranged from 15.19 to 109.15; 6 studies, 2184 participants; very low-certainty evidence), and the rate of neurological events (grade ≥ 3)(RR ranged from 0.08 to 3.09; 3 studies, 1222 participants; very low-certainty evidence). PLD with conventional chemotherapy compared to PLD alone likely results in little to no difference in OS (HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.21; 1 study, 242 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and it may result in little to no difference in PFS (HR 0.94, 95% CI 0.73 to 1.22; 2 studies, 353 participants; low-certainty evidence). The combination likely increases overall severe adverse events (grade ≥ 3) (RR 2.48, 95% CI 1.98 to 3.09; 1 study, 663 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and anaemia (grade ≥ 3) (RR 2.38, 95% CI 1.46 to 3.87; 2 studies, 785 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), but likely results in a large reduction in HFS (grade ≥ 3) (RR 0.24, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.40; 2 studies, 785 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). It may result in little to no difference in neurological events (grade ≥ 3) (RR 1.40, 95% CI 0.85 to 2.31; 1 study, 663 participants; low-certainty evidence). In platinum-sensitive relapsed EOC, including PLD in a combination chemotherapy regimen probably makes little to no difference in OS compared to other combinations, but likely improves PFS. Choice of chemotherapy will therefore be guided by symptoms from previous chemotherapy and other patient considerations. Single-agent PLD remains a useful agent for platinum-resistant relapsed EOC and choice of agent at relapse will depend on patient factors, e.g. degree of bone marrow suppression or neurotoxicity from previous treatments. Adding another agent to PLD likely increases overall grade ≥ 3 adverse events with little to no improvement in survival outcomes. The limited evidence relating to PLD in combination with other agents in platinum-resistant relapsed EOC does not indicate a benefit, but there is some evidence of increased side effects.

2021-06-15

Avelumab alone or in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer (JAVELIN Ovarian 200): an open-label, three-arm, randomised, phase 3 study

Most patients with ovarian cancer will relapse after receiving frontline platinum-based chemotherapy and eventually develop platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory disease. We report results of avelumab alone or avelumab plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) compared with PLD alone in patients with platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer. JAVELIN Ovarian 200 was an open-label, parallel-group, three-arm, randomised, phase 3 trial, done at 149 hospitals and cancer treatment centres in 24 countries. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older with epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer (maximum of three previous lines for platinum-sensitive disease, none for platinum-resistant disease) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) via interactive response technology to avelumab (10 mg/kg intravenously every 2 weeks), avelumab plus PLD (40 mg/m Between Jan 5, 2016, and May 16, 2017, 566 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned (combination n=188; PLD n=190, avelumab n=188). At data cutoff (Sept 19, 2018), median duration of follow-up for overall survival was 18·4 months (IQR 15·6-21·9) for the combination group, 17·4 months (15·2-21·3) for the PLD group, and 18·2 months (15·8-21·2) for the avelumab group. Median progression-free survival by blinded independent central review was 3·7 months (95% CI 3·3-5·1) in the combination group, 3·5 months (2·1-4·0) in the PLD group, and 1·9 months (1·8-1·9) in the avelumab group (combination vs PLD: stratified HR 0·78 [repeated 93·1% CI 0·59-1·24], one-sided p=0·030; avelumab vs PLD: 1·68 [1·32-2·60], one-sided p>0·99). Median overall survival was 15·7 months (95% CI 12·7-18·7) in the combination group, 13·1 months (11·8-15·5) in the PLD group, and 11·8 months (8·9-14·1) in the avelumab group (combination vs PLD: stratified HR 0·89 [repeated 88·85% CI 0·74-1·24], one-sided p=0·21; avelumab vs PLD: 1·14 [0·95-1·58], one-sided p=0·83]). The most common grade 3 or worse treatment-related adverse events were palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (18 [10%] in the combination group vs nine [5%] in the PLD group vs none in the avelumab group), rash (11 [6%] vs three [2%] vs none), fatigue (ten [5%] vs three [2%] vs none), stomatitis (ten [5%] vs five [3%] vs none), anaemia (six [3%] vs nine [5%] vs three [2%]), neutropenia (nine [5%] vs nine [5%] vs none), and neutrophil count decreased (eight [5%] vs seven [4%] vs none). Serious treatment-related adverse events occurred in 32 (18%) patients in the combination group, 19 (11%) in the PLD group, and 14 (7%) in the avelumab group. Treatment-related adverse events resulted in death in one patient each in the PLD group (sepsis) and avelumab group (intestinal obstruction). Neither avelumab plus PLD nor avelumab alone significantly improved progression-free survival or overall survival versus PLD. These results provide insights for patient selection in future studies of immune checkpoint inhibitors in platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer. Pfizer and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.