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ACTA ONCOLOGICA
卷 60, 期 2, 页码 143-148出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/0284186X.2021.1871946
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Single-arm clinical trial; response rate; biomarker; molecular targeted therapy; external control data
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The study reviewed the efficacy evaluations of new drug approvals in Japan based on single-arm clinical trials, revealing an increasing trend in single-arm trial-based approvals. These approvals showed a tendency towards biomarker-related indications and hematological malignancies, with response-related outcomes as the primary endpoint.
Background Comparative studies often cannot be conducted for cancer types with a small patient population. We reviewed the efficacy evaluations of new drug approvals in Japan based on the results of single-arm clinical trials. Methods We reviewed review reports on anticancer agents approved in Japan between 2006 and 2019 that are publicly available on the website of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Japan. Results The number of single-arm trial-based approvals increased, with a total of 43 drugs approved during the study period. Compared with comparative trial-based approvals, single-arm trial-based approvals had a tendency toward more biomarker-related indications (37.2% vs 22.6%, p = .053), as well as more approvals for hematological malignancies, orphan designation, and response-related outcomes as the primary endpoint. Only 13 of the pivotal trials of single-arm trial-based approvals had a predefined threshold for efficacy based on the same target population as the pivotal trial, and nearly half of the trials did not have an appropriate predefined threshold for efficacy. In particular, the efficacy thresholds for clinical trials for 4 molecular targeted agents were set based on the results of the nonbiomarker-selected population. Conclusions Evidence on standard cancer therapies for rare molecular subtypes is lacking. External control data from registries might support the efficacy evaluations of new drugs for newly established rare molecular subtypes.
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