Axitinib (AG 013736) As Second Line Therapy For Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

Summary

The study is designed to demonstrate that axitinib (AG-013736) is superior to sorafenib in delaying tumor progression in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer after failure of one first line regimen.

Timeline

Start

2008-09-03

Primary completion

2010-08-31

Completion

2016-02-25

Publications

• Rini BI, Atkins MB, Choueiri TK, Teresi RE, Rosbrook B, Thakur M, Hutson TE. Plain language summary looking at how long side effects last after treatment with axitinib is stopped in people with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Future Oncol. 2023 Dec;19(40):2623-2629. doi: 10.2217/fon-2023-0233. Epub 2023 Aug 1.
• Murphy DA, Rini BI, Escudier B, Motzer RJ, Wang P, Li S, Williams JA, Tarazi JC, Martini JF. Angiogenic and immunomodulatory biomarkers in axitinib-treated patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Future Oncol. 2020 Jun;16(17):1199-1210. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0212. Epub 2020 May 4.
• Bracarda S, Bamias A, Casper J, Negrier S, Sella A, Staehler M, Tarazi J, Felici A, Rosbrook B, Jardinaud-Lopez M, Escudier B. Is Axitinib Still a Valid Option for mRCC in the Second-Line Setting? Prognostic Factor Analyses From the AXIS Trial. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2019 Jun;17(3):e689-e703. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.03.017. Epub 2019 Apr 1.
• de Velasco G, McKay RR, Lin X, Moreira RB, Simantov R, Choueiri TK. Comprehensive Analysis of Survival Outcomes in Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated in Clinical Trials. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2017 Dec;15(6):652-660.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.03.004. Epub 2017 Mar 21.
• Grunwald V, Lin X, Kalanovic D, Simantov R. Early Tumour Shrinkage: A Tool for the Detection of Early Clinical Activity in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Eur Urol. 2016 Dec;70(6):1006-1015. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.05.010. Epub 2016 May 26.
• Grunwald V, McKay RR, Krajewski KM, Kalanovic D, Lin X, Perkins JJ, Simantov R, Choueiri TK. Depth of remission is a prognostic factor for survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Eur Urol. 2015 May;67(5):952-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.12.036. Epub 2015 Jan 7.
• Escudier B, Michaelson MD, Motzer RJ, Hutson TE, Clark JI, Lim HY, Porfiri E, Zalewski P, Kannourakis G, Staehler M, Tarazi J, Rosbrook B, Cisar L, Hariharan S, Kim S, Rini BI. Axitinib versus sorafenib in advanced renal cell carcinoma: subanalyses by prior therapy from a randomised phase III trial. Br J Cancer. 2014 Jun 10;110(12):2821-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.244. Epub 2014 May 13.
• Ueda T, Uemura H, Tomita Y, Tsukamoto T, Kanayama H, Shinohara N, Tarazi J, Chen C, Kim S, Ozono S, Naito S, Akaza H. Efficacy and safety of axitinib versus sorafenib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: subgroup analysis of Japanese patients from the global randomized Phase 3 AXIS trial. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jun;43(6):616-28. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyt054. Epub 2013 Apr 28.
• Motzer RJ, Escudier B, Tomczak P, Hutson TE, Michaelson MD, Negrier S, Oudard S, Gore ME, Tarazi J, Hariharan S, Chen C, Rosbrook B, Kim S, Rini BI. Axitinib versus sorafenib as second-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma: overall survival analysis and updated results from a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 May;14(6):552-62. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70093-7. Epub 2013 Apr 16.
• Cella D, Escudier B, Rini B, Chen C, Bhattacharyya H, Tarazi J, Rosbrook B, Kim S, Motzer R. Patient-reported outcomes for axitinib vs sorafenib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: phase III (AXIS) trial. Br J Cancer. 2013 Apr 30;108(8):1571-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.145. Epub 2013 Apr 11.
• Rini BI, Escudier B, Tomczak P, Kaprin A, Szczylik C, Hutson TE, Michaelson MD, Gorbunova VA, Gore ME, Rusakov IG, Negrier S, Ou YC, Castellano D, Lim HY, Uemura H, Tarazi J, Cella D, Chen C, Rosbrook B, Kim S, Motzer RJ. Comparative effectiveness of axitinib versus sorafenib in advanced renal cell carcinoma (AXIS): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2011 Dec 3;378(9807):1931-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61613-9. Epub 2011 Nov 4.

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