Durvalumab (D) in combination with BCG induction and maintenance (I + M) therapy for BCG-naive, high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC): 5-year overall survival (OS) analysis and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from POTOMAC.

4624 Background: In the Phase 3 POTOMAC study (NCT03528694), 1 year of D in combination with BCG (I + M) resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival vs BCG (I + M) alone, with a manageable safety profile, in patients (pts) with BCG-naive, high-risk NMIBC. We report a planned updated 5-year OS analysis and PROs. Methods: Eligible pts were randomized 1:1:1 to D + BCG (I + M), D + BCG (I only), or BCG (I + M). Secondary endpoints included 5-year OS and PROs, evaluated every 8 weeks by EORTC QLQ-C30 and every 4 weeks by EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24 and PRO-CTCAE. Prespecified priority subscales were global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL), physical functioning, and fatigue for QLQ-C30; and urinary symptoms, intravesical treatment (tx) issues, future perspective/worries, and sexual functioning for QLQ-NMIBC24. Change from baseline (CFB; mixed model for repeated measures) was assessed; a ±10-point score was considered clinically meaningful. Results: At data cutoff Oct 3, 2025 (median follow-up 72 months), the OS HR was 0.81 (95% CI, 0.54–1.19) with a 5-year OS rate of 87.6% (95% CI, 83.5%–90.8%) for D + BCG (I + M) vs 86.3% (95% CI, 82.1%–89.6%) for BCG (I + M). Median OS was not reached in either arm. For PRO analyses (data cutoff Apr 3, 2025), QLQ-C30 and QLQ-NMIBC24 baseline compliance rates were ≥74% and ≥79%, respectively, with similar baseline scores between arms. Overall, both arms showed deterioration in QLQ-C30 adjusted mean CFB scores, with suggested clinically meaningful deterioration for fatigue with D + BCG (I + M); however, the difference between arms was small (Table). Overall QLQ-NMIBC24 adjusted mean CFB scores were numerically small and similar between arms (Table). PRO-CTCAE measures were similar between arms. Conclusions: Addition of 1 year of D to BCG (I + M) continued to show no detriment to OS at >5.5 years of follow-up and had no major impact on PROs for pts with BCG-naive high-risk NMIBC. Clinical trial information: NCT03528694 . Subscales D + BCG (I + M)Adjusted mean CFB (95% CI) a BCG (I + M)Adjusted mean CFB (95% CI) a Estimated difference of means (95% CI) QLQ-C30 GHS/QoL b −7.6 (–9.19, −6.07) −4.9 (–6.46, −3.41) −2.7 (–4.85, −0.54) Physical functioning b −5.5 (–6.76, −4.15) −2.8 (–4.11, −1.56) –2.6 (–4.43, –0.81) Fatigue c 10.1 (8.32, 11.90) 6.1 (4.37, 7.88) 4.0 (1.50, 6.46) QLQ-NMIBC24 Urinary symptoms c 1.7 (−0.06, 3.41) 0.4 (−1.27, 2.15) 1.2 (–1.19, 3.65) Intravesical tx issues c 1.5 (−0.38, 3.28) 2.7 (0.89, 4.50) −1.2 (−3.79, 1.29) Future perspective/worries c −5.5 (−7.54, −3.39) −3.2 (−5.29, −1.19) −2.2 (−5.11, 0.66) Sexual functioning b 2.2 (0.47, 3.91) 1.1 (–0.60, 2.80) 1.1 (−1.30, 3.48) a Higher scores indicate better health (GHS/functioning) or greater burden (symptoms). b Positive difference favors D + BCG (I + M). c Negative difference favors D + BCG (I + M).

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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Durvalumab (D) in combination with BCG induction and maintenance (I + M) therapy for BCG-naive, high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC): 5-year overall survival (OS) analysis and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from POTOMAC.

Manish R. Patel, Susan Feyerabend, Lieven Goeman, Ana Quartilho et al.
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Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
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Durvalumab (D) in combination with BCG induction and maintenance (I + M) therapy for BCG-naive, high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC): 5-year overall survival (OS) analysis and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from POTOMAC.

