Cancer Management and Research (Sep 2023)

Therapeutic Potential of Tisotumab Vedotin in the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer: A Short Report on the Emerging Data

  • Agostinelli V,
  • Musacchio L,
  • Camarda F,
  • Salutari V,
  • Carbone MV,
  • Ghizzoni V,
  • Nero C,
  • Ricci C,
  • Perri MT,
  • Giudice E,
  • Lardino S,
  • Berardi R,
  • Scambia G,
  • Lorusso D

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 1063 – 1072

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Veronica Agostinelli,1 Lucia Musacchio,2 Floriana Camarda,2 Vanda Salutari,2 Maria Vittoria Carbone,2 Viola Ghizzoni,2 Camilla Nero,2 Caterina Ricci,2 Maria Teresa Perri,2 Elena Giudice,3 Sara Lardino,3 Rossana Berardi,1 Giovanni Scambia,2,3 Domenica Lorusso2,3 1Oncologic Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; 2Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy; 3Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence: Vanda Salutari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, Roma, 00168, Italy, Tel +39-06-3015-3234, Email [email protected]: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in women worldwide. It is associated with a high death rate, despite the fact that it is a nearly 100% preventable disease because of very effective primary and secondary preventive strategies. Advanced and recurrent disease is uncurable with a high relapse risk and the second-line therapies are limited with modest response rates and short durability. Investigating alternative mechanisms of action is crucial because of the high request for effective new therapies. Tisotumab vedotin (TV) is the first antibody-drug conjugated to target a cell surface-expressed tissue factor, and preliminary data in patients with metastatic and recurrent cervical cancer have been promising. In addition, the trials showed a favorable tolerability profile, with limited incidence of grade 3 or worse adverse events. According to the data of ENGOT-cx6/GOG-3023/innovaTV 204, the US Food and Drug Administration granted expedited approval of TV on September 20, 2021, for women with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. Actually, two other trials testing TV alone or in combination with other agents are ongoing. ENGOT-cx8/GOG-3024/innovaTV 205 is a Phase Ib/II trial of TV in combination with platinum or bevacizumab or pembrolizumab, in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who have not received prior systemic therapy or who have progressed after no more than two prior systemic therapies. ENGOT-cx12/GOG-3057/InnovaTV 301 is a Phase 3 trial of TV vs investigator’s choice chemotherapy in patients with advanced or recurrent cervical cancer who had received no more than 2 prior chemotherapy lines. The outcomes of these two trials will potentially confirm and reinforce the use of TV as a new standard of care in advanced or recurrent cervical cancer.Keywords: cervical cancer, gynecological cancer, antibody–drug conjugate, tissue factor

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