Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with neoadjuvant and adjuvant (neoadj-adj) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in participants (pts) with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are cisplatin ineligible: Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 s

4510 Background: In KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 (NCT03924895), neoadj-adj EV + pembro and radical cystectomy (RC) + pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) showed significant and meaningful improvements in EFS, OS, and pathologic complete response vs RC + PLND in pts with MIBC who were ineligible for or declined cisplatin (cis) therapy. Prespecified exploratory HRQoL outcomes are reported. Methods: Pts with MIBC who were ineligible/declined cis were randomized 1:1 to neoadj-adj EV + pembro and RC + PLND or RC + PLND (control). HRQoL was analyzed in pts who completed ≥1 PRO assessment. EQ-5D-5L and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT)–Bladder-Cystectomy (Bl-Cys) with FACT-general (FACT-G) and Bladder Cancer Index (BCI) were assessed predose on D1 of neoadjuvant cycles 1 (baseline [BL]), 2, and 3; pre- and post-surgery; and predose on D1 of adjuvant cycles 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 in the EV + pembro arm. In the control arm, assessments were at pre- (BL) and post-surgery. In both treatment (Tx) arms, assessments were also done at Tx discontinuation, Q12W for ≤2y, and Q24W thereafter. End points included mean (95% CI) change from BL to post-surgery wk 18 in FACT-G score; FACT–Bl-Cys scores (Bl-Cys subscale and Trial Outcome Index [TOI]); BCI urinary, bowel, and sexual scores; and EQ-5D-5L visual analog scale (VAS). Results: At post-surgery wk 18, completion and compliance rates for all assessments were ≥65% in the EV + pembro arm and >86% in the control arm. Mean changes from BL to post-surgery wk 18 were similar between arms for FACT-G total and FACT–Bl-Cys subscale scores; FACT–Bl-Cys TOI score; BCI urinary, bowel, and sexual scores; and EQ-5D-5L VAS score (Table). BCI sexual and bowel score diminution was observed in both arms. For all PRO assessments, mean changes from BL over time were similar between Tx. Conclusions: The addition of neoadj-adj EV + pembro did not decrease HRQoL 18 wk post-surgery relative to RC + PLND alone; BCI bowel and sexual domains worsened in both arms, consistent with prior reports of RC impact. Given the superior efficacy and manageable safety, these results support the benefit/risk profile of EV + pembro and RC + PLND as Tx for pts with MIBC ineligible for or declining cis. Clinical trial information: NCT03924895 . Mean change from BL to post-surgery wk 18, (95% CI), n EV + pembro Control FACT-G total score −2.73 (−6.22 to 0.75)n = 102 −2.84 (−6.11 to 0.43)n = 75 FACT–Bl-Cys (subscale/symptom index) total score 1.31 (−0.70 to 3.32)n = 102 1.85 (−0.59 to 4.29)n = 75 FACT–Bl-Cys TOI −1.89 (−5.61 to 1.84)n = 102 −0.58 (−4.35 to 3.20)n = 75 BCI urinary −2.03 (−6.12 to 2.07)n = 101 −0.05 (−5.90 to 5.80)n = 70 BCI bowel −4.75 (−8.73 to −0.77)n = 101 −4.27 (−7.93 to −0.61)n = 70 BCI sexual −15.46 (−20.53 to −10.39)n = 94 −17.88 (−24.36 to −11.40)n = 61 EQ-5D-5L VAS −2.52 (−7.23 to −2.19)n = 102 −0.39 (−5.14 to 4.36)n = 75

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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with neoadjuvant and adjuvant (neoadj-adj) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in participants (pts) with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are cisplatin ineligible: Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 s

Changting Meng, Christof Vulsteke, G. Von Amsberg, Allison Martin Nguyen et al.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with neoadjuvant and adjuvant (neoadj-adj) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in participants (pts) with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are cisplatin ineligible: Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 s

