Combined anti-PD-1, HDAC inhibitor and anti-VEGF for MSS/pMMR colorectal cancer : a randomized phase 2 trial

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Epigenetic modifications of chromatin, including histone acetylation, and tumor angiogenesis play pivotal roles in creating an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. In the randomized phase 2 CAPability-01 trial, we investigated the potential efficacy of combining the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody sintilimab with the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) chidamide with or without the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody bevacizumab in patients with unresectable chemotherapy-refractory locally advanced or metastatic microsatellite stable/proficient mismatch repair (MSS/pMMR) colorectal cancer. Forty-eight patients were randomly assigned to either the doublet arm (sintilimab and chidamide, n = 23) or the triplet arm (sintilimab, chidamide and bevacizumab, n = 25). The primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 18 weeks (18wPFS rate) was met with a rate of 43.8% (21 of 48) for the entire study population. Secondary endpoint results include a median PFS of 3.7 months, an overall response rate of 29.2% (14 of 48), a disease control rate of 56.3% (27 of 48) and a median duration of response of 12.0 months. The secondary endpoint of median overall survival time was not mature. The triplet arm exhibited significantly improved outcomes compared to the doublet arm, with a greater 18wPFS rate (64.0% versus 21.7%, P = 0.003), higher overall response rate (44.0% versus 13.0%, P = 0.027) and longer median PFS rate (7.3 months versus 1.5 months, P = 0.006). The most common treatment-emergent adverse events observed in both the triplet and doublet arms included proteinuria, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, anemia, leukopenia and diarrhea. There were two treatment-related fatalities (hepatic failure and pneumonitis). Analysis of bulk RNA sequencing data from the patients suggested that the triplet combination enhanced CD8+ T cell infiltration, resulting in a more immunologically active tumor microenvironment. Our study suggests that the combination of a PD-1 antibody, an HDACi, and a VEGF antibody could be a promising treatment regimen for patients with MSS/pMMR advanced colorectal cancer. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT04724239.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Nature medicine - 30(2024), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1035-1043

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Hui-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Wei-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ying-Nan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yan-Xing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Run-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Wen-Long [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ji-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yu-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Feng-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xiao-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yan-Qiao [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Miao-Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lu-Lu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zi-Xian [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, De-Shen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dong-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhi-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Wen-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Rui-Hua [VerfasserIn]

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2S9ZZM9Q9V
87CIC980Y0
Aminopyridines
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Benzamides
Bevacizumab
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
Journal Article
N-(2-amino-5-fluorobenzyl)-4-(N-(pyridine-3-acrylyl)aminomethyl)benzamide
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
Randomized Controlled Trial
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.04.2024

Date Revised 22.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04724239

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41591-024-02813-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369286014