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. 2019 Mar 1;9(3):e024691. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024691

Table 1.

Study characteristics

Study Design Location, funding Prior treatments Intervention N Type Median age years Male % ECOG 0/1% Treatment duration (follow-up) months
AXIS20 PIII OL RCT 175 sites in 22 countries,
Pfizer
One prior systemic treatment (sunitinib, cytokine or other), prior sunitinib subgroup 54% Axitinib 361 CC 61 73 99 8.2 (NR)
Sorafenib 362 61 71 100 5.2 (NR)
CheckMate 02514 PIII OL RCT 146 sites in 24 countries,
BMS
One or two prior targeted treatments (TKI or other, no mTORi) Nivolumab 410 CC 62 77 NR 5.5 (NR)
Everolimus 411 62 74 3.7 (NR)
HOPE 20515 PII OL RCT 37 sites in Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, UK, US,
Eisai
one prior TKI, no prior mTORi Lenvatinib+eve 51 CC 61 69 100 7.6 (NR)
Everolimus 50 59 76 100 4.1 (NR)
METEOR13 PIII OL RCT 173 sites in 26 countries,
Exelixis
one or more prior TKIs; no prior mTORi Cabozantinib 330 CC 63* 77 100 8.3 (18.7)
Everolimus 328 62* 73 100 4.4 (18.8)
RECORD-128 PIII DB RCT,
Novartis
86 sites in Australia, Canada Europe, Japan, US,
Novartis
one or two prior TKIs; no prior mTORi Everolimus 277 CC 61* 78 NR 4.6 (NR)
BSC/placebo 139 60* 76 1.9 (NR)
Guida 201732 Chart review One site in France,
NR
One prior targeted treatment (TKI or other) Everolimus 81 92% CC 57 69 85 NR (33)
Axitinib 45 54 78 82 NR (26)
Heng 201619 Chart review UK, Germany, France, Netherlands,
Novartis
One prior TKI (sunitinib or pazopanib) Everolimus 115 NR 60.2 66.7 91.8%≤2 NR (NR)
Axitinib 96 NR (NR)
Sorafenib 98 NR (NR)
Iacovelli 201527 Chart review 23 sites in Italy,
NR
Two prior targeted treatments (TKI or other) Sorafenib 90 CC 63 74 81 NR (NR)
Everolimus 143 NR (NR)
Lakomy 201733 Chart review Czech national registry,
one prior targeted treatment (TKI or other) Everolimus 520 94% CC 65 75 95 6.1 (NR)
Sorafenib 240 62 75 90 7.1 (NR)
SPAZO-231 Chart review 50 sites in Spain,
Novartis
one prior TKI (pazopanib) Everolimus 101 88% CC 66 64 NR NR (28)
Axitinib 88 63 68
Vogelzang 201629 Chart review US,
Novartis
One prior TKI; no prior cytokines Everolimus 325 85% CC 61* 70 80 NR (15*)
Axitinib 127 60* 65 84 NR (13*)
Wong 201430 Chart review US,
Novartis
One prior TKI; no prior mTORi, cytokines, bevacizumab Everolimus 233 91% CC 64 70 NR NR (12.9)
Sorafenib 123 66 72 NR (12.1)

*Mean values where median was not reported.

†Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, Central European Institute of Technology, The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. RENIS registry part funded by Pfizer, Bayer and Novartis.

amRCC, advanced or metastatic RCC; BSC, best supportive care; cc, clear cell variant; mRCC, metastatic renal cell carcinoma; mTORi, mammalian target of rapamaycin inhibitor; ncc, non-clear cell variant; NR, not reported; RCT, randomised controlled trials; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Notes: ECOG percentages that do not total 100 are due to missing data.