The first report of K-Umbrella Gastric Cancer Study: An open label, multi-center, randomized, biomarker-integrated trial for second-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer (AGC).

Authors

Sun Young Rha

Sun Young Rha

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Sun Young Rha , Choong-kun Lee , Hyo Song Kim , Minkyu Jung , Hyunki Kim , Bae Woo Kyun , Dong-Hoe Koo , Hei-Cheul Jeung , Sook Ryun Park , In Gyu Hwang , Dae Young Zang , Hyun Woo Lee , Sejung Park , Jung Mo Nam , Hyun Cheol Cheol Chung

Organizations

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Bahrain, Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea, Divison of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang-Si, South Korea, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon-si, South Korea, Songdang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea

Research Funding

Other

Background: To explore proper agents for AGC patients as 2nd-line treatment based on optimal biomarker, we conducted K-Umbrella GC study with standard of care (SOC) controlled umbrella trial design. Methods: HER2-negative AGC patients from 6 Korean cancer centers were centrally screened for druggable targets by IHC and in situ hybridization. Patients were randomized to the biomarker vs. control group with SOC as 4:1 ratio. In the biomarker group, patients were treated with specific targeted agents in combination with weekly paclitaxel; 1) EGFR 2+/3+ patients for pan-ERBB inhibitor (afatinib; EGFR cohort), 2) PTEN loss/null (H-score <100) patients for PIK3Cβ inhibitor (GSK2636771; PTEN cohort), and 3) PD-L1+, dMMR/MSI-high, or EBV-related cases for anti-PD-1 inhibitor (nivolumab; NIVO cohort). Control group and NONE cohort in biomarker group without predefined biomarkers were treated with SOC (weekly Paclitaxel±Ramucirumab). Primary endpoint was PFS between control and biomarker groups. Secondary endpoints included efficacy and safety of each cohort. Results: Between Feb 2016 and Feb 2021, total 722 patients were centrally screened. 329 patients were enrolled and randomized to control group (n=63) or biomarker group (n=266; EGFR cohort n=67; PTEN cohort n=42; NIVO cohort n=54; NONE cohort n=103). With a median follow-up of 35 months (95%CI 26.1-55.3), median PFS and OS were 3.8 (95%CI 3.2-4.3) and 8.9 (95%CI 7.8-10.1) months for biomarker group and 4.1 (95%CI 3.0-4.8) and 8.7 months (95%CI 7.2-10.2) for control group. In control group, PTEN loss/null was poor prognostic marker; patients with PTEN loss/null (n=12) showed worse survival compared to PTEN intact patients (n=51) (mPFS, 2.8 vs 4.3 months, P=0.03; mOS, 8.7 vs 9.1 months), where other biomarkers showed similar prognosis. Afatinib for EGFR cohort or GSK2636771 for PTEN cohort did not show significant survival benefit compared to control group (Table). Among patients with immune-related biomarkers, addition of nivolumab showed durable survival benefit (mOS 12.0 vs 7.6 months, P=0.08) compared to SOC. Conclusions: Considering the characteristics of umbrella design with multiple biomarkers having different biological roles, biomarker group did not show the improved survival over control arm with these 3 drugs. For optimal biomarker-driven targeted agent applications, NGS-based biomarker driven K-Umbrella GC-2 study is ongoing. Clinical trial information: NCT02951091.

Group
Cohort
Regimen
N
mPFS (95%CI)
mOS (95%CI)
Control
Control
Paclitaxel±Ramucirumab
63
4.1 (3.0–4.8)
8.7 (7.1–10.2)
Biomarker
Total
266
3.8 (3.2-4.3)
8.9 (7.8–10.1)
EGFR
Paclitaxel+Afatini
67
4.0 (3.3–4.6)
7.6 (5.8–10.1)
PTEN
Paclitaxel+GSK263677
42
2.9 (1.9–4.1)
7.4 (5.2–9.2)
NIVO
Paclitaxel+Nivolumab
54
4.0 (2.7–5.6)
12.0 (7.1–18.7)
NONE
Paclitaxel±Ramucirumab
103
3.8 (2.9–5.3)
9.1 (7.6–11.3)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Esophageal or Gastric Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02951091

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 4001)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.4001

Abstract #

4001

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