Safety and efficacy of rogaratinib in combination with atezolizumab in cisplatin-ineligible patients (pts) with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC) and FGFR mRNA overexpression in the phase Ib/II FORT-2 study.

Authors

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Jonathan E. Rosenberg

Department of Medicine, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Jonathan E. Rosenberg , Pablo Gajate , Rafael Morales-Barrera , Jae-Lyun Lee , Andrea Necchi , Nicolas Penel , Vittorina Zagonel , Mitchell Robert Sierecki , Weichao Bao , Yinghui Zhou , Peter Ellinghaus , Randy F. Sweis

Organizations

Department of Medicine, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Medical Oncology Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France, Oncologia Medica 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS Padova, Padua, Italy, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Whippany, NJ, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Funding: Bayer AG. Writing support: Complete HealthVizion

Background: Rogaratinib (R) is a novel pan-FGFR inhibitor that showed promising efficacy and safety in a Phase I trial in pts with advanced solid tumors, including UC, with FGFR1-3 mRNA overexpression. The Phase Ib/II FORT-2 study (NCT03473756) of R plus atezolizumab (A) in pts with first-line cisplatin-ineligible, FGFR-positive, advanced/metastatic UC previously identified a maximum tolerated dose of R 600 mg twice daily (BID) plus A (1200 mg every 3 weeks). We report updated safety, efficacy, and the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) for combination therapy from the Phase Ib study. Methods: Pts with cisplatin-ineligible, locally advanced/metastatic UC with FGFR1/3 mRNA overexpression detected by RNA in situ hybridization of archival tissue (RNAscope) received oral R 600 mg BID plus A 1200 mg on day 1 of a 21-day cycle. Archival tissue was examined for programmed cell-death ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expression levels, FGFR3-activating mutations via a targeted Illumina NGS panel, and FGFR fusions via an Archer fusion plex assay. Primary objectives were safety, tolerability, and determination of the RP2D. Results: 26 pts (enrolled May 25, 2018 to Nov 25, 2020) were treated; 89% were male, median age was 76 years (range 47-85), 58% had an ECOG performance status of 1, and 77% displayed low or absent (negative or non-detectable) PD-L1 expression (combined positive score < 10%). Common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) included diarrhea (n = 17, 65%; 1 grade [G] 3), hyperphosphatemia (n = 15, 58%; all G1 or 2), and nausea (n = 11, 42%; 1 G3). The most common G3/4 TEAEs were elevated lipase without pancreatitis (n = 5, 19%), elevated amylase (n = 3, 12%), and rash and syncope (n = 2, 8% each). TEAEs led to interruption/reduction/discontinuation of R in 69%/46%/19% of pts. R-related unique TEAEs were hyperphosphatemia in 15 pts (58%) and retinal pigment epithelium detachment in 1 pt (4%). G5 events occurred in 3 pts (12%), unrelated to treatment. 13 of 24 evaluable pts (54%) had an objective response (OR) per RECIST v1.1. The disease control rate was 83%, including 3 pts (13%) with a complete response (CR), 10 (42%) with a partial response (PR), and 7 (29%) with stable disease. Median duration of response was not reached. OR rate was 56% (2 CRs and 7 PRs) in the 16 pts with tumors having low/negative PD-L1 protein and FGFR3 mRNA overexpression without mutation. The RP2D for R+A was 600 mg BID. Conclusions: First-line treatment with the RP2D of R+A achieved favorable clinical efficacy and tolerability in pts with cisplatin-ineligible, metastatic UC characterized by high FGFR1/3 mRNA expression and generally low/negative PD-L1 expression. Encouraging efficacy was observed regardless of PD-L1 expression or FGFR3 mutation status, warranting future investigation. Clinical trial information: NCT03473756

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Sub Track

Bladder Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03473756

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 4521)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.4521

Abstract #

4521

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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