A phase II study of atezolizumab (ATEZO) and bevacizumab (Bev) in combination with Y90 TARE in patients (Pts) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Authors

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Aiwu Ruth He

Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC

Aiwu Ruth He , Alexander Y. Kim , Beau M Toskich , Kabir Mody , Kevin Kim , Stacey Stein , Lipika Goyal , Thomas Adam Abrams , Daniel Brown , Laura Williams Goff , Richard D. Kim , Nainesh Parikh , Tyler Sandow , Daniel Johnson , Renuka V. Iyer , Michael Petroziello , Smitha S. Krishnamurthi , Charles Martin , Yixing Jiang , Nabeel Akhter

Organizations

Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, Ochsner, New Orleans, LA, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, Roswell park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Roche/Genentech, Institutional funding.

Background: The anti–PD-L1 antibody ATEZO prevents PD-L1 from interacting with PD-1 and B7.1, thus reinvigorating antitumor T cell activity. Anti-VEGF BEV can increase dendritic cell maturation, enhance T cell infiltration, and reduce myeloid-derived suppressor cells and regulatory T-cells in tumors. This combination has been FDA approved for first-line treatment of advanced HCC based on the IMbrave 150 study. On the other hand, locoregional radiotherapy (e.g., Y90 TARE) enhances the diversity of the intratumoral T cell receptor repertoire. It is the standard of care for pts with intermediate-stage HCC (iHCC). Based on preclinical and clinical data, we hypothesize that the combination of Y90 TARE, BEV, and ATEZO induces synergistic tumor-killing. Methods: This is an open-label, multicenter, randomized phase II study of Y90 TARE and BEV plus ATEZO compared with Y90 TARE alone in pts with unresectable IHCC. The primary study objective is to assess and compare the progression-free survival (PFS) (per mRECIST 1.1) of pts in each arm. The main secondary objective is to determine the safety and tolerability (CTCAE v5) of TARE combined with ATEZO and BEV in pts with HCC. Exploratory objectives are to assess the role of the immunoscore and PD-L1 expression levels in the prediction of improved clinical outcome in pts receiving Y-90 TARE and BEV plus ATEZO; the composition of tumor-infiltrating immune cell subtypes in predicting response to a chosen therapy; how Y90 therapy affects the proportion of antigen-presenting cells in the tumor; and symptoms experienced by pts receiving TARE and BEV plus ATEZO treatment, using patient-reported outcomes. Eligible pts have either HCC that is not amenable to surgical resection, confirmed by pathology review, or at least BCLC stage B HCC outside of downstaging criteria. Other standard eligibility criteria apply. Pts must have a pretreatment liver biopsy taken and then be randomized 1:1 to TARE (Arm A) or TARE followed by ATEZO and BEV (Arm B). Pts will have TARE mapping during week (wk) 1 and TARE treatment during wk 2. In Arm B, pts will start BEV plus ATEZO 4 wks (±1 wk) after TARE treatment. Pts will have abdominal MRI or CT scans every 12 weeks, CT scans of the chest every 24 wks, and a second tumor biopsy at 4 wks. Disease progression will be captured by both RECIST 1.1 and mRECIST. We plan to assess the safety of TARE with BEV and ATEZO in the first 10 pts randomized to Arm B for two cycles. If there are no grade ≥ 3 unexpected toxicities possibly, probably or definitely related to combined TARE plus BEV plus ATEZO, the study will continue to accrue 128 pts in total. Pts will continue study treatment (Arm B) for a total of 24 months from initiation of TARE or until intolerable toxicity or disease progression occur, whichever is earlier. Enrollment began in September 2020. Clinical trial information: NCT04541173

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Trials in Progress Poster Session

Session Title

Trials in Progress Poster Session: Hepatobiliary Cancer

Track

Hepatobiliary Cancer

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04541173

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 3; abstr TPS358)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.3_suppl.TPS358

Abstract #

TPS358

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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