González Martin, A, Oza, AM, Embleton, AC et al. (13 more authors) (2019) 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. Gynecologic Oncology, 152 (1). pp. 53-60. ISSN 0090-8258
Abstract
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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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Contents lists available atScienceDirectGynecologic Oncologyjournal homepage:www.elsevier.com/locate/ygyno |
Keywords: | Bevacizumab; Ovarian cancer; Residual disease; Cytoreductive surgery |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (LICAP) > Clinical Cancer Research (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number MRC (Exceptions) FAISAL AL-TERKAIT |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2018 14:45 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.08.036 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:136569 |