Real-world outcomes and safety in patients with VHL associated tumors receiving belzutifan.

Authors

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Anusha Chidharla

University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS

Anusha Chidharla , Ryan Fleer , Madison Murphy , Kelly Brunk , Jeffrey Holzbeierlein , Anup Kasi , Rahul Atul Parikh

Organizations

University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, KS, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas, KS, University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood, KS

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No funding received
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Background: Belzutifan, a small molecule HIF-2α inhibitor was FDA approved for the treatment of VHL-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), CNS hemangioblastomas and pancreatic NET (pNET). The approval was based on the results from the phase 2, open-label, single-group trial, enrolling 61 patients at approximately 12 study sites (Srinivasan, 2021). Objective responses were seen in 49% patients with VHL associated RCC, 63% patients with VHL-associated CNS hemangioblastomas, and 83% of patients with VHL-associated pNET. Common adverse events included anemia, fatigue, renal dysfunction, nausea, and elevated glucose levels. There is currently very limited data on real-world outcomes using belzutifan in VHL patients. Methods: After obtaining IRB approval, we retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of Belzutifan for patients with VHL disease and renal cell cancer and/or VHL-associated tumors who received Belzutifan between August 2021 and January 2023 at KU Cancer center. Results: A total of 16 patients are started on Belzutifan treatment. The baseline characteristics include median age of 45 years, including 8 (50%) females and 8 (50%) males. Patients with VHL-associated RCCs were seen in 15 patients (n = 15), VHL-associated pNET (n = 13), and CNS hemangioblastomas (n = 13). Patients were started on belzutifan 120mg daily. The patients underwent bloodwork and clinic follow-up every 6-8 weeks, and response assessment was done in 11/15 patients who had follow-up scans at 6-month intervals. Objective Response to Belzutifan in any of these VHL-associated tumors was seen in 9 of 11 patients (81%), and 1/11(9%) had progressive disease (PD). Objective response in patients with VHL-associated RCC was observed in 8/11 (72%) patients and 2/11 (18%) with partial response (PR), and 6/11 (54%) with stable disease (SD). Responses observed in patients with pancreatic lesions were 1/11 patients (9%) with CR, 1/11 (9%) with PR, and 5/11 (45%) with SD. Patients with CNS hemangioblastomas 4/9 (44%) had SD. Safety was assessed in all the patients. The predominant side effect was anemia 12/16 (75%) and fatigue 11/16 (68%). Other side effects reported are fogginess 4/16 (25%), nausea 2/16 (12.5%), dizziness 2/16 (12.5%), and shortness of breath 2/16 (12.5%). Dose reduction to 80mg was needed in 2/16 (12.5%) patients due to moderate fatigue, hypoxia in one, and dysgeusia, respectively. Conclusions: Our real-world outcomes analysis of patients with VHL-associated tumors who are treated with Belzutifan shows an improved objective response when compared to the initial clinical trials, which is promising for patients. The analysis based on our real-world data shows the superior objective response in VHL-associated RCCs with Belzutifan, with a manageable safety profile. These findings reinforce Belzutifan as an effective treatment option for this patient population but warrant confirmation in a larger sample.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Discussion Session

Session Title

Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Hereditary Cancer

Track

Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics

Sub Track

Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 10515)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.10515

Abstract #

10515

Poster Bd #

148

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