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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.5.2369

Efficacy and Safety of Selumetinib Compared with Current Therapies for Advanced Cancer: a Meta-analysis  

Shen, Chen-Tian (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital)
Qiu, Zhong-Ling (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital)
Luo, Quan-Yong (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.15, no.5, 2014 , pp. 2369-2374 More about this Journal
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Background and Aim: Selumetinib is a promising and interesting targeted therapy agent as it may reverse radioiodine uptake in patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer. We conduct this metaanalysis to compare the efficacy and safety of selumetinib with current therapies in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: An electronic search was conducted using PubMed/ Medicine, EMBASE and Cochrane library databases. Statistical analyses were carried out using either random-effects or fixed-effects models according to the heterogeneity of eligible studies. Results: Six eligible trials involved 601 patients were identified. Compared with current therapies, treatment schedules with selumetinib did not improve progression free survival (hazard ratio, 0.91; 95%CI 0.70-1.17, P= 0.448), but did identify better clinical benefits (odds ratio, 1.24; 95%CI 0.69-2.24, P = 0.472) and less disease progression (hazard ratio, 0.72; 95%CI 0.51-1.00, P = 0.052) though its impact was not statistically significant. Sub-group analysis resulted in significantly improved progression free survival (hazard ratio, 0.61; 95%CI 0.49-0.57, P = 0.00), clinical benefits (odds ratio, 3.04; 95%CI 1.60-5.77, P = 0.001) and reduced disease progression (hazard ratio, 0.35; 95%CI 0.18-0.67, P = 0.001) in patients administrated selumetinib. Dermatitis acneiform (risk ratio, 9.775; 95%CI 3.143-30.395, P = 0.00) and peripheral edema (risk ratio, 2.371; 95%CI 1.690-3.327, P = 0.00) are the most frequently observed adverse effects associated with selumetinib. Conclusions: Compared with current chemotherapy, selumetinib has modest clinical activity as monotherapy in patients with advanced cancer, but combinations of selumetinib with cytotoxic agents in patients with BRAF or KRAS mutations hold great promise for cancer treatment. Dermatitis acneiform and peripheral edema are the most frequently observed adverse effects in patients with selumetinib.
Keywords
MEK1/2 inhibitor; selumetinib; advanced cancer; meta-analysis;
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