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Tier 3 — Observational / field trialPeer-reviewed

Atezolizumab in Platinum-treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Outcomes by Prior Number of Regimens

José Luis Perez‐Gracia, Yohann Loriot, Jonathan E. Rosenberg, Thomas Powles, Andrea Necchi, Syed A. Hussain, Rafael Morales‐Barrera, Margitta Retz, Günter Niegisch, Ignacio Durán, Christine Théodore, Enrique Grande, Xiaodong Shen, Jingjing Wang, B. Nelson, Christina Louise Derleth, Michiel S. van der Heijden

European Urology · 2017

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Summary

This international observational analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab, a PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor, in patients with platinum-treated urothelial carcinoma, with outcomes stratified by prior treatment history. The study appears to have examined whether prior treatment burden (number of previous regimens) influenced response to atezolizumab therapy. As suggested by the study design and journal scope, the work contributes to understanding immunotherapy outcomes in a heavily pretreated oncology population.

UK applicability

The findings are relevant to UK cancer treatment pathways, as atezolizumab is approved by NICE for urothelial carcinoma, and understanding outcomes by prior treatment history informs patient selection and sequencing of therapies in National Health Service practice.

Key measures

Overall response rate, duration of response, progression-free survival, overall survival, stratified by number of prior chemotherapy regimens

Outcomes reported

The study examined clinical outcomes (response rates, overall survival, progression-free survival) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with atezolizumab, stratified by prior treatment regimen history.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Observational cohort
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
International
System type
Human clinical
DOI
10.1016/j.eururo.2017.11.023
Catalogue ID
BFmokjoc86-wb45ha

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