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
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
PD-L1 | ≥ 1% | ≥ 1% | < 1% | < 1% |
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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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