Journal Article DKFZ-2024-01905

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Efficacy, safety and differential outcomes of immune-chemotherapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin and durvalumab in patients with biliary tract cancers: A multicenter real world cohort.

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2024
Wiley Hoboken, NJ

United european gastroenterology journal 12(9), 1230-1242 () [10.1002/ueg2.12656]
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Abstract: Combined Immuno-chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine, cisplatin and the programmed death-ligand one inhibitor durvalumab (GCD) is the new standard of care for patients with biliary tract cancers (BTC) based on positive results of the TOPAZ-1 study.We here evaluated the efficacy and safety of GCD for BTC in a German multicenter real-world patient cohort.Patients with BTC treated with GCD from 9 German centers were included. Clinicopathological baseline parameters, overall survival (OS), response rate and adverse events (AEs) were retrospectively analyzed. The prognostic impact was determined by Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox regression models.A total of 165 patients treated with GCD between 2021 and 2024 were included in the study. Median OS and median progression-free survival were 14 months (95% CI 10.3-17.7) and 8 months (95% CI 6.8-9.2), respectively. The best overall response rate was 28.5% and disease control rate was 65.5%. While extrahepatic and intrahepatic BTC showed similar outcomes, mOS was significantly shorter in patients with gall bladder cancer (GB-CA) with 9 months (95% CI 5.5-12.4; p = 0.02). In univariate analyses age ≥70 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) ≥1, status post cholecystectomy, GB-CA and high baseline CRP values were significantly associated with OS. ECOG PS ≥ 1 and GB-CA remained independent prognostic factors for OS in multivariable cox regression analysis. AEs have been reported in 130 patients (78.8%), including 149 grade 3-4 AEs (25.5%). One patient died of severe infectious pneumonia. Immune-related (ir)AEs occurred in 17 patients (10.3%), including 9 grade 3-4 irAEs (2.2%), which led to treatment interruption in 4 patients.Immuno-chemotherapy in patients with BTC was feasible, effective and safe in a real-life scenario. Our results were comparable to the phase 3 clinical trial results (TOPAZ-1). Reduced efficacy was noted in patients with GB-CA and/or a reduced performance status that warrants further investigation.

Keyword(s): biliary tract cancers ; check‐point inhibition ; cholangiocarcinoma ; cisplatin ; durvalumab ; gemcitabine ; immuno‐chemotherapy ; programmed death‐ligand 1 inhibitor

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Note: 2024 Nov;12(9):1230-1242

Contributing Institute(s):
  1. NWG Experimentelle Hepatologie, Entzündung und Krebs (D500)
Research Program(s):
  1. 314 - Immunologie und Krebs (POF4-314) (POF4-314)

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Medline ; Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List ; Essential Science Indicators ; IF >= 5 ; JCR ; NationallizenzNationallizenz ; PubMed Central ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Web of Science Core Collection
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