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    Poster Display Session (ID 63)

    • Event: ELCC 2017
    • Type: Poster Display Session
    • Track:
    • Presentations: 1
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 5/07/2017, 12:30 - 13:00, Hall 1
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      138TiP - An open-label phase 3b/4 safety trial of flat-dose nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (ID 164)

      12:30 - 12:30  |  Author(s): R.N. Pillai

      • Abstract

      Background:
      The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, immune checkpoint inhibitors with distinct but complementary mechanisms of action, is approved as first-line therapy for metastatic melanoma and has shown encouraging clinical activity in other tumors, including NSCLC. In CheckMate 012, a multi-cohort phase 1 trial in chemotherapy-naïve patients with NSCLC, nivolumab (3 mg/kg) plus ipilimumab (1 mg/kg) yielded objective response rates of up to 47%; discontinuation rates due to treatment-related adverse events were similar to those with nivolumab monotherapy. Data indicate comparable pharmacokinetic, safety, and efficacy profiles for 240 mg flat-dose nivolumab and 3 mg/kg nivolumab. This open-label phase 3b/4 study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02869789) will characterize the safety of flat-dose nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with advanced NSCLC. This study will also evaluate this combination in special patient populations who are typically excluded from NSCLC trials.

      Trial design:
      Adult patients with stage IV/recurrent NSCLC and no prior systemic anticancer therapy (cohort A; n = 400), or with stage IIIb/IV NSCLC and recurrence or progression during or after one prior platinum doublet chemotherapy regimen (cohort B; n = 400) will be enrolled. Patients are required to have assessment of programmed death-1 ligand 1 expression, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0–1, and no untreated brain metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, autoimmune disease, or active malignancy requiring concurrent intervention. A third cohort (A1; n = ∼200) with no prior systemic therapy will have ECOG PS 2 or one or more of the following: asymptomatic untreated brain metastases, renal or hepatic dysfunction, and/or HIV. All patients will receive flat-dose nivolumab (240 mg every 2 weeks) plus weight-based ipilimumab (1 mg/kg every 6 weeks). Endpoints are shown in the table.rnTable: 138 TiPStudy endpointsrn

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      PrimarySecondary
      Number and percentage of patients with high-grade treatment-related select and immune-mediated adverse eventsProgression-free survival
      Objective response rate
      Duration of response
      Patient-reported outcomes based on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung (FACT-L)
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      Clinical trial identification:
      NCT02869789

      Legal entity responsible for the study:
      Bristol-Myers Squibb

      Funding:
      Bristol-Myers Squibb

      Disclosure:
      L. Paz-Ares: Medical advisor for: Lilly, Roche, MSD, BMS, Celgene, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer, Clovis, and Astra Zeneca. C. Chakmakjian: Speaker\'s Bureau for: BMS. N. Ready: Honoraria from: BMS, Merck; Consultant for: BMS, Merck, Novartis, Abbvie. W. Hu, L. Krug, J. Fairchild: Bristol-Myers Squibb employee. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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    Targeted therapies and immunotherapies (ID 46)

    • Event: ELCC 2017
    • Type: Poster Discussion session
    • Track:
    • Presentations: 1
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      91PD_PR - Response to salvage chemotherapy following exposure to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with NSCLC (ID 498)

      14:45 - 14:45  |  Author(s): R.N. Pillai

      • Abstract

      Background:
      Immune checkpoint inhibitors are active for patients with stage IV NSCLC who have progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy. We evaluated responses to chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC who had progressed on a checkpoint inhibitor.

      Methods:
      Eligible patients were adults with NSCLC who received salvage chemotherapy following PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (cases) versus no PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (controls). CT-imaging was done within 4 weeks of initiation of salvage chemotherapy and every 6 weeks thereafter. Revised RECIST guidelines were used to define response. Clinical and imaging data were abstracted from review of electronic medical records. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to calculate probability of response.

      Results:
      355 patients’ charts were reviewed and 82 patients met eligibility criteria. Among evaluable patients, 46 were males versus 36 females. 67 patients were classified as cases versus 15 controls. 56 patients received nivolumab, 7 pembrolizumab and 4 atezolizumab. 63 (77%) patients had adenocarcinoma, 18 (22%) squamous cell carcinoma and 1 (1%) large cell carcinoma. The mean number of chemotherapy regimens prior to salvage chemotherapy was 2.37 (95% CI: 2.10-2.64) in cases versus 1.93 (95% CI: 1.32-2.54) in controls. Salvage drugs used included docetaxel (62%), pemetrexed (20%), gemcitabine (12%) and paclitaxel (6%). 18 (27%) cases had partial response to chemotherapy versus 1 (7%) controls. 15 (22%) cases had progressive disease versus 6 (40%) controls. 34 (51%) cases had stable disease versus 8 (53%) controls. The odds ratio for achieving a partial response was 0.30 (95% CI: 0.18 to 0.50, p = 0.000). In multiple logistic regression model, age, gender, number of prior chemotherapy regimens, tumor histology, smoking status, different salvage chemotherapy regimens were not associated with the likelihood of achieving a partial response.

      Conclusions:
      The odds of achieving a partial response to salvage chemotherapy were significantly higher in patients with prior exposure to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. This observed difference however warrants confirmation in larger cohorts. Ongoing investigations include the duration of response as well as evaluation of toxicity.

      Clinical trial identification:


      Legal entity responsible for the study:
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      Funding:
      N/A

      Disclosure:
      All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.