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Morikawa T, Naiki T, Sugiyama Y, Naiki-Ito A, Nagai T, Etani T, Iida K, Isobe T, Noda Y, Shimizu N, Aoki M, Gonda M, Banno R, Kubota H, Ando R, Umemoto Y, Kawai N, Yasui T. C-Reactive Protein Is a Potential Prognostic Marker in Patient with Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with Enfortumab Vedotin: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1725. [PMID: 38730675 PMCID: PMC11083374 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In the EV-301 trial, enfortumab vedotin prolonged survival in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma previously treated with platinum-based therapy and programmed cell death 1/programmed death-ligand 1 inhibitor. However, real-world Asian data are limited, and potential prognostic markers are non-existent. We aimed to investigate potential prognostic markers for enfortumab vedotin therapy in Asian patients. METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 61 Japanese patients treated with enfortumab vedotin therapy at our hospital and affiliated hospitals between January 2019 and September 2023. RESULTS Enrolled patients (38 men, 23 women; median age 74 [IQR: 68-79] years) had bladder cancer (26 patients) or upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (35 patients). Fifty-four patients reported adverse events (grade >3 in 12). Skin disorders, pruritus, and neuropathy were common adverse effects. The median overall survival was 17.1 months (95% confidence interval: 10.0-not applicable). In multivariate analysis, the C-reactive protein level was an independent marker predicting favorable overall survival with enfortumab vedotin. Patient characteristics did not differ between C-reactive protein-high and -low groups. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides real-world data showing that enfortumab vedotin prolonged survival in Asian patients similar to the EV-301 trial. Additionally, the C-reactive protein level might be considered a prognostic marker of enfortumab vedotin therapy in such patients.
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- Toshiharu Morikawa
- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
- Department of Urology, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan;
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan;
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
- Department of Urology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo 446-8602, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
- Department of Urology, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Urology, Konan Hospital, Konan 483-8704, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Kainan Hospital, Yatomi 498-8502, Japan;
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
- Department of Urology, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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- Department of Nephro-Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan; (T.M.); (T.N.); (T.E.); (K.I.); (T.I.); (Y.N.); (N.S.); (M.A.); (M.G.); (R.A.); (Y.U.); (N.K.); (T.Y.)
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Taguchi S, Kawai T, Nakagawa T, Kume H. Latest evidence on clinical outcomes and prognostic factors of advanced urothelial carcinoma in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a narrative review. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024; 54:254-264. [PMID: 38109484 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyad172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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The management of advanced (locally advanced or metastatic) urothelial carcinoma has been revolutionized since pembrolizumab was introduced in 2017. Several prognostic factors for advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab have been reported, including conventional parameters such as performance status and visceral (especially liver) metastasis, laboratory markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, sarcopenia, histological/genomic markers such as programmed cell death ligand 1 immunohistochemistry and tumor mutational burden, variant histology, immune-related adverse events, concomitant medications in relation to the gut microbiome, primary tumor site (bladder cancer versus upper tract urothelial carcinoma) and history/combination of radiotherapy. The survival time of advanced urothelial carcinoma has been significantly prolonged (or 'doubled' from 1 to 2 years) after the advent of pembrolizumab, which will be further improved with novel agents such as avelumab and enfortumab vedotin. This review summarizes the latest evidence on clinical outcomes and prognostic factors of advanced urothelial carcinoma in the contemporary era of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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- Satoru Taguchi
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Watari S, Katayama S, Shiraishi H, Tokunaga M, Kubota R, Kusumi N, Ichikawa T, Tsushima T, Kobayashi Y, Bekku K, Araki M. Geriatric nutritional risk index as a prognostic marker of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective multi-center study. Discov Oncol 2023; 14:204. [PMID: 37968545 PMCID: PMC10651608 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00816-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in predicting the efficacy of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combination therapy for metastatic or unresectable renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and associated patient prognosis. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted using data from 19 institutions. The GNRI was calculated using body mass index and serum albumin level, and patients were classified into two groups using the GNRI values, with 98 set as the cutoff point. RESULTS In all, 119 patients with clear cell RCC who received first-line drug therapy with ICIs were analyzed. Patients with GNRI ≥ 98 had significantly better overall survival (OS) (p = 0.008) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (p = 0.001) rates than those with GNRI < 98; however, progression-free survival (PFS) did not differ significantly. Inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis showed that low GNRI scores were significantly associated with poor OS (p = 0.004) and CSS (p = 0.015). Multivariate analysis showed that the Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score was a better predictor of prognosis (OS; HR 5.17, p < 0.001, CSS; HR 4.82, p = 0.003) than GNRI (OS; HR 0.36, p = 0.066, CSS; HR 0.35, p = 0.072). In a subgroup analysis of patients with a good KPS and GNRI ≥ 98 vs < 98, the 2-year OS rates were 91.4% vs 66.9% (p = 0.068), 2-year CSS rates were 91.4% vs 70.1% (p = 0.073), and PFS rates were 39.7% vs 21.4 (p = 0.27), respectively. CONCLUSION The prognostic efficiency of GNRI was inferior to that of the KPS score at the initiation of the first-line ICI combination therapy for clear cell RCC.