Manish R. Patel, Susan Feyerabend, Lieven Goeman, Ana Quartilho, Michał Krawczyński, Kilian M. Gust, Aleksandra Dąbrowska, Руслан Зуков, Artur Seyitkuliev, Joan Palou, Hans M. Westgeest, Takashi Kawahara, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Thierry Lebret, Maria De Santis, Angie Marsh, Neal D. Shore, Felix Guerrero-Ramos, Girish S. Kulkarni, Thomas Powles
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4624 Background: In the Phase 3 POTOMAC study (NCT03528694), 1 year of D in combination with BCG (I + M) resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival vs BCG (I + M) alone, with a manageable safety profile, in patients (pts) with BCG-naive, high-risk NMIBC. We report a planned updated 5-year OS analysis and PROs. Methods: Eligible pts were randomized 1:1:1 to D + BCG (I + M), D + BCG (I only), or BCG (I + M). Secondary endpoints included 5-year OS and PROs, evaluated every 8 weeks by EORTC QLQ-C30 and every 4 weeks by EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24 and PRO-CTCAE. Prespecified priority subscales were global health status/quality of life (GHS/QoL), physical functioning, and fatigue for QLQ-C30; and urinary symptoms, intravesical treatment (tx) issues, future perspective/worries, and sexual functioning for QLQ-NMIBC24. Change from baseline (CFB; mixed model for repeated measures) was assessed; a ±10-point score was considered clinically meaningful. Results: At data cutoff Oct 3, 2025 (median follow-up 72 months), the OS HR was 0.81 (95% CI, 0.54–1.19) with a 5-year OS rate of 87.6% (95% CI, 83.5%–90.8%) for D + BCG (I + M) vs 86.3% (95% CI, 82.1%–89.6%) for BCG (I + M). Median OS was not reached in either arm. For PRO analyses (data cutoff Apr 3, 2025), QLQ-C30 and QLQ-NMIBC24 baseline compliance rates were ≥74% and ≥79%, respectively, with similar baseline scores between arms. Overall, both arms showed deterioration in QLQ-C30 adjusted mean CFB scores, with suggested clinically meaningful deterioration for fatigue with D + BCG (I + M); however, the difference between arms was small (Table). Overall QLQ-NMIBC24 adjusted mean CFB scores were numerically small and similar between arms (Table). PRO-CTCAE measures were similar between arms. Conclusions: Addition of 1 year of D to BCG (I + M) continued to show no detriment to OS at >5.5 years of follow-up and had no major impact on PROs for pts with BCG-naive high-risk NMIBC. Clinical trial information: NCT03528694 . Subscales D + BCG (I + M)Adjusted mean CFB (95% CI) a BCG (I + M)Adjusted mean CFB (95% CI) a Estimated difference of means (95% CI) QLQ-C30 GHS/QoL b −7.6 (–9.19, −6.07) −4.9 (–6.46, −3.41) −2.7 (–4.85, −0.54) Physical functioning b −5.5 (–6.76, −4.15) −2.8 (–4.11, −1.56) –2.6 (–4.43, –0.81) Fatigue c 10.1 (8.32, 11.90) 6.1 (4.37, 7.88) 4.0 (1.50, 6.46) QLQ-NMIBC24 Urinary symptoms c 1.7 (−0.06, 3.41) 0.4 (−1.27, 2.15) 1.2 (–1.19, 3.65) Intravesical tx issues c 1.5 (−0.38, 3.28) 2.7 (0.89, 4.50) −1.2 (−3.79, 1.29) Future perspective/worries c −5.5 (−7.54, −3.39) −3.2 (−5.29, −1.19) −2.2 (−5.11, 0.66) Sexual functioning b 2.2 (0.47, 3.91) 1.1 (–0.60, 2.80) 1.1 (−1.30, 3.48) a Higher scores indicate better health (GHS/functioning) or greater burden (symptoms). b Positive difference favors D + BCG (I + M). c Negative difference favors D + BCG (I + M).

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 44(16_suppl)
AstraZeneca (United Kingdom) (GB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES), University of Tsukuba (JP), Queen Mary University of London (GB), Yokohama City University Medical Center (JP), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA), Westmead Hospital (AU), Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science (DE), Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (RU), Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT), Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES), Amphia Ziekenhuis (NL), Poznańska Hodowla Roślin (Poland) (PL), Krasnoyarsk Regional Clinical Hospital (RU), AstraZeneca (Poland) (PL), Puigvert Foundation (ES), Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RU), AstraZeneca (Canada) (CA), Hôpital Foch (FR), Carolina Urologic Research Center (US), Medical University of Vienna (AT), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE), Yokohama City University (JP), KU Leuven (BE)
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