A single-arm study on the efficacy and safety of regorafenib plus sintilimab as salvage-line treatments in non-MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer.

Authors

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Rui Liu

Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China

Rui Liu , Xia Wang , Zhi Ji , Ting Deng , Le Zhang , Yuchong Yang , Tao Ning , Ming Bai , Shaohua Ge , Hongli Li , Jingjing Duan , Yi Ba

Organizations

Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjing, China

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: PD-1 blockade is particularly ineffective in patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) or mismatch repair (MMR)-proficient colorectal cancer (CRC). Regorafenib (R) has been shown to modulate anti-tumor immunity through different mechanisms, including the reduction of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and lymphocyte activation or immunosuppressive cells, such as forkhead box P3 (Foxp3)+ CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs). Synergy between R and anti–PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies has been demonstrated in pre-clinical models compared to that of either treatment alone. Accordingly, this study attempted to evaluate the combined activity of regorafenib with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Methods: This trial was a prospective, open-label, monocentric, nonrandomized, single arm study. This study included patients with non MSI-H mCRC who received R (80 mg QD 3weeks/4) and sintilimab (S)(200 mg every 3 weeks).The primary endpoint was the confirmed objective response rate (ORR).The secondary endpoints were progression free survival (PFS),overall survival (OS),disease control rate (DCR) and safety. Results: As of January 8, 2021, 24 patients (median age 59 years) with mCRC were enrolled and received treatment with R+S. RAS wild type was 50% of all patients. In addition, 83.3% of patients received two prior lines of treatment, while 58.3% had liver metastases at enrollment. Of the 24 patients, the best response was observed to be stable disease(SD) in six patients (25%) and progressive disease (PD)in four patients (16.7%). Another nine (37.5%) patients have yet to be evaluated. In the 15 evaluated patients, the ORR(RECIST version 1.1) was 33.3% , the DCR was 73.3%. Additionally, among the 10 evaluated patients with liver metastases, the ORR was 30% , the DCR was 80%. Among the nine evaluated patients with wild-type populations of k-ras, the ORR and DCR was found to be 44.4% and 66.7%, which was higher than the mutation patients. The median PFS was 4.2 (95% CI, 2.5, NA) months, the median OS was not reached. The most common grade 3/4 adverse events were palmar-plantar erythro-dysesthesia syndrome (4.2%), erythra (4.2%). No death was related to the treatment. Moreover, four (16.7%) patients were subject to at least 1 dose modification or treatment interruption. Conclusions: In this study, the combination of R+S achieved a similar ORR with REGONIVO. Furthermore, this combination was well tolerated and had a manageable safety profile. However, due to the limited sample size, some biases may be present. As a result, we will continue to expand the sample size for future verification. Clinical trial information: NCT04745130

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Colorectal Cancer–Advanced Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04745130

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr e15560)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e15560

Abstract #

e15560

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