A phase II clinical trial of ipilimumab/nivolumab combination immunotherapy in patients with rare upper gastrointestinal, neuroendocrine, and gynecological malignancies.

Authors

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Oliver Klein

Medical Oncology Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia

Oliver Klein , Damien Kee , Ben Markman , Rachael Chang Lee , Michael Michael , Linda R. Mileshkin , Clare L. Scott , Richelle Linklater , Sid Menon , Niall C. Tebbutt , Jodie Palmer , Andreas Behren , Jonathan S. Cebon

Organizations

Medical Oncology Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia, Monash Health and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia, Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Patients (pts) with rare cancers represent an unmet medical need and have an inferior overall survival compared to patients with more common malignancies. Due to their low frequency, no therapies, including immunotherapies, have systematically been investigated in this population. Ipilimumab (ipi)/Nivolumab (nivo) combination treatment has demonstrated significant clinical activity in pts with advanced melanoma and renal cell carcinoma and response rates with this regimen are higher compared to single agent anti-PD-1 therapy. This phase II study assessed the efficacy and safety of ipi/nivo in rare cancer pts. Methods: 60 pts with advanced rare upper gastrointestinal (GI), neuroendocrine (NE) and gynaecological (GY) malignancies were enrolled in 3 cohorts. Patients received nivo 3mg/kg and ipi 1mg/kg every 3 weeks for four doses, followed by nivo 3mg/kg every 2 weeks. Treatment continued for up to 96 weeks, or until disease progression or the development of unacceptable toxicity. Response (RECIST 1.1) was assessed every 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was clinical benefit rate (CBR), CR, PR and SD. Exploratory endpoints include correlation of efficacy with relevant biomarkers including PDL1 status and tumour mutation burden. Results: 42 pts have so far undergone restaging, 11 pts clinically progressed prior to their first restaging scan. 50 pts have received prior therapy (1-5 lines). Objective responses have been observed in a range of different malignancies. Clinical trial information: NCT02923934 Grade 3/4 immune related adverse events were detected in 31% of pts. The results of correlative biomarker studies will be presented at the meeting. Conclusions: Ipi/Nivo combination treatment has efficacy in a wide range of advanced rare malignancies. Immune related toxicity is in keeping with previously reported clinical trials using the same dosing regimen.

# pts53GI (16)NE (20)GY (17)
ORR32%31%25%41%
3 pts Cholangioca3 pts Atypical bronchial carcinoid1 pt Ovarian clear cell ca
2 pts Gallbladder ca1 pt Pancreatic NET1 pt Ovarian germ cell tumor
1 pt Adrenocortical ca1 pt Uterine clear cell ca
1 pt Uterine carcinosarcoma
1 pt Uterine leiomyosarcoma
1 pt Vaginal SCC
1 pt low grade serous ovarian ca
SD36%19%55%29%
CBR68%50%80%70%
PD32%50%20%30%

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Developmental Immunotherapy and Tumor Immunobiology

Track

Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Sub Track

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02923934

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr 2570)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.2570

Abstract #

2570

Poster Bd #

214

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