Efficacy and safety of camrelizumab combined with apatinib in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer: Preliminary results from a multicenter, prospective study.

Authors

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Yifu He

The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Yifu He , Bing Hu , Ke Liu , Xiaofei Cheng , Huaidong Cheng , Mo Chen , Changlu Hu , Chenghui Li , Xinkuan Mei , Jianfeng Liu , Hu Liu , Gang Wang , Hongxia Li , Dingqing Zhang , Huiqin Luo

Organizations

The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China, People's Liberation Army Navy Anqing Hospital, Anqing, China, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China, Anhui No.2 Provincial People's Hospital, Hefei, China, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, Hefei, China, Anqing Municipal Hospital, Anqing, China, Fuyang Cancer Hospital, Fuyang, China, Lujiang County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China, Hefei First People's Hospital, Hefei, China, Qianshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anqing, China, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC West District, Hefei, China

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: There is an urgent need to find new therapeutic drugs/regimens for advanced gastric cancer. Camrelizumab combined with apatinib and chemotherapy has shown a high objective response rate and survival benefit in the first- and second-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer. Therefore, we conducted a prospective, observational study to analyze the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab combined with apatinib and chemotherapy in the first- and second-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer. Methods: This was a multicenter, observational study enrolling patients aged ≥ 18 years with an ECOG PS of 0-2 and pathologically or histologically confirmed advanced gastric cancer. Results: By January 9, 2023, 207 patients with advanced gastric cancer from 32 centers were enrolled. Most patients were male (138 [66.7%]), stage IV (151 [72.9%]), and ECOG PS of 1 (145 [70.0%]) with a median age of 66 years. The degree of differentiation was mainly moderate and low (155 [74.9%]). 109 patients (52.7%) had a surgical history of the primary lesion, 123 (59.4%) had previously received chemotherapy, and 115 (55.6%) had received COVID-19 vaccine. The first-line treatment included camrelizumab plus chemotherapy for 4-6 cycles followed by apatinib in 68 patients (32.9%), and camrelizumab plus chemotherapy and apatinib in 51 (24.6%). Second-line treatment included camrelizumab plus apatinib for 35 patients (16.9%), chemotherapy and apatinib for 44 (21.3%), and other treatments for 9 (4.3%). Clinical efficacy was evaluated in 52 patients. There were 20 patients with partial response, 26 with stable disease, and 6 with progressive disease. The overall objective response rate (ORR) was 38.46% and disease control rate (DCR) was 88.46%. The ORR and DCR in the first-line setting were 50.00% and 100.00%, and ORR and DCR in the second-line setting were 16.67% and 66.67%. Furthermore, the ORR was 40.63% and the DCR was 90.63% in patients vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to 40.00% and 85% in unvaccinated patients. The median PFS and OS have not been reached. The incidence of adverse events (AEs) was 80.4% and the incidence of grade≥3 AEs was 3.5%. The most common AEs were reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (71.3%), nausea (51.0%), leukocyte reduction (38.46%), and hypertension (13.3%). Conclusions: In this real-world study of gastric cancer, the first-line treatment showed good efficacy, suggesting early administration with combination treatment may bring more benefits to the patients. Additionally, COVID-19 vaccination did not affect the efficacy of combination treatment. Further validation of these preliminary results is warranted. Clinical trial information: ChiCTR2200059650.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Esophageal or Gastric Cancer - Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

ChiCTR2200059650

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr e16035)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e16035

Abstract #

e16035

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