Efficacy and safety of zenocutuzumab in advanced pancreas cancer and other solid tumors harboring NRG1 fusions.

Authors

Alison Schram

Alison M. Schram

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Alison M. Schram , Eileen Mary O'Reilly , Grainne M. O'Kane , Koichi Goto , Dong-Wan Kim , Cindy Neuzillet , Patricia Martin-Romano , Michaël Duruisseaux , Misako Nagasaka , Jordi Rodon , Benjamin Adam Weinberg , Kumiko Umemoto , Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou , Teresa Macarulla , Christelle De La Fouchardiere , Andrew K. Joe , Ernesto Wasserman , Viktoriya Stalbovskaya , Jim Ford , Alexander Drilon

Organizations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, Institut Curie, Saint-Cloud, France, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France, URCOT, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon Cancer Institute, Lyon, France, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital and Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France, Merus NV, Utrecht, Netherlands, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Merus NV

Background: NRG1 fusion proteins are oncogenic drivers in pancreas cancer and other solid tumors. They bind HER3, leading to HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and oncogenic transformation. The activity of zenocutuzumab (MCLA-128; zeno), a bispecific antibody targeting NRG1 fusion signaling in NRG1 fusion positive (NRG1+) cancers, is being evaluated in the ongoing global multicenter phase 2 part of the eNRGy study and a global early access program (EAP). Methods: Enrolled patients (pts) have advanced NRG1+ pancreas cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and other solid tumors previously treated with standard therapy, are ≥ 18 years-old, have ECOG ≤1, adequate organ function, and measurable disease (RECIST v1.1). Zeno dosing: 750 mg IV every 2 weeks until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint: investigator (INV)-assessed objective response rate (ORR). Secondary endpoints: ORR per central independent radiologist review, duration of response (DOR), and safety. Tumor imaging is conducted every 8 weeks. Results: 51 pts with NRG1+ cancer have received zeno, 37 in the eNRGy study and 14 pts in the EAP. As of 12 Jan 2021, treatment is ongoing in 27/51 pts (8/13 pancreas, 10/25 NSCLC, 9/13 other solid tumors). Among the 51 pts, 10 pts with pancreas cancer, 18 pts with NSCLC, and 5 pts with other solid tumors had measurable disease and had the opportunity for ≥1 tumor assessment (TA) and are included in this analysis. Among the 10 pts with pancreas cancer, median age was 49 y (range 34-72), 50% were male, 6/4 pts had ECOG 0/1, and all had metastatic disease and were KRAS wild-type. The median number of prior therapies was 3 (range 1-6). The INV-assessed confirmed ORR was 40% (4/10; 90% CI, 15;70), and for this cohort of pts, responses occurred at the first TA. Tumor regression was seen in 7/10 pts, and the disease control rate was 90% (90% CI, 61-100). A CA 19-9 decline of ≥ 50% was observed in 9/9 (100%) pts. DOR is pending. In the overall NRG1+ population, tumor regression was observed in 25 of 33 pts and confirmed INV-assessed responses were seen in 9 of 33 pts (ORR 27%; 90% CI, 15;43), including in pts who previously received afatinib. Zeno was well tolerated with no pts requiring dose reduction for toxicity. Across all cohorts, for individual AEs, grade 3 events were reported in ≤5% of pts, and there was a notable lack of cardiotoxicity and severe gastrointestinal or skin toxicity. Updated data from all cohorts (pancreas, NSCLC, other solid tumors) will be presented. Conclusions: Zeno induces rapid and major radiologic tumor regression and biomarker responses in heavily-pretreated metastatic KRAS wild-type NRG1+ pancreas cancer, with minimal toxicity. Zeno is a promising novel targeted therapeutic option for pts with NRG1+ cancers. Clinical trial information: NCT02912949

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Track

Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Sub Track

New Targets and New Technologies (non-IO)

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02912949

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 3003)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.3003

Abstract #

3003

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