Methodology of health-related quality of life analysis in phase III advanced non-small-cell lung cancer clinical trials: a critical review

BMC Cancer
Frédéric FiteniFranck Bonnetain

Abstract

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is recognized as a component endpoint for cancer therapy approvals. The aim of this review was to evaluate the methodology of HRQoL analysis and reporting in phase III clinical trials of first-line chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). A search in MEDLINE databases identified phase III clinical trials in first-line chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC, published between January 2008 to December 2014. Two authors independently extracted information using predefined data abstraction forms. A total of 55 phase III advanced NSCLC trials were identified. HRQoL was declared as an endpoint in 27 studies (49%). Among these 27 studies, The EORTC questionnaire Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 was used in 13 (48%) of the studies and The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General was used in 12 (44%) trials. The targeted dimensions of HRQoL, the minimal clinically important difference and the statistical approaches for dealing with missing data were clearly specified in 13 (48.1%), 9 (33.3%) and 5 (18.5%) studies, respectively. The most frequent statistical methods for HRQoL analysis were: the mean change from baseline (33.3%), the linear mixed model for repeated measures (22....Continue Reading

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