Abstract

BackgroundFirst-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) for cisplatin-ineligible metastatic urothelial carcinoma patients has been approved by FDA and EMA. However, there is still a lack of evidence to directly compare treatment efficacy between ICI and conventional carboplatin-based chemotherapy. Here we conduct a retrospective analysis to compare the survival outcome between ICI and carboplatin treatment. MethodsThe study enrolled 130 metastatic urothelial carcinoma patients who underwent first-line ICI or carboplatin-based chemotherapy at Kaohsiung and Linko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital between May 2001 and Jun 2019. Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox proportional regression models were used for univariate and multivariate survival analyses. ResultsIn total, there were 44 patients (34%) in the ICI group and 86 patients (66%) in the carboplatin group. The median OS was insignificantly different between ICI and carboplatin groups, accounting for 11.1 and 9.5 months (p = 0.46), respectively. The median PFS in ICI and carboplatin groups were 2.5 and 3.7 months, respectively (p = 0.92). On subgroup analysis, OS was significantly worse for ICI treatment in patients with elevated pretreatment white blood cell count (WBC ≥ 10000 × 103/μL) compared with those on carboplatin group (HR 2.41, 95% CI 1.1 – 5.25, p = 0.03). ConclusionsIn this real-world data analysis, we didn’t show significant survival difference in first-line treatment with ICI and carboplatin-based chemotherapy. Legal entity responsible for the studyThe authors. FundingHas not received any funding. DisclosureAll authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call