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- Shogo Watari
- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, 1711-1 Tamasu, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 701-1192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Kita-Ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Zhang L, Wang K, Kuang T, Deng W, Hu P, Wang W. Low geriatric nutritional risk index as a poor prognostic biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in solid cancer. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1286583. [PMID: 38024341 PMCID: PMC10646500 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1286583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Objective In this investigation, we focused on the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), a comprehensive metric that takes into account the patient's ideal weight, actual weight, and serum albumin levels to measure malnutrition. Our primary objective was to examine the predictive value of GNRI-defined malnutrition in determining the response to immunotherapy among cancer patients. Methods Relevant articles for this study were systematically searched in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Google Scholar up to July 2023. Our analysis evaluated overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and disease control rate (DCR) as clinical outcomes. Results This analysis comprised a total of eleven articles encompassing 1,417 patients. The pooled results revealed that cancer patients with low GNRI levels exhibited shorter OS (HR: 2.64, 95% CI: 2.08-3.36, p < 0.001) and PFS (HR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.46-2.41, p < 0.001), and lower ORR (OR: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.33-0.65, p < 0.001) and DCR (OR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.29-0.61, p < 0.001). Sensitivity analyses confirmed that the above results were stable. Egger's and Begg's tests revealed that there was no publication bias in the above results. Conclusion Our results imply that the GNRI is a useful predictor of immunotherapy response in cancer patients.
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- Lilong Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Emergency, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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van Holstein Y, van den Berkmortel PJE, Trompet S, van Heemst D, van den Bos F, Roemeling-van Rhijn M, de Glas NA, Beekman M, Slagboom PE, Portielje JEA, Mooijaart SP, van Munster BC. The association of blood biomarkers with treatment response and adverse health outcomes in older patients with solid tumors: A systematic review. J Geriatr Oncol 2023; 14:101567. [PMID: 37453811 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Blood biomarkers are potentially useful prognostic markers and may support treatment decisions, but it is unknown if and which biomarkers are most useful in older patients with solid tumors. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence on the association of blood biomarkers with treatment response and adverse health outcomes in older patients with solid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search was conducted in five databases in December 2022 to identify studies on blood biomarkers measured before treatment initiation, not tumor specific, and outcomes in patients with solid tumors aged ≥60 years. Studies on any type or line of oncologic treatment could be included. Titles and abstracts were screened by three authors. Data extraction and quality assessment, using the Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) checklist, were performed by two authors. RESULTS Sixty-three studies were included, with a median sample size of 138 patients (Interquartile range [IQR] 99-244) aged 76 years (IQR 72-78). Most studies were retrospective cohort studies (63%). The risk of bias was moderate in 52% and high in 43%. Less than one-third reported geriatric parameters. Eighty-six percent examined mortality outcomes, 37% therapeutic response, and 37% adverse events. In total, 77 unique markers were studied in patients with a large variety of tumor types and treatment modalities. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (20 studies), albumin (19), C-reactive protein (16), hemoglobin (14) and (modified) Glasgow Prognostic Score ((m)GPS) (12) were studied most often. The vast majority showed no significant association of these biomarkers with outcomes, except for associations between low albumin and adverse events and high (m)GPS with mortality. DISCUSSION Most studies did not find a significant association between blood biomarkers and clinical outcomes. The interpretation of current evidence on prognostic blood biomarkers is hampered by small sample sizes and inconsistent results across heterogeneous studies. The choice for blood biomarkers in the majority of included studies seemed driven by availability in clinical practice in retrospective cohort studies. Ageing biomarkers are rarely studied in older patients with solid tumors. Further research is needed in larger and more homogenous cohorts that combine clinical parameters and biomarkers before these can be used in clinical practice.
