Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
F. Stephen Hodi , Vanna Chiarion -Sileni , Karl D. Lewis , Jean-Jacques Grob , Piotr Rutkowski , Christopher D. Lao , Charles Lance Cowey , Dirk Schadendorf , John Wagstaff , Reinhard Dummer , Paola Queirolo , Michael Smylie , Marcus O. Butler , Andrew Graham Hill , Ivan Marquez-Rodas , John B. A. G. Haanen , Piyush Durani , Peter Wang , Jedd D. Wolchok , James Larkin
Background: Durable clinical benefit has been achieved with nivolumab (NIVO) + ipilimumab (IPI), including an overall survival (OS) of 49% and a melanoma-specific survival (MSS) of 56%, with median MSS not reached (NR) at 6.5-y minimum follow-up. Here we report sustained efficacy outcomes at 7.5 y. Methods: Patients (pts) with previously untreated, unresectable stage III/IV melanoma were randomly assigned 1:1:1 and stratified by PD-L1 status, BRAF mutation status, and metastasis stage to receive NIVO 1 mg/kg + IPI 3 mg/kg for 4 doses Q3W, followed by NIVO 3 mg/kg Q2W (n = 314); NIVO 3 mg/kg Q2W + placebo (n = 316); or IPI 3 mg/kg Q3W for 4 doses + placebo (n = 315) until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Co-primary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and OS with NIVO + IPI or NIVO alone versus IPI. Results: With a minimum follow-up of 7.5 y, median OS remained stable at 72.1 mo (NIVO + IPI), 36.9 mo (NIVO), and 19.9 mo (IPI); median MSS was NR, 49.4 mo, and 21.9 mo, respectively (Table). While the objective response rate remained stable at 58% (NIVO + IPI), 45% (NIVO), and 19% (IPI), median duration of response had now been reached for NIVO at 90.8 mo and remains NR and 19.2 mo for NIVO + IPI and IPI, respectively. Subsequent systemic therapy was received by 36%, 49%, and 66% of NIVO + IPI-, NIVO-, and IPI-treated patients, respectively, and median time to that therapy was NR (95% CI, 45.9–NR), 24.7 mo (16.0–38.7), and 8.0 mo (6.5–8.7). Of patients alive at 7.5 y, 106/138 (77%, NIVO + IPI), 80/115 (70%, NIVO), and 27/60 (45%, IPI) were off treatment and had never received subsequent systemic therapy. No change to the safety summary was observed with additional follow-up; updated health-related quality of life data will be reported. Of the 10 new deaths since the 6.5-y follow-up (ie, 5 NIVO + IPI; 3 NIVO; 2 IPI), none were treatment-related; 4 were due to melanoma progression; 1 was due to an unknown cause; and 5 were due to other causes, but not associated with a COVID diagnosis. Conclusions: The 7.5-y follow-up continues to demonstrate the durability of responses with NIVO + IPI and an ongoing survival plateau. A substantial difference in median OS and MSS between patients treated with NIVO + IPI or NIVO was observed in descriptive analyses. Clinical trial information: NCT04540705.
NIVO + IPI (n = 314) | NIVO (n = 316) | IPI (n = 315) | |
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Median OS: all pts, mo (95% CI) | 72.1 (38.2–NR) | 36.9 (28.2–58.7) | 19.9 (16.8–24.6) |
7.5-y OS rate: all pts, % (95% CI) | 48 (42–53) | 42 (36–47) | 22 (18–27) |
BRAF mutant subgroup | 57 (47–66) | 42 (32–52) | 25 (17–34) |
Median MSS: all pts, mo (95% CI) | NR (71.9–NR) | 49.4 (35.1–NR) | 21.9 (18.1–27.4) |
7.5-y MSS rate: all pts, % (95% CI) | 55 (50–61) | 47 (41–52) | 26 (21–32) |
Median PFS: all pts, mo (95% CI) | 11.5 (8.9–20.0) | 6.9 (5.1–10.2) | 2.9 (2.8–3.1) |
7.5-y PFS rate: all pts, % (95% CI) | 33 (27–39) | 27 (22–33) | 7 (4–11) |
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