: The ARON-2 study (NCT05290038) aimed to assess the real-world efficacy of pembrolizumab in patients recurred or progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy. This retrospective analysis reports the outcomes of urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients with bone metastases (BM). Medical records of patients with documented metastatic UC treated by pembrolizumab as second-line therapy were reviewed from60 institutions in 20 countries. Patients were assessed for Overall Response Rate (ORR), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), and Overall Survival (OS). Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to explore the association of variables of interest with OS and PFS. 881 patients were included; of them, 263 (30%) presented BM. Median follow-up time was 22.7 months. Patients with BM showed both shorter median OS (5.9 months vs 13.1 months, p < 0.001) and PFS (3.5 months, vs 7.3 months, p < 0.001) compared to patients without BM. Patients who received bone targeted agents (BTAs) showed a significantly longer median OS (8.5 months vs 4.6 months, p = 0.003) and PFS (6.1 months vs 3.2 months, p = 0.003), while no survival benefits were observed among patients who received radiation therapy for BM during pembrolizumab treatment compared to those who did not. In multivariate analysis, performance status, concomitant liver metastases, and the lack of use of BTAs were significantly associated with worse OS and PFS. Bone involvement in UC patients treated with pembrolizumab predicts inferior survival. Poor performance status and liver metastases may further worsen outcomes, while the use of BTAs is associated with improved outcomes.

Santoni, M., Massari, F., Takeshita, H., Tapia, J.C., Dionese, M., Pichler, R., et al. (2023). Bone targeting agents, but not radiation therapy, improves survival in patients with bone metastases from advanced urothelial carcinoma receiving pembrolizumab: results from the ARON-2 study. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, 23(8), 5413-5422 [10.1007/s10238-023-01235-6].

Bone targeting agents, but not radiation therapy, improves survival in patients with bone metastases from advanced urothelial carcinoma receiving pembrolizumab: results from the ARON-2 study

Massari, Francesco
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Mollica, Veronica
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2023

Abstract

: The ARON-2 study (NCT05290038) aimed to assess the real-world efficacy of pembrolizumab in patients recurred or progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy. This retrospective analysis reports the outcomes of urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients with bone metastases (BM). Medical records of patients with documented metastatic UC treated by pembrolizumab as second-line therapy were reviewed from60 institutions in 20 countries. Patients were assessed for Overall Response Rate (ORR), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), and Overall Survival (OS). Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to explore the association of variables of interest with OS and PFS. 881 patients were included; of them, 263 (30%) presented BM. Median follow-up time was 22.7 months. Patients with BM showed both shorter median OS (5.9 months vs 13.1 months, p < 0.001) and PFS (3.5 months, vs 7.3 months, p < 0.001) compared to patients without BM. Patients who received bone targeted agents (BTAs) showed a significantly longer median OS (8.5 months vs 4.6 months, p = 0.003) and PFS (6.1 months vs 3.2 months, p = 0.003), while no survival benefits were observed among patients who received radiation therapy for BM during pembrolizumab treatment compared to those who did not. In multivariate analysis, performance status, concomitant liver metastases, and the lack of use of BTAs were significantly associated with worse OS and PFS. Bone involvement in UC patients treated with pembrolizumab predicts inferior survival. Poor performance status and liver metastases may further worsen outcomes, while the use of BTAs is associated with improved outcomes.
2023
Santoni, M., Massari, F., Takeshita, H., Tapia, J.C., Dionese, M., Pichler, R., et al. (2023). Bone targeting agents, but not radiation therapy, improves survival in patients with bone metastases from advanced urothelial carcinoma receiving pembrolizumab: results from the ARON-2 study. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, 23(8), 5413-5422 [10.1007/s10238-023-01235-6].
Santoni, Matteo; Massari, Francesco; Takeshita, Hideki; Tapia, Jose Carlos; Dionese, Michele; Pichler, Renate; Rizzo, Mimma; Lam, Elaine T; Grande, En...espandi
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