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Real-World Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With BRAF-Positive Metastatic Melanoma

Completed
Conditions
BRAF-positive Metastatic Melanoma
Registration Number
NCT06251934
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

This was a retrospective, longitudinal, observational study conducted using the Flatiron Health electronic health record (EHR)-derived database. BRAF+ advanced or metastatic (i.e., stage III or IV) melanoma patients treated at oncology practices across the US were identified for potential inclusion. All included patients were aged ≥18 years and required to have a diagnosis of melanoma (International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 172.x \& ICD-10 C43 or D03x), a pathologic unresectable stage III or IV diagnosis, subsequent first-line (1L) treatment with either immunotherapy (IO) (nivolumab, pembrolizumab, ipilimumab + nivolumab) or targeted therapy (TT) dafratenib + trametinib (dab/tram) on or after 01 January 2014, and evidence of a BRAF-positive result at any point in time.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
785
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Lacking relevant unstructured documents (i.e., information such as free text from a physician note or pathology report that is captured systematically during the data abstraction process) in the Flatiron Health database
  • Evidence of non-skin melanoma (ocular, subungual, mucosal, palmar, plantar)
  • Documented receipt of a clinical study drug, defined as any uncancelled order, administration, or oral episode for a clinical study drug for cancer at any time prior to or during 1L treatment
  • Presence of leptomeningeal disease (ICD-9 198.4 & ICD-10 C79.32 or C79.49)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients per ethnicity categoryBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients per race categoryBaseline
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patientsBaseline
Mean age of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patientsBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients per type of medical practiceBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients per insurance typeBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients per location of metastatic siteBaseline
Overall survival (OS) for 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patientsUp to approximately 2 years

OS was defined as the time from the start of 1L dab/tram therapy until death from any cause.

Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients per geographic regionBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients who identify per sexBaseline
Real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS) for 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patientsUp to approximately 2 years

rwPFS was defined as the time from the start of 1L dab/tram therapy until first progression or death from any cause.

Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4Baseline

ECOG performance status describes a patient's level of functioning in terms of their ability to care for themself, daily activity, and physical ability (walking, working, etc.). Scores can range from a lower value of 0 (fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction) up to 5 (dead).

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patientsBaseline
Time from the start of 1L dab/tram therapy until the start of 2L therapyUp to approximately 2 years
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patientsBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L dab/tram-treated BRAF+ MM patients treated with 2L therapyUp to approximately 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean age of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM per insurance typeBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM per location of metastatic siteBaseline
Time patients remained on 1L IO therapy following disease progressionUp to approximately 2 years
Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM who identify per sexBaseline
Number and proportion of patients remaining on 1L IO therapy following disease progressionUp to approximately 2 years
Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM with an ECOG score of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4Baseline

ECOG performance status describes a patient's level of functioning in terms of their ability to care for themself, daily activity, and physical ability (walking, working, etc.). Scores can range from a lower value of 0 (fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction) up to 5 (dead).

Time from the start of 1L IO until the start of 2L therapyUp to approximately 2 years
Time from the first disease progression until the start of 2L therapyUp to approximately 2 years
OS for 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMUp to approximately 2 years

OS was defined as the time from the first disease progression until death from any cause.

Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM per type of medical practiceBaseline
Time from the first disease progression until next disease progression in 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMUp to approximately 2 years
Number and percentage of patients treated with 2L therapy, overall and by therapy typeUp to approximately 2 years
rwPFS for 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMUp to approximately 2 years

rwPFS was defined as the time from the first disease progression until next progression or death from any cause.

Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM per race categoryBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM per ethnicity categoryBaseline
Number and percentage of 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MM per geographic regionBaseline
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMBaseline
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMBaseline
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in 1L IO-refractory patients with BRAF+ MMBaseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novartis

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East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

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