A phase II study of nivolumab (N) plus ipilimumab (I) in radioidine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RAIR DTC) with exploratory cohorts in anaplastic (ATC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).

Authors

Jochen Lorch

Jochen H. Lorch

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Jochen H. Lorch , Justine A. Barletta , Matthew Nehs , Ravindra Uppaluri , Erik K. Alexander , Robert I. Haddad , Glenn J. Hanna , Danielle Nina Margalit , Roy B. Tishler , Jonathan Daniel Schoenfeld , Laura A Goguen , Azad Jabiev , Meredith J Sorensen , Sara Ahmadi , Ellen Marqusee , Matthew I Kim , Darren Stanizzi , Ethan Harris , Alec Kacew , David Allen Barbie

Organizations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, Dartmouth Hitchcock Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, NH, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Instutute, Boston, MA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Bristol-Myers-Squibb

Background: Treatment options for aggressive TC are limited. Pre-clinical data suggests efficacy of CTLA-4 plus PD-1 blockade in aggressive RAIR TC. Methods: This investigator initiated phase II study tested N (3mg/kg every 2 weeks) plus I (1mg/kg every 6 weeks) until disease progression or completion of 24 mo of treatment in RAIR differentiated TC including poorly differentiated TC (PDTC) with exploratory cohorts in anaplastic (ATC) and medullary TC (MTC). Radiographic response rate by RECIST v1.1 (CR+PR) was primary endpoint. At least 6 pts with disease response among n=32 DTC provided 84% power to distinguish between a 10% and a 25% RR (one-sided 9% binomial test). Results: Accrual is complete with n=32 patients with DTC, 10 with ATC and 7 with MTC enrolled between October 2017 and May 2019. Thirty-two DTC included: n=17 papillary, n=7 Hurthle, n=4 follicular TC, n=4 PDTC. Among n=49, median (range) age was 65 (30-88), 51% (25/49) were female. To date, in DTC, 3/32 achieved a PR (n=2 Hurthle and n=1 PDTC), 9.4% RR (.95CI:2%-25%). One near complete response has been observed. Among pts w ATC, 3/ 10 profound PR by RECIST occurred (30% RR, .95CI: 7%-65%). Among them, two remain without clear evidence of disease at 26 and 13 mo after treatment start. No PR's were observed in MTC. Most frequent grade 3-4 TRAEs were as expected and included increased lipase (n=8), increased serum amylase (n=4). There was an unexpected number of treatment related adrenal insufficiency (AI) (n=4) which was associated with long PFS (range 10.1—16.4+mo). Conclusions: N+I appears to have considerable activity in ATC. In unselected RAIR DTC, activity was low but responses were seen in PDTC and Hurthle cell TC. Exceptional responses with prolonged remissions were observed. Clinical trial information: NCT03246958.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Poster Discussion Session

Session Title

Head and Neck Cancer

Track

Head and Neck Cancer

Sub Track

Other Head and Neck Cancer (Salivary, Thyroid)

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03246958

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr 6513)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.6513

Abstract #

6513

Poster Bd #

174

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