Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Study VEG108844, A Study of Pazopanib Versus Sunitinib in the Treatment of Subjects With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Brief Summary: This was a randomized, open-label, parallel group Phase III non inferiority study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pazopanib compared with sunitinib in subjects with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who had not received prior systemic therapy for advanced or metastatic RCC.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically confirmed advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) renal cell carcinoma with a clear-cell component.
* Intermediate- or poor-risk RCC as defined by International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) criteria.
* Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as determined by the Investigator. Measurable disease must be outside the radiation field if radiation therapy was previously administered.
* Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70%.
* Adequate organ and marrow function.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior systemic anticancer therapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic RCC including investigational agents.
* Radiation therapy for bone metastasis within 2 weeks, any other radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
* Known brain metastases or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated with radiotherapy and stable for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization.
* Concomitant anticoagulation with oral anticoagulants or platelet inhibitors.
* Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to randomization.
* Uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness including, but not limited to serious cardiovascular disorders (including uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained blood pressure (BP) \> 150 mm Hg systolic or \> 90 mm Hg diastolic despite optimal antihypertensive treatment), GI disorders associated with high risk for perforation or fistula formation, tumors invading GI tract, bowel obstruction, intra-abdominal abscess, clinically significant bleeding events, cavitating pulmonary lesions, or lesions invading major pulmonary blood vessels.
* Other clinically significant disorders such as:

  * Autoimmune disease that has been symptomatic or required treatment within the past two years from the date of randomization.
  * Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of randomization.
  * Active infection requiring systemic treatment. Acute or chronic hepatitis B or C infection, known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness, or known positive test for tuberculosis infection where there is clinical or radiographic evidence of active myobacterial infection.
  * Known history of COVID-19 unless the subject has clinically recovered from the disease at least 30 days prior to randomization.
* Major surgery (eg, nephrectomy, GI surgery, removal or biopsy of brain metastasis) within 4 weeks prior to randomization. Minor surgeries within 10 days prior to randomization. Subjects must have complete wound healing from major or minor surgery before randomization.
* Any other active malignancy at time of randomization or diagnosis of another malignancy within 3 years prior to randomization that requires active treatment, except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects must have a histologically confirmed metastatic RCC with a clear cell component
* Low or intermediate risk according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) prognostic risk classification.
* Measurable disease with at least one unidimensionally measurable lesion per RECIST guidelines with modifications
* Adequate organ and hematological function as evidenced by laboratory studies conducted at Screening.
* ECOG of 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

Disease Related

* Known history of central nervous system metastases.
* Previous treatment (excluding surgery and palliative radiotherapy) for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma
* Focal radiation therapy for palliation of pain from bony metastases within 14 days of randomization.

Medications

* Currently or previously treated with inhibitors of VEGF.
* Currently or previously treated with inhibitors of angiopoietin or Tie2.
* Currently or previously treated with bevacizumab.

General Medical

* Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
* Myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty/stent, congestive heart failure, grade 2 or greater peripheral vascular disease, arrhythmias not controlled by outpatient medication, or unstable angina within 1 year prior to randomization
* Major surgery within 30 days before randomization or still recovering from prior surgery
* Uncontrolled hypertension as defined as diastolic \> 90 mmHg OR systolic \>150 mmHg. Anti-hypertensive medications are permitted.

Other

* Other investigational procedures are excluded
* Subject currently is enrolled in or has not yet completed at least 30 days since ending other investigational device or drug study(s), or subject is receiving other investigational agent(s)
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Unresectable advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma with component of clear cell histology and/or component of sarcomatoid histology that has not been previously treated with any systemic agents, including treatment in the adjuvant setting
* Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
* Karnofsky performance score greater than or equal to (\>/=) 70
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function as defined by protocol
* Women of childbearing potential and male participants with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception as defined by protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

Disease-Specific Exclusions:

* Radiotherapy for renal cell carcinoma within 14 days prior to Cycle 1, Day 1 with the exception of single-fraction radiotherapy given for the indication of pain control
* Known active malignancies or metastasis of the brain or spinal cord or leptomeningeal disease, as determined by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation during screening and prior radiographic assessments
* Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently)
* Uncontrolled hypercalcemia or symptomatic hypercalcemia
* Malignancies other than renal cell carcinoma within 5 years prior to Cycle 1, Day 1, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death, treated with expected curative outcome

