Quality of life in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: The importance of patient-reported outcomes

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 733-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cella
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Patient Reported

Patient-reported outcomes in a randomized trial of everolimus with metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17516-e17516
Author(s):  
J. Beaumont ◽  
D. Cella ◽  
T. Hutson ◽  
S. Bracarda ◽  
V. Grünwald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Secondary Analyses

e17516 Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO), including health-related quality of life (HRQL), were assessed in a Phase III trial of everolimus in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients. Methods: Patients with mRCC were randomized (n=416) to receive everolimus or placebo plus best supportive care. Patients completed the FACT-Kidney Symptom Index- Disease Related Symptoms (FKSI-DRS) and EORTC-QLQ C30 at baseline and monthly during treatment. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) was also assessed at baseline and monthly during treatment. Primary analyses included time to deterioration defined as a decrease from baseline of at least 3 points for FKSI-DRS, at least 10% for EORTC Physical Function (PF) and Global Quality of Life (QL) scales, and at least 10 points for KPS. Secondary analyses considered tumor progressions that occurred prior to deterioration or censoring date as FKSI deterioration events and compared time to PRO deterioration by tumor progression. Comparisons were made using stratified log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazard models. Results: Time to deterioration in KPS was longer in the everolimus arm, and time to deterioration in FKSI-DRS was slightly longer ( Table ). There was no difference in time to deterioration in PF or QL. Secondary analyses showed median time to deterioration in FKSI-DRS was approximately doubled for the everolimus arm compared to placebo, and patients who progressed experienced a more rapid deterioration in FKSI-DRS and QL scores. Conclusions: Compared to placebo everolimus delayed progression of disease-related symptoms and KPS. No effect on time to deterioration of PF or QL could be determined. Secondary analyses suggest a delay in deterioration in kidney cancer related symptoms via tumor control. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]

Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind, Cross-Over Trial Assessing Treatment Preference for Pazopanib Versus Sunitinib in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: PISCES Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (14) ◽  
pp. 1412-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Escudier ◽  
Camillo Porta ◽  
Petri Bono ◽  
Thomas Powles ◽  
Tim Eisen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Patient Preference ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Intent To Treat

Purpose Patient-reported outcomes may help inform treatment choice in advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), particularly between approved targeted therapies with similar efficacy. This double-blind cross-over study evaluated patient preference for pazopanib or sunitinib and the influence of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and safety factors on their stated preference. Patients and Methods Patients with metastatic RCC were randomly assigned to pazopanib 800 mg per day for 10 weeks, a 2-week washout, and then sunitinib 50 mg per day (4 weeks on, 2 weeks off, 4 weeks on) for 10 weeks, or the reverse sequence. The primary end point, patient preference for a specific treatment, was assessed by questionnaire at the end of the two treatment periods. Other end points and analyses included reasons for preference, physician preference, safety, and HRQoL. Results Of 169 randomly assigned patients, 114 met the following prespecified modified intent-to-treat criteria for the primary analysis: exposure to both treatments, no disease progression before cross over, and completion of the preference questionnaire. Significantly more patients preferred pazopanib (70%) over sunitinib (22%); 8% expressed no preference (P < .001). All preplanned sensitivity analyses, including the intent-to-treat population, statistically favored pazopanib. Less fatigue and better overall quality of life were the main reasons for preferring pazopanib, with less diarrhea being the most cited reason for preferring sunitinib. Physicians also preferred pazopanib (61%) over sunitinib (22%); 17% expressed no preference. Adverse events were consistent with each drug's known profile. Pazopanib was superior to sunitinib in HRQoL measures evaluating fatigue, hand/foot soreness, and mouth/throat soreness. Conclusion This innovative cross-over trial demonstrated a significant patient preference for pazopanib over sunitinib, with HRQoL and safety as key influencing factors.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Assessment of Long-Term Survivors

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Carmichael ◽  
Bertram E. Yuh ◽  
Virginia Sun ◽  
Clayton Lau ◽  
Joann Hsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Long Term Survivors

scholarly journals PRISM protocol: a randomised phase II trial of nivolumab in combination with alternatively scheduled ipilimumab in first-line treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma

BMC Cancer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah L. Buckley ◽  
Fiona J. Collinson ◽  
Gemma Ainsworth ◽  
Heather Poad ◽  
Louise Flanagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
First Line ◽  
Grade 3

