Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) analysis from the phase 3 CLEAR trial of lenvatinib (LEN) plus pembrolizumab (PEMBRO) or everolimus (EVE) versus sunitinib (SUN) for patients (pts) with advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC).

Authors

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Robert J. Motzer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Robert J. Motzer , Camillo Porta , Boris Alekseev , Sun Young Rha , Toni K. Choueiri , Maria Jose Mendez-Vidal , Sung-Hoo Hong , Anil Kapoor , Jeffrey C. Goh , Masatoshi Eto , Jinyi Wang , Janice Pan , Alemseged Ayele Asfaw , Cixin Steven He , Kalgi Mody , David Cella

Organizations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, San Matteo University Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy, P.A. Herzen Moscow Oncological Research Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, McMaster University Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ICON Research, South Brisbane & University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Research Funding

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

Background: LEN + PEMBRO improved PFS, OS and ORR vs SUN in the first-line treatment of pts with aRCC; LEN + EVE improved PFS and ORR vs SUN (Motzer R et al. NEJM. 2021). We report results of a secondary objective of the CLEAR trial comparing the impact of LEN + PEMBRO or EVE vs SUN, on HRQoL. Methods: Pts (N=1069) were randomized (1:1:1) to receive LEN 20 mg PO QD + PEMBRO 200 mg IV Q3W; LEN 18 mg + EVE 5 mg PO QD; or SUN 50 mg PO QD (4 wks on/2 wks off). HRQoL was assessed per FKSI-DRS, EORTC QLQ-C30, and EuroQoL EQ-5D-3L, at baseline, on day 1 of subsequent 3 wk cycles starting with cycle 2, and at the off-treatment visit. HRQoL analyses (unless otherwise noted) were based on data from randomized pts with any HRQoL data who received ≥1 dose of study treatment. No adjustments for multiple testing or estimation were used; P-values and CIs are nominal and descriptive. Results: For comparisons of LEN + PEMBRO vs SUN, overall changes from baseline at mean follow-up (wk 46) favored LEN + PEMBRO with significant differences between treatments for physical functioning (least squares mean difference [LS MD] [95% CI]: 3.0 [0.5, 5.5]) and fatigue (−2.8 [−5.5, −0.1]), dyspnea (−2.8 [−5.3, −0.3]), and constipation (−2.2 [−4.2, −0.2]). LS MD of the FKSI-DRS total score was 0.2 (−0.4, 0.7). For comparisons of LEN + EVE vs SUN, overall changes from baseline at wk 46 favored SUN with significant differences in overall HRQoL (−2.8 [−5.1, −0.5] assessed by the EORTC QLQ-C30 GHS/QoL scale) and pain (2.8 [0.1, 5.5]), appetite loss (4.2 [1.3, 7.1]), and diarrhea (5.3 [2.6, 7.9]). LS MD of the FKSI-DRS total score was −0.4 (−1.0, 0.2). 14 of 18 scales for both LEN + PEMBRO and LEN + EVE vs SUN had no significant differences in LS MD comparisons. The LEN + PEMBRO arm is favored over SUN for the median time to first deterioration (TTD) for physical functioning, dyspnea, appetite loss and EQ-5D VAS (Table). 15 of 19 scales for both LEN + PEMBRO and LEN + EVE vs SUN had no significant differences in TTD comparisons. Conclusions: Compared with SUN, pts in LEN + PEMBRO group had similar or better symptoms and HRQoL. Clinical trial information: NCT02811861

Time to first deterioration.

Scale
Median TTD, wks
HR (95% CI)
LEN +
PEMBRO
LEN +
EVE
SUN
LEN +
PEMBRO vs
SUN
LEN + EVE
vs SUN
FKSI-DRS total score
(3-point MID)
9.1
7.9*
12.1
1.1 (0.9, 1.4)
1.2 (1.0, 1.5)
EORTC QLQ-C30:

Physical functioning
15.3*
9.4
12.7
0.8 (0.7, 1.0)
1.1 (0.9, 1.3)
Pain
7.1
6.1*
9.9
1.1 (0.9, 1.3)
1.3 (1.1, 1.5)
Dyspnea
39.3*
18.4
21.1
0.8 (0.6, 1.0)
1.1 (0.9, 1.3)
Appetite Loss
18.3*
8.9
9.1
0.8 (0.7, 1.0)
1.2 (1.0, 1.4)
Diarrhea
15.4
9.6*
15.1
0.9 (0.7, 1.1)
1.3 (1.1, 1.6)
EQ-5D Index
9.1
6.3*
15.0
1.1 (0.9, 1.3)
1.3 (1.1,1.5)
EQ-5D VAS
(7-point MID)
9.4*
6.4
9.1
0.8 (0.7, 1.0)
1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

*Statistically significant log-rank difference of distribution of TTD (P<0.05) vs SUN.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Sub Track

Kidney Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02811861

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 4502)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.4502

Abstract #

4502

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