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- Yara van Holstein
- Department of Internal Medicine, section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, section of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, section of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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Ito K, Kita Y, Kobayashi T. Real-world outcomes of pembrolizumab for platinum-refractory advanced urothelial carcinoma: Efficacy, safety, and evidence for trial-unfit patients. Int J Urol 2023; 30:696-703. [PMID: 36482843 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pembrolizumab, monoclonal antibody targeting programmed cell death 1, is widely used for platinum-refractory urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients. Although the survival benefit of pembrolizumab was proven in the well-designed phase III trial, these data represent only a part of patients due to strictly defined eligibility criteria. The patients' characteristics in the clinical practice are much more heterogenous than those of trial participants. The real-world experience is useful to validate the trial result and find suitable candidates for the treatment. Similarly, real-world data plays a significant role in addressing the efficacy and safety of special populations, such as poor performance status or older patients. This review summarizes the real-world evidence on pembrolizumab for platinum-refractory UCs and discusses the clinical risk factors and efficacy for trial-ineligible patients.
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- Katsuhiro Ito
- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Chang LW, Hung SC, Chen CS, Li JR, Chiu KY, Wang SS, Yang CK, Lu K, Chen CC, Wang SC, Lin CY, Cheng CL, Ou YC, Yang SF. Geriatric nutritional risk index as a prognostic marker for patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma receiving radical nephroureterectomy. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4554. [PMID: 36941480 PMCID: PMC10027676 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31814-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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To investigate the prognostic value of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in patients with upper tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UTUC) receiving radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Between January 2001 and December 2015, we enrolled 488 patients with UTUC underwent RNU in Taichung Veterans General Hospital. GNRI before radical surgery was calculated based on serum albumin level and body mass index. The malnutritional status was defined as GNRI < 92.0. Using Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox proportional hazards models to analyze the risk factors on disease-free survival (DFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS). 386 patients were categorized as normal nutritional status (GNRI ≥ 92) and 102 patients as malnutritional status (GNRI < 92). We used the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for determined the association between GNRI and OS, with area under the curve (AUC) being 0.69. The 5-year survival rate of DFS, CSS and OS were 48.6%, 80.5% and 80.5% in the normal nutritional group and 28.0%, 53.2% and 40% in the malnutritional group. Using the multivariate analysis, malnutritional status was found as an independent risk factor for OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.70-5.74), together with age (HR = 1.04, 95% CI 1.02-1.06), surgical margin positive (HR = 1.78, 95% CI 1.13-2.82), pathological T3 (HR = 2.54, 95% CI 1.53-4.21), pathological T4 (HR = 6.75, 95% CI 3.17-14.37) and lymphovascular invasion (HR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.16-2.81). We also found GNRI index as independent risk factor in DFS (HR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.42-2.54) and CSS (HR = 5.42, 95% CI 3.24-9.06). Preoperative malnutritional status with low GNRI is an independent marker in predicting DFS, CSS and OS in UTUC patients underwent RNU.
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- Li-Wen Chang
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medicine and Nursing, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medicine and Nursing, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medicine and Nursing, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Urology, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung, 40201, Taiwan, ROC.
