Impact of disease progression on health-related quality of life (HRQOL): Updated results from the PRIMA/ENGOT-OV26/GOG-3012 trial of niraparib first-line (1L) maintenance therapy in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer (aOC).
5551 Background: The phase 3 PRIMA trial (NCT02655016) demonstrated that niraparib 1L maintenance therapy significantly extended progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo in patients with newly diagnosed aOC that responded to 1L platinum-based chemotherapy. Using data from the Nov 2019 cutoff (median follow-up, ≈1.7 y), pooled results from both treatment arms found that disease progression negatively affected HRQOL. Here we report updated HRQOL results from the PRIMA final analysis. Methods: In PRIMA, patients were randomized 2:1 to niraparib or placebo 1L maintenance once daily. HRQOL was assessed as a prespecified secondary endpoint using patient-reported responses to multiple instruments, including the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL Core Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the EORTC QLQ Ovarian Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-OV28). Assessments were collected at baseline, at designated intervals while on study treatment; at the end of treatment (EOT); and at 4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks after the last dose of study treatment. Post hoc analysis results are reported herein (clinical cutoff: Apr 8, 2024; median follow-up, 6.2 y). Results: In the overall population (niraparib, n=487; placebo, n=246), EOT survey completion rates exceeded 80% across both instruments. In both treatment arms, disease progression significantly reduced overall HRQOL per the EORTC QLQ-C30, with marked decreases from the last on-treatment visit (LOTV) for global health status/QOL that never recovered to LOTV levels (Table). Disease progression was also associated with deterioration across all 5 functional scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and worsening symptoms of fatigue, nausea/vomiting, pain, dyspnea, appetite loss, diarrhea, and financial difficulties. On the EORTC QLQ-OV28, progression was associated with decreased scores for body image, sexuality, and attitude toward disease/treatment functional scales and worsening abdominal/gastrointestinal symptoms. Conclusions: Disease progression negatively impacted HRQOL across treatment arms in PRIMA. These results support PFS as a clinically relevant endpoint in patients with aOC, as delays in disease progression help preserve HRQOL. Clinical trial information: NCT02655016 . LS mean change from LOTV (95% CI) Niraparib(n=487) Placebo(n=246) EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status/QOL EOT –8.6 (–10.9, –6.4) –7.4 (–10.1, –4.7) Week 4 post EOT –10.0 (–12.7, –7.3) –10.7 (–14.0, –7.4) Week 8 post EOT –10.1 (–12.9, –7.2) –12.2 (–16.0, –8.5) Week 12 post EOT –11.5 (–14.0, –9.1) –9.5 (–12.6, –6.3) Week 24 post EOT –10.7 (–13.4, –8.1) –9.6 (–13.1, –6.2) EORTC QLQ-C30, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL Core Questionnaire; EOT, end of treatment; LOTV, last on-treatment visit; LS, least squares; QOL, quality of life.
Authors
- Giorgia Mangili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8451-429X)
- María Jesús Rubio-Pérez
- Antonio González-Martı́n (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8376-9576)
- Bradley J. Monk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6985-0159)
- Brigitte Honhon
- David M. O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2828-0177)
- Luda Shtessel
- Dominique Berton
- Charlotte Aaquist Haslund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6571-2196)
- Maria-Pilar Barretina-Ginesta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-6614)
- Richard G. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5598-5263)
- Roisin E. O’Cearbhaill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-4554)
- Robert A. Burger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2993-6616)
- Noelle Cloven
- Sakari Hietanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-4743)
- Jonathan T. Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9139-8841)
- Mark S. Shahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-4523)
- Thomas J. Herzog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3636-1345)
- Colleen McCormick
- Elena Ioana Braicu
Institutions
- Gynecologic Oncology Group (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Texas Oncology (US)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Abington Memorial Hospital (US)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- Nordic Society of Gynecologic Oncology (DK)
- Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest (FR)
- Institut Català d'Oncologia (ES)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (ES)
- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (US)
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
- Jefferson Hospital (US)
- Grand Charleroi Hospital (BE)
- Spanish Ovarian Cancer Research Group (ES)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.5551
- Primary Topic
- PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00