MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Scott Kopetz , Takayuki Yoshino , Tae Won Kim , Jayesh Desai , Rona Yaeger , Eric Van Cutsem , Fortunato Ciardiello , Harpreet Singh Wasan , Tim Maughan , Yuanyuan Zhang , Tiziana Usari , Chin-Hee Chung , Xiaosong Zhang , Josep Tabernero
Background: Currently, there are no 1L tx options indicated specifically for patients (pts) with BRAFV600E mCRC. Based on results of BEACON CRC (NCT02928224), BRAF inhibitor encorafenib + EGFR inhibitor cetuximab was approved for tx of previously treated pts with BRAFV600E mCRC. BREAKWATER (NCT04607421), an ongoing, open-label, global, multicenter, randomized phase 3 study, evaluates 1L EC ± chemotherapy for tx of pts with BRAFV600E mCRC. Here we present preliminary data on safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) from the BREAKWATER SLI, which aimed to identify the chemotherapy backbone for EC for the phase 3 portion of BREAKWATER. Methods: SLI inclusion criteria were BRAFV600E mCRC (determined using tumor tissue or blood); evaluable disease (RECIST v1.1); ≤1 prior systemic tx for mCRC; European Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0/1; and adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function. Pts previously treated with BRAF/EGFR inhibitors or both oxaliplatin and irinotecan were excluded. Pts received encorafenib 300 mg daily + cetuximab 500 mg/m2 every 2 weeks (Q2W) + either FOLFIRI Q2W or mFOLFOX6 Q2W in 28-day cycles. The primary endpoint was frequency of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs). PK were a secondary endpoint. Data cutoff date: Sep 13, 2021. Results: 57 pts were enrolled (EC + FOLFIRI, n = 30; EC + mFOLFOX6, n = 27). Median (range) age was 57 (28–78) years; 25% were Asian; 65% had ECOG PS 0; 37% had ≥3 organs involved; 58% were treatment naive. At cutoff date, tx was ongoing in 45 (79%) pts. Median (range) duration of tx for encorafenib in EC + FOLFIRI and EC + mFOLFOX6 was 15 (0–31) and 14 (0–27) weeks, respectively. One DLT was observed: grade 4 neutropenia in 1 pt in EC + FOLFIRI. Tx-emergent all-cause serious adverse events (AEs) occurred in 20% and 19% and grade ≥3 AEs in 33% and 56% of pts in EC + FOLFIRI and EC + mFOLFOX6, respectively. The table shows frequent (all grade in ≥30% pts or grade ≥3 in ≥10% with either tx) tx-emergent all-cause AEs. One pt died due to disease progression. In EC + FOLFIRI, in the presence of steady-state encorafenib, AUCinf of irinotecan and its active metabolite, SN-38, significantly decreased ̃25% and ̃40%, respectively, compared with values in the absence of encorafenib. In EC + mFOLFOX6, oxaliplatin PK was not significantly altered by steady-state encorafenib. Conclusions: Based on these data, BREAKWATER phase 3 will compare EC ± mFOLFOX6 with mFOLFOX6/FOLFOXIRI/CAPOX ± bevacizumab. Clinical trial information: NCT04607421.
AE, n (%) | EC + FOLFIRI (n = 30) All grades | Grade ≥3 | EC + mFOLFOX6 (n = 27) All grades | Grade ≥3 |
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Nausea | 13 (43) | 0 | 19 (70) | 0 |
Peripheral sensory neuropathy | 2 (7) | 0 | 10 (37) | 0 |
Pyrexia | 3 (10) | 0 | 9 (33) | 0 |
Constipation | 10 (33) | 0 | 7 (26) | 0 |
Diarrhea | 9 (30) | 1 (3) | 7 (26) | 2 (7) |
Fatigue | 13 (43) | 1 (3) | 7 (26) | 0 |
Neutrophil count decreased | 2 (7) | 1 (3) | 6 (22) | 6 (22) |
Neutropenia | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 6 (22) | 3 (11) |
Dermatitis acneiform | 9 (30) | 1 (3) | 5 (19) | 0 |
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