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Trial reportBritish journal of cancer2013

The impact of prior platinum therapy on survival in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer receiving vinflunine.

L C Harshman, R Fougeray, T K Choueiri, F A Schutz, Y Salhi, J E Rosenberg, J Bellmunt

Open access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in British journal of cancer, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

L C HarshmanBladder Cancer Center at the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, 1230 DANA, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
R Fougeray
T K Choueiri
F A Schutz
Y Salhi
J E Rosenberg
J Bellmunt
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · USPierre Fabre (France) · FRBrigham and Women's Hospital · USDana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center · USHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA phase III trial demonstrated an overall survival advantage with the addition of vinflunine to best supportive care (BSC) in platinum-refractory advanced urothelial cancer. We subsequently examined the impact of an additional 2 years of survival follow-up and evaluated the influence of first-line platinum therapy on survival.

methodsThe 357 eligible patients from the phase III study were categorised into two cohorts depending on prior cisplatin treatment: cisplatin or non-cisplatin. Survival was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

resultsThe majority had received prior cisplatin (70.3%). Survival was higher in the cisplatin group (HR: 0.76; CI 95% 0.58-0.99; P=0.04) irrespective of treatment arm. Multivariate analysis including known prognostic factors (liver involvement, haemoglobin, performance status) and prior platinum administration did not show an independent effect of cisplatin. Vinflunine reduced the risk of death by 24% in the cisplatin-group (HR: 0.76; CI 95% 0.58-0.99; P=0.04) and by 35% in non-cisplatin patients (HR: 0.65; CI 95% 0.41-1.04; P=0.07).

interpretationDifferences in prognostic factors between patients who can receive prior cisplatin and those who cannot may explain the survival differences in patients who undergo second line therapy. Prior cisplatin administration did not diminish the subsequent benefit of vinflunine over BSC.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Transitional CellChemotherapy, AdjuvantCisplatinCohort StudiesDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisSurvival AnalysisUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinVinblastinevinflunine

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PMID24129239
PMCPMC3833211
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