First-Line Atezolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00064190%3A_____%2F18%3AN0000013" target="_blank" >RIV/00064190:_____/18:N0000013 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1809064" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1809064</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1809064" target="_blank" >10.1056/NEJMoa1809064</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

First-Line Atezolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Original language description

ACKGROUND Enhancing tumor-specific T-cell immunity by inhibiting programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-programmed death 1 (PD-1) signaling has shown promise in the treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. Combining checkpoint inhibition with cytotoxic chemotherapy may have a synergistic effect and improve efficacy. METHODS We conducted this double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial to evaluate atezolizumab plus carboplatin and etoposide in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer who had not previously received treatment. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive carboplatin and etoposide with either atezolizumab or placebo for four 21-day cycles (induction phase), followed by a maintenance phase during which they received either atezolizumab or placebo (according to the previous random assignment) until they had unacceptable toxic effects, disease progression according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1, or no additional clinical benefit. The two primary end points were investigator-assessed progression-free survival and overall survival in the intention-to-treat population. RESULTS A total of 201 patients were randomly assigned to the atezolizumab group, and 202 patients to the placebo group. At a median follow-up of 13.9 months, the median overall survival was 12.3 months in the atezolizumab group and 10.3 months in the placebo group (hazard ratio for death, 0.70; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.54 to 0.91; P = 0.007). The median progression-free survival was 5.2 months and 4.3 months, respectively (hazard ratio for disease progression or death, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.62 to 0.96; P = 0.02). The safety profile of atezolizumab plus carboplatin and etoposide was consistent with the previously reported safety profile of the individual agents, with no new findings observed. CONCLUSIONS The addition of atezolizumab to chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer resulted in significantly longer overall survival and progression-free survival than chemotherapy alone.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30218 - General and internal medicine

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

ISSN

0028-4793

e-ISSN

1533-4406

Volume of the periodical

379

Issue of the periodical within the volume

23

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

2220-2229

UT code for WoS article

000452259200007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85054383617