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The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) as a Prognostic Biomarker for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response in Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15040880. [PMID: 36839241 PMCID: PMC9961934 DOI: 10.3390/nu15040880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Malnutrition is a frequent comorbidity in head and neck cancer patients and has been shown to impair immunotherapy response in other cancer types. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) assesses malnutrition using the patient's ideal weight, actual weight, and serum albumin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic relevance of malnutrition as determined by the GNRI for the response to immunotherapy in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC). A total of 162 patients with R/M HNSCC who received immune checkpoint inhibitors were included. The associations between the GNRI and progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and the disease control rate (DCR) were computed. Univariable analysis showed worse PFS for GNRI ≤ 98 (p < 0.001), ECOG performance status (PS) ≥ 2 (p = 0.012), and enteral (p = 0.009) and parenteral (p = 0.015) nutritional supplementation, and worse OS for GNRI < 92 (p < 0.001), ECOG PS ≥ 2 (p < 0.001), and enteral (p = 0.008) and parenteral (p = 0.023) nutritional supplementation. In our multivariable model, GNRI ≤ 98 (p = 0.012) and ECOG PS ≥ 2 (p = 0.025) were independent prognostic factors for PFS. For OS, GNRI < 92 (p < 0.001) and ECOG PS ≥ 2 (p < 0.001) were independent prognostic factors. A GNRI ≤ 98 was significantly associated with a lower DCR compared to a GNRI > 98 (p = 0.001). In conclusion, our findings suggest that the GNRI may be an effective predictor for response to immunotherapy in R/M HNSCC.
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Kawada T, Yanagisawa T, Mostafaei H, Sari Motlagh R, Quhal F, Rajwa P, Laukhtina E, von Deimling M, Bianchi A, Majdoub M, Pallauf M, Pradere B, Teoh JYC, Karakiewicz PI, Araki M, Shariat SF. Impact of Performance Status on Oncologic Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur Urol Focus 2023; 9:264-274. [PMID: 36774273 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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CONTEXT Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used in the management of patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC). However, its performance in aUC patients with poor performance status (PS) remains unknown. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the impact of patients' performance status on the oncologic outcomes in patients with aUC treated with ICIs. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus from inception until July 2022 to identify studies assessing the association between the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS and the oncologic outcomes in patients with aUC treated with ICIs in randomised (RCTs) and nonrandomised (NRCTs) control studies according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. The outcomes of our interests were overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), progression-free survival (PFS), and objective response rate (ORR). EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Overall, six RCTs comprising 5428 patients and 32 NRCTs comprising 6069 patients were included. The meta-analysis of the RCTs revealed that patients with ECOG PS = 0 and PS ≥1 had a trend towards better OS with ICIs compared with those treated with chemotherapy (pooled hazard ratio [HR]: 0.86, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.71-1.04, and HR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.53-1.03, respectively). There was no significant difference in terms of response to ICIs between patients with poor and good PS (I2 = 0%, p = 0.46). The meta-analysis of the NRCTs revealed that patients with PS ≥2 had significantly worse OS than those with PS <2 (pooled HR: 2.52, 95% CI: 2.00-3.17), as well as worse CSS (pooled HR: 3.35, 95% CI: 1.90-5.91), PFS (pooled HR: 2.89, 95% CI: 1.67-5.01), and ORR (pooled odds ratio: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.27-0.82). Similarly, patients with PS ≥1 had significantly worse oncologic outcomes than those with PS = 0. CONCLUSIONS In the NRCTs, poor PS was correlated with worse oncologic outcomes in aUC patients treated with ICIs. In the RCTs, ICIs performed better than chemotherapy across all PS categories. These findings should be interpreted with caution due to the high heterogeneity across the studies and patient populations. More RCTs including poor PS are needed to assess the impact of PS on ICI therapy outcomes. PATIENT SUMMARY Immune therapy for patients with urothelial carcinoma should not be restricted on the grounds of performance status. However, patients with poor performance status should be considered for other factors such as life expectancy and comorbidities.
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- Tatsushi Kawada
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Men's Health and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, University Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Urology, La Croix Du Sud Hospital, Quint Fonsegrives, France
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia; Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan; Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA; Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria.
