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Table 6 Phase II trials evaluating the role of targeted therapies

From: Chemotherapy in advanced bladder cancer: current status and future

Organisations

Treatments

Trial phase

Line

No

Results

Most common grades 3-4 toxicities

Hoosier Oncology Group [66]

GC + Bevacizumab

II

1st

43

ORR = 72% (21% de; CR et 51% de RP); PFS = 8.2 months; OS = 20.4 months

Hematological, thromboembolism

USA (Texas) [70]

GC + sunutinib

II

1st

15

Interrupted for toxicity

Hematological++

Espagne [71]

Sunitinib

II

1st

37

DC = 8%; PFS = 5.9 months

Fatigue, Hypertention, Hand-Foot syndrom

Allemagne [73]

GC + sorafenib

IIR

1st

85

ORR = 82% vs. 78%; PFS = 6.3 mois vs. 7.2 months

Hematological

NCI Trial [79]

Trastuzumab + CaPG

II

1st

44 (HER2+++)

ORR = 70% (11% de CR et 59% de RP); OS = 14 months

Hematological, sensory neuropaty, cardiac

CALGB [81]

Gefitinib + GC

II

1st

58

ORR = 48%,; PFS = 7 months,; OS = 15 months; Equivalents results to GC et MVAC

Hematological, skin rash, diarrhea,

Allemagne [82]

Lapatinib

II

2nd and more

59

PR = 3%; S = 12%; PFS = 8.6 weeks

Diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration

Italy and USA [84]

Everolimus

II

2nd

45

PR = 8%; PFS = 3.3 months; OS = 10.5 months

Hematological, fatigue, metabolic, mucositis

  1. Abbreviations. GC: gemcitabine-cisplatin; ORR: objective response rate; RC: complate response; PR: partial response; S: stabilisation; DC: disease control; PFS: progression free survival; OS: overall survival; CaPG: paclitaxel-gemcitabine-carboplatin.