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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 4.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Oncol. 2014 May;26(3):305–320. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000064

Table 4.

Reported and ongoing trials of targeted agents as first-line therapy in metastatic bladder cancer

Table 4a. Reported trials of targeted agents with chemotherapy as first-line therapy in metastatic bladder cancer

Author Year Agent Target Chemotherapy Study type n RR% OS (months)
Hussain [63] 2007 Trastuzumab HER2 Paclitaxel, gemcitabine, carboplatin Phase II 44 70 14.1
Philips [64] 2009 Gefitinib EGFR Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 54 43 15.1
Hahn [45] 2011 Bevacizumab VEGF Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 43 72 19.1
Menhert [65] 2011 Sorafenib B-Raf,c-Raf, VEGFR-2/3, PDGFR-b Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 17 30 NR
Krege [66] 2011 Sorafenib B-Raf,c-Raf, VEGFR-2/3, PDGFR-b Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 40 53 11.3
Grivas [67] 2012 Cetuximab EGFR Gemcitabine and cisplatin + cetuximab; gemcitabine and cisplatin alone Randomized phase II 88 57 14
Balar [62■■] 2013 Bevacizumab VEGF Gemcitabine and carboplatin Randomized phase II (1 : 2) 51 63 14
Galsky [39] 2013 Sunitinib VEGFR-1/2, C-KIT, PDGFR a/b,FLT3, RET Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 36 49 13.9
Table 4b. Reported trials of targeted agents as single-agent first-line therapy in metastatic bladder cancer

Author Year Agent Target Chemotherapy Study type n RR% OS (months)

Bellmunt [68] 2010 Sunitinib VEGFR-1/2, C-KIT, PDGFR a/b, FLT3, RET None Phase II 38 8 8.1
Quinn [61] 2010 Eribulin Tubulin None Phase II 37 38 9.4
Sridhar [69] 2011 Sorafenib B-Raf,c-Raf, VEGFR-2/3, PDGFR-b None Phase II 17 0 5.9
Table 4c. Ongoing trials of targeted agents as first-line therapy with chemotherapy in metastatic bladder cancer

PI/group Start year Agent Target Chemotherapy Study type Target enrollment Clinicaltrials.gov ID
Hoffman [73] 2001 Trastuzumab HER2 Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 13 NCT02006667
Oudard [74] 2004 Trastuzumab HER2 Gemcitabine and cisplatin or carboplatin Randomized phase II 61 NCT01828736
Chester [75] 2008 Temsirolimus mTOR Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase I/II 99 NCT01090466
EORTC [76] 2008 Lapatinib HER2/EGFR Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase I 25 NCT00623064
Rosenberg [77] 2009 Bevacizumab VEGF Gemcitabine and cisplatin Randomized phase III 500 NCT00942331
Eisai INC [78] 2010 Eribulin Tubulin Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase Ib/II 95 NCT01126749
Miller [79] 2010 Panitumumab EGFR Gemcitabine and cisplatin Randomized phase II 124 NCT01374789
Salvioni [80] 2010 Sorafenib B-Raf,c-Raf, VEGFR-2/3, PDGFR-b Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 45 NCT01222676
Bajorin [81] 2010 Everolimus PI3K/Akt/mTOR Gemcitabine and split-dose cisplatin Phase I 30 NCT01182168
Petrylak [71] 2011 OGX-427 HSP27 Gemcitabine and cisplatin Randomized phase II 180 NCT01454089
Wong [82] 2011 ALT-801 p53 Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase I/II 76 NCT01326871
Galsky [72] 2012 Ipilimumab CTLA-4 Gemcitabine and cisplatin Phase II 36 NCT01524991
Ullen [83] 2012 Sorafenib B-Raf,c-Raf, VEGFR-2/3, PDGFR-b Vinflunine Phase I 24 NCT01844947
Flag [84] 2013 Trebananib Ang1, Ang2 Docetaxel Phase II 38 NCT01907308
Table 4d. Ongoing trials of targeted agents for cisplatin-ineligible patients as first-line therapy in metastatic bladder cancer

PI/group Start year Agent Target Chemotherapy Study type Target enrollment Clinicaltrials.gov ID

Oudard [74] 2004 Trastuzumab HER2 Gemcitabine and cisplatin or carboplatina Randomized phase II 61 NCT01828736
Jones [70] 2010 Lapatinib HER2/EGFR Gemcitabine and carboplatin Phase II 122 NCT01191892
Galsky [85] 2010 Everolimus PI3K/Akt/mTOR Paclitaxel Phase II 68 NCT01215136
Apolo [86] 2011 Lenalidomide Apoptosis, antiangiogenesis and immune modulation Gemcitabine and carboplatin Phase I 42 NCT01352962
Bajorin [87] 2012 Pazopanib VEGFR1/2/3, PDGFR a/b,c-Kit Gemcitabine Phase II 45 NCT01622660
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Chemotherapy is gemcitabine and cisplatin or gemcitabine and carboplatin based on creatinine clearance.

EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; EORTC, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; HER, human epidermal growth factor receptor; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; n, number of patients enrolled; NR, not reported; OS, overall survival; PDGFR, platelet-derived growth factor receptor; PI, principal investigator; RR, response rate; SLITRK6, SLIT and TRK-like family member 6; VEGFR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor.