Plain language summary of the TOPAZ-1 study: durvalumab and chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer

Do Youn Oh, Aiwu Ruth He, Shukui Qin, Li Tzong Chen, Takuji Okusaka, Arndt Vogel, Jin Won Kim, Thatthan Suksombooncharoen, Myung Ah Lee, Masayuki Kitano, Howard Burris, Mohamed Bouattour, Suebpong Tanasanvimon, Mairéad G. McNamara, Renata Zaucha, Antonio Avallone, Benjamin Tan, Juan Cundom, Choong Kun Lee, Hidenori TakahashiMasafumi Ikeda, Jen Shi Chen, Julie Wang, Mallory Makowsky, Nana Rokutanda, Magdalena Żotkiewicz, John F. Kurland, Gordon Cohen, Juan W. Valle

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Abstract

This is a summary describing the results of a Phase III study called TOPAZ-1. The study looked at treatment with durvalumab (a type of immunotherapy) and chemotherapy to treat participants with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC). Advanced BTC is usually diagnosed at late stages of disease, when it cannot be cured by surgery. This study included participants with advanced BTC who had not received previous treatment, or had their cancer come back at least 6 months after receiving treatment or surgery that aimed to cure their disease. Participants received treatment with durvalumab and chemotherapy or placebo and chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to find out if treatment with durvalumab and chemotherapy could increase the length of time that participants with advanced BTC lived, compared with placebo and chemotherapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2277-2289
Number of pages13
JournalFuture Oncology
Volume19
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2023

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