Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in microsatellite unstable/mismatch repair-deficient advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: An AGEO European Cohort.

Authors

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Lorenzo Pilla

Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Université de Paris, Paris, France

Lorenzo Pilla , Lina Sayah , Kathrin Heinrich , Volker Kunzmann , Alice Boileve , Geert A. Cirkel , Sara Lonardi , Benoist Chibaudel , Anthony Turpin , Tamar Beller , Vincent Hautefeuille , Caterina Vivaldi , Thibault Mazard , Lucile Bauguion , Monica Niger , Gerald W. Prager , Clélia Coutzac , Benedikt Westphalen , Edouard Auclin , Julien Taieb

Organizations

Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Université de Paris, Paris, France, Department of Medicine III and Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC Munich LMU), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany, University of Wuerzburg/Medizinische Klinik 2, Würzburg, Germany, Digestive Department, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France, Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Franco-British Hospital, Fondation Cognacq-Jay, Levallois-Perret, France, Medical Oncology Department, Lille University Hospital, University of Lille, Lille, France, Oncology Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, Department of Gastroenterology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana - Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France, Hepatogastroenterology Department, Centre Hospitalier Départemental Vendée, La Roche-Sur-Yon, France, Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France, Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich and Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany, Oncology Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, University of Paris, Paris, France, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, SIRIC-CARPEM, Université de Paris, Paris, France

Research Funding

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Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have been approved for the use in solid tumors with MSI/dMMR. Nevertheless, the outcome of patients (pts) with MSI/dMMR pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) seems poorer when compared to other malignancies. This multi-institutional analysis aimed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of ICIs in a large real-world cohort of pts with MSI/dMMR PDAC. Methods: Retrospective data were collected for pts with MSI/dMMR PDAC treated with ICIs from February 2016 to May 2022 in 16 different centers across Europe and Israel. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated from the start of treatment, and objective response (OR) and disease control rate (DCR) were measured according to RECIST V1.1. Results: We identified 31 pts with metastatic MSI/dMMR PDAC. The mean age was 62.1 years (range: 37-82), 45.1% were female and ECOG PS status was predominantly 0 or 1 (83.9%). At the time of ICI treatment 1 pt had locally advanced and 30 had metastatic disease. MSH2/MSH6 deficiency (def) was found in 9 cases, MLH1/PMS2 def in 7, MSH 6 def in 4, MSH 2 def in 3, PMS2 def in 3 and MLH1/MSH6/PMS2 def and, a CpG highland methylator phenotype in 1 pt. MMR status was not available in 4 pts. Germline mutation testing was performed in 20/31 pts (64.5%) and Lynch syndrome was diagnosed in 8 pts (45%). Nineteen pts received pembrolizumab, 8 received nivolumab, 1 received lodapolimab and 3 received ipilimumab/nivolumab (ipi/nivo). The mean number of prior lines of chemotherapy was 1.5 (range 0-4). Among the 31 pts in this analysis, 15 (48,4%) had an OR (3: complete response and 12 partial response) and 6 (19,3%) had stable disease, resulting in a DCR of 67.7%. Ten pts had disease progression (PD) (32.3%). Median PFS was 26.7 months and median OS was not reached with median follow-up (FU) of 18 months. Median duration of response was not reached (95%CI:24.1-NR). Analysis of all responders, with a follow up of 12 months or more (n:14), showed that 100% of them maintained their response. In addition 71% of the pts of this cohort are still alive with a median time of follow up since the diagnosis of metastatic disease of 39.9 months. After ICIs discontinuation, 6 pts received chemotherapy. One pt who had PD after 15 months of pembrolizumab switched to ipi/nivo and achieved a CR. Immunotherapy was generally well tolerated; No Grade 3-5 adverse events (AEs) were reported and no therapy discontinuation due an adverse event was observed. Conclusions: This retrospective analysis suggests that ICIs are effective and well tolerated in pts with MSI/dMMR advanced PDAC. Hence, our work supports the use of PD-1 inhibition in this group of pts with high unmet medical need.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Pancreatic Cancer - Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 4148)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.4148

Abstract #

4148

Poster Bd #

469

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