Does concurrent COX inhibition and immune checkpoint blockade improve clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)?

Authors

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Premsai Kumar

Morsani College of Medicine, Univeristy of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Premsai Kumar , Yumeng Zhang , Jiannong Li , Brandon J. Manley , Jad Chahoud , Philippe E. Spiess

Organizations

Morsani College of Medicine, Univeristy of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL

Research Funding

No funding received

Background: Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition is postulated to restore the immune environment and synergizes with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). The concurrent use of COX inhibitors (COXi) and ICI was associated with longer disease control in metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. However, its role in mRCC remains unclear. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 194 patients with mRCC treated with ICI (PD-(L)1 inhibitors +/- CTLA-4 inhibitors or TKIs) at Moffitt Cancer Center between 6/2014-7/2019. Concurrent use of COXi (aspirin [ASA] or NSAIDs) was defined as at least 3 weeks of COXi use during the first ICI course. Clinical characteristics of both arms were compared using Chi-squared or Kruskal-Wallis Rank Sum test. Time to progression (TTP) and Overall survival (OS) were compared using Kaplan Meier’s estimates. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was performed to evaluate the association between clinical factors, TTP, and OS. Results: Of 194 patients, 126 patients (64.9%) took COXi. Median age was 59.7 years and 80.4% were male. COXi arm had fewer patients with < 1 year from diagnosis to systemic treatment (45.9% vs 69.5%, p=0.006) and more advanced age (median: 66 years vs 60 years, p=0.01). IDMC risk group, number of prior therapies, neutrophil to lymphocytes ratio were similar between both arms. Median TTP was 8 months (m) for COXi arm and 12m for ICI only (HR 1.38; 95% CI [0.98, 1.94]). Median OS was 27m for COXi arm and 33m for ICI only (HR 1.05, 95% CI [0.69, 1.59]). Early mortality rate (within 3m of ICI treatments) were similar between both arms. Conclusions: In contrast to melanoma and lung cancer, concurrent use of COXi and ICI did not improve TTP and OS in patients with mRCC. The dual blockade showed a trend for shorter TTP and OS. Further validation studies with larger cohorts are needed to confirm this finding.

Clinical Factors
TTP
OS
Univariate
Multivariate
Univariate
Multivariate
HR (95% CI)
HR (95% CI)
HR (95% CI)
HR (95% CI)
Group
COXi+ICI
1.38 (0.98, 1.94)
1.33 (0.89, 1.98)
1.05 (0.69, 1.59)
1.12 (0.67, 1.87)
KPS
< 80%
2.11 (1.24, 3.59)
1.47 (0.73, 2.97)
3.88 (2.20, 6.84)
1.53 (0.68, 3.43)
Neutrophil
> 7.8x 103/dL
1.32 (0.71, 2.44)

1.98 (1.02, 3.83)
0.79 (0.36, 1.75)
Systemic Treatment
< 1 year from initial diagnosis
1.00 (0.71, 1.41)


-
0.99 (0.65, 1.51)
-
NTL ratio

1.18 (1.11, 1.25)


1.16 (1.08, 1.24)


1.19 (1.12, 1.26)
1.16 (1.08, 1.26)
# of prior lines
0
reference
-
-
-

1
1.56 (1.01, 2.42)
1.43 (0.88, 2.33)
1.23 (0.70, 2.17)
0.86 (0.44, 1.68)

2
1.71 (1.06, 2.77)
1.28 (0.74, 2.20)
2.06 (1.16, 3.69)
1.12 (0.56, 2.21)

3+
1.82 (1.10, 3.02)
1.05 (0.56, 1.96)
2.08 (1.13, 3.84)
1.21 (0.57, 2.59)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Renal Cell Cancer; Adrenal, Penile, Urethral, and Testicular Cancers

Track

Renal Cell Cancer,Adrenal Cancer,Penile Cancer,Testicular Cancer,Urethral Cancer

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 6; abstr 354)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.6_suppl.354

Abstract #

354

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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