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MA 02 - Emerging Targets (ID 656)
- Event: WCLC 2017
- Type: Mini Oral
- Track: Clinical Design, Statistics and Clinical Trials
- Presentations: 2
- Moderators:Ravi Salgia, Shun Lu
- Coordinates: 10/16/2017, 11:00 - 12:30, Room 511 + 512
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MA 02.02 - Phase 2 Study of Pembrolizumab Plus CC-486 vs Pembrolizumab Plus Placebo in Previously Treated Patients with Advanced NSCLC (ID 8581)
11:05 - 11:10 | Author(s): A. Fandi
- Abstract
- Presentation
Background:
Studies have demonstrated that epigenetic modifiers, such as azacitidine, may sensitize tumor cells to treatment with checkpoint inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab (pembro). Efficacy and safety results from a phase 2, randomized, double-blind study of pembro in combination with CC-486, an oral formulation of azacitidine, vs pembro+placebo (PBO) for 2L treatment of advanced NSCLC are reported.
Method:
Patients aged ≥ 18 years with stage IIIB/IV NSCLC with only 1 prior platinum-based chemotherapy were randomized 1:1 (stratified by histology) to pembro 200 mg day 1 plus either CC-486 300 mg or placebo days 1-14 of a 21-day cycle. Primary endpoint was PFS. Key secondary endpoints included OS, ORR and safety.
Result:
51 and 49 patients were randomized to the pembro+CC-486 and pembro+PBO arms. Baseline characteristics were generally balanced between treatment groups. Efficacy results are shown in Table 1. Median duration of treatment for pembro+CC-486 vs pembro+PBO was 14 vs 24 weeks, and median number of cycles was 5 vs 7. The most common grade 3/4 TEAEs associated with pembro+CC-486 were nausea (14%), vomiting (12%), asthenia (10%), and diarrhea (8%), vs diarrhea (6%), asthenia (6%) and pneumonia (6%) with pembro+PBO. Patients treated with pembro+CC-486 vs pembro+PBO experienced a higher rate of pembro dose interruptions (29% vs 16%) and discontinuations (20% vs 10%), and a higher rate of CC-486 or PBO dose interruptions (61% vs 24%) and discontinuations (33% vs 12%). Gastrointestinal events, asthenia/fatigue, and elevated transaminase levels were the most common TEAEs leading to discontinuations.
Conclusion:
The addition of CC-486 to pembro did not improve the primary endpoint of PFS compared with pembro+PBO. PD-L1 expression did not appear to be predictive of CC-486 treatment efficacy. The increase in TEAEs in the combination arm, particularly gastrointestinal (nausea and vomiting), which are known to be associated with CC-486, may have influenced treatment exposure.Efficacy Endpoints Pembro + CC-486 n = 51 Pembro + PBO n = 49 Overall PFS, median, months 3.1 4.0 ORR, n (%) 10 (19.6) 7 (14.3) By PD-L1 Level at Baseline n = 45 n = 44 PFS, median, months ≥ 50% ≥ 1%-49% 0% 5.5 1.6 3.6 8.0 1.4 3.9 ORR, % ≥ 50% ≥ 1%-49% 0% 37.5 20.0 18.5 37.5 0.0 7.1
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MA 02.03 - Selective Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor ACY-241 Plus Nivolumab for Refractory Advanced NSCLC: Results From a Phase 1b Study (ID 8189)
11:10 - 11:15 | Author(s): A. Fandi
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Background:
ACY-241, an oral inhibitor of histone deacetylase 6, has demonstrated activity in preclinical NSCLC models in combination with immunotherapy. The objectives of this study are to evaluate safety, dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD), and preliminary antitumor activity of ACY-241 in combination with the immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab.
Method:
In the 3+3 dose-escalation design, previously treated patients with advanced NSCLC and ECOG PS of 0 or 1 will receive ACY-241 on days 1 to 28 of each 28-day cycle at 3 dose levels (180, 360, and 480 mg) in combination with nivolumab 240 mg on day 15 of cycle 1 and days 1 and 15 of each subsequent cycle. Antitumor activity will be assessed per RECIST v1.1 and immune-related response criteria (irRC).
Result:
As of 16 June 2017, 13 patients have been treated in the 3 dose-escalation cohorts. All patients had received first-line treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy. The median age of all patients was 66 years, 62% were male, 54% had an ECOG PS of 0, 54% had stage IV disease, and 85% had adenocarcinoma (15% had squamous histology). No DLTs were observed in the 180- or 360-mg ACY-241 cohorts. The 480-mg cohort is currently under investigation. The most common all-grade adverse events (AEs) in all cohorts were cough (15%), arthralgia (15%), and fatigue (15%, including grade 3 in 1 patient). One patient experienced a grade 3 cerebrovascular accident related to a brain metastasis but unrelated to study drug. No immune-related AEs have been observed. Six patients were evaluable for response: 2 experienced objective responses (1 complete and 1 partial); 2 patients had stable disease; 2 patients had disease progression. Two patients were not evaluable for efficacy, and 5 patients have not yet undergone a response assessment.
Conclusion:
No DLTs have been observed with ACY-241 at 180 or 360 mg. Preliminary antitumor activity has been observed with the combination treatment. Updated pharmacokinetic data will be presented at the meeting. NCT02635061
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