Efficacy of ramucirumab in the second-line treatment of patients with disseminated gastric cancer in routine clinical practice in Russia (RAMSELGA observational study)
- Autores: Besova N.S.1, Titova T.A.1, Tryakin A.A.1, Artamonova E.V.1, Stroyakovsky D.L.2, Perminova E.V.2, Yukalchuk D.Y.3, Ponomarenko D.M.3, Belyak N.P.4, Orlova R.V.4, Teletaeva G.M.5, Ratner E.Y.6, Mochalova A.S.7, Zhabina A.S.5, Gamayunov S.V.8, Smolin A.V.9, Povyshev A.Y.10, Andrievskikh M.I.11, Stilidi I.S.1
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Afiliações:
- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
- Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62
- Regional Oncology Dispensary
- City Clinical Oncology Dispensary
- N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology
- Republican Clinical Oncology Dispensary of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan
- MEDSI Group of Companies
- Campus of the National Medical Research Radiological Center
- N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital
- District Clinical Hospital
- Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Center of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine
- Edição: Volume 31, Nº 7 (2024)
- Páginas: 56-65
- Seção: Original articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2073-4034/article/view/646379
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/pharmateca.2024.7.56-65
- ID: 646379
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Background. Currently, ramucirumab, an inhibitor of type 2 vascular endothelial growth factor receptors, in combination with paclitaxel is the most effective second-line treatment regimen for disseminated gastric cancer (DGC). The experience of successful use of ramucirumab in real clinical practice in various countries of the world is widely presented in the literature.
Objective. Evaluation of the effectiveness of ramucirumab as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for patients with DGC in routine clinical practice in Russia.
Methods. The analysis included data from 163 patients with GC from 11 oncology institutions in Russia who received ramucirumab as part of the second-line treatment: 17 patients were prescribed ramucirumab as a monotherapy, 104 – in combination with paclitaxel, 42 – in combination with irinotecan-based regimens. The treatment efficacy was assessed.
Results. The efficacy of ramucirumab as a monotherapy was: disease stabilization – 47.1%, median progression-free survival (mPFS) – 2.2 months, median overall survival (mOS) – 5.6 months. When treating with ramucirumab in combination with paclitaxel, the objective response rate (ORR) was 24.0% (3,8% complete response), disease control – 76.9%. The median PFS and OS were 6.1 and 10.6 months, respectively. As a result of treatment with ramucirumab in combination with irinotecan-based regimens, the ORR was 26.2% (4.8% complete response), disease control was 88.1%. The median PFS and OS were 7.5 and 13.3 months, respectively.
Conclusion. According to the obtained results, ramucirumab in combination with paclitaxel or the FOLFIRI regimen is an effective option for second-line therapy in DGC. The results of using ramucirumab alone or in combinations in real clinical practice in Russia are not inferior to and even numerically surpass the data from international studies and are comparable with the practical experience of other countries.
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Natalia Besova
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Autor responsável pela correspondência
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1693-0523
Cand. Sci. (Med.), Leading Researcher, Department of Antitumor Drug Therapy No. 2, Division of Drug Treatment
Rússia, MoscowT. Titova
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5039-6360
Rússia, Moscow
A. Tryakin
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0428-260X
Rússia, Moscow
E. Artamonova
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8936-3590
Rússia, Moscow
D. Stroyakovsky
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Moscow Region
E. Perminova
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5043-0859
Rússia, Moscow Region
D. Yukalchuk
Regional Oncology Dispensary
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0389-0980
Rússia, Irkutsk
D. Ponomarenko
Regional Oncology Dispensary
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0422-6755
Rússia, Irkutsk
N. Belyak
City Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Saint Petersburg
R. Orlova
City Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9368-5517
Rússia, Saint Petersburg
G. Teletaeva
N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Saint Petersburg
E. Ratner
Republican Clinical Oncology Dispensary of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Kazan
A. Mochalova
MEDSI Group of Companies
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Moscow
A. Zhabina
N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Saint Petersburg
S. Gamayunov
Campus of the National Medical Research Radiological Center
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6876-8786
Medical Radiological Research Center n.a. A.F. Tsyb
Rússia, ObninskA. Smolin
N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital
Email: besovans@mail.ru
Rússia, Moscow
A. Povyshev
District Clinical Hospital
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8301-4533
Rússia, Tyumen Region, Khanty-Mansiysk
M. Andrievskikh
Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Center of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8331-9831
Rússia, Chelyabinsk
I. Stilidi
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Email: besovans@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0493-1166
Código SPIN: 9622-7106
Scopus Author ID: 6602949492
Rússia, Moscow
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