Axitinib (AG-013736) For the Treatment of 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.

Timeline

Start

2009-08-25

Primary completion

2012-07-27

Completion

2021-04-29

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper There was no significant difference in median progression-free survival between patients treated with axitinib or sorafenib PMID 24206640 ↗

paper hazard ratio, 0.731; 95% CI, 0.506-1.058; one-sided P=0.0531. PMID 26089686 ↗

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.
• 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.
• Rini BI, Atkins MB, Choueiri TK, Thomaidou D, Rosbrook B, Thakur M, Hutson TE. Time to Resolution of Axitinib-Related Adverse Events After Treatment Interruption in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2021 Oct;19(5):e306-e312. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2021.03.019. Epub 2021 Apr 5.
• 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.
• Hutson TE, Al-Shukri S, Stus VP, Lipatov ON, Shparyk Y, Bair AH, Rosbrook B, Andrews GI, Vogelzang NJ. Axitinib Versus Sorafenib in First-Line Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Overall Survival From a Randomized Phase III Trial. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2017 Feb;15(1):72-76. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 May 27.
• 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.
• Qin S, Bi F, Jin J, Cheng Y, Guo J, Ren X, Huang Y, Tarazi J, Tang J, Chen C, Kim S, Ye D. Axitinib versus sorafenib as a second-line therapy in Asian patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: results from a randomized registrational study. Onco Targets Ther. 2015 Jun 8;8:1363-73. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S83302. eCollection 2015.
• Hutson TE, Lesovoy V, Al-Shukri S, Stus VP, Lipatov ON, Bair AH, Rosbrook B, Chen C, Kim S, Vogelzang NJ. Axitinib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma: a randomised open-label phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Dec;14(13):1287-94. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70465-0. Epub 2013 Oct 25.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Axitinib	Small molecule	5 mg	—
Comparator	Sorafenib	Small molecule	400 mg	—

Indications