Tislelizumab (Tisle) combined with/without gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC) as adjuvant therapy in patients at high risk after upper urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) surgery: A real-world study.

Authors

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Xiaojian Yang

XIjing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

Xiaojian Yang , Penghe Quan , Changjiang Yu

Organizations

XIjing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China, Xijing Hospital, The Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China, Xiijng Hospital, The Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
BeiGene, Inc

Background: In China, UTUC affects 9.3% - 19.9% of urothelial carcinoma(UC) patients(Pts), comparing to 5%-10% in western countries. Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) is the standard of care for locally advanced UTUC; however, patient prognosis remains suboptimal, and previous studies have shown a controversial survival benefit of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in pts with UTUC. Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICI) have been demonstrated to improve disease-free survival (DFS) in pts after adjuvant therapy for UC, but the data from UTUC studies is limited. This study is intended to evaluate real-world study data on whether Tisle with/without GC is able to achieve better survival benefit in pts with UTUC. Methods: UTUC pts with clinical diagnosis of T1N1 or T2-T4aN0-1M0, ECOG ps of 0-1, could tolerate surgery and had adequate renal functional reserve after surgery. Enrolled pts underwent RNU surgery and adjuvant therapy was started within 90 days after surgery. ICI: 200 mg in day1(D1), Q3w regimen, when to discontinue the drug was assessed by clinicians, and the reasons for disease progression and intolerable toxicity; GC chemotherapy: gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 D1, D8, cisplatin 70 mg/m2 D2, up to 6 (0-6) cycles. Primary endpoint: 3-year Overall survival (OS) rate; secondary endpoints included 5-year OS rate, tumor-related survival (CSS) and safety. Results: A total of 60 pts received the above treatment from Jan 2020 to Dec 2022, of whom 5 pts were considered to have metastases at initial diagnosis at further evaluation and were finally evaluated for safety only. Fifty-five pts were evaluable for response, with a median follow-up time of 21.5 (3-33) months, and 70.91% (39/55) of pts were followed up for more than 12 months. The OS rate was 93.14% at 1 year and 76.21% at 2 years. Tisle was administered for a median of 6 (1-14) cycles, with a 7.19% and 24.79% lower risk of death at 1 and 2 years in pts with Tisle ≥ 3 cycles compared with pts with Tisle < 3 cycles (HR: 0.368, 95% CI (0.076-1.781); p = 0.162). GC was administered for a median of 3 (0-6) cycles, with a 3.7% and 24.8% lower risk of death at 1 and 2 years in pts with GC>2 cycles compared with pts with GC≤2 cycles (HR: 0.218, 95% CI (0.045-0.970); p = 0.110). The incidence of treatment-related adverse reactions (trAEs) of any grade was 91.64%; the incidence of trAEs of grade 3-4 was 18.33%, mainly manifested as leukopenic, gastrointestinal reaction and thrombocytopenia. The incidence of immune-related adverse reactions (irAEs) was 25%, and no irAEs of grade 3 or higher were found. The enrollment and follow-up of the present study are currently ongoing. Conclusions: Encouraging efficacy data and safety have been preliminarily observed with adjuvant Tisle with/without GC chemotherapy in high-risk pts after UTUC surgery. Final results also need to be observed in further studies.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Sub Track

Urothelial Cancer - Local-Regional Disease

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr e16592)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e16592

Abstract #

e16592

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