Phase II single-arm study of palbociclib and cetuximab rechallenge in KRAS/NRAS/BRAF wild-type (KRAS WT) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients (pts).

Authors

Jonathan D Sorah

Jonathan D Sorah

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Jonathan D Sorah , Dominic T. Moore , Matthew Reilley , Mohamed E. Salem , Hanna Kelly Sanoff , Tammy Triglianos , Autumn Jackson McRee , Michael Sangmin Lee

Organizations

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and is given alone or in combination with chemotherapy in the 60% of mCRC that are KRAS WT. Unfortunately, resistance inevitably develops, which may be related to downstream upregulation of the extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway. Rechallenge with anti-EGFR mAb may be effective in patients previously benefiting from anti-EGFR therapy, but median progression-free survival is < 4 months, indicating need for novel more effective combinations for rechallenge. Co-inhibition of EGFR and downstream cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6 (CDK4/6) may overcome ERK pathway reactivation. We hypothesized that the addition of the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib to cetuximab would be effective for anti-EGFR rechallenge in KRAS-WT mCRC. Methods: LCCC1717 was a multicenter, single-arm, Simon’s two stage phase II study of cetuximab and palbociclib in KRAS WT mCRC treated with ≥2 prior regimens (NCT03446157). Eligible pts were enrolled to one of two cohorts depending on previous anti-EGFR mAb therapy; we report here on cohort B, which enrolled pts who had disease control for at least 4 months with anti-EGFR therapy. Cohort B was designed to initially enroll 10 evaluable pts; if ≥ 4 pts had disease control at least 4 months, then 11 more pts would be enrolled. Treatment included cetuximab 400 mg/m2 followed by 250 mg/m2 weekly, plus palbociclib 125 mg daily on days 1-21 of a 28-day cycle until progression, toxicity, or withdrawal. Primary endpoint was disease control rate (DCR) at 4 months by RECIST 1.1. Secondary endpoints were overall response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: In cohort B, 10 evaluable pts were enrolled from 2/2018-8/2020 (1 additional pt withdrew after an infusion reaction with first dose of cetuximab). Median age 59, 70% male, 90% left-sided primary. The 4-mo DCR was 2/10 (20%; 95% CI 5-52%). Given this, enrollment in this cohort was halted after first stage. Median PFS was 1.8 mo (95% CI: 1.7, NE) and median OS was 6.6 mo (95% CI: 3.6, NE). No pts had a complete or partial response; 3 pts (30%) had stable disease (SD), including 1 patient with SD for 24.7 months. The regimen was well tolerated; most common treatment-related grade 3-4 adverse events were lymphopenia (27%) and leukopenia (18%). While 55% of pts had acneiform rash, none were grade 3-4. Conclusions: Selection of patients for anti-EGFR rechallenge using clinical criteria alone was insufficient to identify pts likely to respond to palbociclib + cetuximab rechallenge. This emphasizes the need for screening using circulating tumor (ct) DNA of known resistance mutations to select pts for anti-EGFR rechallenge approaches. Translational work assessing ctDNA in this study is planned. Cohort A with anti-EGFR naïve patients continues enrollment. Clinical trial information: NCT03446157.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Track

Colorectal Cancer,Anal Cancer

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03446157

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.4_suppl.088

Abstract #

88

Poster Bd #

E1

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