Updated results and biomarker analyses from the phase 2 trial (BBCAPX study) of sintilimab plus bevacizumab and CapeOx as first-line treatment in patients with RAS-mutant, microsatellite stable, unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Authors

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Ying Yuan

Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

Ying Yuan , Xuefeng Fang , Ning Zhu , Chenhan Zhong , Liu-Hong Wang , Jun Li , Shanshan Weng , Hanguang Hu , Caixia Dong , Dan Li , Yongmao Song , Dong Xu , Jianwei Wang , Lifeng Sun , Jian Wang , Xiujun Liao , Ningjuan Yu , Suzhan Zhang , Ke-Feng Ding

Organizations

Department of Medical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education) & Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Innovent Biologics, Inc

Background: RAS-mutant and microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients have an immunosuppressive microenvironment and show a low response rate to immunotherapy. Sintilimab plus bevacizumab and CapeOX (BBCAPX) has proved its efficacy and safety in above unresectable mCRC patients (Xuefeng Fang et al. ASCO 2022). Here, we report updated efficacy, safety, progression-free survival (PFS) data and biomarker analyses from this single arm, open-label, phase 2 trial (NCT05171660). Methods: RAS-mutant and MSS mCRC patients received sintilimab (200 mg, day 1) plus bevacizumab (7.5mg/kg, day 1) and oxaliplatin (135 mg/m2, day 1) and capecitabine (1g/m2, bid, day 1-14) of each 21-day cycle. Clinical response was assessed every 2 cycles via RECIST 1.1 criteria. Whole exome sequencing (WES) and 289 NanoString panel RNA sequencing was performed for tumor mutational burden, genomic alteration, immune microenvironment and other biomarker analysis. Results: 25 patients with unresectable metastases were enrolled after the assessment of CRC multidisciplinary team. 2 (8.0%) patients showed complete response (CR), 19 (76.0%) patients had a partial response (PR) and 4 (16.0%) had stable disease. Objective response rate (ORR) reached 84.0% and disease control rate was 100.0%. The median PFS was 18.2 months for the full analysis set. The most common treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) in all grades were anemia (21/25, 84.0%), neutropenia (20/25, 80.0%) and hand-foot syndrome (14/25, 56.0%). The most frequent grade 3 or 4 TRAEs were neutropenia (3/25, 12.0%) and alanine transaminase increased (2/25, 8.0%). No grade 5 adverse events occurred. In biomarker exploration, after treatment, as compared with the baseline, the results of WES suggested 5 patients appeared TTN/OBSCN “double-hit” and copy number variants burden was significantly decreased in tumor tissues. Nanostring panel RNA sequencing analysis found that there was a better tumor immune microenvironment cell infiltration in CR/PR patients compared with non-CR/PR patients tumors as well as PFS-long group (<12.5 months) compared with PFS-short group (≥12.5 months). Conclusions: Combination treatment of sintilimab plus bevacizumab and CapeOX as first-line treatment demonstrated a high ORR (84.0%) and a manageable safety profile in RAS-mutant, MSS unresectable mCRC. Exploratory biomarker assessment analysis showed some patients changed into “immune-hot” subtype after the treatment. We are launching a phase 3, randomized, open-label, multicentric clinical trial (NCT04194359) to further evaluate the effect, safety and prognostic biomarkers of this combination in RAS mutant, MSS mCRC patients when compared with that of bevacizumab and CapeOX. Clinical trial information: NCT05171660.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Track

Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Sub Track

PD1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Combinations

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT05171660

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 2606)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.2606

Abstract #

2606

Poster Bd #

448

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