A comparative study of nivolumab and axitinib in terms of overall survival, treatment continuation, and cost for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Michio Kimura
    • Eiseki Usami
    • Hitomi Teramachi
    • Tomoaki Yoshimura
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  • Published online on: January 16, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.1978
  • Pages: 284-289
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Abstract

Nivolumab and axitinib has recommended as a second‑line treatment in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) after tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment. In this study, overall survival (OS), treatment continuation, and the cost of nivolumab and axitinib‑the second‑line treatment agents for mRCC‑were compared and examined. Herein, we retrospectively surveyed patients with pathologically confirmed mRCC, treated with nivolumab (n=9) or axitinib (n=16) at Ogaki Municipal Hospital (Ogaki, Japan) between January 2012 and May 2019. The treatment periods for the nivolumab‑ and axitinib‑administered groups were 5.4 (range: 1.4‑21.3) and 3.4 (range: 0.3-28.1) months, respectively (P=0.089). The postponement periods for the nivolumab‑ and axitinib‑administered groups were 7 (range: 0‑186) and 0 (range: 0‑262) days, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.008). The median OS for patients treated with nivolumab and axitinib was 12.3 (range: 1.5‑25.5 months) and 9.2 (range: 2.2‑55.0 months) months, respectively (P=0.633). The one‑year cost estimates for axitinib and nivolumab in clinical practice were $60,694.2 and $86,544.4, respectively (P=0.017). We found that despite frequent interruptions in nivolumab administration and a longer postpaonement period for the nivolumab‑administered group than for the axitinib‑administered group, both groups exhibit comparable treatment duration and OS.
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Kimura M, Usami E, Teramachi H and Yoshimura T: A comparative study of nivolumab and axitinib in terms of overall survival, treatment continuation, and cost for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 12: 284-289, 2020.
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Kimura, M., Usami, E., Teramachi, H., & Yoshimura, T. (2020). A comparative study of nivolumab and axitinib in terms of overall survival, treatment continuation, and cost for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 12, 284-289. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.1978
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Kimura, M., Usami, E., Teramachi, H., Yoshimura, T."A comparative study of nivolumab and axitinib in terms of overall survival, treatment continuation, and cost for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 12.3 (2020): 284-289.
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Kimura, M., Usami, E., Teramachi, H., Yoshimura, T."A comparative study of nivolumab and axitinib in terms of overall survival, treatment continuation, and cost for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 12, no. 3 (2020): 284-289. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2020.1978