Changting Meng, Christof Vulsteke, G. Von Amsberg, Allison Martin Nguyen, V.V. Paramonov, Pongwut Danchaivijitr, Nabil Adra, Chethan Ramamurthy, Jasmine Lichfield, Peter H. O'Donnell, David Huang, Anders Ullén, Matthew D. Galsky, Alejo Rodriguez-Vida, Nimira Alimohamed, Maksym Sabadash, Jens Bedke, Neal D. Shore, Ja Hyeon Ku, Steffen Rausch
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4510 Background: In KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 (NCT03924895), neoadj-adj EV + pembro and radical cystectomy (RC) + pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) showed significant and meaningful improvements in EFS, OS, and pathologic complete response vs RC + PLND in pts with MIBC who were ineligible for or declined cisplatin (cis) therapy. Prespecified exploratory HRQoL outcomes are reported. Methods: Pts with MIBC who were ineligible/declined cis were randomized 1:1 to neoadj-adj EV + pembro and RC + PLND or RC + PLND (control). HRQoL was analyzed in pts who completed ≥1 PRO assessment. EQ-5D-5L and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT)–Bladder-Cystectomy (Bl-Cys) with FACT-general (FACT-G) and Bladder Cancer Index (BCI) were assessed predose on D1 of neoadjuvant cycles 1 (baseline [BL]), 2, and 3; pre- and post-surgery; and predose on D1 of adjuvant cycles 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 in the EV + pembro arm. In the control arm, assessments were at pre- (BL) and post-surgery. In both treatment (Tx) arms, assessments were also done at Tx discontinuation, Q12W for ≤2y, and Q24W thereafter. End points included mean (95% CI) change from BL to post-surgery wk 18 in FACT-G score; FACT–Bl-Cys scores (Bl-Cys subscale and Trial Outcome Index [TOI]); BCI urinary, bowel, and sexual scores; and EQ-5D-5L visual analog scale (VAS). Results: At post-surgery wk 18, completion and compliance rates for all assessments were ≥65% in the EV + pembro arm and >86% in the control arm. Mean changes from BL to post-surgery wk 18 were similar between arms for FACT-G total and FACT–Bl-Cys subscale scores; FACT–Bl-Cys TOI score; BCI urinary, bowel, and sexual scores; and EQ-5D-5L VAS score (Table). BCI sexual and bowel score diminution was observed in both arms. For all PRO assessments, mean changes from BL over time were similar between Tx. Conclusions: The addition of neoadj-adj EV + pembro did not decrease HRQoL 18 wk post-surgery relative to RC + PLND alone; BCI bowel and sexual domains worsened in both arms, consistent with prior reports of RC impact. Given the superior efficacy and manageable safety, these results support the benefit/risk profile of EV + pembro and RC + PLND as Tx for pts with MIBC ineligible for or declining cis. Clinical trial information: NCT03924895 . Mean change from BL to post-surgery wk 18, (95% CI), n EV + pembro Control FACT-G total score −2.73 (−6.22 to 0.75)n = 102 −2.84 (−6.11 to 0.43)n = 75 FACT–Bl-Cys (subscale/symptom index) total score 1.31 (−0.70 to 3.32)n = 102 1.85 (−0.59 to 4.29)n = 75 FACT–Bl-Cys TOI −1.89 (−5.61 to 1.84)n = 102 −0.58 (−4.35 to 3.20)n = 75 BCI urinary −2.03 (−6.12 to 2.07)n = 101 −0.05 (−5.90 to 5.80)n = 70 BCI bowel −4.75 (−8.73 to −0.77)n = 101 −4.27 (−7.93 to −0.61)n = 70 BCI sexual −15.46 (−20.53 to −10.39)n = 94 −17.88 (−24.36 to −11.40)n = 61 EQ-5D-5L VAS −2.52 (−7.23 to −2.19)n = 102 −0.39 (−5.14 to 4.36)n = 75

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 44(16_suppl)
Indiana University Health (US), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US), Siriraj Hospital (TH), Karolinska University Hospital (SE), Universität Hamburg (DE), University of Calgary (CA), Pfizer (United States) (US), Mahidol University (TH), Seoul National University Hospital (KR), Karolinska Institutet (SE), University of Chicago (US), Astellas Pharma (United Kingdom) (GB), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE), Cherkasy State Technological University (UA), Lviv State University of Internal Affairs (UA), Hospital Del Mar (ES), AZ Maria Middelares (BE), Klinikum Stuttgart (DE), Carolina Urologic Research Center (US), Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tisch Cancer Institute, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US), University of Tübingen (DE), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
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