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Shindo T, Maehana T, Tanaka T, Hashimoto K, Kobayashi K, Takahashi A, Hotta H, Kunishima Y, Taguchi K, Tachiki H, Ito N, Matsukawa M, Kato R, Miyamoto S, Hinotsu S, Masumori N. Are there differences in the characteristics of patients who respond to gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy and those who respond to pembrolizumab therapy for metastatic urothelial carcinoma? Multicenter retrospective study. Int J Urol 2022; 29:1010-1016. [PMID: 35654444 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate factors to predict overall survival of metastatic urothelial carcinoma patients treated with gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy or pembrolizumab therapy. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated two metastatic urothelial carcinoma cohorts treated with (i) gemcitabine plus cisplatin or (ii) pembrolizumab. The gemcitabine plus cisplatin cohort was treated from December 2005 through December 2014 while the pembrolizumab cohort was treated from January 2018 through December 2020. Using multivariate analyses, we evaluated the risk factors for overall survival in each cohort and compared them. None of the gemcitabine plus cisplatin cohort patients were treated with pembrolizumab. All patients in the pembrolizumab cohort were treated with prior platinum-based chemotherapy. RESULTS There were 184 patients in the gemcitabine plus cisplatin cohort and 91 in the pembrolizumab cohort. The mean follow-up periods were 714 and 284 days, respectively. In multivariate analysis, the risk factors for overall survival in the gemcitabine plus cisplatin cohort were liver metastasis, worse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (1 or more), no primary site resection, and a high prognostic index (1 or more). In the pembrolizumab cohort, liver metastasis, bone metastasis, and worse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-performance status (1 or more), and high prognostic index (1 or more) were the risk factors for overall survival. In the pembrolizumab cohort, patients with a complete response or partial response during prior platinum-based chemotherapy had better overall survival with the following pembrolizumab treatment than those with stable or progressive disease (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS Considering the similarity of these risk factors in two sequential treatments, it may be possible to predict the response to pembrolizumab according to the response to prior chemotherapy.
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- Tetsuya Shindo
- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hakodate Koseiin Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Oji General Hospital, Tomakomai, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Japan
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- Department of Urology, NTT East Corporation Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Muroran City General Hospital, Muroran, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Kushiro Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Pretreatment clinical and hematologic prognostic factors of metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 27:59-71. [PMID: 34757531 PMCID: PMC8732925 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-02061-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pembrolizumab is the standard for the first and second lines in treating metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the value of pretreatment clinical characteristics and hematologic biomarkers for prognosticating response to pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic UC. PUBMED®, Web of Science™, and Scopus® databases were searched for articles published before May 2021 according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses) statement. Studies were deemed eligible if they evaluated overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab and pretreatment clinical characteristics or laboratory examination. Overall, 13 studies comprising 1311 patients were eligible for the meta-analysis. Several pretreatment patients’ demographics and hematologic biomarkers were significantly associated with worse OS as follows: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) ≥ 2 (Pooled hazard ratio [HR]: 3.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.57–4.09), presence of visceral metastasis (Pooled HR: 1.84, 95% CI 1.42–2.38), presence of liver metastasis (Pooled HR: 4.23, 95% CI 2.18–8.20), higher neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (Pooled HR: 1.29, 95% CI 1.07–1.55) and, higher c-reactive protein (CRP) (Pooled HR: 2.49, 95% CI 1.52–4.07). Metastatic UC patients with poor PS, liver metastasis, higher pretreatment NLR and/or CRP have a worse survival despite pembrolizumab treatment. These findings might help to guide the prognostic tools for clinical decision-making; however, they should be interpreted carefully, owing to limitations regarding the retrospective nature of primary data.
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Kawashima A, Yamamoto Y, Sato M, Nakata W, Kakuta Y, Ishizuya Y, Yamaguchi Y, Yamamoto A, Yoshida T, Takayama H, Takada T, Inoue H, Okuda Y, Kato T, Hatano K, Uemura M, Nonomura N, Imamura R. FAN score comprising fibrosis-4 index, albumin-bilirubin score and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic marker of urothelial carcinoma patients treated with pembrolizumab. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21199. [PMID: 34707147 PMCID: PMC8551158 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00509-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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It is important to identify prognostic and predictive markers of metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) treated with immunocheckpoint inhibitors. We sought to establish a prognostic marker for patients with mUC treated with pembrolizumab based on only blood test results. We included 165 patients with mUC in the discovery cohort and 103 with mUC who were treated with pembrolizumab in the validation cohort. Multivariate and Cox regression analyses were used to analyse the data. In the discovery cohort, the fibrosis-4 index (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20–3.76, p = 0.010), albumin–bilirubin score (HR 1.91, 95% CI 1.27–2.88, p = 0.002), and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (HR: 1.84, 95% CI 1.22–2.79, p = 0.004) were independent significant prognostic factors. We established a ‘FAN score’ that included these three aforementioned items, which were assigned one point each. We divided patients into the 0–1 point (n = 116) and 2–3 points (n = 49) groups. The FAN score was a significant prognostic marker for cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.19–1.83, p < 0.001) along with the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status. The FAN score was also a prognostic factor of progression-free survival (PFS) (HR: 1.25, 95% CI 1.01–1.54, p = 0.036) along with the presence of liver metastasis. In the validation cohort, the FAN score was a significant prognostic factor for CSS (HR: 1.48, 95% CI 1.19–1.85, p = 0.001) and PFS (HR: 1.29, 95% CI 1.02–1.62, p = 0.034). We established the FAN score as a prognostic marker for patients with mUC treated with pembrolizumab.
