Outcomes in patients (pts) aged ≥65 years in the phase 3 ASCENT study of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC).

Authors

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Kevin Kalinsky

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Kevin Kalinsky , Mafalda Oliveira , Tiffany A. Traina , Sara M. Tolaney , Delphine Loirat , Kevin Punie , Sara A. Hurvitz , Filipa Lynce , Erika P. Hamilton , Rita Nanda , Lowell L. Hart , Paul D. Richards , Zulfiqar A. Malik , Hope S. Rugo , Veronique Dieras , Aditya Bardia , Quan Hong , Martin Sebastian Olivo , Loretta Itri , Sibylle Loibl

Organizations

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Medical Oncology Department and Breast Cancer Group, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Medical Oncology Department and D3i, Institut Curie, Paris, France, Department of General Medical Oncology and Multidisciplinary Breast Centre, Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Sarah Cannon Research Institute and Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, TN, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Myers, FL, Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc, DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care, Salem, VA, North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates, Patchogue, NY, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Department of Clinical Development, Immunomedics, Inc, a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, Inc., Morris Plains, NJ, Department of Medicine and Research, Hämatologisch-Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis am Bethanien-Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Immunomedics, Inc. a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, Inc

Background: Approximately 20% of pts diagnosed with TNBC are aged ≥65 y. Often, older pts are less fit for chemotherapy due to a greater rate of comorbidities, increased use of medications, and pre-existing frailty or functional loss. SG is an antibody-drug conjugate composed of an anti–Trop-2 antibody coupled to the cytotoxic SN-38 payload via a proprietary, hydrolyzable linker. The landmark phase 3 ASCENT study (NCT02574455) showed improved outcomes with SG vs single-agent chemotherapy of physician’s choice (TPC) in pts with relapsed/refractory mTNBC (median progression-free survival [PFS], 5.6 vs 1.7 mo; median overall survival [OS], 12.1 vs 6.7 mo). Here we assess the impact of age on the efficacy and safety of SG in ASCENT. Methods: Pts with mTNBC refractory/relapsing after ≥2 prior chemotherapies were randomized 1:1 to receive SG (10 mg/kg IV on days 1 and 8, every 21 days) or TPC (capecitabine, eribulin, vinorelbine, or gemcitabine) until disease progression/unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint was PFS per RECIST 1.1 by independent review in brain metastases-negative (BMNeg) pts. Safety outcomes were assessed in all treated pts. This prespecified subgroup analysis assessed the impact of age (pts ≥65 y) on PFS, OS, and safety. Results: Of 529 pts enrolled, 468 were BMNeg (median age, 54 y); of these, 44/235 pts (19%) who received SG and 46/233 pts (20%) who received TPC were aged ≥65 y. SG treatment improved median PFS vs TPC in pts ≥65 y (7.1 vs 2.4 mo; HR, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.12-0.40). SG vs TPC treatment also improved median OS in pts ≥65 y (15.3 vs 8.2 mo; HR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22-0.64). Treatment with SG vs TPC resulted in higher ORR (50% vs 0%) and clinical benefit rate (CBR, 61% vs 9%) in pts ≥65 y. Of the 7 pts ≥75 y who received SG, 2 had partial response, 4 had stable disease [SD], and 1 had SD > 6 mo as best response. In pts < 65 y, median PFS for SG vs TPC was 4.6 vs 1.7 mo (HR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.35-0.59), and median OS was 11.2 vs 6.6 mo (HR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.40-0.64), respectively; the ORR and CBR were 31% vs 6% and 41% vs 9%, respectively. Pts ≥65 y treated with SG vs TPC had similar rates of all grade and grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). TEAEs leading to dose reduction were similar in pts ≥65 y in the SG vs TPC arms (35% vs 33%) and were lower in pts < 65 y (19% vs 24%). Key treatment-related TEAEs leading to dose reduction in pts ≥65 y in the SG vs TPC arms were neutropenia (including febrile neutropenia; 14% vs 25%), fatigue (10% vs 4%), diarrhea (6% vs 0%), and nausea (4% vs 0%). TEAEs leading to treatment discontinuation with SG vs TPC were low in pts ≥65 y (2% vs 2%) and < 65 y (5% vs 6%). There were no treatment-related AEs leading to death in any SG-treated age group. Conclusions: Irrespective of age, pts who received SG had a significant survival benefit vs TPC, with a tolerable safety profile. Proactive AE monitoring and management will allow optimal therapeutic exposure to SG in older pts. Clinical trial information: NCT02574455.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Clinical Science Symposium

Session Title

The Dr. Bernard Fisher Memorial Annual Clinical Science Symposium Supported by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation: A Focus on Equity in Breast Cancer Care

Track

Breast Cancer

Sub Track

Triple-Negative

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02574455

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 1011)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.1011

Abstract #

1011

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