Long-term survival in advanced melanoma for patients treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab in CheckMate 067.

Authors

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F. Stephen Hodi

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

Organizations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV–IRCCS, Veneto, Italy, University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, Aix-Marseille University, CHU Timone, Marseille, France, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland, Michigan Medicine, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, TX, University of Essen and the German Cancer Consortium, Essen, Germany, The College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom, Universitäts Spital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, Tasman Oncology Research Ltd, Southport, QLD, Australia, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Bristol Myers Squibb, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company, Grant P30CA008748 to J. D. W. from the National Cancer Institute, and a grant to J. L. from the National Institute for Health Research Royal Marsden–Institute of Cancer Research Biomedical Research Centre

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)
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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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Track

Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Sub Track

Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04540705

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 9522)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.9522

Abstract #

9522

Poster Bd #

115

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