Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus enzalutamide (enza) in patients (pts) with abiraterone acetate (abi)-pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): KEYNOTE-365 cohort C efficacy, safety, and biomarker results.

Authors

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Henry Jacob Conter

University of Western Ontario, Brampton, ON, Canada

Henry Jacob Conter , Neal D. Shore , William R. Berry , Peter C.C. Fong , Jose Maria M. Piulats Rodriguez , Leonard Joseph Appleman , Tilman Todenhöfer , Gwenaelle Gravis , Brigitte Laguerre , Howard Gurney , Margitta Retz , Emanuela Romano , Loic Mourey , Johann S. De Bono , Audrey E. Kam , Urban Emmenegger , Haiyan Wu , Ping Qiu , Charles Schloss , Evan Y. Yu

Organizations

University of Western Ontario, Brampton, ON, Canada, Carolina Urologic Research Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, Duke Cancer Center Cary, Cary, NC, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen, Germany, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Paris, France, Centre Eugéne Marquis, Rennes, France, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Rechts der Isar University Hospital, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institut Curie, Paris, France, Institut Universitaire du Cancer–Oncopole, Toulouse, France, The Royal Marsden Hospital and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA

Background: Pembro + enza (cohort C) has shown antitumor activity and acceptable safety in abi-pretreated pts with mCRPC in the phase I/II KEYNOTE-365 study (NCT02861573). Updated results with new biomarker data from cohort C are reported. Methods: Pts who became intolerant to or for whom ≥4 weeks of abi failed in the prechemotherapy mCRPC state and who progressed within 6 mo of screening were enrolled. Pts received pembro 200 mg IV Q3W + enza 160 mg/day orally. Primary end points were PSA response rate (PSA decrease ≥50%; confirmed by a second value ≥3 weeks later), ORR per RECIST v1.1 by blinded independent central review, and safety. Key secondary end points were DCR per RECIST v1.1 (CR+PR+SD or non-CR/non-PD ≥6 mo), DOR per RECIST v1.1, radiographic PFS (rPFS) per PCWG-modified RECIST v1.1, and OS. Biospecimens (eg, blood, tissue) were collected at baseline and during the study for biomarker analysis, including tissue PD-L1 expression, androgen receptor variant 7 (AR-v7) expression in circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and a T-cell-inflamed gene expression profile (GEP). Results: Of 103 enrolled pts, 102 were treated; 39% of treated pts had measurable disease. Median (range) time from enrollment to data cutoff was 19.1 mo (1.1-28.8) for all pts and 21.4 mo (15.1-28.8) for pts with ≥27 wks’ follow-up (n=69). Confirmed PSA response rate was 22% in 101 pts with a baseline PSA assessment. Median time to PSA progression was 3.5 mo (95% CI, 2.9-4.0). In pts with measurable disease and ≥27 wks’ follow-up (n=25), confirmed ORR was 12% (2 CRs, 1 PR) and DCR was 32%. Median DOR was not reached (range, 0.0+ to 24.4+ mo); 2 pts had a response for ≥6 mo. In all pts, median (95% CI) rPFS was 6.1 mo (4.4-6.5) and median OS was 20.4 mo (15.5-NR). At 6 mo, rPFS rate was 55.1% and OS rate was 88.2%. Treatment-related AEs occurred in 92 pts (90%); most frequent (≥20%) were fatigue (38%), nausea (22%), and rash (20%). Grade 3-5 treatment-related AEs occurred in 40 pts (39%). Three pts died of AEs (1 AE was treatment related [cause unknown]). Of all pts, 29% had PD-L1+ tumors (combined positive score ≥1). Of 51 pts with AR-v7 data, 13.7% were AR-v7+ and 86.3% were AR-v7. GEP was not significantly associated with ORR or PSA response. Conclusions: Pembro + enza continued to show activity in pts with abi-pretreated mCRPC. Safety of the combination was consistent with the known profiles of pembro and enza. A phase III study of this combination is ongoing (KEYNOTE-641, NCT03834493). Clinical trial information: NCT02861573.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary Cancer—Prostate, Testicular, and Penile

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Prostate, Testicular, and Penile

Sub Track

Prostate Cancer - Advanced Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02861573

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr 5545)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.5545

Abstract #

5545

Poster Bd #

126

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