Abstract Background The combination of nivolumab, a programmed death-1 (PD-1) targeted monoclonal antibody, with the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) targeted antibody, ipilimumab, represents a new standard of care in the first-line setting for patients with intermediate- and poor-risk metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) based on recent phase III data. Combining ipilimumab with nivolumab increases rates of grade 3 and 4 toxicity compared with nivolumab alone, and the optimal scheduling of these agents when used together remains unknown. The aim of the PRISM study is to assess whether less frequent dosing of ipilimumab (12-weekly versus 3-weekly), in combination with nivolumab, is associated with a favourable toxicity profile without adversely impacting efficacy. Methods The PRISM trial is a UK-based, open label, multi-centre, phase II, randomised controlled trial. The trial population consists of patients with untreated locally advanced or metastatic clear cell RCC, and aims to recruit 189 participants. Participants will be randomised on a 2:1 basis in favour of a modified schedule of 4 doses of 12-weekly ipilimumab versus a standard schedule of 4 doses of 3-weekly ipilimumab, both in combination with standard nivolumab. The proportion of participants experiencing a grade 3 or 4 adverse reaction within 12 months forms the primary endpoint of the study, but with 12-month progression free survival a key secondary endpoint. The incidence of all adverse events, discontinuation rates, overall response rate, duration of response, overall survival rates and health related quality of life will also be analysed as secondary endpoints. In addition, the potential of circulating and tissue-based biomarkers as predictors of therapy response will be explored. Discussion The combination of nivolumab with ipilimumab is active in patients with mRCC. Modifying the frequency of ipilimumab dosing may mitigate toxicity rates and positively impact quality of life without compromising efficacy, a hypothesis being explored in other tumour types such as non-small cell lung cancer. The best way to give this combination to patients with mRCC must be similarly established. Trial registration PRISM is registered with ISRCTN (reference ISRCTN95351638, 19/12/2017). Trial status At the time of submission, PRISM is open to recruitment and data collection is ongoing.

Correlation between patient-reported fatigue and hemoglobin (Hgb) levels in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients (pts) receiving sunitinib (SU).

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 418-418
Author(s):  
Mellar P. Davis ◽  
Ewa M. Matczak ◽  
Connie Chen ◽  
Beata Korytowsky ◽  
Helen Bhattacharyya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Dosing Schedule ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
The Relationship

418 Background: Low Hgb is linked with fatigue in cancer pts; however, the onset and severity of fatigue is multifactorial. The approved SU dosing schedule in mRCC is 4 weeks on treatment, 2 weeks off, and quality of life (QoL) when examined on day 28 is significantly worse than on day 1 of each cycle. The relationship between pt-reported fatigue and Hgb levels with SU in mRCC was investigated. Methods: Two randomized clinical trials of SU were combined to examine the pt-reported fatigue item from FKSI-15 which asks pts to indicate their level of fatigue on a 5-point Likert scale from 0=“not at all” to 4=“very much”. Data were collected at baseline (BL; cycle 1, day 1) and on days 28 and 42 of each 42-day cycle. For each visit, only pts who had data for both fatigue and Hgb at BL were included in the analysis. Results: 481 pts were included. Fatigue and Hgb levels at BL and over cycles 1–6 are shown in the table. Pts reported worse fatigue (higher score) at day 28 of each cycle than on day 42. Fatigue scores typically ranged from 1= “a little bit” to 2=“somewhat”. Changes in Hgb levels, however, were modest and opposite to fatigue changes i.e. were higher on day 28 of each cycle and lower on day 42. Findings were similar beyond cycle 6. Conclusions: Pts indicated less fatigue on day 42, after the 2-week break, than on day 28 of each cycle, consistent with previous overall QoL findings. Low Hgb is not associated with worse fatigue in mRCC pts receiving SU.This may be due to the multifactorial nature of fatigue. The ‘on’ and ‘off’ periods in intermittent dosing are important considerations of patients’ full experience of QoL. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Patient-reported outcomes for axitinib vs sorafenib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: phase III (AXIS) trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 108 (8) ◽  
pp. 1571-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Cella ◽  
B Escudier ◽  
B Rini ◽  
C Chen ◽  
H Bhattacharyya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Patient Reported
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