Table 7.
Analysed treatment | Setting | Primary EP | PFS control | PFS gain | PFS HR | OS control | OS gain | OS HR | Adjustment/ remark | MCBS | MCBS- FT |
Cisplatin + gemcitabine versus MVAC von der Maase et al, JCO45 von der Maase et al , JCO46 Roberts et al, Ann Oncol47 |
First-line advanced or metastatic disease | Non-inferiority | – | – | Non-significant | – | – | Non-significant | Less toxicity with new combination | − | 4 |
Cisplatin + gemcitabine ± paclitaxel (EORTC 30987) Bellmunt et al, JCO48 |
First-line advanced or metastatic disease | OS | 7.6 months | 0.7 months | 0.87 (0.74–1.03) |
12.7 months | 3.1 months | Non-significant | Increase in response rate | − | NA |
High-dose intensified MVAC versus classic MVAC Sternberg et al, JCO49 Sternberg et al , Eur J Cancer50 |
First-line advanced or metastatic disease | OS | – | 14.9 months | 0.2 months | 0.76 (0.58–0.99) |
Score based on 3 year OS (+>5%) | – | 3 | ||
Vinflunine versus best supportive care Bellmunt et al , JCO51 Bellmunt et al, Ann Oncol52 |
Second-line treatment after platin-based treatment | OS | 4.6 months | 2.3 months | Non-significant | – | NA |
EP, endpoint; ESMO, European Society for Medical Oncology; FT, field testing; MCBS, Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Score; MVAC, methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival.