Efficacy of nivolumab and temozolomide in advanced neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) in a phase 2 clinical trial.

Authors

Dwight Owen

Dwight Hall Owen

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Dwight Hall Owen , Brooke Benner , Lai Wei , Vineeth Sukrithan , Ashima Goyal , Ye Zhou , Sheryl-Ann Suffren , Carly Pilcher , Gwen Christenson , Nancy Curtis , Himanshu Savardekar , Ruthann Norman , Sarah Ferguson , Barbara Kleiber , Robert Wesolowski , William Edgar Carson III, Gregory Alan Otterson , Claire F. Verschraegen , Manisha H. Shah , Bhavana Konda

Organizations

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Hilliard, OH, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Medical Oncology, Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Columbus, OH

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Treatment options are limited in patients with metastatic NEN. Temozolomide (TEM) alone and in combination with capecitabine is active in NEN and has been shown to have immunomodulatory impact. Here we present the final results for the NEN cohort of a phase 2 trial of combination nivolumab and TEM in patients with advanced NEN along with observed peripheral immune changes. Methods: NCT03728361 is a non-randomized, two-cohort, open-label phase 2 trial of nivolumab and TEM in patients with metastatic NEN and small cell lung cancer. The NEN cohort enrolled patients with tumors of any WHO grade, location, and line of therapy; all patients had evidence of progression prior to study. Prior immunotherapy was not allowed. Treatment consisted of nivolumab 480 mg IV on day 1 and TEM 150 mg/m2 on days 1-5 of a 28-day cycle. The primary objective was efficacy measured as response rate (RR) by RECIST v1.1. Secondary objectives were progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), by the method of Kaplan–Meier. The translational objective was to analyze peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) collected at screening (baseline) and on cycle 1, day 15 (C1D15) via mass cytometry. Results: The RR was 36% (n=10/28, 95% CI: 18.6%-55.9%), including 10 patients (36%) with PR, 16 (57%) with SD, and 2 (7%) with PD (Table). The disease control rate was 93%. Responses occurred across all WHO grades; 44% of patients with tumors with Ki-67 >20% had PR. There was a significant difference in ORR by primary tumor location (bronchial vs pancreas vs other, p=0.004). There was no significant difference in response by Ki-67% (p=0.872), or in patients treated as first line (31%) or beyond (40%, p=0.706). The median PFS was 8.9 months (95% CI: 3.9 – 11.1 months), and median OS was not reached (95% CI: 20.7 – NR months). Two immune related SAE’s occurred: myocarditis and diarrhea in one patient each; gr4 toxicities included neutropenia (10%) and thrombocytopenia (7%). Profiling of PBMCs revealed no correlation of baseline MDSC levels with clinical benefit, however significant changes within the T cell landscape, including a decrease in CD4+ T cells (59.6% ±13.08 vs. 56.5% ±13.01, p=0.001) and increase in CD8+ T cells (27.9% ±13.36 vs. 31.7% ±14.57, p=0.03) were observed. Conclusions: Combination nivolumab and TEM demonstrated promising efficacy in patients with NENs; median OS has not been reached. Clinical trial information: NCT03728361.

Characteristics and efficacy.

Patient Characteristics (N=28)
N (%)
Response Rate (n, %)
PFS (95% CI), months
OS (95% CI), months
Primary Location:




 All patients
28
10 (36%)
8.9 (3.9, 11.1)
NR (20.7, NR)
 Bronchial
11 (39%)
7 (64%)
11.1 (3.0, 29.0)
NR (8.8, NR)
 Pancreas
3 (11%)
2 (67%)
28.3 (3.8, 28.3)
NR (NR, NR)
 Other
14 (50%)
1 (7%)
6.7 (3.6, 10.0)
20.8 (16.8, NR)
Tumor Ki-67%:




 <3%
5 (18%)
1 (20%)
10.0 (3.0, NR)
NR (3.0, NR)
 3-20%
14 (50%)
5 (35%)
9.1 (3.6, 20.8)
NR (8.8, NR)
 >20%
9 (32%)
4 (44%)
8.8 (1.4, 28.3)
23.0 (16.8, NR)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Neuroendocrine/Carcinoid

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03728361

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 4121)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.4121

Abstract #

4121

Poster Bd #

107

Abstract Disclosures