A phase II study of lenvatinib plus everolimus in patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC).

Authors

Thomas Hutson

Thomas E. Hutson

Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine, Dallas, TX

Thomas E. Hutson , M Dror Michaelson , Timothy M. Kuzel , Neeraj Agarwal , Ana M. Molina , James J Hsieh , Ulka N. Vaishampayan , Sharon Xie , Urmi Bapat , Rohit K. Jain , Mayer N. Fishman

Organizations

Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine, Dallas, TX, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Huntsman Cancer Center, Salt Lake City, UT, Weill Medical College, New York, NY, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Cancer Center of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
This study was sponsored by Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA, and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.

Background: Non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) is an umbrella term that encompasses multiple RCC histological subtypes, including papillary, chromophobe, and undetermined RCC. Both increased expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and dysregulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway occur in nccRCC. Lenvatinib (LEN) is a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits the VEGF receptor and other targets; everolimus (EVE) is a mTOR inhibitor. LEN + EVE is approved for the treatment of patients with advanced RCC following 1 prior antiangiogenic therapy. This phase 2 study examined the efficacy and tolerability of LEN + EVE in patients with nccRCC. Methods: This single-arm, multicenter, phase 2 trial assessed the safety and efficacy of LEN (18 mg once daily) + EVE (5 mg once daily) in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic nccRCC who had not received any chemotherapy for advanced disease. The primary objective was objective response rate (ORR) as assessed by investigators using RECIST v1.1. Secondary objectives included progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety assessments. Results: At the time of data cutoff (July 17, 2019), 31 patients with nccRCC (papillary, n = 20; chromophobe, n = 9; unclassified, n = 2) were enrolled and treated. The ORR was 25.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.9–44.6%); 8 patients achieved a partial response (PR; papillary, n = 3; chromophobe, n = 4; unclassified, n = 1) and no patients had a complete response (CR). The median duration of response was not reached. Additionally, 18 patients (58.1%) had stable disease (SD) and the clinical benefit rate (CR + PR + durable SD [duration ≥ 23 weeks]) was 61.3% (95% CI: 42.2–78.2%). The median PFS was 9.23 months (95% CI: 5.49- not estimable [NE]) and median OS was 15.64 months (95% CI: 9.23–NE). The safety profile observed in this study was similar to the established profile of the study drug combination (LEN + EVE). Conclusions: The combination of LEN + EVE showed promising antitumor activity as first-line therapy in patients with advanced nccRCC. The ORR was 25.8%, which compares favorably to historical reports with EVE monotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02915783

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Renal Cell Cancer

Track

Renal Cell Cancer

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02915783

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 6; abstr 685)

Abstract #

685

Poster Bd #

G5

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