177Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy for patients with recurrent/metastatic (R/M) salivary gland cancer (SGC): A phase II pilot study.

Authors

Carla M.L.- van Herpen

Carla M.L.- Van Herpen

Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Carla M.L.- Van Herpen , Maike Uijen , Niels van Ruitenbeek , Chantal M.L. Driessen , Martin Gotthardt , James Nagarajah

Organizations

Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Research Funding

Other Foundation
Dutch Cancer Society, ACC-RF

Background: New treatments are warranted due to limited systemic treatment options for SGC patients (pts). Gallium [68Ga]Ga prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging results in SGC pts have demonstrated PSMA expression of SGC and thus indicated that PSMA radionuclide therapy may be a useful option, especially in the case of adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) and salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) subtypes. Therefore, this study (EudraCT number 2019-003857-27) evaluated the safety and efficacy of PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy in AdCC and SDC pts. Methods: This was a single-center, single-arm, phase II pilot study. R/M AdCC (n = 10) and SDC (n = 5) pts with sufficient PSMA tracer uptake on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA PET imaging, i.e., ≥1 lesion ≥1.5cm with PSMA expression above mean liver level, were treated with 2-4 cycles of 7.4 GBq [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T, with an interval of 6±1 weeks. Baseline imaging was repeated for evaluation 4 weeks after cycle 2; in case of progressive disease (PD) per RECIST 1.1 the treatment was discontinued; otherwise, pts received the full treatment (4 cycles). All pts received whole body post-therapeutic imaging after 1, 24, 48, 72 h and 7d after each cycle. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints include the objective response rate, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: Between 6-2020 and 2-2023, 15 AdCC pts and 10 SDC pts were screened for eligibility. Five AdCC pts and 8 SDC pts were screen failures due to insufficient PSMA expression in 11 pts (AdCC n = 4; SDC n = 7) or due to brain metastases in 2 pts (AdCC n = 1; SDC n = 1). Ten AdCC and 2 SDC pts received at least one cycle of 7.4 GBq [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T. The most observed adverse events (grade 1-2) included: nausea (75%), dry mouth (75%), fatigue (67%), and anemia (58%). Two pts (17%) developed grade 3 toxicity; lymphocytopenia (n = 1) and hyponatremia (n = 1). No grade 4-5 toxicities were observed. Two pts (AdCC n = 1; SDC n = 1) received only 1 treatment cycle due to early PD. The interim-treatment evaluation resulted in the discontinuation of treatment after 2 cycles in an additional 3 AdCC and the second SDC pts due to PD. Six AdCC pts received the full treatment (4 cycles); no responses were observed; 3 pts (75%) showed stable disease of more than 3 months after treatment completion (5, 15 and 21 months); 3 pts showed PD at 3 months after treatment completion. Median PFS in 10 AdCC pts was 6.7 months (95%CI: 0.0-15.1); OS was not reached after a median follow-up of 11.9 months. Conclusions: [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T treatment in SGC pts is well-tolerated. The efficacy in AdCC was limited; only stable disease was achieved in 3 out of 10 pts. In most screened SDC pts, PSMA expression was insufficient to undergo [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T treatment; the 2 SDC pts included showed early PD. Dosimetry analyses will be performed to calculate the delivered radiation doses to organs at risk as well as tumor lesions. Clinical trial information: EUCTR2019-003857-27.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Head and Neck Cancer

Track

Head and Neck Cancer

Sub Track

Other Head and Neck Cancer (Salivary, Thyroid)

Clinical Trial Registration Number

2019-003857-27

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 6099)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.6099

Abstract #

6099

Poster Bd #

91

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