Phase I study of nivolumab (Nivo) + nab-paclitaxel (nab-P) + gemcitabine (Gem) in advanced pancreatic cancer (APC).

Authors

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Zev A. Wainberg

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Zev A. Wainberg , Howard S. Hochster , Edward Jae-Hoon Kim , Ben George , Aparna Kalyan , E. Gabriela Chiorean , David Michael Waterhouse , Martin Gutierrez , Aparna Raj Parikh , Rishi Jain , Daniel R. Carrizosa , Hatem Hussein Soliman , Rafia Bhore , Sibabrata Banerjee , Larry Lyons , Chrystal Ursula Louis , Teng Jin Ong , Peter J. O'Dwyer

Organizations

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Rutgers-Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, Oncology Hematology Care, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack, NJ, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Chemotherapy may work synergistically with immune checkpoint inhibitors by increasing tumor antigen exposure. This 2-part phase I study assessed safety and efficacy of Nivo + nab-P + Gem in APC. Methods: Treatment-naive patients (pts) with APC (locally advanced or metastatic) received nab-P 125 mg/m2 + Gem 1000 mg/m2 on d 1, 8, and 15 + Nivo 3 mg/kg on d 1 and 15 of each 28-d cycle until disease progression (PD), unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal. Pts could continue Nivo alone beyond initial PD. Part 1 assessed dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and determined the recommended Part 2 dose; Part 2 (expansion phase) further assessed safety. The primary endpoints were DLTs (Part 1) and safety and tolerability (Parts 1 and 2). Key secondary endpoints were response rates, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: As of July 13, 2018, 50 pts with APC were treated: 6 in Part 1; 44 in Part 2. The median age was 67.5 years; 56% were male; 62% had an ECOG PS 1. Of 40 pts with available data, 12 (24%) had ≥ 1% and 6 (12%) had ≥ 5% PD-L1 expression at baseline (data missing for 10 pts). The median follow-up was 11.3 mo. In Part 1, 1 DLT (hepatitis, as evidenced by grade 3 elevated liver function tests; suspected to be related to nab-P + Gem) was reported. In Parts 1 and 2, 48 pts (96%) had ≥ 1 grade 3/4 TEAE; 7 (14%) discontinued treatment due to a TEAE. Most common (> 10%) grade 3/4 TEAEs of special interest were anemia (36%), neutropenia (36%), gastrointestinal events (24%), hepatic toxicity (22%), peripheral neuropathy (16%), thrombocytopenia (12%), and colitis (12%). One grade 5 TEAE, respiratory failure (most likely pneumonitis), was reported. The table shows treatment responses. Of 7 pts (14%) who continued Nivo beyond initial PD, 4 achieved disease control. The median PFS was 5.5 mo (6-mo PFS rate, 47%). The median OS was 9.9 mo (6-mo OS rate, 73%). Conclusions: Combining Nivo with nab-P + Gem is feasible in pts with APC: 1 DLT was reported, and no unexpected safety signals were detected. Clinical trial information: NCT02309177

Parameter, n (%)N = 50
Best overall response (confirmed)
Complete response1 (2)
Partial response8 (16)
Stable disease ≥ 6 weeks23 (46)
Progressive disease10 (20)
Not evaluable1 (2)
Missing7 (14)
Overall response rate9 (18)
Disease control rate32 (64)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Sub Track

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02309177

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 4; abstr 298)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.4_suppl.298

Abstract #

298

Poster Bd #

F16

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