John Xu

Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Cediranib As Monotherapy, and in Combination With Lomustine, Versus Lomustine Alone in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma

PURPOSE A randomized, phase III, placebo-controlled, partially blinded clinical trial (REGAL [Recent in in Glioblastoma Alone and With Lomustine]) was conducted to determine the efficacy of cediranib, an oral pan-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, either as monotherapy or in combination with lomustine versus lomustine in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients (N = 325) with recurrent glioblastoma who previously received radiation and temozolomide were randomly assigned 2:2:1 to receive (1) cediranib (30 mg) monotherapy; (2) cediranib (20 mg) plus lomustine (110 mg/m(2)); (3) lomustine (110 mg/m(2)) plus a placebo. The primary end point was progression-free survival based on blinded, independent radiographic assessment of postcontrast T1-weighted and noncontrast T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans. RESULTS The primary end point of progression-free survival (PFS) was not significantly different for either cediranib alone (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.05; 95% CI, 0.74 to 1.50; two-sided P = .90) or cediranib in combination with lomustine (HR = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.53 to 1.08; two-sided P = .16) versus lomustine based on independent or local review of postcontrast T1-weighted MRI. CONCLUSION This study did not meet its primary end point of PFS prolongation with cediranib either as monotherapy or in combination with lomustine versus lomustine in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, although cediranib showed evidence of clinical activity on some secondary end points including time to deterioration in neurologic status and corticosteroid-sparing effects.

Differential Effects of Dapagliflozin on Cardiovascular Risk Factors at Varying Degrees of Renal Function

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition with dapagliflozin decreases hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), body weight, BP, and albuminuria (urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio). Dapagliflozin also modestly increases hematocrit, likely related to osmotic diuresis/natriuresis. Prior studies suggest that the HbA1c-lowering effects of dapagliflozin attenuate at lower eGFR. However, effects on other cardiovascular risk factors at different eGFR levels are incompletely understood. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This pooled analysis of 11 phase 3 clinical trials assessed changes in HbA1c, body weight, BP, hematocrit, and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio with placebo (n=2178) or dapagliflozin 10 mg (n=2226) over 24 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes according to baseline eGFR (eGFR≥45 to <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2, eGFR≥60 to <90 ml/min per 1.73 m2, and eGFR≥90 ml/min per 1.73 m2). RESULTS Compared with placebo, reductions in HbA1c with dapagliflozin were 0.6%, 0.5%, and 0.3%, respectively, for each consecutive lower eGFR subgroup (P value interaction <0.001). Effects of dapagliflozin on hematocrit, body weight, and BP were similar regardless of baseline eGFR, suggesting that effects potentially related to volume and natriuresis are eGFR independent. Moreover, among individuals with baseline urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥30 mg/g, placebo-adjusted reductions in urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio were larger in the lowest eGFR subgroup (P value interaction <0.001). Adverse events occurred more frequently in the lowest eGFR subgroup; this was true for both dapagliflozin- and placebo-treated patients. CONCLUSIONS The HbA1c-lowering effects of dapagliflozin decrease as renal function declines. However, dapagliflozin consistently decreases body weight, BP, and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio regardless of eGFR. These effects in conjunction with the finding of similar effects on hematocrit, a proxy for volume contraction, suggest that the effects of dapagliflozin are partly mediated via nonglucosuric-dependent mechanisms.

Long-term maintenance of efficacy of dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease

To evaluate the long‐term efficacy, safety and tolerability of dapagliflozin versus placebo added to usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Cediranib in Combination with Fulvestrant in Hormone-Sensitive Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Phase II Randomized Study.

Background: Cediranib (RECENTIN™) is a highly potent VEGF signaling inhibitor that has shown clinical activity across a range of tumors at doses of 20, 30 and 45 mg, both as monotherapy and in combination with other agents. Fulvestrant (FASLODEX™) is a selective estrogen-receptor antagonist with no agonist effects that is effective in patients (pts) with hormone-sensitive, postmenopausal metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who have progressed or recurred on prior hormonal therapy. This randomized screening study evaluated cediranib in combination with fulvestrant.Methods: Eligible pts were postmenopausal women with histologically/cytologically confirmed hormone-sensitive MBC with measurable or non-measurable disease, no prior anti-VEGF or fulvestrant treatment and ≤1 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy. Pts received once-daily oral cediranib 45 mg or placebo, both in combination with fulvestrant (loading dose schedule: 500 mg im [2 x 250 mg] on day 1, 250 mg im on day 14, then 250 mg im every month). The primary objective was to determine whether cediranib + fulvestrant prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) vs placebo + fulvestrant (≥80% power to detect a hazard ratio [HR] of 0.50; P Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 204.

