Safety and efficacy study of retifanlimab and epacadostat in combination with radiation and bevacizumab in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

Authors

Jian Campian

Jian Li Campian

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Jian Li Campian , Christopher Abraham , Jingqin Luo , Grayson Talcott , Ruth Katumba , Albert H Kim , Gavin P. Dunn , George Ansstas , Tanner Michael Johanns , Matthew A Ciorba , Milan G Chheda , Jiayi Huang

Organizations

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St. Louis, MO

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Incyte Corporation

Background: Recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) after chemoradiotherapy has a dismal outcome with very limited treatment options. Addition of reirradiation to bevacizumab appears to improve progression-free survival (PFS) but does not improve overall survival (OS). Immune checkpoint inhibitors of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) pathway appear to have limited single-agent activity for rGBM due to its immunesuppressive microenvironment. Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is an inducible and rate-limiting enzyme that catabolizes tryptophan (Trp) into kynurenine (Kyn). IDO1 is over-expressed in 50̃90% of GBM patients, and high IDO1 levels correlate with reduced OS. Epacadostat is a highly potent and selective oral inhibitor of IDO1 and may increase tumor sensitivity to anti-PD-1 blockade. Retifanlimab is a humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody directed against PD-1. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combining retifanlimab plus or minus epacadostat with reirradiation and bevacizumab for rGBM patients. Methods: This is an open-label nonrandomized phase II study of two sequential cohorts for bevacizumab-naïve adults with rGBM: retifanlimab + bevacizumab+ radiation (cohort A), and retifanlimab + epacadostat + bevacizumab + radiation (cohort B). Each cohort will enroll 24 evaluable patients. Key eligibility criteria include candidates for reirradiation and bevacizumab, age ≥ 18 years, Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60%, and dexamethasone dose ≤ 4 mg/day. The primary endpoint is OS. Secondary endpoints include PFS, neurologic functions, and toxicity. The correlative endpoints include studies assess the anti-glioma immune response, serum Kyn/Trp ratio, and RNA expression of IDO1 and PD-L1 from available tissue. The trial is actively enrolling. At the time of abstract submission, 16 of the planned 24 patients in Cohort A have been enrolled. Clinical trial information: NCT03532295

Treatment regimen.

Treatment
Dose
Retifanlimab
Epacadostat
Bevacizumab
Radiation
Cohort A
500 mg IV Q4W
--
10 mg/kg

IV Q2W
3.5 Gy x 10

QD
Cohort B
500 mg IV Q4W
600 mg PO

Twice daily
10 mg/kg

IV Q2W
3.5 Gy x 10

QD

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Central Nervous System Tumors

Track

Central Nervous System Tumors

Sub Track

Primary CNS Tumors–Glioma

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03532295

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr TPS2070)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.TPS2070

Abstract #

TPS2070

Poster Bd #

Online Only

Abstract Disclosures