Phase II study of vemurafenib followed by ipilimumab in patients with previously untreated BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma

Background Ipilimumab (IPI), an anti-CTLA-4 antibody, and vemurafenib (VEM), a BRAF inhibitor, have distinct mechanisms of action and shared toxicities (e.g., skin, gastrointestinal [GI] and hepatobiliary disorders) that may preclude concomitant administration. Concurrent administration of IPI and VEM previously showed significant dose-limiting hepatotoxicity in advanced melanoma. This single-arm, open-label, phase II study evaluated a sequencing strategy with these two agents in previously untreated patients with BRAF-mutated advanced melanoma. Methods This study was divided into two parts. During Part 1 (VEM1-IPI), patients received VEM 960 mg twice daily for 6 weeks followed by IPI 10 mg/kg every 3 weeks for 4 doses (induction), then every 12 weeks (maintenance) beginning at week 24 until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. During Part 2 (VEM2), patients who progressed after IPI received VEM at their previously tolerated dose. The primary objective was to estimate the incidence of grade 3/4 drug-related skin adverse events (AEs) during VEM1-IPI. Results All patients who were initially treated with VEM (n = 46) received IPI induction therapy; 8 received IPI maintenance and 19 were treated during VEM2. During VEM1-IPI, the incidence of grade 3/4 drug-related AEs associated with the skin, GI tract, and hepatobiliary system was 32.6 %, 21.7 %, and 4.3 %, respectively. There were no drug-related deaths. At a median follow-up of 15.3 months, median overall survival was 18.5 months. Median progression-free survival was 4.5 months. Conclusions VEM (960 mg twice daily for 6 weeks) followed by IPI 10 mg/kg has a manageable safety profile. The benefits/risks of BRAF inhibitors followed by immunotherapy should be evaluated further in light of continuing developments in treatment options for metastatic melanoma. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01673854 (CA184-240) Registered 24 August 2012.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer - 4(2016), 1 vom: 16. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Amin, Asim [VerfasserIn]
Lawson, David H. [VerfasserIn]
Salama, April K.S. [VerfasserIn]
Koon, Henry B. [VerfasserIn]
Guthrie, Troy [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Sajeve S. [VerfasserIn]
O’Day, Steven J. [VerfasserIn]
Shaheen, Montaser F. [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Francis, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Hodi, F. Stephen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BRAF inhibitor
CTLA-4
Immune checkpoint inhibitor
Immunotherapy
Ipilimumab
Melanoma
Targeted agent
Vemurafenib

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© The Author(s). 2016

doi:

10.1186/s40425-016-0148-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2095077814