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Exploratory outcome analyses according to stage and/or residual disease in the ICON7 trial of carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer
Richard KaplanJonathan A. LedermannPhilip BealeIcon InvestigatorsMahesh K. B. ParmarMonique BertrandAntonio Gonzalez MartinEric Pujade-lauraineJacobus PfistererAmit M. OzaAndrew C. EmbletonTimothy J. PerrenNana ScottoAndrés CervantesEmma KentGunnar B. Kristensensubject
0301 basic medicineOncologymedicine.medical_specialtyNeoplasm ResidualPaclitaxelBevacizumabmedicine.medical_treatmentPopulationArticleCarboplatin03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineOvarian cancerInternal medicineAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsmedicineClinical endpointHumansCytoreductive surgeryStage (cooking)educationNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsChemotherapyeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryHazard ratioObstetrics and GynecologyResidual diseasemedicine.diseaseCarboplatinBevacizumab030104 developmental biologyOncologychemistry030220 oncology & carcinogenesisFemaleOvarian cancerbusinessmedicine.drug:Ciencias de la Salud::Oncología [Materias Investigacion]description
Objective In the randomized phase 3 ICON7 trial (ISRCTN91273375), adding bevacizumab to chemotherapy for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS; primary endpoint) but not overall survival (OS; secondary endpoint) in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population. We explored treatment effect according to stage and extent of residual disease. Methods Patients with stage IIB–IV or high-risk (grade 3/clear-cell) stage I–IIA ovarian cancer were randomized to receive six cycles of carboplatin and paclitaxel either alone or with bevacizumab 7.5 mg/kg every 3 weeks followed by single-agent bevacizumab for 12 further cycles (total duration 12 months). Post hoc exploratory analyses of subgroups defined by stage and extent of residual disease at diagnosis within the stage IIIB–IV population (European indication) was performed. Results The PFS benefit from bevacizumab was seen consistently in all subgroups explored. The PFS hazard ratio was 0.77 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.59–0.99) in 411 patients with stage IIIB–IV ovarian cancer with no visible residuum and 0.81 (95% CI, 0.69–0.95) in 749 patients with stage IIIB–IV disease and visible residuum. As in the ITT population, no OS difference was detected in any subgroup except the previously described ‘high-risk’ subgroup. Safety results in analyzed subgroups were consistent with the overall population. Conclusions Adding bevacizumab to front-line chemotherapy improves PFS irrespective of stage/residual disease. In patients with stage III with >1 cm residuum, stage IV or inoperable disease, this translates into an OS benefit. No OS benefit or detriment was seen in other subgroups explored.
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2018-06-22 |