Neoadjuvant atezolizumab in resectable NSCLC patients: Updated clinical and immunophenotyping results from a multicenter trial.

Authors

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Filiz Oezkan

The Ohio State University, Arthur G. James Thoracic Cancer Center, Columbus, OH

Filiz Oezkan, Kai He, Dwight Hall Owen, Maciej Pietrzak, Valerie W. Rusch, Jamie E. Chaft, Rhonda Kitzler, Alan Nicholas, Katja Schulze, Ann Johnson, See Phan, Paul A. Bunn, Mark G. Kris, David J. Kwiatkowski, Bruce E. Johnson, Ignacio Ivan Wistuba, Jay M. Lee, Fred R. Hirsch, Gerard Lozanski, David Paul Carbone

Organizations

The Ohio State University, Arthur G. James Thoracic Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Targeting PD-L1/PD-1 to activate anti-tumor immunity is associated with improved response and survival compared to chemo in NSCLC pts. We present a preliminary analysis of the clinical efficacy, safety and peripheral blood (PB) immunophenotyping from an ongoing multicenter atezolizumab (atezo) neoadjuvant immunotherapy study in resectable NSCLC. Methods: Pts received 2 cycles of atezo, 1200mg, days 1, 22 before resection. Tumor biopsies and PB were obtained pre-atezo & pre-surgery. The biomarker evaluable population (BEP) included pts with paired PB analyzed within 72 hrs by 10-color flow cytometry (IMMUNOME) and major pathological response (MPR) assessment (defined as ≤ 10% residual tumor). The primary endpoint was MPR. Secondary endpoints included safety, MPR by PD-L1, OS, and DFS. Immunophenotypic analyses were correlated with treatment, MPR and PD-L1 expression. Results: 116 patients have been enrolled as of October 31, 2018 and here we report on 54 of 180 planned pts with follow-up through surgery. 15 pts had Gr 3-4 AEs (3 treatment related), one Gr 5 AE (sudden death) was unrelated. By RECIST there were 3 PR, 49 SD, and 2 PD. 50/54 pts underwent the planned surgery, 47 pts had MPR assessment: 4 pts discontinued study preop (2 radiographic PD, 2 other reasons); 3 were unresectable. Excluding 5 pts with EGFR or ALK mutations, MPR rate was 10/45 (22%, 95% CI 11-37%). Baseline PD-L1 status was evaluable in 44/54 pts; BEP included 31 pts, 23 had tissue PD-L1 status: 16 PD-L1+. We observed significant increases in natural killer (NK) cells, CD8+ T-cells, Th1-response related dendritic cells (DC), and decreases in B-cells after atezo. Non-MPR pts showed significant increases in late activated NK cells, monocytic myeloid cells and Th2 and Th17-response–related DCs. PD-L1+ pts showed significant decreases of senescent T cells, monocytic myeloid cells, and increases of Th1-response–related DCs. We analyzed 22/54 tumor pairs, PD-L1+ cells increased in most pts after atezo treatment. Conclusions: Neoadjuvant atezo was well tolerated and the MPR rate is encouraging. Preliminary immunophenotyping data showed significant changes in PB with immunotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02927301

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A

Track

Breast and Gynecologic Cancers,Developmental Therapeutics,Genitourinary Cancer,Head and Neck Cancer,Lung Cancer,Melanoma/Skin Cancers,Gastrointestinal Cancer,Combination Studies,Implications for Patients and Society,Miscellaneous Cancers,Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Immune Checkpoints and Stimulatory Receptors

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02927301

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 8; abstr 99)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.8_suppl.99

Abstract #

99

Poster Bd #

A1

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