Toripalimab plus axitinib versus sunitinib as first-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma : RENOTORCH, a randomized, open-label, phase III study

Copyright © 2023 X. Yan, M. Ye, Q. Zou, P. Chen, Z. He, B. Wu, D. He, C. He, X. Xue, Z. Ji, H. Chen, S. Zhang, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, C. Fu, D. Xu, M. Qiu, J. Lv, J. Huang, X. Ren, Y. Cheng, W. Qin, X. Zhang, F. Zhou, L. Ma, J. Guo, D. Ding, S. Wei, Y. He, H. Guo, B. Shi, L. Liu, F. Liu, Z. Hu, X. Jin, L. Yang, S. Zhu, J. Liu, Y. Huang, T. Xu, B. Liu, T. Sun, Z. Wang, H. Jiang, D. Yu, A. Zhou, J. Jiang, G. Luan, C. Jin, J. Xu, J. Hu, Y. H, Jun, W. Zhai, X. Sheng, Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. LTD, Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. LTD., a. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors are standard treatments for advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This phase III RENOTORCH study compared the efficacy and safety of toripalimab plus axitinib versus sunitinib for the first-line treatment of patients with intermediate-/poor-risk advanced RCC.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with intermediate-/poor-risk unresectable or metastatic RCC were randomized in a ratio of 1 : 1 to receive toripalimab (240 mg intravenously once every 3 weeks) plus axitinib (5 mg orally twice daily) or sunitinib [50 mg orally once daily for 4 weeks (6-week cycle) or 2 weeks (3-week cycle)]. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by an independent review committee (IRC). The secondary endpoints were investigator-assessed PFS, overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and safety.

RESULTS: A total of 421 patients were randomized to receive toripalimab plus axitinib (n = 210) or sunitinib (n = 211). With a median follow-up of 14.6 months, toripalimab plus axitinib significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% compared with sunitinib as assessed by an IRC [hazard ratio (HR) 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49-0.86; P = 0.0028]. The median PFS was 18.0 months in the toripalimab-axitinib group, whereas it was 9.8 months in the sunitinib group. The IRC-assessed ORR was significantly higher in the toripalimab-axitinib group compared with the sunitinib group (56.7% versus 30.8%; P < 0.0001). An OS trend favoring toripalimab plus axitinib was also observed (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.40-0.92). Treatment-related grade ≥3 adverse events occurred in 61.5% of patients in the toripalimab-axitinib group and 58.6% of patients in the sunitinib group.

CONCLUSION: In patients with previously untreated intermediate-/poor-risk advanced RCC, toripalimab plus axitinib provided significantly longer PFS and higher ORR than sunitinib and had a manageable safety profile TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04394975.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 35(2024), 2 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 190-199

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, X Q [VerfasserIn]
Ye, M J [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Q [VerfasserIn]
Chen, P [VerfasserIn]
He, Z S [VerfasserIn]
Wu, B [VerfasserIn]
He, D L [VerfasserIn]
He, C H [VerfasserIn]
Xue, X Y [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Z G [VerfasserIn]
Chen, H [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, S [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Y P [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, X D [VerfasserIn]
Fu, C [VerfasserIn]
Xu, D F [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, M X [VerfasserIn]
Lv, J J [VerfasserIn]
Huang, J [VerfasserIn]
Ren, X B [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Y [VerfasserIn]
Qin, W J [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, X [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, F J [VerfasserIn]
Ma, L L [VerfasserIn]
Guo, J M [VerfasserIn]
Ding, D G [VerfasserIn]
Wei, S Z [VerfasserIn]
He, Y [VerfasserIn]
Guo, H Q [VerfasserIn]
Shi, B K [VerfasserIn]
Liu, L [VerfasserIn]
Liu, F [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Z Q [VerfasserIn]
Jin, X M [VerfasserIn]
Yang, L [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, S X [VerfasserIn]
Liu, J H [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Y H [VerfasserIn]
Xu, T [VerfasserIn]
Liu, B [VerfasserIn]
Sun, T [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Z J [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, H W [VerfasserIn]
Yu, D X [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, A P [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, J [VerfasserIn]
Luan, G D [VerfasserIn]
Jin, C L [VerfasserIn]
Xu, J [VerfasserIn]
Hu, J X [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Y R [VerfasserIn]
Guo, J [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, W [VerfasserIn]
Sheng, X N [VerfasserIn]

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8JXN261VVA
Advanced renal cell carcinoma
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Axitinib
C9LVQ0YUXG
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Journal Article
Progression-free survival
Randomized Controlled Trial
Sunitinib
Toripalimab
V99T50803M

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04394975

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.annonc.2023.09.3108

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363643079