Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in KEYNOTE-604: Pembrolizumab or Placebo Added to Etoposide and Platinum as First-Line Therapy for Extensive-Stage SCLC

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[Kim HR] Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. [Awad MM] Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. [Navarro A] Clinical Research Department, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain. Servei d’Oncologia Mèdica, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Gottfried M] Oncology Department, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel. [Peters S] Oncology Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. [Csőszi T] Department of Oncology, Hetenyi G Korhaz Onkologiai Kozpont, Szolnok, Hungary

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

Publication date

2024-01-08T10:41:24Z

2024-01-08T10:41:24Z

2023-11



Abstract

Small-cell lung cancer; Health-related quality of life; Patient-reported outcomes


Càncer de pulmó de cèl·lules petites; Qualitat de vida relacionada amb la salut; Resultats informats pel pacient


Cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas; Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud; Resultados informados por el paciente


Introduction In the phase 3 KEYNOTE-604 study (NCT03066778), pembrolizumab plus etoposide and platinum chemotherapy (EP) significantly (p = 0.0023) improved progression-free survival versus placebo plus EP in previously untreated extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC). We present health-related quality of life (HRQoL) results from KEYNOTE-604. Methods Patients with stage IV SCLC were randomized 1:1 to pembrolizumab 200 mg or placebo every 3 weeks for 35 cycles plus four cycles of EP. Secondary end points included mean change from baseline to week 18 in the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire—Core 30 (QLQ-C30) global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL) scale and time to deterioration in the composite outcome of cough, chest pain, or dyspnea from QLQ-C30 and QLQ—Lung Cancer Module 13. Two-sided, nominal p values are reported. Results A total of 439 patients completed at least one QLQ-C30 and QLQ—Lung Cancer Module 13 assessment (pembrolizumab + EP, n = 221; placebo + EP, n = 218). GHS/QoL scores improved from baseline to week 18: least squares mean (95% confidence interval [CI]) changes were 8.7 (5.3–12.1) for pembrolizumab plus EP and 4.2 (0.9–7.5) for placebo plus EP. Between-group differences in least squares mean scores were improved for pembrolizumab plus EP (4.4 [95% CI: 0.2–8.7], p = 0.040]). Median time to deterioration for the composite end point was not reached and 8.7 (95% CI: 5.9–not reached) months, respectively (hazard ratio = 0.80 [95% CI: 0.56–1.14], p = 0.208). Conclusions First-line pembrolizumab plus EP therapy maintained HRQoL in patients with ES-SCLC and may be associated with greater improvement than placebo plus EP. Together with the efficacy and safety findings in KEYNOTE-604, HRQoL data support the benefit of pembrolizumab in ES-SCLC.


Funding for this research was provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

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Article


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Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Pacients - Satisfacció; Avaluació de resultats (Assistència sanitària); Anticossos monoclonals - Ús terapèutic; Pulmons - Càncer - Tractament; HEALTH CARE::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Measurements::Demography::Health Status::Quality of Life; DISEASES::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Thoracic Neoplasms::Respiratory Tract Neoplasms::Lung Neoplasms::Bronchial Neoplasms::Carcinoma, Bronchogenic::Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; CHEMICALS AND DRUGS::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Blood Proteins::Immunoproteins::Immunoglobulins::Antibodies::Antibodies, Monoclonal; ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Surveys and Questionnaires::Health Care Surveys::Patient Reported Outcome Measures; ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::ambiente y salud pública::salud pública::medidas epidemiológicas::demografía::estado de salud::calidad de vida; ENFERMEDADES::neoplasias::neoplasias por localización::neoplasias torácicas::neoplasias del tracto respiratorio::neoplasias pulmonares::neoplasias de los bronquios::carcinoma broncogénico::carcinoma pulmonar de células pequeñas; COMPUESTOS QUÍMICOS Y DROGAS::aminoácidos, péptidos y proteínas::proteínas::proteínas sanguíneas::inmunoproteínas::inmunoglobulinas::anticuerpos::anticuerpos monoclonales; TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::técnicas de investigación::métodos epidemiológicos::recopilación de datos::encuestas y cuestionarios::encuestas sobre atención a la salud::medidas de resultados percibidos por los pacientes

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Elsevier

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