| Literature DB >> 30305054 |
Loïc Lebellec1, François Bertucci2, Emmanuelle Tresch-Bruneel3, Isabelle Ray-Coquard4, Axel Le Cesne5, Emmanuelle Bompas6, Jean-Yves Blay4, Antoine Italiano7, Olivier Mir5, Thomas Ryckewaert7, Yves Toiron8, Luc Camoin8, Anthony Goncalves2, Nicolas Penel9,10,11,12, Marie-Cécile Le Deley3,13.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We report here a correlation analysis conducted along with a phase II trial assessing bevacizumab in combination with weekly paclitaxel.Entities:
Keywords: Angiosarcoma; Bevacizumab; Biomarkers; Radiation-induced angiosarcoma; Weekly paclitaxel
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30305054 PMCID: PMC6180490 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4828-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Cancer ISSN: 1471-2407 Impact factor: 4.430
Baseline patient characteristics
| Arm A ( | Arm B ( | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Female: | 13 (72.2) | 19 (79.2) |
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| Age: median (range) | 63 (24–80) | 65.5 (27–82) |
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| Radio-induced: | 7 (38.9) | 12 (50) |
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| Superficial: | 11 (61.1) | 16 (66.7) |
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| Grade 2 or 3: | 10 (55.6) | 13 (54.2) |
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| Metastatic: | 12 (66.7) | 16 (66.7) |
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| Prior exposure to anthracycline: | 8 (44.4) | 8 (33.3) |
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| Performance status (WHO) = 0: | 10 (58.8) | 13 (54.2) |
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| Baseline biomarkers (D1) | |||
| Human FGF (pg/mL): mean (sd) | 5.6 (2.1) | 6.0 (3.5) | 0.72 |
| PlGF (pg/mL): mean (sd) | 24.7 (17.2) | 17.8 (10.2) | 0.12 |
| SCF sR/c-kit (ng/mL): mean (sd) | 8.9 (2.5) | 8.2 (2.6) | 0.35 |
| sE-Selectin (ng/mL): mean (sd) | 33.7 (18.5) | 44.8 (24.9) | 0.08 |
| TSP-1 (μg/mL): mean (sd) | 54.9 (17.3) | 44.9 (21.6) | 0.17 |
| VEGF (ng/mL): mean (sd) | 0.44 (0.28) | 0.55 (0.39) | 0.38 |
| VEGF-C (ng/mL): mean (sd) | 4.2 (1.5) | 4.4 (1.7) | 0.70 |
aSuperficial angiosarcomas included 19 breast angiosarcomas, 5 skin angiosarcomas, 2 soft-tissue angiosarcomas and 1 scalp angiosarcoma
bWHO World Health Organization
Treatment exposure and tolerance
| Arm A ( | Arm B ( | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycles of paclitaxel: median (range) | 6 (2–6) | 6 (1–6) |
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| Relative dose intensity of paclitaxel: median (range) | 0.94 (0.68–1.11) | 0.88 (0.55–1.03) |
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| Number of bevacizumab injections: median (range) | – | 9 (1–39) |
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| Related adverse events (Grade ≥ 3): | 2 (11.1) | 10 (41.7) | 0.03 |
aGraded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0
Fig. 1a PFS according to treatment arm. b PFS according to tumor location. c PFS according to radiation-induced or de novo sarcoma
Univariate and multivariate prognostic factor for longer PFS in angiosarcoma patients treated with weekly paclitaxel plus or minus bevacizumab a
| Parameters | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisc | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRb (95% CI) |
| HRb (95% CI) |
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| Clinical characteristics | |||||||
