Bevacizumab alone or in combination with TRC105 for patients with refractory metastatic renal cell cancer.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway has improved outcomes in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC); however, resistance inevitably occurs. CD105 (endoglin) is an angiogenic pathway that is strongly upregulated after VEGF inhibition, potentially contributing to resistance. The authors tested whether TRC105, a monoclonal antibody against endoglin, impacted disease control in patients with previously treated RCC who were receiving bevacizumab. METHODS:Eligible patients with metastatic RCC who had previously received 1 to 4 prior lines of therapy, including VEGF-targeted agents, were randomized 1:1 to receive bevacizumab 10?mg/kg intravenously every 2 weeks (arm A) or the same plus TRC105 10?mg/kg intravenously every 2 weeks (arm B). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) at 12 and 24 weeks. Correlative studies included serum transforming growth factor ? (TGF?) and CD105 levels as well as tissue immunostaining for TGF? receptors. RESULTS:Fifty-nine patients were enrolled (28 on arm A and 31 on arm B), and 1 patient on each arm had a confirmed partial response. The median PFS for bevacizumab alone was 4.6 months compared with 2.8 for bevacizumab plus TRC105 (P?=?.09). Grade???3 toxicities occurred in 16 patients (57%) who received bevacizumab compared with 19 (61%) who received bevacizumab plus TRC105 (P?=?.9). Baseline serum TGF? levels below the median (<10.6?ng/mL) were associated with longer median PFS (5.6 vs 2.1 months; P?=?.014). CONCLUSIONS:TRC105 failed to improve PFS when added to bevacizumab. TGF? warrants further study as a biomarker in RCC. Cancer 2017;123:4566-4573. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
SUBMITTER: Dorff TB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726867 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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