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- Atsunari Kawashima
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Higashiōsaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Ikeda City Hospital, Ikeda, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Isobe T, Naiki T, Sugiyama Y, Naiki-Ito A, Nagai T, Etani T, Nozaki S, Iida K, Noda Y, Shimizu N, Tomiyama N, Banno R, Kubota H, Hamamoto S, Ando R, Kawai N, Yasui T. Chronological transition in outcome of second-line treatment in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer after pembrolizumab approval: a multicenter retrospective analysis. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 27:165-174. [PMID: 34633579 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-02046-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND After first-line chemotherapy failure, metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) patients undergo pembrolizumab (PEM) or gemcitabine and docetaxel (GD) therapy. We retrospectively investigated outcomes of second-line GD or PEM for mUC patients. METHODS A total of 198 mUC patients from Nagoya City University and affiliated hospitals who received second-line treatment were grouped according to immune check point inhibitor (ICI) availability: Groups A (pre-ICI: n = 104) and B (post-ICI: n = 94). We compared clinical outcomes using Kaplan-Meier curves. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses assessed potential prognostic factors for overall survival (OS). RESULTS Median OS was significantly longer for Group B [median 13.6 months, 95% confidence interval (CI): 7.6-17.6] than A (7.6 months, 5.3-8.8). By sub-group analysis, patients received no additional treatment (Naïve, n = 70), or PEM or GD (Salvage, n = 24) in Group B, with median OS of Naïve and A groups similar. Compared to the Salvage group, significant differences in OS were observed (median 7.6 months, 95% CI 5.3-8.8; Group A, 7.6 months, 4.7-13.8; Naïve, 25.7 months, 14.0-31.0; p < 0.01). For the Salvage group, OS for sequential treatment of GD-salvage PEM and PEM-salvage GD patients was similar (p = 0.10). Multivariate analysis showed a low neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and high geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) as significant prognostic factors affecting long OS [95% CI 1.12-3.45, hazard ratio (HR): 1.97; 95% CI 0.24-0.71, 0.41, respectively]. CONCLUSION Second-line GD or PEM therapy for mUC patients showed equivalent survival benefits. GNRI and NLR are prognostic biomarkers for survival outcome.
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- Teruki Isobe
- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Urology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Toyota City, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Konan Hospital, Konan City, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kainan Hospital, Yatomi City, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan
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Nagai T, Naiki T, Isobe T, Sugiyama Y, Etani T, Iida K, Nozaki S, Noda Y, Shimizu N, Tasaki Y, Mimura Y, Banno R, Kubota H, Hamamoto S, Kawai N, Yasui T. Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score 2 as a Prognostic Marker in Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. In Vivo 2021; 35:2793-2800. [PMID: 34410970 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Predicting the prognosis of metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) patients is needed for clinical decisions. We examined the value of a modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) as a predictive marker for mUC patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a multicenter study, 68 mUC patients received short hydration gemcitabine/cisplatin (shGC) and 74 received pembrolizumab (PEM). Patients were allocated according to mGPS. Progression-free (PFS) and cancer-specific (CSS) survival were examined. RESULTS Higher mGPS reflected poorer PFS and CSS in shGC (p=0.03, p<0.0001, respectively) and PEM (p=0.02, p<0.001, respectively) patients. PFS for the high mGPS group was longer than that of the low mGPS group in the two cohorts (p <0.0001 for both), with similar CSS results (p<0.0001 and p<0.001, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed high mGPS was a risk factor for poor CSS in both cohorts (HR=3.55, p<0.001, and HR=2.21, p<0.01, respectively). CONCLUSION In the mUC patients receiving shGC or PEM, mGPS was a predictive prognostic marker.