| Location | Superficial | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Visceral | 1.89 | (0.97–3.65) | 0.055 | 1.53 | (0.73–3.23) | 0.26 | |
| Medical history | Radiation-induced | 1 | 1 | ||||
| De novo | 2.21 | (1.13–4.30) | 0.017 | 2.49 | (1.13–5.50) | 0.024 | |
| Baseline biomarkers | |||||||
| Human FGF (pg/mL) | 0.96 | (0.86–1.07) | 0.48 | – | |||
| PlGF (pg/mL) | 1.03 | (1.00–1.05) | 0.037 | 1.02 | (0.99–1.04) | 0.17 | |
| SCF sR/c-kit (ng/mL) | 0.99 | (0.87–1.13) | 0.86 | – | |||
| sE-Selectin (ng/mL) | 1.00 | (0.98–1.01) | 0.85 | – | |||
| TSP-1 (μg/mL) | 0.99 | (0.97–1.01) | 0.25 | – | |||
| VEGF (ng/mL) | 0.70 | (0.25–1.96) | 0.49 | – | |||
| VEGF-C (ng/mL) | 0.75 | (0.60–0.95) | 0.015 | 0.69 | (0.54–0.88) | 0.003 | |
aConsidering the absence of a statistically significant difference, the data from the two arms were pooled
bFor each biomarker, HR represents the hazard ratio for an increase of one unit
cFactors associated with PFS with p < 0.20 in univariate analysis were included in the multivariate model: tumor location, medical history, PIGF on D1 and VEGF-C on D1
Fig. 2Variation (D8 – D1) in biomarker values in each treatment arm
Impact of (D8-D1) variations on PFS in univariate and multivariate analysesa
| Parameters | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRb (95% CI) |
| HRb (95% CI) |
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| Variation (D8-D1) | ||||||
| Human FGF (pg/mL) | 1.24 | (1.10–1.39) | < 0.001 | 1.16 | (1.03–1.31) | 0.016 |
| PlGF (pg/mL) | 1.01 | (0.98–1.04) | 0.51 | – | ||
| SCF sR/c-kit (ng/mL) | 1.04 | (0.74–1.45) | 0.83 | – | ||
| sE-Selectin (ng/mL) | 0.99 | (0.96–1.01) | 0.46 | – | ||
| TSP-1 (μg/mL) | 1.00 | (0.99–1.01) | 0.98 | – | ||
| VEGF (ng/mL) | 1.30 | (0.30–5.65) | 0.73 | – | ||
| VEGF-C (ng/mL) | 1.08 | (0.83–1.42) | 0.57 | – | ||
aConsidering the absence of difference statistically significant, the data from the two arms were pooled
bFor each biomarker, HR represents the hazard ratio for an increase of one unit, as estimated including the baseline value
cFactors associated with PFS with p < 0.20 in univariate analysis were included in a stepwise multivariate model: tumor location, medical history, PIGF on D1, VEGF-C on D1 and variation (D8-D1) of human FGF. Only medical history, VEGF-C on D1 and human FGF variation (D8-D1) were significantly associated with PFS in multivariate analysis. The HR for variation (D8-D1) of human FGF adjusted by medical history and VEGF-C by D1 is presented in the table. The adjusted HRs for medical history and biomarker on D1 were de novo = 2.39 (95% CI: 1.09–5.26), p = 0.030, and VEGF-C = 0.73 (0.57–0.94), p = 0.015, respectively. Other parameters were associated with PFS with a p-value > 0.05 and were removed from the model: tumor location (HR = 1.33 (95% CI: 0.61–2.90), p = 0.47) and PIGF pg/mL on D1 (HR = 1.00 (95%CI: 0.98–1.03), p = 0.70)
Evaluation of the predictive value of clinical factors and biomarkers for the treatment effect in terms of PFS
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Location | 0.26 |
| Medical history | 0.29 |
| Baseline biomarkers | |
| Human FGF (pg/mL) | 0.28 |
| PlGF (pg/mL) | 0.57 |
| SCF sR/c-kit (ng/mL) | 0.27 |
| sE-Selectin (ng/mL) | 0.48 |
| TSP-1 (μg/mL) | 0.06 |
| VEGF (ng/mL) | 0.82 |
| VEGF-C (ng/mL) | 0.77 |
| Variation (D8-D1) | |
| Human FGF (pg/mL) | 0.60 |
| PlGF (pg/mL) | 0.67 |
| SCF sR/c-kit (ng/mL) | 0.60 |
| sE-Selectin (ng/mL) | 0.62 |
| TSP-1 (μg/mL) | 0.28 |
| VEGF (ng/mL) | 0.45 |
| VEGF-C (ng/mL) | 0.93 |
a P-value associated with better outcome when adding bevacizumab