Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus dabrafenib (dab) and trametinib (tram) in BRAFV600E/K-mutant melanoma: Long-term follow-up of KEYNOTE-022 parts 1, 2, and 3.

Authors

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Antoni Ribas

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Antoni Ribas , Pier Francesco Ferrucci , Victoria Atkinson , Rosalie Stephens , Georgina V. Long , Donald P. Lawrence , Michele Del Vecchio , Omid Hamid , Henrik Schmidt , Jacob Schachter , Paola Queirolo , Wilson H. Miller Jr., Matteo S. Carlino , Anna Maria Di Giacomo , Inge Marie Svane , Razi Ghori , Rohini Singh , Scott J. Diede , Paolo Antonio Ascierto

Organizations

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia-IRCCS, Milan, Italy, University of Queensland, Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia, Melanoma Unit, Auckland, New Zealand, Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, and Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, A Cedars-Sinai Affiliate, Los Angeles, CA, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, Cancer Center (Oncology Institute), Sheba Medical Center–Tel HaShomer, Ramat Gan, Israel, European Institute of Oncology—IRCCS, Milan, Italy, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Sydney, Australia, Center for Immuno-Oncology, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, Italy

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: KEYNOTE-022 (NCT02130466) was a phase 1/2 study of pembro + dab + tram or pembro + tram in patients (pts) with unresectable stage III/IV melanoma (parts 1-3) or solid tumors (parts 4 and 5). In previous analyses of pts with BRAFV600E/K-mutant melanoma, pembro + dab + tram was shown to have manageable safety in parts 1-3, albeit with a higher incidence of TRAEs in part 3, and substantially improved PFS, DOR, and OS vs placebo + dab + tram in part 3, although the primary end point of a statistically significant improvement in PFS was not met. Long-term follow-up of pts with BRAFV600E/K-mutant melanoma in parts 1-3 are presented. Methods: Eligible pts were ≥18 y with unresectable stage III/IV BRAFV600E/K-mutant melanoma, ≥1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1, ECOG PS 0/1, and no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease. In parts 1 and 2, which involved dose finding and confirmation, pts received pembro 2 mg/kg IV Q3W + dab 150 mg PO BID + tram 2 mg PO QD (MTD). In part 3, pts were randomized 1:1 to pembro + dab + tram at MTD or placebo + dab + tram. Primary end points were safety, tolerability, and MTD (parts 1 and 2); ORR per RECIST v1.1 by investigator review (part 2); and PFS per RECIST v1.1 by investigator review (part 3). Data cutoff was July 14, 2021. Results: Median (range) study follow-up was 72.9 mo (68.4-84.5) in parts 1 and 2 (n = 15) and 61.2 mo (50.7-67.5) for all pts (n = 120; 60 each arm) in part 3. Safety of pembro + dab + tram in parts 1 and 2 was consistent with prior reports; grade 3/4 TRAEs occurred in 11 pts (73%), and no additional DLTs occurred. ORR in parts 1 and 2 was 67% (95% CI, 38-88), which was similar to that reported at an earlier data cut (73% [95% CI, 45-92]); median DOR was 19.4 mo (95% CI, 2.8-NR), median OS was NR (95% CI, 10.3-NR), 48-mo OS rate was 60%, median PFS was 15.2 mo (95% CI, 4.2-NR), and 48-mo PFS rate was 28% (Ribas A et al. Nat Med. 2019;25:936-940). In part 3, median PFS was 17.0 mo (95% CI, 11.3-NR) for pembro + dab + tram vs 9.9 mo (95% CI, 6.7-15.6) for placebo + dab + tram (HR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.29-0.74) and 24-mo PFS rate was 47% vs 16%, and median OS was 46.3 mo (95% CI, 23.9-NR) vs 26.3 mo (95% CI, 18.2-38.6); and 24-mo OS rate was 63% vs 52%, respectively. ORR was 65% (95% CI, 52-77) for pembro + dab + tram vs 72% (95% CI, 59-83) for placebo + dab + tram; median DOR was 30.2 mo (95% CI, 14.1-NR) vs 12.1 mo (95% CI, 6.0-15.7). Safety in part 3 was similar to prior reports; grade 3-5 TRAEs occurred in 42 pts (70%) in the pembro + dab + tram arm vs 27 pts (45%) in the placebo + dab + tram arm (Ferrucci PF et al. J Immunother Cancer. 2020;8:e001806). No additional grade 5 TRAEs occurred (1 grade 5 pneumonitis had occurred at prior analysis). Conclusions: At long-term follow-up, first-line pembro + dab + tram continued to show improved PFS, DOR, and OS compared with placebo + dab + tram in pts with BRAFV600E/K-mutant melanoma. TRAEs were more common with pembro + dab + tram but no new safety signals were identified. Clinical trial information: NCT02130466.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Discussion Session

Session Title

Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Track

Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Sub Track

Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02130466

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 9516)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.9516

Abstract #

9516

Poster Bd #

109

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