Combination of Temsirolimus and Bevacizumab in Patient With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Summary

The TORAVA trial is designed to evaluate the progression-free rate at 48 weeks of a combination of Torisel® and Avastin® given at first-line treatment in patients with metastatic renal cancer. Eligible patients will be randomly assigned, in a 2:1:1 ratio, to either Avastin® + Torisel®, or Sutent® or IFN+Avastin®.

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2012-02

Completion

2012-02

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper PFS at 48 weeks was 29.5% (26 of 88 patients, 95% CI 20.0-39.1) in group A PMID 21664867 ↗

Publications

• Background Escudier B, Eisen T, Stadler WM, Szczylik C, Oudard S, Siebels M, Negrier S, Chevreau C, Solska E, Desai AA, Rolland F, Demkow T, Hutson TE, Gore M, Freeman S, Schwartz B, Shan M, Simantov R, Bukowski RM; TARGET Study Group. Sorafenib in advanced clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jan 11;356(2):125-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa060655.
• Background Motzer RJ, Hutson TE, Tomczak P, Michaelson MD, Bukowski RM, Rixe O, Oudard S, Negrier S, Szczylik C, Kim ST, Chen I, Bycott PW, Baum CM, Figlin RA. Sunitinib versus interferon alfa in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jan 11;356(2):115-24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa065044.
• Background Hudes G, Carducci M, Tomczak P, Dutcher J, Figlin R, Kapoor A, Staroslawska E, Sosman J, McDermott D, Bodrogi I, Kovacevic Z, Lesovoy V, Schmidt-Wolf IG, Barbarash O, Gokmen E, O'Toole T, Lustgarten S, Moore L, Motzer RJ; Global ARCC Trial. Temsirolimus, interferon alfa, or both for advanced renal-cell carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2007 May 31;356(22):2271-81. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa066838.
• Results Negrier S, Gravis G, Perol D, Chevreau C, Delva R, Bay JO, Blanc E, Ferlay C, Geoffrois L, Rolland F, Legouffe E, Sevin E, Laguerre B, Escudier B. Temsirolimus and bevacizumab, or sunitinib, or interferon alfa and bevacizumab for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (TORAVA): a randomised phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2011 Jul;12(7):673-80. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70124-3. Epub 2011 Jun 12.
• Aldin A, Besiroglu B, Adams A, Monsef I, Piechotta V, Tomlinson E, Hornbach C, Dressen N, Goldkuhle M, Maisch P, Dahm P, Heidenreich A, Skoetz N. First-line therapy for adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 4;5(5):CD013798. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013798.pub2.
• Polena H, Creuzet J, Dufies M, Sidibe A, Khalil-Mgharbel A, Salomon A, Deroux A, Quesada JL, Roelants C, Filhol O, Cochet C, Blanc E, Ferlay-Segura C, Borchiellini D, Ferrero JM, Escudier B, Negrier S, Pages G, Vilgrain I. The tyrosine-kinase inhibitor sunitinib targets vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin: a marker of response to antitumoural treatment in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Br J Cancer. 2018 May;118(9):1179-1188. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0054-5. Epub 2018 Mar 22.

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