General Medical Exclusions:

* Life expectancy of less than (\<) 12 weeks
* Pregnant and lactating women
* History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
* History of autoimmune disease
* History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan
* Participants with active or chronic hepatitis B, active hepatitis C, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive test, significant cardiovascular disease
* Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplant

Exclusion Criteria Related to Medications:

* Prior treatment with Cluster of Differentiation 137 (CD137) agonists, anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 (anti-CTLA-4), anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1), or anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibody or pathway-targeting agents
* Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents for any reason within 6 weeks or five half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to Cycle 1, Day 1
* Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1

Bevacizumab- and Sunitinib-Specific Exclusions:

* Inadequately controlled hypertension
* Prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
* New York Heart Association Class II or greater congestive heart failure
* History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina, stroke or transient ischemic attack within 3 months prior to Cycle 1, Day 1
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Written informed consent
* Diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma with clear-cell component histology.
* Received no prior systemic therapy (interleukin-2, interferon-alpha, chemotherapy, bevacizumab, mTOR inhibitor, sunitinib, sorafenib or other VEGF TKI) for advanced or metastatic RCC
* Locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma
* Measurable disease by CT or MRI
* Karnofsky performance scale status of \>=70
* Age \>=18 years
* A female is eligible to enter and participate in this study if she is of: non-childbearing or agrees to use adequate contraception.
* Adequate organ system function
* Total serum calcium concentration \<12.0mg/dL
* Left ventricular ejection fraction \>= lower limit of institutional normal.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or lactating female (unless agrees to refrain from nursing throughout the treatment period and for 14 days following the last dose of study)
* History of another malignancy (unless have been disease-free for 3 years)
* History or clinical evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases (unless have previously-treated CNS metastases and meet all 3 of the following criteria are: are asymptomatic, have had no evidence of active CNS metastases for \>=6 months prior to enrolment, and have no requirement for steroids or enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants)
* Clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities including, but not limited to: malabsorption syndrome, major resection of the stomach or small bowel that could affect the absorption of study drug, active peptic ulcer disease, known intraluminal metastatic lesion/s with suspected bleeding, Inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, or other gastrointestinal conditions with increased risk of perforation, history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra abdominal abscess within 28 days prior to beginning study treatment.
* Presence of uncontrolled infection.
* Prolongation of corrected QT interval (QTc) \> 480 milliseconds
* History of any one or more of the following cardiovascular conditions within the past 12 months: cardiac angioplasty or stenting, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary artery by-pass graft surgery, symptomatic peripheral vascular disease, Class III or IV congestive heart failure, as defined by the New York Heart Association
* History of cerebrovascular accident including transient ischemic attack within the past 12 months
* History of pulmonary embolism or untreated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) within the past 6 months (unless had recent DVT and have been treated with therapeutic anti-coagulating agents for at least 6 weeks)
* Poorly controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure of \>=150mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of \>=90mmHg). Initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive medication(s) is permitted prior to study entry
* Prior major surgery or trauma within 28 days prior to first dose of study drug and/or presence of any non-healing wound, fracture, or ulcer.
* Evidence of active bleeding or bleeding susceptibility
* Spitting/coughing up blood within 6 weeks of first dose of study drug
* Known endobronchial lesions and/or lesions infiltrating major pulmonary vessels
* Any serious and/or unstable pre-existing medical, psychiatric, or other conditions that could interfere with patient's safety, obtaining informed consent or compliance to the study.
* Use any prohibited medications within 14 days of the first dose of study medication.
* Use of an investigational agent, including an investigational anti-cancer agent, within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first dose of study drug.
* Prior use of an investigational or licensed drug that targets VEGF or VEGF receptors (eg. bevacizumab, sunitinib, sorafenib, etc), or are mTOR inhibitors (eg. temsirolimus, everolimus, etc).
* Is now undergoing and/or has undergone in the 14 days immediately prior to first dose of study drug, any cancer therapy (surgery, tumor embolization, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, or hormonal therapy)
* Any ongoing toxicity from prior anti-cancer therapy that is \>Grade 1 and/or that is progressing in severity.
* Known immediate or delayed hypersensitivity reaction or idiosyncrasy to drugs chemically related to pazopanib or sunitinib.

Answer: D