Restricted mean survival time as outcome measure in advanced urothelial bladder cancer: analysis of 4 clinical studies

Author:

Rivano Melania1ORCID,Cancanelli Luca2ORCID,Spazio Lorenzo Di3ORCID,Chiumente Marco4ORCID,Mengato Daniele5ORCID,Messori Andrea6ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Department, A. Businco Hospital, 09121 Cagliari, Italy

2. Hospital Pharmacy Department, Azienda ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana, 31033 Castelfranco Veneto, Italy

3. Hospital Pharmacy Department, S.Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy

4. Scientific Direction, Italian Society for Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Milan, Italy

5. Hospital Pharmacy Department, Bolzano General Hospital, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

6. HTA Unit, Regional Health Service, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in advanced urothelial carcinoma. Materials & methods: We selected seven cohorts of patients published in four clinical trials. The restricted mean survival time (RMST) was used to analyze survival curves, perform the comparisons and rank the treatments based on their effectiveness. The performance of RMST was compared with that of a network meta-analysis. Results: Three ICIs, vinflunine and best standard care, given as second line, were examined. ICIs significantly improved overall survival compared with best standard care. However, the survival gain was quite limited (up to 2.27 months). Post hoc pairwise comparisons were calculated. Conclusion: Our results summarized the efficacy of these treatments and confirmed the good methodological performance of RMST.

Publisher

Future Medicine Ltd

Subject

Oncology,Immunology,Immunology and Allergy

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