Association between immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and clinical outcomes (CO) in advanced urothelial cancer patients (pts) treated with immunotherapy (IO).

Authors

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Julie M. Shabto

Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Julie M. Shabto , Dylan J Martini , Yuan Liu , Deepak Ravindranathan , Meredith R Kline , Elise Hitron , Greta Russler , Sarah Caulfield , Haydn Kissick , Mehrdad Alemozaffar , Kenneth Ogan , Wayne Harris , Viraj A. Master , Bradley Curtis Carthon , Omer Kucuk , Mehmet Asim Bilen

Organizations

Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Departments of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Research Funding

NIH

Background: The increasing use of IO agents in the treatment of urothelial cancer has revealed irAEs during therapy. We investigated whether there is an association between treatment-related irAEs and CO in urothelial cancer pts treated with IO. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 67 urothelial cancer pts treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors at Winship Cancer Institute from 2015-2018. Overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) were calculated from first IO dose to date of death or hospice referral and clinical or radiographic progression, respectively. Objective response (OR) was defined as partial or complete response per RECISTv1.1. Treatment-related irAEs were determined from clinic notes. The univariate association between irAE and clinical outcomes was generated using chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. Results: The median age was 70 and 79.1% were men. 41.8% of pts had received 2 or more prior lines of therapy. Nine pts (13.4%) experienced irAEs including infusion reactions, rashes, and joint pain. Median follow-up from date of first dose of IO was 15 months (95% CI: 11-18 months). The overall death rate for pts who experienced irAE was 0%, while it was 62% for pts who did not experience irAE (p<0.001) (Table). Conclusions: Experiencing irAEs was associated with lower death rate and progression rate and higher rate of OR in this cohort. These findings should be validated in a larger study. Univariate association of irAEs with CO.

Clinical OutcomeNo irAE (n=58)irAE (n=9)Fisher’s exact test p-value
Death/HospiceNo22 (37.93%)9 (100%)<0.001*
Yes36 (62.07%)0 (0%)-
ProgressionNo10 (17.24%)8 (88.89%)<0.001*
Yes48 (82.76%)1 (11.11%)-
Overall ResponseNo46 (92%)6 (66.67%)0.064
Yes4 (8%)3 (33.33%)-

*statistical significance at alpha < 0.05

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer; Urothelial Carcinoma; Penile, Urethral, Testicular, and Adrenal Cancers

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Prostate Cancer,Penile, Urethral, Testicular, and Adrenal Cancers

Sub Track

Urothelial Carcinoma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 7S; abstr 472)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.7_suppl.472

Abstract #

472

Poster Bd #

K21

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