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ArticleJTO clinical and research reports2026

Patient-Reported Symptoms and Quality of Life With Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Docetaxel in Metastatic NSCLC: The Phase 3, Randomized EVOKE-01 Trial.

Niels Reinmuth, Sébastien Couraud, Luis Paz-Ares, Marina Chiara Garassino, Shobhit Baijal, Davey Daniel, Pilar Garrido, Terufumi Kato, Ivor Percent, Achim Rittmeyer and 8 more

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Article in JTO clinical and research reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05089734 (Open-Label, Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Phase 3 Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Open-Label, Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Phase 3 Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Progression on or After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Immunotherapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorGilead SciencesRan2021 to 2027Enrolled603ConditionsNon-Small Cell Lung CancerArmsSacituzumab Govitecan-hziy (SG), Docetaxel
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18 authors.

Niels ReinmuthAsklepios Lung Clinic, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich-Gauting, Germany.
Sébastien CouraudRespiratory Medicine and Thoracic Oncology Department, Lyon University Hospital (Hospices Civils de Lyon), Lyon Sud Hospital, Lyon, France.
Luis Paz-AresHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, H12O-Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) Lung Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Complutense University and Ciberonc, Madrid, Spain.
Marina Chiara GarassinoUniversity of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Shobhit BaijalUniversity Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Davey DanielOneOncology, Nashville, Tennessee.
Pilar GarridoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Terufumi KatoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ivor PercentFlorida Cancer Specialists, Punta Gorda, Florida.
Achim RittmeyerDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen, Immenhausen, Germany.
Hector Soto ParraMedical Oncology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy.
Sabeen MekanGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California.
Mira PatelGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California.
Matthew RadfordGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California.
Eric ZhangGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California.
Christopher G PelligraEvidera, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
Shien GuoEvidera Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts.
Enriqueta FelipOncology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.

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Abstract

Introduction: In the phase 3 EVOKE-01 trial (NCT05089734), sacituzumab govitecan (SG) exhibited a numerical improvement in overall survival and tolerability compared with docetaxel in patients with metastatic NSCLC previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and programmed cell death protein (ligand) 1 inhibitors, although results were not statistically significant. This analysis evaluated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data from EVOKE-01. Methods: Patients (N = 603) were randomized 1:1 to SG (n = 299) or docetaxel (n = 304) in 21-day cycles. HRQoL was assessed by the NSCLC Symptom Assessment Questionnaire (NSCLC-SAQ), European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30), and EuroQol 5 Dimension 3-level questionnaire. Least square mean changes from baseline at week 25, time to first meaningful deterioration or death, and time to confirmed deterioration were analyzed. Results: SG exhibited significantly and meaningfully better effects than docetaxel on NSCLC-SAQ shortness of breath (SoB), fatigue, total score, and on QLQ-C30 role functioning, fatigue, and dyspnea. Time to first meaningful deterioration or death favored SG over docetaxel for NSCLC-SAQ SoB (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval ]: 0.75 [0.61-0.91]), fatigue (0.70 [0.57-0.86]), and total score (0.80 [0.66-0.97]); QLQ-C30 fatigue (0.80 [0.66-0.96]) and dyspnea (0.74 [0.60-0.90]); and EuroQol visual analog scale (0.79 [0.65-0.96]). The time to confirmed deterioration favored SG over docetaxel for NSCLC-SAQ SoB (0.59 [0.44-0.77]) and fatigue (0.70 [0.52-0.95]), and QLQ-C30 fatigue (0.75 [0.59-0.95]). Conclusions: These exploratory results suggest that SG may benefit HRQoL over docetaxel, supporting SG as an active therapeutic agent for metastatic NSCLC post platinum-based and programmed cell death protein (ligand) 1 inhibitor therapy.

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DocetaxelNSCLCPatient-reported outcomeQuality of lifeSacituzumab govitecan

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PMID41584718
PMCPMC12828819

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