Patient-reported outcomes and tolerability in patients receiving ripretinib versus sunitinib after treatment with imatinib in INTRIGUE, a phase 3, open-label study

Hans Gelderblom, Robin L. Jones, Jean Yves Blay, Suzanne George, Margaret von Mehren, John R. Zalcberg, Yoon Koo Kang, Albiruni Abdul Razak, Jonathan Trent, Steven Attia, Axel Le Cesne, Brittany L. Siontis, David Goldstein, Kjetil Boye, Cesar Sanchez, Neeltje Steeghs, Piotr Rutkowski, Mihaela Druta, César Serrano, Neeta SomaiahPing Chi, Brooke Harrow, Claus Becker, William Reichmann, Matthew L. Sherman, Rodrigo Ruiz-Soto, Michael C. Heinrich, Sebastian Bauer

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Abstract

Purpose: In the INTRIGUE trial, ripretinib showed no significant difference versus sunitinib in progression-free survival for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) previously treated with imatinib. We compared the impact of these treatments on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients and methods: Patients were randomised 1:1 to once-daily ripretinib 150 mg or once-daily sunitinib 50 mg (4 weeks on/2 weeks off). Patient-reported outcomes were assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer-30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) questionnaire at day (D)1, and D29 of all cycles until treatment discontinuation. Change from baseline was calculated. Time without symptoms or toxicity (TWiST) was estimated as the mean number of days without progression, death, or grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events per patient over 1 year of follow-up. Results: Questionnaire completion at baseline was 88.1% (199/226) for ripretinib and 87.7% (199/227) for sunitinib and remained high for enrolled patients throughout treatment. Patients receiving sunitinib demonstrated within-cycle variation in self-reported HRQoL, corresponding to the on/off dosing regimen. Patients receiving ripretinib reported better HRQoL at D29 assessments than patients receiving sunitinib on all scales except constipation. HRQoL was similar between treatments at D1 assessments, following 2 weeks without treatment for sunitinib patients. TWiST was greater for ripretinib patients (173 versus 126 days). Conclusion: Patients receiving ripretinib experienced better HRQoL than patients receiving sunitinib during the dosing period and similar HRQoL to patients who had not received sunitinib for 2 weeks for all QLQ-C30 domains except constipation. Ripretinib may provide clinically meaningful benefit to patients with advanced GIST previously treated with imatinib.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number113245
JournalEuropean Journal of Cancer
Volume192
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
  • Patient reported outcome measures
  • Protein kinase inhibitors
  • Quality of life

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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