TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficacy and safety of gemcitabine plus doxorubicin in patients with renal medullary carcinoma
AU - Wilson, Nathaniel R.
AU - Wiele, Andrew J.
AU - Surasi, Devaki Shilpa
AU - Rao, Priya
AU - Sircar, Kanishka
AU - Tamboli, Pheroze
AU - Shah, Amishi Y.
AU - Genovese, Giannicola
AU - Karam, Jose A.
AU - Wood, Christopher G.
AU - Tannir, Nizar M.
AU - Msaouel, Pavlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Introduction: Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a rare and lethal renal cell carcinoma characterized by the loss of tumor suppressor SMARCB1. Molecular profiling studies have suggested that RMC cells may be vulnerable to therapies that generate DNA damage, such as the combination of the nucleoside analog gemcitabine, and topoisomerase inhibitor doxorubicin. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients with RMC treated with gemcitabine plus doxorubicin at our institution between January 2005 and September 2020. Best radiographic response and disease progression (RECIST v1.1) were assessed by a blinded radiologist. Results: Sixteen patients were included in the study. All but 1 patient (93.8%) received prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Gemcitabine was given intravenously at 900-1200 mg/m2 and doxorubicin at 40-50 mg/m2 intravenously every 2 weeks. Three patients (18.8%) achieved partial response and 7 (43.8%) patients achieved stable disease. The median progression-free survival was 2.8 months (95% CI, 0-6.0). Median overall survival (OS) from gemcitabine plus doxorubicin initiation was 8.1 months (95% CI, 4.6-11.7) and OS from diagnosis was 15.5 months (95% CI, 4.2-26.8 months). There were no grade ≥ 4 AEs; grade 3 AEs were cytopenias (18.8%), nausea (12.5%), fatigue (12.5%), and cardiotoxicity (6.2%). No somatic alterations were detected in the 9 patients tested by targeted next generation sequencing assays. Conclusion: Gemcitabine plus doxorubicin was well tolerated and demonstrated clinical activity in patients with platinum-refractory RMC, with a subset of patients experiencing durable responses lasting longer than 6 months. Further investigation is warranted to determine biomarkers of sensitivity and target mechanisms of resistance.
AB - Introduction: Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a rare and lethal renal cell carcinoma characterized by the loss of tumor suppressor SMARCB1. Molecular profiling studies have suggested that RMC cells may be vulnerable to therapies that generate DNA damage, such as the combination of the nucleoside analog gemcitabine, and topoisomerase inhibitor doxorubicin. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients with RMC treated with gemcitabine plus doxorubicin at our institution between January 2005 and September 2020. Best radiographic response and disease progression (RECIST v1.1) were assessed by a blinded radiologist. Results: Sixteen patients were included in the study. All but 1 patient (93.8%) received prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Gemcitabine was given intravenously at 900-1200 mg/m2 and doxorubicin at 40-50 mg/m2 intravenously every 2 weeks. Three patients (18.8%) achieved partial response and 7 (43.8%) patients achieved stable disease. The median progression-free survival was 2.8 months (95% CI, 0-6.0). Median overall survival (OS) from gemcitabine plus doxorubicin initiation was 8.1 months (95% CI, 4.6-11.7) and OS from diagnosis was 15.5 months (95% CI, 4.2-26.8 months). There were no grade ≥ 4 AEs; grade 3 AEs were cytopenias (18.8%), nausea (12.5%), fatigue (12.5%), and cardiotoxicity (6.2%). No somatic alterations were detected in the 9 patients tested by targeted next generation sequencing assays. Conclusion: Gemcitabine plus doxorubicin was well tolerated and demonstrated clinical activity in patients with platinum-refractory RMC, with a subset of patients experiencing durable responses lasting longer than 6 months. Further investigation is warranted to determine biomarkers of sensitivity and target mechanisms of resistance.
KW - Gemcitabine plus doxorubicin
KW - Platinum-based chemotherapy
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
KW - Renal medullary carcinoma
KW - SMARCB1
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clgc.2021.08.007
DO - 10.1016/j.clgc.2021.08.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 34625389
AN - SCOPUS:85116631820
SN - 1558-7673
VL - 19
SP - e401-e408
JO - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
JF - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
IS - 6
ER -