465Background: Treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) are often compared across trials, but trial eligibility criteria and endpoints differ. In Sept 2015, DATECAN published recommendations for time-to-event endpoints in… Click to show full abstract
465Background: Treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) are often compared across trials, but trial eligibility criteria and endpoints differ. In Sept 2015, DATECAN published recommendations for time-to-event endpoints in mRCC trials. The success of their efforts to harmonize endpoints has not yet been assessed. Methods: We assessed eligibility criteria and endpoints from 18 Phase III mRCC trials starting from 2003 onwards. We also assessed 4 Phase III trials submitted after Sept. 2015 for compliance with DATECAN recommendations. Results: Among the 18 trials, consistent criteria were: absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/µL, platelet count ≥100,000/µL, and bilirubin ≤1.5xULN. However, the following differed in requirements and measures used: see table.The 4 newer trials did not entirely follow DATECAN’s recommendations. Although their primary endpoint is progression free survival (PFS) as recommended, 3/4 trials do not define PFS, and the one that does includes death from any cause instead of DAT...
               
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