Department of Respiratory Diseases, ELK Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Christian Grohé , Thomas Wehler , Sven Henschke , Ina Dittrich , Stefan Hammerschmidt , Christoph Aulmann , Tobias Dechow , Conrad Schiefer , Ingo Zander , Wolfgang Schuette , Judith Atz , Rolf Kaiser
Background: ICIs with or without chemotherapy represent 1L standard of care for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without targetable driver mutations. Given the paucity of prospective randomized trials assessing second-line treatment options post-immunochemotherapy, non-interventional data may help support clinical decision making. Patients with ECOG PS > 1 are generally underrepresented in clinical trials relative to routine clinical practice. We therefore examined treatment outcomes with 2L NIN + DOC after 1L ICI combination therapy with respect to ECOG PS at baseline. Methods: In this analysis of Cohort C of the ongoing, non-interventional VARGADO study (NCT02392455), eligible pts had locally advanced, metastatic or locally recurrent adenocarcinoma NSCLC and received 2L NIN+DOC in routine clinical practice after failure on 1L ICI in combination with chemotherapy. The primary endpoint is 1-year survival rate (not yet mature). Tumor response was according to investigator review. Results: In 164 pts enrolled in Cohort C, median age was 63 years (range: 37 – 84), 100 pts (61.0%) were men, and 123 pts (75.0%) were ECOG PS 0–1. 146 pts (89.0%) had received prior 1L pembrolizumab-based combination therapy. Objective response rate (ORR) with 2L NIN+DOC was 35.4% (40/113 pts) in the overall population and 41.2%, 30.8% and 28.6% for pts with ECOG PS 0, 1 and > 1, respectively. Disease control rate (DCR) was 67.3% (76/113 pts) in the overall population and 76.5%, 65.4% and 50.0% for pts with ECOG PS 0, 1 and > 1, respectively. Median PFS was 4.7 months (95% CI: 3.4 – 5.3) in the overall population and 5.1 months (95% CI: 2.8 – 8.3), 3.7 months (95% CI: 2.5 – 5.3) and 2.1 months (95% CI: 1.3 – 6.5) for pts with ECOG PS 0, 1 and > 1, respectively. The median OS was 8.1 months (95% CI: 6.3 – 11.2) in the overall population and 9.1 months (95% CI: 5.4 – 14.5), 10.5 months (95% CI: 6.3 – 14.9) and 4.0 months (95% CI: 2.5 – 6.3) for pts with ECOG PS 0, 1 and > 1, respectively. Conclusions: Our results support 2L NIN+DOC as an effective treatment option in pts with advanced adenocarcinoma NSCLC following 1L ICI in combination with chemotherapy. ECOG PS > 1 was associated with lower ORR, DCR and shorter PFS and OS. These findings warrant further evaluation of the effect of ECOG PS on 2L treatment outcomes in patients after 1L ICI combination therapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02392455.
Disclaimer
This material on this page is ©2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology, all rights reserved. Licensing available upon request. For more information, please contact licensing@asco.org
Abstract Disclosures
2022 ASCO Annual Meeting
First Author: Ibrahim Muhsen
2021 ASCO Annual Meeting
First Author: Christian Grohé
2024 ASCO Annual Meeting
First Author: Lin Wu
2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program
First Author: Christian Grohé