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. 2021 Sep:154:190-200.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.024. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Prognostic nomogram for progression-free survival in patients with BRCA mutations and platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer on maintenance olaparib therapy following response to chemotherapy

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Prognostic nomogram for progression-free survival in patients with BRCA mutations and platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer on maintenance olaparib therapy following response to chemotherapy

Angelina Tjokrowidjaja et al. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Background: The impact of maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors (PARPi) on progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with BRCA mutations and platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer (PSROC) varies widely. Individual prognostic factors do not reliably distinguish patients who progress early from those who have durable benefit. We developed and validated a prognostic nomogram to predict PFS in these patients.

Methods: The nomogram was developed using data from a training patient cohort with BRCA mutations and high-grade serous PSROC on the placebo arm of two maintenance therapy trials, Study 19 and SOLO2/ENGOT-ov21. We performed multivariable Cox regression analysis based on pre-treatment characteristics to develop a nomogram that predicts PFS. We assessed the discrimination and validation of the nomogram in independent validation patient cohorts treated with maintenance olaparib.

Results: The nomogram includes four PFS predictors: CA-125 at randomisation, platinum-free interval, presence of measurable disease and number of prior lines of platinum therapy. In the training (placebo) cohort (internal validation C-index 0.64), median PFS in the model-predicted good, intermediate and poor-risk groups was: 7.7 (95% CI 5.3-11.3), 5.4 (4.8-5.8) and 2.9 (2.8-4.4) months, respectively. In the validation (olaparib) cohort (C-index 0.71), median PFS in the model-predicted good, intermediate and poor-risk groups was: not reached, 16.6 (13.1-22.4) and 8.3 (7.1-10.8) months, respectively. The nomogram showed good calibration in the validation cohort (calibration plot).

Conclusions: This nomogram can be used to predict PFS and counsel patients with BRCA mutations and PSROC prior to maintenance olaparib and for stratification of patients in trials of maintenance therapies.

Keywords: BRCA mutation; Nomogram; Olaparib; Ovarian cancer; Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors; Prognosis.

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Conflict of interest statement AT reports institutional research funding from AstraZeneca; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca and Janssen. MF has received honoraria from AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline; provided consulting or advisory role to AstraZeneca, Lilly, MSD, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Takeda; reports institutional research funding from AstraZeneca, Novartis and BeiGene; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca. MR has honoraria from AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline; provided consulting or advisory role to AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline; participated on a data safety monitoring board or advisory board for AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline; received travel and accommodation funding from GlaxoSmithKline. JAL has received honoraria from AstraZeneca/MedImmune; provided a consulting or advisory role to Artios, AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Clovis Oncology, Cristal Therapeutics, Esai, Merck, Pfizer, Seattle Genetics and Tesaro; Speakers’ bureau for Clovis Oncology, Pfizer and Tesaro/GSK; reports institutional research funding from AstraZeneca, MSD Oncology; travel and accommodation funding from Clovis and discloses another relationship with Regeneron. UAM has provided a consulting or advisory role to Merck, Immunogen and Novartis; reports research funding from Merck, Novartis, Tesaro, Syndax, Immunogen, Mersana, Leap Therapeutics, Fujifilm, and SQZ Biotechnologies; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca. AMO has received honoraria from Intas; provided a consulting or advisory role for Immunogen, Merck KGaA; reports institutional research funding from AstraZeneca, Immunovaccine; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca; and discloses other relationships with AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Merck and Tesaro. CG has received honoraria from Roche/Genentech, provided a consulting or advisory role for AstraZeneca; Speakers’ bureau for AstraZeneca; reports research funding from AstraZeneca. PH has received honoraria from AstraZeneca; provided a consulting or advisory role for AstraZeneca; reports institutional research funding from AstraZeneca; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca. IV has provided consulting or advisory role to Amgen Europe, AstraZeneca, Carrick Therapeutics, Clovis Oncology, Debiopharm Group, F. Hoffmann La Roche, Genmab, GSK Pharmaceuticals, Immunogen, Medical University of Vienna, Millennium, MSD Belgium, Octimet Oncology, Oncoinvent, PharmaMar, Roche, Sotio and Tesaro; reports institutional research funding from Amgen, Genmab, Oncoinvent, Roche; travel and accommodation funding from Amgen, AstraZeneca, MSD, Merck, Roche and Tesaro. CLS reports research funding from Roche, Genentech, Clovis Oncology, Sierra Oncology, and Eisai; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca; other relationship with Clovis Oncology. RSF has received honoraria from MSD Oncology, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Roche, and AstraZeneca; provided a consulting or advisory role for VBL Therapeutics, Clovis Oncology; travel and accommodation funding from Bristol-Meyers Squibb, MSD Oncology, AstraZeneca. TM discloses employment and stockholder interests with AstraZeneca. EPL has received honoraria from AstraZeneca, GSK, Tesaro; provided consulting or advisory role to AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Incyte, Merck, Pfizer/EMD, Serono, Roche, Tesaro; travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca, Roche, Tesaro and discloses other relationship with ARCAGY RESEARCH. CKL has received honoraria from AstraZeneca, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim; research funding from AstraZeneca; provided a consulting or advisory role to AstraZeneca, Novartis, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim; received travel and accommodation funding from AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim. All remaining authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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