Dapagliflozin in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A post-hoc analysis of the effect of insulin dose adjustments on 24-hour continuously monitored mean glucose and fasting beta-hydroxybutyrate levels from a Phase IIa pilot study.

To investigate the effects of total daily insulin dose (TDD) reductions on 24‐hour continuously monitored mean glucose and fasting β‐hydroxybutyrate (a marker for diabetic ketosis/ketoacidosis [DKA]) levels, using patient‐level data from a 14‐day, pilot study of dapagliflozin in type 1 diabetes (T1DM).

Efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and concomitant heart failure

AIM We investigated the efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure (HF). METHODS Data for patients randomized to dapagliflozin 10mg or placebo with a history of HF were pooled from five clinical trials. HbA1c, weight and systolic blood pressure (SBP; two studies) were examined up to 52weeks using longitudinal repeated-measures models. Composite cardiovascular outcomes, hospitalizations for HF (HHF), and adverse events (AEs) were also assessed. RESULTS Patients (mean age 64years, T2DM duration ~14years, HbA1c 8.2%, ~50% with New York Heart Association Class ≥II) received dapagliflozin (N=171) or placebo (N=149). Dapagliflozin produced clinically meaningful placebo-adjusted reductions in HbA1c (-0.55%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.80, -0.30), weight (-2.67kg; 95% CI: -3.88, -1.47), and SBP (-2.05mmHg; 95% CI: -5.68, 1.57) over 52weeks. HHF was rare, but numerically lower with dapagliflozin (n=1 [0.6%]) vs placebo (n=7 [4.7%]). Point estimates for hazard ratios of composite cardiovascular outcomes favored dapagliflozin vs placebo, although 95% CIs crossed unity. CONCLUSIONS Dapagliflozin produced clinically meaningful reductions in HbA1c, weight, and SBP in patients with T2DM and HF, and was well tolerated.

Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Patients With Inadequately Controlled Type 1 Diabetes: The DEPICT-1 52-Week Study

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the long-term safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin as an adjunct to adjustable insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes and inadequate glycemic control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS DEPICT-1 (Dapagliflozin Evaluation in Patients With Inadequately Controlled Type 1 Diabetes) was a randomized (1:1:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study of dapagliflozin 5 mg and 10 mg in patients with type 1 diabetes (HbA1c 7.5–10.5% [58–91 mmol/mol]) (NCT02268214). The results of the 52-week study, consisting of the 24-week short-term and 28-week extension period, are reported here. RESULTS Of the 833 patients randomized into the study, 708 (85%) completed the 52-week study. Over 52 weeks, dapagliflozin 5 mg and 10 mg led to clinically significant reductions in HbA1c (difference vs. placebo [95% CI] −0.33% [−0.49, −0.17] [−3.6 mmol/mol (−5.4, −1.9)] and −0.36% [−0.53, −0.20] [−3.9 mmol/mol (−5.8, −2.2)], respectively) and body weight (difference vs. placebo [95% CI] −2.95% [−3.83, −2.06] and −4.54% [−5.40, −3.66], respectively). Serious adverse events were reported in 13.4%, 13.5%, and 11.5% of patients in the dapagliflozin 5 mg, 10 mg, and placebo groups, respectively. Although hypoglycemia events were comparable across treatment groups, more patients in the dapagliflozin groups had events adjudicated as definite diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA; 4.0%, 3.4%, and 1.9% in dapagliflozin 5 mg, 10 mg, and placebo groups, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Over 52 weeks, dapagliflozin led to improvements in glycemic control and weight loss in patients with type 1 diabetes, while increasing the risk of DKA.