Nivolumab (NIVO) plus ipilimumab (IPI) versus chemotherapy (chemo) as first-line (1L) treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): 4-year update from CheckMate 227.

Authors

Luis Paz-Ares

Luis G. Paz-Ares

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, CNIO-H12o Lung Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Universidad Complutense & CiberOnc, Madrid, Spain

Luis G. Paz-Ares , Tudor-Eliade Ciuleanu , Jong-Seok Lee , Laszlo Urban , Reyes Bernabe Caro , Keunchil Park , Hiroshi Sakai , Yuichiro Ohe , Makoto Nishio , Adam Pluzanski , Suresh S. Ramalingam , Julie R. Brahmer , Hossein Borghaei , Kenneth John O'Byrne , Matthew D. Hellmann , Arteid Memaj , Judith Bushong , Phuong Tran , Martin Reck

Organizations

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, CNIO-H12o Lung Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Universidad Complutense & CiberOnc, Madrid, Spain, Institutul oncologic Prof Dr Ion Chiricuta and UMF Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea, Matrai Gyogyintezet, Matrahaza, Hungary, Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio, Instituto de Biomedicina de Seville, Seville, Spain, Samsung Medical Center at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan, Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, Bristol Myers Squibb, Springfield, PA, Airway Research Center North, German Center for Lung Research, LungClinic, Grosshansdorf, Germany

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Bristol Myers Squibb and Ono Pharmaceutical

Background: 1L NIVO + IPI was shown to provide durable long-term overall survival (OS) benefit vs chemo regardless of tumor programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in patients (pts) with advanced NSCLC in CheckMate 227 Part 1 (NCT02477826); 3-year OS rates were 33% vs 22% in pts with PD-L1 ≥ 1% (HR, 0.79 [95% CI, 0.67–0.93]) and 34% vs 15% in pts with PD-L1 < 1% (HR, 0.64 [95% CI, 0.51–0.81]). Here we report updated results from the study with 4 years’ minimum follow-up. Methods: Adults with previously untreated stage IV / recurrent NSCLC, no known EGFR/ALK alterations, and ECOG performance status ≤ 1 were enrolled; pts were stratified by squamous (SQ) and non-squamous (NSQ) histology. Pts with PD-L1 ≥ 1% (n = 1189) were randomized 1:1:1 to receive NIVO (3 mg/kg Q2W) + IPI (1 mg/kg Q6W), NIVO alone (240 mg Q2W), or chemo. Pts with PD-L1 < 1% (n = 550) were randomized 1:1:1 to receive NIVO + IPI, NIVO (360 mg Q3W) + chemo, or chemo. OS with NIVO + IPI vs chemo in pts with PD-L1 ≥ 1% was the primary endpoint. Results: With minimum follow-up of 49.4 months (database lock, Feb 18, 2021), pts were at least 2 years beyond the protocol-specified end of immunotherapy treatment. Pts with PD-L1 ≥ 1% continued to show durable benefit with NIVO + IPI vs chemo (HR, 0.76 [95% CI, 0.65–0.90]); 4-year OS rates were 29% (NIVO + IPI), 21% (NIVO), and 18% (chemo). At 4 years, 14% (NIVO + IPI), 10% (NIVO), and 4% (chemo) remained progression free. Among responders, 34%, 30%, and 7% remained in response, respectively. In an exploratory analysis in pts with PD-L1 ≥ 50%, 4-year OS rates were 37% (NIVO + IPI), 26% (NIVO), and 20% (chemo). In pts with PD-L1 < 1%, OS HR for NIVO + IPI vs chemo was 0.64 (95% CI, 0.51–0.81); 4-year OS rates were 24% (NIVO + IPI), 13% (NIVO + chemo) and 10% (chemo). At 4 years, 12% (NIVO + IPI), 7% (NIVO + chemo), and 0% (chemo) remained progression free. Among responders, 31%, 13%, and 0% remained in response, respectively. Among pts who progressed on NIVO + IPI vs chemo, 7% vs 40% (PD-L1 ≥ 1%), and 9% vs 33% (PD-L1 < 1%), received subsequent immunotherapy. Benefit with NIVO + IPI vs chemo was observed for both SQ and NSQ histology (Table). With long-term follow-up, no new safety signals were identified. Conclusions: With 4 years’ minimum follow-up, 1L NIVO + IPI continued to provide durable, long-term OS benefit vs chemo in pts with advanced NSCLC regardless of PD-L1 expression or histology. Clinical trial information: NCT02477826

OS with NIVO + IPI vs chemo by PD-L1 expression and histology.

PD-L1
≥ 1%
≥ 1%
< 1%
< 1%
Histology
NSQ
SQ
NSQ
SQ

NIVO + IPI
(n = 278) vs chemo (n = 279)
NIVO + IPI
(n = 118) vs chemo (n = 118)
NIVO + IPI
(n = 141) vs chemo (n = 140)
NIVO + IPI
(n = 46) vs chemo (n = 46)
Median OS, months
19.4 vs 17.2
14.8 vs 9.2
17.5 vs 13.1
15.9 vs 8.5
HR (95% CI)
0.81 (0.67–0.99)
0.68 (0.51–0.89)
0.69 (0.53–0.89)
0.53 (0.34–0.84)
4-year OS rate, %
32 vs 23
20 vs 6
25 vs 12
22 vs 7

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Discussion Session

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02477826

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 9016)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.9016

Abstract #

9016

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