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Clinical factors of response in patients with advanced ovarian cancer participating in early phase clinical trials

George, A; Kristeleit, R; Rafii, S; Michie, CO; Bowen, R; Michalarea, V; van Hagen, T; ... Yap, TA; + view all (2017) Clinical factors of response in patients with advanced ovarian cancer participating in early phase clinical trials. European Journal of Cancer , 76 pp. 52-59. 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.01.020. Green open access

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Abstract

Drug resistance to conventional anticancer therapies is almost inevitable in patients with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC), limiting their available treatment options. Novel phase I trial therapies within a dedicated drug development unit may represent a viable alternative; however, there is currently little evidence for patient outcomes in such patients. To address this, we undertook a retrospective review of patients with AOC allocated to phase I trials in the Drug Development Unit at Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) between June 1998 and October 2010. A total of 200 AOC patients with progressive disease were allocated to ≥1 trial each, with a total of 281 allocations. Of these, 135 (68%) patients commenced ≥1 trial (mean 1.4 [1-8]), totaling 216 allocated trials; 65 (32%) patients did not start due to deterioration resulting from rapidly progressive disease (63 patients) or patient choice (2 patients). Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) complete/partial responses (CR/PR) were observed in 43 (20%) of those starting trials, including those on poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (18/79 [23%]), antiangiogenics (9/65 [14%]) and chemotherapy combinations (14/43 [33%]). Factors associated with CR/PR included: fewer prior treatments, platinum-sensitive disease, CR/PR with prior therapy, (the United States-based) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score, fewer metastatic sites, higher albumin and haemoglobin levels, lower white cell counts and baseline CA125 levels, germline BRCA1/2 mutations and better RMH Prognostic Score. Mean survival was 32° months for patients who achieved CR/PR. Treatments were generally well tolerated. Most patients with AOC (134/200 [67%]) received ≥1 subsequent line of therapy after phase I trials. Our data suggest that phase I trial referrals should be considered earlier in the AOC treatment pathway and before the onset of rapid disease progression particularly with the emergence of promising novel agents in the era of precision medicine.

Type: Article
Title: Clinical factors of response in patients with advanced ovarian cancer participating in early phase clinical trials
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.01.020
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2017.01.020
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Antiangiogenics, Ovarian cancer, Phase I trials, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, Precision medicine, RMH prognostic score, Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell, Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents, CA-125 Antigen, Carcinoma, Endometrioid, Carcinosarcoma, Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic, Drug Discovery, England, Female, Genes, BRCA1, Genes, BRCA2, Granulosa Cell Tumor, Hemoglobins, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Humans, Leukocyte Count, Membrane Proteins, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous, Ovarian Neoplasms, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Serum Albumin, Severity of Illness Index, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1544875
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