KEYNOTE-B15/EV-304: Randomized phase 3 study of perioperative enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy in cisplatin-eligible patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

Authors

Christopher Hoimes

Christopher J. Hoimes

Duke University, Durham, NC

Christopher J. Hoimes , Jens Bedke , Yohann Loriot , Hiroyuki Nishiyama , Xiao Fang , Ritesh S. Kataria , Blanca Homet Moreno , Matt D. Galsky

Organizations

Duke University, Durham, NC, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA

Background: Standard of care for MIBC is neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (RC+PLND); however, in time, patients experience disease recurrence or progression. Enfortumab vedotin (EV) is a Nectin-4–directed antibody–drug conjugate comprising a fully human, monoclonal antibody and the microtubule-disrupting agent monomethyl auristatin E. The KEYNOTE-869/EV-103 phase 1/2 study (NCT03288545) showed that the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab + EV had encouraging antitumor activity and acceptable safety as first-line treatment for cisplatin-ineligible patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (Rosenberg JE et al. J Clin Oncol. 2020;38[15 suppl]:5044). Based on these data, investigating EV + pembrolizumab in an earlier setting such as MIBC and in a perioperative fashion is appropriate. KEYNOTE-B15/EV-304 (NCT04700124) is a randomized, open-label, phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of perioperative EV + pembrolizumab versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy using gemcitabine/cisplatin in cisplatin-eligible patients with MIBC. Methods: Patients must have histologically confirmed urothelial cancer/MIBC (clinical stage T2-T4aN0M0 or T1-T4aN1M0) with predominant (≥50%) urothelial histology, have nonmetastatic disease (≥N2 disease and/or M1 excluded) confirmed by blinded independent central review (BICR), have ECOG PS 0 or 1, and not have previously received systemic therapy for MIBC. Approximately 784 patients will be randomly assigned 1:1 to receive either 4 cycles of neoadjuvant EV + pembrolizumab followed by 5 cycles of adjuvant EV + 13 cycles of adjuvant pembrolizumab after RC+PLND or 4 cycles of neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by observation after RC+PLND. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab 200 mg + EV 1.25 mg/kg will be administered intravenously every 3 weeks (Q3W), and neoadjuvant chemotherapy will consist of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 + cisplatin 70 mg/m2 Q3W. Randomization will be stratified by centrally determined (pathology or imaging) initial T and N stage (T2N0 or T3/T4aN0 or T1-T4aN1), PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS ≥10 or CPS < 10), and geographic region (United States or Europe or most of world). Imaging (CT or MRI) will be performed ≤6 weeks before cystectomy and 6 weeks after cystectomy. After postcystectomy imaging, additional imaging will be performed Q12W up to the end of year 2 (week 96) and at discontinuation. In year 3 and beyond, imaging will be performed Q24W. Primary end points are pathological complete response and event-free survival by BICR. Secondary end points are overall survival, disease-free survival, pathological downstaging, and safety and tolerability. Clinical trial information: NCT04700124

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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

NCT04700124

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr TPS4587)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.TPS4587

Abstract #

TPS4587

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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