Bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab in first-line renal cell carcinoma : results from the PIVOT-02 study

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BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitor-based combinations have expanded the treatment options for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC); however, tolerability remains challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the immunostimulatory interleukin-2 cytokine prodrug bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG) plus nivolumab (NIVO) as first-line therapy in patients with advanced clear-cell RCC.

METHODS: This was an open-label multicohort, multicenter, single-arm phase 1/2 study; here, we report results from the phase 1/2 first-line RCC cohort (N=49). Patients received BEMPEG 0.006 mg/kg plus NIVO 360 mg intravenously every 3 weeks. The primary objectives were safety and objective response rate (ORR; patients with measurable disease at baseline and at least one postbaseline tumor response assessment). Secondary objectives included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Exploratory biomarker analyses: association between baseline biomarkers and ORR.

RESULTS: At a median follow-up of 32.7 months, the ORR was 34.7% (17/49 patients); 3/49 patients (6.1%) had a complete response. Of the 17 patients with response, 14 remained in response for >6 months, and 6 remained in response for >24 months. Median PFS was 7.7 months (95% CI 3.8 to 13.9), and median OS was not reached (95% CI 37.3 to not reached). Ninety-eight per cent (48/49) of patients experienced ≥1 treatment-related adverse event (TRAE) and 38.8% (19/49) had grade 3/4 TRAEs, most commonly syncope (8.2%; 4/49) and increased lipase (6.1%; 3/49). No association between exploratory biomarkers and ORR was observed. Limitations include the small sample size and single-arm design.

CONCLUSIONS: BEMPEG plus NIVO showed preliminary antitumor activity as first-line therapy in patients with advanced clear-cell RCC and was well tolerated. These findings warrant further investigation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer - 10(2022), 4 vom: 14. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tannir, Nizar M [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Daniel C [VerfasserIn]
Diab, Adi [VerfasserIn]
Sznol, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Bilen, Mehmet A [VerfasserIn]
Balar, Arjun V [VerfasserIn]
Grignani, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Puente, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Lily [VerfasserIn]
Chien, David [VerfasserIn]
Hoch, Ute [VerfasserIn]
Choudhury, Arkopal [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Danni [VerfasserIn]
Currie, Sue L [VerfasserIn]
Tagliaferri, Mary A [VerfasserIn]
Zalevsky, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Siefker-Radtke, Arlene O [VerfasserIn]
Hurwitz, Michael E [VerfasserIn]

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31YO63LBSN
Clinical Trial, Phase I
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Drug Therapy, Combination
Immunotherapy
Interleukin-2
Journal Article
Kidney Neoplasms
Multicenter Study
Nivolumab

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Date Completed 22.04.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/jitc-2021-004419

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339733152