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. 2021 Aug 7;6(4):100229. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100229

Table 3.

Studies without statistically significant benefit (n = 27)

Treatment Study name n Control Design Primary endpoint PFS control PFS gain HR OS control OS gain OS HR ORR Toxicity/QoL ESMO grading Ref.
Platinum-sensitive recurrence
 Farletuzumab with carboplatin/taxane 1100 Placebo with carboplatin/taxane Phase III RCT PFS 9.0 0.7 0.99 (0.81-1.21) Not significant 13
 Carboplatin/topotecan 550 Carboplatin plus physician choice either paclitaxel, gemcitabine or PLD Phase III PFS 10 0 Not provided Not significant 14
 Non-platinum-based CT MITO-8 215 Platinum-based CT Phase III RCT OS 9 −4 Not provided 24.5 −2.7 Not provided PFS control arm significantly better 5
 Carboplatin/paclitaxel micellar 789 Carboplatin/paclitaxel (conventional) Phase III non-inferiority RCT Non-inferiority for PFS 10.1 0.2 0.86 (0.72-1.03) Increased neutropenia, no difference in neurotoxicity No score (no improvement in QoL or symptoms) 15
Maintenance therapy after response to second-line platinum-based chemotherapy
 Vismodegib maintenance after complete response to second- or third-line chemotherapy 104 Placebo Phase II RCT PFS 5.8 1.7 0.79 (0.46-1.35) Not significant 29
 Carboplatin/paclitaxel plus bevacizumab GOG-0213 674 Carboplatin/paclitaxel plus placebo Phase III RCT OS 37.3 4.9 0.83 (0.68-1.01) Not significant 26
Platinum-resistant recurrence
 PLDa 474 Topotecan RCT PFS 3.9 −0.2 NS 13.8 0.69 0.82 (0.68-1.00) Not significant 46,47
 Epidoxorubicin plus paclitaxela 234 Paclitaxel Phase III RCT OS 14.0 −2.0 NS Not significant 48
 PLD 195 Gemcitabine Phase III RCT PFS 3.1 0.5 NS Not significant 49
 PLDa 153 Gemcitabine Phase III RCT TTP 3.7 0.9 NS Not significant 50
 Topotecan/etoposide (TE) or topotecan/gemcitabine 502 Topotecan Phase III RCT OS 17.2 0.6 (TE) 1.18 (0.90-1.53) Not significant 51
 Canfosfamidea 461 PLD or topotecan Phase III RCT OS 13.5 −5.0 1.71 Control arm significantly better 52
 Pertuzumab plus gemcitabine 130 Gemcitabine plus placebo Phase II RCT PFS 2.9 0 0.66 (0.43-1.03) Not significant 53
 Pertuzumab plus carboplatin and either paclitaxel or gemcitabine 149 Carboplatin and either paclitaxel or gemcitabine Phase II RCT PFS 8.6 −0.7 1.16 (0.90-1.49) Not significant 54
 Paclitaxel/carboplatin OR paclitaxel/topotecan 165 Paclitaxel Phase II RCT PFS 3.7 1.1
1.7
0.92, NS
0.95, NS
Not significant 55
 Olaparib 200 mg or 400 mga 97 PLD Phase II RCT PFS 7.1 NA 0.88 (0.62-1.28) Not significant 56
 Patupilone 829 PLD Phase III RCT OS 12.7 0.5 0.93 (0.79-1.09) Not significant 57
 Docetaxel plus vandetanib 129 Docetaxel RCT PFS 3.5 −0.5 1.01 (0.79-1.27) Not significant 58
 Seribantumab plus paclitaxel 223 Paclitaxel RCT PFS 3.7 0.1 1.03 (0.74-1.43) Not significant 59
 Motolimod plus PLD 297 PLD Phase II RCT PFS 5.2 −0.4 1.21 18.9 −0.8 1.22 Not significant 60
 Oncolytic reovirus plus paclitaxel 108 Paclitaxel Phase II RCT PFS 4.3 0.1 1.11 (0.78-1.59) Not significant 61
 Pazopanib plus paclitaxel 106 Paclitaxel Phase II RCT PFS 6.2 1.3 0.84 (0.57-1.22) 23.3 −2.6 1.04 (0.60-1.79) Not significant 62
 Cabozantinib plus paclitaxel 174 Paclitaxel RCT PFS 5.5 −0.2 1.11 (0.77-1.61) Not reached 2.27 (1.17-2.63) Control arm significantly better OS 63
 Olaratumab plus PLD 123 PLD Phase II RCT PFS 4.0 0.2 1.04 (0.70-1.56) 16.2 0.4 1.1 (0.70-1.71) Not significant 64
 Linsitinib (two different regimens) plus paclitaxel 152 Paclitaxel Phase I/II RCT PFS 5.6 −1.4 1.2 (0.75-1.91) Not significant 65
 Alisertib plus paclitaxel 191 Paclitaxel Phase I/II RCT PFS 4.7 2.0 0.75 (0.58-0.96) Not significant 66
 Carboplatin plus guadecitabine 100 Physician choice PLD, topotecan, paclitaxel or gemcitabine Phase II RCT PFS 2.1 1.6 0.69 (0.46-1.0) Not significant 67

HR, hazard ratio; ITT, intention to treat; MCBS, Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale; NS, not significant; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; PLD, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin; QoL, quality of life; RCT, randomised controlled trials; TTP, time to progression.

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Trial did also include platinum-sensitive patients.