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    P2.06 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 467)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Poster Presenters Present
    • Track: Scientific Co-Operation/Research Groups (Clinical Trials in Progress should be submitted in this category)
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.06-022 - First-Line Durvalumab plus Tremelimumab vs Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Advanced/Metastatic NSCLC: Phase 3 NEPTUNE Study (ID 4610)

      14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): P. Schmid

      • Abstract
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      Background:
      Current first-line therapy for advanced EGFR and ALK wild-type NSCLC is associated with poor survival and there remains a significant need for more effective treatments in this population. Blockade of immune checkpoints programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) represents a promising anticancer therapeutic strategy. In preclinical models, targeting both PD-1 and CTLA-4 provides for non-redundant pathway blockade and potential synergy. Durvalumab (MEDI4736) is a selective, high-affinity, engineered human IgG1 mAb that blocks programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) binding to PD-1 (IC~50~ 0.1 nM) and CD80 (IC~50~ 0.04 nM). Tremelimumab is a selective human IgG2 mAb inhibitor of CTLA-4. A Phase 1b study of durvalumab + tremelimumab demonstrated encouraging clinical activity and a manageable tolerability profile in advanced NSCLC, with activity observed in patients with high and low/no tumour PD-L1 expression (NCT02000947).

      Methods:
      NEPTUNE (NCT02542293) is a randomised, open-label, multicentre, global, Phase 3 study. Immunotherapy- and chemotherapy-naïve patients with advanced/metastatic EGFR and ALK wild-type NSCLC (with either PD-L1 high expression [≥25% tumour cells staining for PD-L1 at any intensity] or PD-L1 low/negative expression [<25% tumour cells staining for PD-L1 at any intensity] ) will be randomised (1:1) to durvalumab (20 mg/kg i.v. every 4 weeks [q4w] for up to 12 months) + tremelimumab (1 mg/kg i.v. q4w for up to 4 doses); or standard-of-care platinum-based doublet chemotherapy. The primary endpoint is overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints are progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), duration of response and proportion of patients alive and progression free at 12 months by investigator assessment (RECIST v1.1); time from randomisation to second progression; OS, PFS and ORR in patients with PD-L1 low/negative NSCLC; safety (CTCAE v4.03) and tolerability; pharmacokinetics; and immunogenicity. Exploratory outcomes include potential biomarkers of response to treatment and impact of subsequent anticancer therapies on OS. Recruitment is ongoing. Figure 1



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    P3.02c - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 472)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Poster Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.02c-046 - Safety, Clinical Activity and Biomarker Results from a Phase Ib Study of Erlotinib plus Atezolizumab in Advanced NSCLC (ID 5215)

      14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): P. Schmid

      • Abstract

      Background:
      Targeted therapy with erlotinib is effective in reducing tumor burden in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, resistance to therapy develops almost universally. Atezolizumab, an engineered mAb that inhibits binding of PD-L1 to its receptors, PD-1 and B7.1, has demonstrated promising monotherapy activity in NSCLC. Given that atezolizumab may enhance and perpetuate anti-tumor immunity, we hypothesized that combining atezolizumab with erlotinib may improve both clinical response and durability in EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

      Methods:
      This Phase Ib study consisted of a safety-evaluation stage in patients with NSCLC regardless of EGFR status followed by an expansion stage in TKI-naïve patients with tumors harboring activating EGFR mutations. Patients were enrolled regardless of PD-L1 status. After a 7-day run-in with 150mg erlotinib PO QD alone, patients received 150mg erlotinib PO QD and 1200mg atezolizumab IV q3w. To evaluate immune biology, biopsies were obtained in expansion-stage patients pre-treatment, after erlotinib run-in, at weeks 4-6, and at progression. The primary objective was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combination. Secondary objectives included evaluation of the clinical activity per RECIST v1.1. Data cutoff, 11 April 2016.

      Results:
      Twenty-eight patients (safety stage, n = 8; expansion stage, n = 20) who received ≥ 1 dose of erlotinib or atezolizumab were considered safety evaluable. Median age was 61y (range, 47-84); median survival follow-up was 11.2mo (range, 0.8-24.2). The incidence of either treatment-related G3-4 AEs was 39% and for serious AEs, 50%. The most common atezolizumab-related G3-4 AEs were pyrexia and increased ALT. No pneumonitis was reported. No treatment-related G5 AEs occurred. Five patients discontinued atezolizumab due to treatment-emergent AEs. No DLTs were observed. In the expansion-stage population, ORR was 75% (95% CI, 51-91). Disease control rate (CR + PR + SD ≥ 24 weeks) was 90% (95% CI, 68-99), median PFS was 11.3mo (95% CI, 8.4-NE) and median DOR was 9.7mo (range, 4.2-11.7). Increases in intratumoral CD8+ T cells post-erlotinib run-in were observed in 8/13 evaluable paired biopsies. Higher intratumoral CD8+ T-cell prevalence and immune gene expression signatures at baseline were associated with improved PFS.

      Conclusion:
      The combination of full dose erlotinib plus atezolizumab demonstrated a manageable safety profile. While response rates and median PFS for combination treatment appear similar to those observed with erlotinib monotherapy, the addition of atezolizumab to erlotinib may lead to more durable clinical responses in some patients. Additional follow-up is required to evaluate the full potential of this combination treatment. NCT02013219