Nivolumab (Nivo) + Ipilimumab (Ipi) vs Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (Chemo) as First-line (1L) Treatment (Tx) for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Safety Analysis and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) From CheckMate 227.

Authors

Martin Reck

Martin Reck

LungenClinic Grosshansdorf, German Center for Lung Research, Grosshansdorf, Germany

Martin Reck , Matthew David Hellmann , Luis G. Paz-Ares , Suresh S. Ramalingam , Julie R. Brahmer , Kenneth John O'Byrne , Prabhu Bhagavatheeswaran , Faith Ellen Nathan , Hossein Borghaei

Organizations

LungenClinic Grosshansdorf, German Center for Lung Research, Grosshansdorf, Germany, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: CheckMate 227 (NCT02477826) is a large phase 3 study of 1L nivo + ipi, nivo, or nivo + chemo vs chemo in advanced NSCLC. The study met its co-primary endpoint demonstrating significantly prolonged progression-free survival with nivo + ipi vs chemo in patients (pts) with tumor mutational burden ≥10 mutations/Mb. The safety profile of 1L nivo + low-dose ipi was consistent with previous reports. Additional detailed analyses may inform the management of immune-related adverse events. Methods: Pts (N = 1739) with chemo-naive, stage IV/recurrent NSCLC without known sensitizing EGFR/ALK mutations were randomized 1:1:1 to nivo (3 mg/kg Q2W) + ipi (1 mg/kg Q6W), nivo monotherapy (240 mg Q2W), or chemo for pts with ≥1% tumor PD-L1 expression and to nivo + ipi, nivo (360 mg Q3W) + chemo, or chemo for pts with < 1% tumor PD-L1 expression. Tx continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity for up to 2 yr. Safety and PROs were exploratory endpoints. Safety analyses included time to onset and resolution of select treatment-related adverse events (select TRAEs; those with a potential immunologic cause) and corticosteroid use. PROs were assessed using the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale and EQ-5D instruments. Results: Minimum follow-up was 11.2 mo. Median duration of therapy was 4.2 mo with nivo + ipi and 2.6 mo with chemo. Rates of any grade and grade 3–4 TRAEs were 75% and 31% with nivo + ipi, and 81% and 36% with chemo, respectively. TRAEs led to discontinuation in 17% of pts receiving nivo + ipi and in 9% of pts receiving chemo. Most frequent grade 3–4 select TRAEs in pts receiving nivo + ipi were hepatic (8%), endocrine (4%), skin (4%), pulmonary (3%), and gastrointestinal (2%). Median time to onset of select TRAEs ranged from 2–15 wk, and the majority resolved with corticosteroid use (median time to resolution was ≤10 wk). PRO results will be reported in the final presentation. Conclusions: In CheckMate 227, nivo + low-dose ipi was well tolerated in NSCLC. Toxicities were manageable with previously established tx algorithms, including corticosteroids. Clinical trial information: NCT02477826

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Discussion Session

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02477826

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl; abstr 9020)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.15_suppl.9020

Abstract #

9020

Poster Bd #

343

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