Merck KGaA Reports P-III Trial (JAVELIN Bladder 100) Results of Bavencio (avelumab) in 1L Maintenance Treatment for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
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- The P-III trial (JAVELIN Bladder 100) evaluating BAVENCIO + BSC vs BSC alone in 700 patients. The results reinforce the proven survival benefits, patients had an m-OS (29.7 vs 20.5mos.) in the overall population as measured from the start of 1L CT
- Similar OS benefits were observed for patients who were progression-free following either carboplatin or cisplatin-based CT. Patients who received cisplatin + gemcitabine & carboplatin + gemcitabine; m-OS (31.0 vs 23.0mos.) & (25.8 vs 17.6mos.), long-term safety was similar in groups with no new safety concerns, grade ≥3 TRAEs (16% & 23%) for cisplatin & carboplatin cohorts
- The company highlighted additional results incl. updates from real-world studies of patient populations in France, Italy, Germany & the US
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