1. Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg versus ipilimumab 3 mg/kg in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma: a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase 3 trial
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Piotr Rutkowski, Lars Bastholt, Ralf Gutzmer, Claus Garbe, Virginia Ferraresi, Marta Nyakas, Omid Hamid, Joanna Pikiel, Jean-Jacques Grob, Paolo A. Ascierto, Céleste Lebbé, Caroline Robert, Delphine Hennicken, Vanna Chiarion-Sileni, Michael Smylie, Gabriella Liszkay, Florent Grange, Catriona M. McNeil, Luc Thomas, Dirk Schadendorf, Andrzej Mackiewicz, Michele Del Vecchio, Christoph Hoeller, Carmen Loquai, Michele Maio, Inge Marie Svane, Anila Qureshi, Brigitte Dréno, Ana Arance, Laurent Mortier, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale [Naples, Italy], Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute [Milan, Italy], Institut Gustave Roussy ( IGR ), Department of Diagnostics and Cancer Immunology [Poznan, Poland], Greater Poland Cancer Centre [Poznan, Poland]-Poznan Medical University [Poland], Melanoma Oncology Unit [Padova, Italy], Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS [Padua, Italy], Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer [Barcelona, Spain] ( Hospital Clinic ), Immunologie, dermatologie, oncologie, Oncodermatologie, immunologie et cellules souches cutanées ( DIO U976 ), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 ( UPD7 ) -Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ), Odense University Hospital [Odense, Denmark], The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute [Los Angeles, CA, USA], Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center [Warsaw, Poland], Royal Prince Alfred Hospital ( RPAH - SYDNEY ), Melanoma Institute Australia [Sydney, NSW, Australia], Eberhard Karls University [Tübingen, Germany], University Medical Center [Mainz, Germany], Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie / Nantes - Angers ( CRCNA ), CHU Angers-Hôtel-Dieu de Nantes-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ( INSERM ) -Hôpital Laennec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Faculté de Médecine d'Angers-Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes ( CHU Nantes ), Département de Dermatologie [CH Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite], Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud [CHU - HCL] ( CHLS ), Hospices Civils de Lyon ( HCL ) -Hospices Civils de Lyon ( HCL ), Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] ( TIMONE ), National Institute of Oncology [Budapest, Hungary], Oslo University Hospital [Oslo, Norway], Medizinische Hochschule Hannover [Hannover, Germany], Wojewodzkie Centrum Oncologii [Gdańsk, Poland], Département de Dermatologie [CHU de Reims], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims ( CHU Reims ), Medical University of Vienna [Austria], Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri [Rome, Italy], Cross Cancer Institute [Edmonton, AB, Canada], University Hospital [Essen, Germany], Hôspital Claude Huriez [Lille, France], Herlev Hospital [Herlev, Denmark], University of Copenhagen ( KU ), Bristol-Myers Squibb [Princeton, NJ, USA], Istituto Toscano Tumori [Siena, Italy], University Hospital of Siena [Italy], Bristol-Myers Squibb., Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer [Barcelona, Spain] (Hospital Clinic ), Oncodermatologie, immunologie et cellules souches cutanées (IDO (U976 / UMR_S 976)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH - SYDNEY), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen = Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie Nantes-Angers (CRCNA), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU Angers), PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-Hôtel-Dieu de Nantes-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Hôpital Laennec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Faculté de Médecine d'Angers-Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes (CHU Nantes), Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud [CHU - HCL] (CHLS), Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)-Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] (TIMONE), Oslo University Hospital [Oslo], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims (CHU Reims), Medizinische Universität Wien = Medical University of Vienna, Hôpital Claude Huriez [Lille], CHU Lille, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Bristol-Myers Squibb [Princeton], and Bernardo, Elizabeth
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Medizin ,Gastroenterology ,[ SDV.CAN ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer ,law.invention ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Clinical endpoint ,Melanoma ,education.field_of_study ,Hazard ratio ,Antibodies, Monoclonal ,Alanine Transaminase ,Middle Aged ,Colitis ,Intention to Treat Analysis ,3. Good health ,Survival Rate ,Treatment Outcome ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,medicine.drug ,Diarrhea ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Population ,[SDV.CAN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Ipilimumab ,03 medical and health sciences ,[SDV.CAN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer ,Double-Blind Method ,Internal medicine ,Journal Article ,medicine ,Humans ,Hypophysitis ,Adverse effect ,education ,Survival rate ,Aged ,Intention-to-treat analysis ,business.industry ,Surgery ,030104 developmental biology ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
BACKGROUND: A phase 2 trial suggested increased overall survival and increased incidence of treatment-related grade 3-4 adverse events with ipilimumab 10 mg/kg compared with ipilimumab 3 mg/kg in patients with advanced melanoma. We report a phase 3 trial comparing the benefit-risk profile of ipilimumab 10 mg/kg versus 3 mg/kg.METHODS: This randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase 3 trial was done in 87 centres in 21 countries worldwide. Patients with untreated or previously treated unresectable stage III or IV melanoma, without previous treatment with BRAF inhibitors or immune checkpoint inhibitors, were randomly assigned (1:1) with an interactive voice response system by the permuted block method using block size 4 to ipilimumab 10 mg/kg or 3 mg/kg, administered by intravenous infusion for 90 min every 3 weeks for four doses. Patients were stratified by metastasis stage, previous treatment for metastatic melanoma, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status. The patients, investigators, and site staff were masked to treatment assignment. The primary endpoint was overall survival in the intention-to-treat population and safety was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of study treatment. This study is completed and was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01515189.FINDINGS: Between Feb 29, and July 9, 2012, 727 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to ipilimumab 10 mg/kg (365 patients; 364 treated) or ipilimumab 3 mg/kg (362 patients; all treated). Median follow-up was 14·5 months (IQR 4·6-42·3) for the ipilimumab 10 mg/kg group and 11·2 months (4·9-29·4) for the ipilimumab 3 mg/kg group. Median overall survival was 15·7 months (95% CI 11·6-17·8) for ipilimumab 10 mg/kg compared with 11·5 months (9·9-13·3) for ipilimumab 3 mg/kg (hazard ratio 0·84, 95% CI 0·70-0·99; p=0·04). The most common grade 3-4 treatment-related adverse events were diarrhoea (37 [10%] of 364 patients in the 10 mg/kg group vs 21 [6%] of 362 patients in the 3 mg/kg group), colitis (19 [5%] vs nine [2%]), increased alanine aminotransferase (12 [3%] vs two [1%]), and hypophysitis (ten [3%] vs seven [2%]). Treatment-related serious adverse events were reported in 133 (37%) patients in the 10 mg/kg group and 66 (18%) patients in the 3 mg/kg group; four (1%) versus two (INTERPRETATION: In patients with advanced melanoma, ipilimumab 10 mg/kg resulted in significantly longer overall survival than did ipilimumab 3 mg/kg, but with increased treatment-related adverse events. Although the treatment landscape for advanced melanoma has changed since this study was initiated, the clinical use of ipilimumab in refractory patients with unmet medical needs could warrant further assessment.FUNDING: Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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