Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS)

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BACKGROUND: In the phase III TAGS trial, trifluridine/tipiracil showed survival benefit versus placebo in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer and ≥ 2 prior chemotherapies. This post hoc exploratory analysis assessed the impact of prior therapy type on outcomes.

METHODS: Based on prior treatment, patients in TAGS (N = 507) were categorized into overlapping subgroups: ramucirumab ± other agents (n = 169), no ramucirumab (n = 338), paclitaxel but no ramucirumab (n = 136), ramucirumab + paclitaxel sequentially or in combination (n = 154), neither paclitaxel nor ramucirumab (n = 202), irinotecan (n = 281), and no irinotecan (n = 226). Overall and progression-free survival, time to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) ≥ 2, and safety were assessed.

RESULTS: Baseline characteristics and prior therapy patterns were generally well balanced between trifluridine/tipiracil and placebo arms across subgroups. Trifluridine/tipiracil was associated with survival benefits versus placebo regardless of prior treatment: across subgroups, median overall survival was 4.6-6.1 versus 3.0-3.8 months (hazard ratios, 0.47-0.88), median progression-free survival was 1.9-2.3 versus 1.7-1.8 months (hazard ratios, 0.49-0.67), and median time to ECOG PS ≥ 2 was 4.0-4.7 versus 1.9-2.5 months (hazard ratios, 0.56-0.88). Among trifluridine/tipiracil-randomized patients, median overall and progression-free survival trended longer in those who had not received ramucirumab, paclitaxel and ramucirumab, or irinotecan (6.0-6.1 and 2.1-2.3 months, respectively) than in those who previously received these agents (4.6-5.7 and 1.9 months). The trifluridine/tipiracil safety profile was consistent across subgroups, with similar overall incidences of grade ≥ 3 adverse events. Minor variations in hematologic toxicities were noted.

CONCLUSIONS: In TAGS, third- or later-line trifluridine/tipiracil treatment demonstrated overall and progression-free survival and functioning benefits versus placebo and a consistent safety profile in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer, regardless of prior treatment type.

CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov NCT02500043.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

Enthalten in:

Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 149(2023), 11 vom: 22. Sept., Seite 9361-9374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shitara, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
George, Ben [VerfasserIn]
Taieb, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Sundar, Raghav [VerfasserIn]
Fakih, Marwan G [VerfasserIn]
Makris, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Benhadji, Karim A [VerfasserIn]
Ghidini, Michele [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7673326042
Antineoplastic protocols
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Drug Combinations
Gastric cancer
Gastroesophageal junction cancer
Irinotecan
Journal Article
NGO10K751P
P88XT4IS4D
Paclitaxel
Pyrrolidines
RMW9V5RW38
Randomized Controlled Trial
Third- or later-line therapy
Tipiracil
Trifluridine
Trifluridine tipiracil

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.08.2023

Date Revised 01.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02500043

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00432-023-04813-z

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357155068