Final results from SAUL, a single-arm international real-world study of atezolizumab (atezo) in 1004 patients (pts) with pretreated locally advanced/metastatic urinary tract carcinoma (UTC).

Authors

Cora Sternberg

Cora N. Sternberg

Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Cora N. Sternberg , Yohann Loriot , Ernest Choy , Daniel Castellano , Fernando Lopez-Rios Moreno , Giuseppe Luigi Banna , Ugo De Giorgi , Cristina Masini , Aristotelis Bamias , Xavier Garcia del Muro , Ignacio Duran , Thomas Powles , Marija Gamulin , Friedemann Zengerling , Lajos Geczi , Craig Gedye , Robert A Huddart , Geetha Kandula , Pari Skamnioti , Axel S. Merseburger

Organizations

Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, Department of Cancer Medicine and INSERM U981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France, CREATE Centre, Section of Rheumatology, Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Research Institute 12 de Octubre University Hospital (i+12), CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy, Medical Oncology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Institut Catala d’Oncologia, IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain, Barts Cancer Institute, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Queen Mary University of London, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom, University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Department of Urology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Waratah, Australia, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom, Biostatistics, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, Canada, Global Product Development Medical Affairs Oncology, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Urology, Campus Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Background: In the SAUL study (NCT02928406), clinical outcomes in a broad population were similar to findings from phase 3 trials of anti-PD-(L)1 in highly selected pts. We report the final analysis 4 y after enrolling the last pt. Methods: Eligible pts had locally advanced/metastatic urothelial or non-urothelial UTC that had progressed during or after 1–3 prior lines of therapy for advanced UTC (or within 12 months of [neo]adjuvant therapy). Unlike most phase 3 immunotherapy trials, pts with autoimmune disease (AID), ECOG PS 2, creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥15–30 mL/min, and/or stable CNS metastases were eligible. Pts took atezo 1200 mg q3w until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and duration of response (DoR). Results: Among 997 treated pts, 10% had ECOG PS 2, 5% had CrCl <30 mL/min, 4% had a history of AID, and 7% had 2–3 prior lines of therapy. At data cutoff (Dec 20, 2022; median follow-up 55 mo), 78% of pts had died. Median treatment duration was 2.8 mo (range 0–62 mo; mean 9.5 mo), 96 pts (10%) took atezo for >3 y, and 68 (7%) for >4 y. Grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 51%; AEs led to atezo discontinuation in 8%. We show outcomes overall and in key subgroups. OS was >4 y in 136 pts (14%); 132 responders had OS >2 y. Conclusions: After 55 mo median follow-up, median OS was 8.6 mo and 3-y OS was 21% in a real-world population including important understudied subgroups. Long-term safety data continue to support the tolerability of atezo in pts with complex comorbidities. AESIs were not increased in pts typically considered to be at increased risk of immune-related AEs. OS was similar to trials in highly selected pts. Ongoing analyses are characterizing pts with exceptional long-term outcomes. Clinical trial information: NCT02928406.

EndpointAll pts (n=1004)AID (n=36)Concomitant steroids (n=55)CrCl <30 mL/min (n=46)ECOG PS 2 (n=100)CNS metastases (n=14)PD-L1 IC2/3 (n=268)0 prior lines (n=362)
Median OS, mo (95% CI)8.6
(7.8–9.7)
8.5
(7.3–11.7)
6.1
(3.1–10.1)
5.7
(3.4–11.0)
2.1
(1.5–2.4)
3.7
(1.5–7.0)
11.2
(8.8–16.1)
8.6
(7.3–10.4)
OS rate, % (95% CI)
1 y41
(37–44)
33
(18–49)
33
(21–45)
25
(14–39)
11
(6–19)
19
(4–44)
48
(42–54)
41
(35–46)
2 y27
(24–30)
21
(9–36)
25
(14–37)
23
(12–36)
8
(3–14)
0
(NE–NE)
34
(28–40)
27
(22–32)
3 y21
(19–24)
18
(7–32)
19
(10–31)
13
(5–25)
6
(2–13)
0
(NE–NE)
30
(24–36)
21
(17–26)
Overall response rate, % (95% CI)16
(14–18)
19
(8–36)
18
(9–31)
17
(8–31)
5
(2–11)
0
(0–23)
24
(19–29)
16
(12–20)
Median DoR, mo (95% CI)27.8
(18.9–43.3)
11.1
(4.4–45.5)
10.7
(4.2–42.0)
20.7
(4.2–NE)
6.4
(4.1–41.2)
35.2 (15.2–NE)35.4 (13.9–NE)
Treatment-related grade ≥3 AEs, %16a31159141420b16c
Grade ≥3 AESIs, %15a1916710020b16c

an=997. bn=264. cn=360.

AESI = AE of special interest; PD-L1 IC2/3 = ≥5% PD-L1-expressing tumor-infiltrating immune cells; NE = not estimable.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Sub Track

Urothelial Cancer - Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02928406

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 4569)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.4569

Abstract #

4569

Poster Bd #

61

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