Avelumab first-line maintenance in advanced urothelial carcinoma: Complete screening for prognostic and predictive factors using machine learning in the JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase 3 trial.

Journal: Cancer medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Avelumab first-line (1 L) maintenance is a standard of care for advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC) based on the JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase 3 trial, which showed that avelumab 1 L maintenance + best supportive care (BSC) significantly prolonged overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) vs BSC alone in patients who were progression free after receiving 1 L platinum-containing chemotherapy. Here, we comprehensively screened JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial datasets to identify prognostic factors that define subpopulations of patients with longer or shorter OS irrespective of treatment, and predictive factors that select patients who could obtain a greater OS benefit from avelumab 1 L maintenance treatment.

Authors

  • Juliane Manitz
    EMD Serono, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Aslihan Gerhold-Ay
    The healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Pascal Kieslich
    The healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Parantu Shah
    EMD Serono R&D Institute, Billerica, MA, USA.
  • Thomas Mrowiec
    The healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Karin Tyroller
    EMD Serono, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.