Atezolizumab plus tiragolumab in combination with chemoradiotherapy in localized squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal: TIRANUS (GEMCAD-2103) trial.

Authors

Jaume Capdevila

Jaume Capdevila

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain

Jaume Capdevila , Monica Guillot , Montse Pampols , Mercedes Martínez Villacampa , Ismael Macías , Ignacio García Escobar , David Paez , Eduardo Polo , Jorge Aparicio , Ana Ruiz Casado , Gemma Soler , Carmen Castañon , Alejandro García-Alvarez , Maria Jose Safont , Jorge Hernando , Juana Maria Cano , Begoña Navalpotro , David Armario , Guillermo Villacampa

Organizations

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma De Mallorca, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) L'hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Consorcio Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico la Fe de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, HU Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) L'hospitalet, Hospital Sant Joan Despí, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Medical Oncology, H. General Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain, Radiation Oncology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain, Radiology Department. Vall Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, SOLTI Cancer Research Group, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain

Research Funding

Other
GEMCAD though industry partner Roche

Background: Radical chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the standard of care in patients with localized anal squamous cell carcinoma; however, around 30% of patients do not achieve a complete clinical response (CCR) and require savage surgery. Approximately 84% of anal carcinoma is associated with high risk types of human papilloma virus (HPV), primarily HPV 16 that generates high frequencies of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and inflammatory responses that have been linked with upregulation of PD-L1 (up to 74% of patients with squamous cell anal cancer). Additionally, poliovirus receptor (PVR) expression has been described in several squamous cell carcinomas, and has been correlated with PD-L1 expression and poorer prognosis, suggesting dual inhibition of PVR and PD-L1 as a potential mechanism of overcome the resistance to immune checkpoint monotherapy. Moreover, CRT induces the generation of tumor-neoantigens and could act in synergy with immunotherapy in this setting. The trial hypothesizes that the addition of atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) and tiragolumab (anti-TIGIT) to chemoradiotherapy may lead to enhanced and more durable responses. Methods: TIRANUS is a Phase II, single-arm, open-label, non-randomized, multicenter clinical trial of atezolizumab and tiragolumab in concomitance with standard CRT as definitive therapy in treatment-naïve, localized squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal. Patients receive atezolizumab (1200mg) plus tiragolumab (600 mg) for 2 cycles (Q3W) in concomitance with the 6 weeks of CRT (cisplatin: 60 mg/m² on days 1 and 29; 5-FU: 1000 mg/m² per day on days 1-4 and 29-32; radiotherapy: 1.8 Gy per day / total dose 54 Gy). After the concomitant phase, patients receive atezolizumab (1200mg) and tiragolumab (600 mg) Q3W for 6 additional cycles (consolidation phase). The primary endpoint is CCR rate, defined as the percentage of patients who achieve radiological complete response (CR), disappearance of all lesions according to RECIST 1.1 criteria (locally assessed) and no presence of residual disease assessed by biopsy at the end of consolidation phase (week 26). Secondary endpoints include Locoregional failure rate (LFR), Disease-free survival (DFS), Colostomy-free survival (CFS), Overall survival (OS), quality of life, safety and the determination of immune biomarkers potentially predictors of response in blood and tumor samples. Using a precision analysis by Clopper-Pearson method (asymptotic 95% confidence interval) and an expected CCR rate of 85%, a total of 45 evaluable patients are needed to obtain a precision estimation of ±10.4%. Accrual started in February 2023. EudraCT: 2021-005887-24 Clinical Trial identifier: NCT05201612. Clinical trial information: NCT05661188.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Anal Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT05661188

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr TPS3624)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.TPS3624

Abstract #

TPS3624

Poster Bd #

324a

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