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- Takashi Nagai
- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan;
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Urology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Toyota, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Konan Kosei Hospital, Konan, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kainan Hospital, Yatomi, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Taguchi S, Kawai T, Nakagawa T, Nakamura Y, Kamei J, Obinata D, Yamaguchi K, Kaneko T, Kakutani S, Tokunaga M, Uemura Y, Sato Y, Fujimura T, Fukuhara H, Enomoto Y, Nishimatsu H, Takahashi S, Kume H. Prognostic significance of the albumin-to-globulin ratio for advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab: a multicenter retrospective study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15623. [PMID: 34341416 PMCID: PMC8329063 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95061-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Although the albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) is a promising biomarker, no study has investigated its prognostic significance for advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC). This study conformed to the REporting recommendations for tumor MARKer prognostic studies (REMARK) criteria. We retrospectively reviewed 176 patients with advanced UC treated with pembrolizumab between 2018 and 2020. We evaluated the associations between pretreatment clinicopathological variables, including the AGR and performance status (PS), with progression-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival. The Cox proportional hazards model was used for univariate and multivariable analyses. The AGR was dichotomized as < 0.95 and ≥ 0.95 based on receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. After excluding 26 cases with missing data from the total of 176 cases, 109 (73%) patients experienced disease progression, 75 (50%) died from UC, and 6 (4%) died of other causes (median survival = 12 months). Multivariate analyses identified PS ≥ 2 and pretreatment AGR < 0.95 as independent poor prognostic factors for all endpoints. Furthermore, a prognostic risk model incorporating these two variables achieved a relatively high concordance index for all endpoints. This is the first report to evaluate the significance of AGR in advanced UC. Pretreatment AGR < 0.95 may serve as a prognostic marker for advanced UC treated with pembrolizumab.
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- Satoru Taguchi
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Urology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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- Division of Urology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1 Kanda-izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Fraternity Memorial Hospital, 2-1-11 Yokozuna, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8587, Japan
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- Biostatistics Section, Department of Data Science, Center of Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1, Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Division of Urology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1 Kanda-izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Fraternity Memorial Hospital, 2-1-11 Yokozuna, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8587, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Naiki T, Nagai T, Sugiyama Y, Etani T, Nozaki S, Iida K, Noda Y, Shimizu N, Isobe T, Matsumoto D, Kubota H, Hamamoto S, Ando R, Kawai N, Yasui T. First Report of Oncological Outcome and Prognostic Analysis in a First-Line Setting of Short Hydration Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. Oncology 2021; 99:622-631. [PMID: 34284409 DOI: 10.1159/000517326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a modified-short hydration gemcitabine and cisplatin (m-shGC) regimen for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) and to assess the efficacy of a geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) with regard to prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2016 to July 2020, 68 patients with mUC underwent first-line m-shGC therapy with 70 mg/m2 cisplatin and 1,000 mg/m2 gemcitabine (days 1, 8, and 15), with 2,050 mL fluid replaced on the first day of each 28-day cycle. Prior to the start of treatment, the serum neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and levels of albumin and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum, as well as body heights and weights were measured. Patients were grouped according to GNRI <92 (low) or ≥92 (high). The analysis of data was done retrospectively. RESULTS Median follow-up was found to be 12.9 (range 1.7-50.2) months and the objective response rate (ORR) was 54.4% after m-shGC treatment. The ORR was significantly different when high and low-GNRI groups were compared (ORR: 28.0 vs. 69.8% in low- vs. high-GNRI groups). Median overall survival (OS) was calculated as 8.6 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.4-21.3) and 34.5 (95% CI: 20.5-NA) months for low- and high-GNRI groups, respectively (p < 0.0001). Unlike for NLR and CRP, univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that low GNRI and visceral metastases were significant prognostic factors for short OS. CONCLUSIONS First-line m-shGC showed a survival benefit for mUC, with GNRI a useful prognostic biomarker.
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- Taku Naiki
- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Urology, Daido Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Urology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Toyota, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kainan Hospital, Yatomi, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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