The effect of antibiotic use within 30 days of initiation of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) efficacy in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) in real-world setting.

Authors

Shilpa Gupta

Shilpa Gupta

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH

Shilpa Gupta , Mohammad Siddique Khan , Nathan Radakovich , Wei Wei , Moshe Chaim Ornstein , Timothy D. Gilligan , Omar Y. Mian , Scott Dawsey

Organizations

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Dept. of Translational Hematology Oncology Research, Cleveland, OH

Research Funding

No funding received
None

Background: There is emerging evidence that patients (pts) treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may have a poorer response in the setting of antibiotic use (ABx), possibly due to negative impact on gut microbiota. Our group previously demonstrated that Abx use 60 days before or 60 days in mUC pts after initiation of ICI therapy did not have a significant impact on overall survival (OS) in real-world setting. We now studied the effect of Abx use within 30 days of initiation of ICI on OS in the same cohort of mUC patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of adult pts with mUC treated at the Cleveland Clinic between 2015 and 2020. Pts included in the study received at least 2 cycles of ICI therapy with either atezolizumab or pembrolizumab. Statistical analysis included study of OS in weeks using the Kaplan Meier method and rank log test, Fischer’s exact test, and Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: A total of 115 pts that received ICI therapy were included. 57 pts received atezolizumab and 58 pts received pembrolizumab. 38 pts (33%) received antibiotics and 77pts (67%) did not. The most commonly used Abx used were Cephalosporins (27%), Penicillins/Carbapenems (25%), Flouroquinolones (23%), and Bactrim (11%). 18 pts received Abx within 30 days before initiation of ICI, 13 pts received Abx within 30 days after initiation of ICI, and 7 pts received Abx before and after initiation of ICI. There was no statistical difference in OS in the group of pts that received Abx 30 days prior to initiation of ICI with median OS of 5.95 months (95% CI 3.22-13.67, p=0.0695) compared to 12.39 months (95% CI 10.09 – 18.6) in those who did not receive Abx. Similarly, there was no statistical difference in OS in the group of pts that received Abx 30 days after initiation of ICI with median OS of 5.09 months (95% CI 2.53-22.57, p=0.2339) compared to 12.02 months (95% CI 8.6`-17.02 Table). Conclusions: In our single institution study of mUC patients receiving ICI treatment, the use of Abx did not affect the OS. Although there was a trend for better OS seen in pts who did not receive Abx, it was not statistically significant (Table). Due to the limitations of a retrospective analysis and small sample size, further studies are warranted taking into account other factors that may affect gut microbiota in mUC pts.

Antibiotic use, timing and effect on OS in mUC patients on ICI.

Antibiotics use before and after initiation of ICINOS (months)95% CI (months)p- value
30 days before ICI initiationNo Abx 30 days before ICI9012.3910.09-18.60.0695
Abx use 30 days before ICI255.953.22-13.67
30 days after ICI initiationNo Abx 30 days after ICI9512.028.6-17.020.2339
Abx use 30 days after ICI205.092.53-22.57

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session: Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma

Sub Track

Patient-Reported Outcomes and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 6; abstr 417)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.6_suppl.417

Abstract #

417

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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