Efficacy and safety of endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) after programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor treatment in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC).

Authors

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Rosa Nadal

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

Rosa Nadal , Asim Amin , Daniel M. Geynisman , Martin Henner Voss , Matthew Weinstock , Jaime Doyle , Zhe Zhang , Antonio Viudez , Elizabeth R. Plimack , David F. McDermott , Robert Motzer , Brian I. Rini , Hans J. Hammers

Organizations

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, BIDMC, Cambridge, MA, Fox Chase Cancer Center-Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: Emerging agents blocking the PD-1 pathway show activity and may transform the current treatment landscape of mccRCC. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VEGFR -TKI therapy after PD-1 treatment. Methods: Patients (pts) with mccRCC treated with PD-1 monotherapy or in combination - with either cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4(CTLA4) inhibitor (PD1/CTLA4) or TKI (PD-1/VEGFR-TKI) - who subsequently received VEGFR-TKI, were retrospectively reviewed. The efficacy end points were objective response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS) stratified by type of prior PD-1 regimen. Safety by type and PD-1 exposure was also evaluated. Results: 63 patients were included, 84% of pts had at least one VEGFR-targeted therapy prior to PD-1-based therapy. The ORR for VEGFR -TKI therapy (68%, 17%, 14% and 1% pts received axitinib, pazopanib, sunitinib and sorafenib, respectively) after any PD-1 combination was 27% (17/63 PR). An additional 26 (41%) pts achieved SD. The median PFS (mPFS) was 6.9 months (mo) (95%, CI: 3.7 to 10.1). In the analysis by type of prior PD-1 therapy, there was a trend toward a higher ORR in pts who had prior therapy with PD1 monotherapy or PD1/CTLA4 therapy 33% versus 14% for pts previously treated with PD-1/VEGFR-TKI therapy (p = 0.094). The mPFS was longer in those pre-treated with PD-1 monotherapy or PD-1/CTLA4 therapy: 8.3 mo (95%, CI: 4.0-12.7) compared to those who previously received PD-1/VEGFR-TKI combinations: 6.4 mo (95%, CI: 3.9-8.8); p = 0.049. The most common adverse events (AEs) (all grades/g3-4) were asthenia (69%/11%), hypertension (41%/2%) and diarrhea (30%/0%). One patient experienced grade-2 immune-related colitis during VEGFR-TKI therapy. Conclusions: The efficacy and safety of VEGFR-TKIs after PD-1 treatment was demonstrated in this retrospective study. The response rate was lower and the mPFS shorter in those pts who received prior PD-1 in combination with VEGFR-TKI. PD-1 exposure does not seem to influence the safety of subsequent VEGFR-TKI treatment compared to historical control and immune-related AEs were rare.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary (Nonprostate) Cancer

Track

Genitourinary Cancer

Sub Track

Kidney Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl; abstr 4566)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.4566

Abstract #

4566

Poster Bd #

240

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