The impact of PD-L1 expression and co-mutations on outcome of KRAS-driven non-small-cell lung cancer.

Authors

Petros Christopoulos

Petros Christopoulos

Department of Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik and National Center for Tumor Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany

Petros Christopoulos , Miriam Blasi , Dirk Eberhard , Daniel Kazdal , Teresa Romero Cruz , Farastuk Bozorgmehr , Rajiv Shah , Florian Eichhorn , Hauke Winter , Jonas Kuon , Jan Budczies , Helge Bischoff , Albrecht Stenzinger , Michael Thomas

Organizations

Department of Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik and National Center for Tumor Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, Department of Thoracic Oncology/Internal Medicine, Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg University Hospital and Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital (Germany), Heidelberg, Germany, Fachklinik Löwenstein, Löwenstein, Germany, Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg, Germany, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital and National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany, Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik, University Heidelberg and Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Amgen GmbH, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg

Background: Interest has surged for KRAS mutated (KRASmut) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after approval of the covalent KRASG12C inhibitors sotorasib and adagrasib. It remains unclear, how prognosis of these tumors is influenced by co-mutations and which cases could benefit most from novel drugs alongside immunotherapy (IO) or chemo-immunotherapy (CHT-IO). Methods: This retrospective study included all NSCLC patients with KRASmut NSCLC treated in the Thoraxklinik Heidelberg from 01/2014 until 01/2021. For molecular profiling, PCR-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed with a 40-gene panel, including TP53, KEAP1 and STK11. Date of progression was verified through reevaluation of radiologic images by the investigators according to RECIST v1.1. Stratification was performed according to the type of KRAS mutation (G12C vs. other), presence of TP53, STK11 and KEAP1 co-mutations (vs. wild-type [WT] status), and the PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS < 1 aka PD-L1neg, vs. TPS 1-49, vs. TPS 50+ aka PD-L1high). Results: Among 370 identified patients, no differences (all p-values > 0.08) were observed between KRASG12C (n = 163) and KRASnon-G12C(n = 207) regarding clinicopathological features, like age (median 65 years), sex, smoking status, initial ECOG performance status, PD-L1 TPS, type of treatment in any line, number of treatment lines, and overall survival (OS, 19.4 months in median; details in the poster). In contrast, there was a strong association of PD-L1 TPS with OS (20.2 vs. 9.7 months for PD-L1high vs. PD-L1neg, p = 0.011) and progression-free survival (PFS, 5.7 vs. 1.9 months, p = 0.004) under IO. In addition, specifically within the PD-L1neg subset, OS was longer for KRASG12C compared to KRASother patients (22.6 months vs. 12.1 months, p = 0.032). This was driven by the longer PFS under CHT-IO (9.7 vs. 4.5 months for KRASG12Cvs.KRASother, p = 0.005), particularly in the absence of TP53 mutations (8.5 vs. 4.0 months with p = 0.004 for TP53wt patients; p > 0.50 for TP53mut) and KEAP1 mutations (11.3 vs. 5.1 months with p = 0.01 for KEAP1wt patients; p > 0.70 for KEAP1mut). Also, across all patients, KEAP1mut cases showed a trend for shorter PFS under CHT-IO (2.7 vs. 8.0 months, p = 0.07) and IO (1.9 vs. 3.9 months, p = 0.081), as well as shorter OS (15.9 vs. 19.5 months, p = 0.068) compared to KEAP1wt, in contrast to STK11mut cases (p = 0.42-0.92 for the same comparisons). Overall, KRASmut NSCLC after chemotherapy and immunotherapy showed poor prognosis under standard therapies with a median PFS of 3 months, and a median OS of 6.8 months. Conclusions: In PD-L1neg NSCLC, KRASG12Cis associated with better outcome under CHT-IO and longer OS compared to KRASother, especially in the absence of TP53 and KEAP1 co-mutations. KEAP1, but not STK11 mutations are associated with impaired benefit from (CHT-)IO in KRASmut NSCLC. Treatment of KRASmut NSCLC after chemo-immunotherapy represents an unmet medical need.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 9090)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.9090

Abstract #

9090

Poster Bd #

78

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