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 |
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.