Uptake and efficacy of immuno-oncology combinations in metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the United States: Evidence from the ASCO CancerLinQ Discovery database.

Authors

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Joseph Vento

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Joseph Vento, Scott Mattox Haake, Katy Beckermann, Brian I. Rini, Yu-Wei Chen

Organizations

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Research Funding

Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Background: Immuno-Oncology (IO) combinations, either an IO/IO (ipilimumab/nivolumab) or an IO/TKI combination (pembrolizumab/axitinib, avelumab/axitinib, nivolumab/cabozantinib, and pembrolizumab/lenvatinib), have emerged as the standard of care for frontline treatment of metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC) since 2018. Here we present uptake trends and efficacy of IO combinations in the United States from 2018 to 2022 using American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) CancerLinQ Discovery database (CLQD). Methods: Patients diagnosed with mccRCC treated with frontline IO-based combinations from 2018-2022 were identified in the CLQD kidney dataset. The Kaplan-Meier survival method was used to present time to treatment discontinuation (TTD) and overall survival (OS) stratified by International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk. Results: There were 515 mccRCC patients who received frontline IO agents in 2018-2022: 228 (44.3%) patients received ipilimumab/nivolumab, 153 (29.7%) patients received IO/TKI (139 out of 153 received pembrolizumab/axitinib), and 122 (23.7%) patients received IO monotherapy (nivolumab or pembrolizumab). 385 (75%) were IMDC intermediate/poor risk and 97 (19%) were favorable risk patients. The median age was 69 (interquartile range: 61-79) and 59% were male. There was an increasing trend of use of IO/TKI from 2019 to 2021 [30.8%, 42.8%, 44.3%, respectively; analysis for 2022 was limited by sample size (n = 8)]. The median follow-up for ipilimumab/nivolumab and pembrolizumab/axitinib was 13.1 and 11.8 months (mos), respectively. The mTTD for ipilimumab/nivolumab and pembrolizumab/axitinib was 8.5 vs 11.0 mos, respectively. The median OS (mOS) was not reached (NR) in either regimen. The TTD and OS stratified by IMDC risk are presented in Table 1. Conclusions: Uptake of frontline IO combinations therapy in mccRCC and in particular IO/TKI combinations increased in the United States since 2018. Compared to progression-free survival (PFS) from the landmark trials, this analysis demonstrated shorter TTD, indicating either underestimation of the true PFS or worse outcomes in a non-clinical trial setting. Integration of radiologic response into this dataset could help clarify outcomes.

Outcomes for IO/IO and IO/TKI regimens by IMDC Risk Category.

IO-containing regimen# of Patients (%)TTD (95% CI) AllTTD (95% CI) IMDC favTTD (95% CI) IMDC int/pOS (95% CI) All OS (95% CI) IMDC favOS (95% CI) IMDC int/p
Ipilimumab/ nivolumab228 (44.3%)8.5 mos (6.4-11.7 mos)13.6 mos (6.4-19.5 mos)7.4 mos (5.6-10.8 mos)NR (37.4 mos-NR)NR (NR-NR)NR (24.7 mos-NR)
Pembrolizumab/ axitinib139 (27.0%)11.0 mos (9.0-13.1 mos)11.3 mos (5.5-NR mos)10.6 mos (8.9-13.3 mos)NR (NR-NR)NR (NR-NR)NR (28.4 mos-NR)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B

Track

Health Care Access, Equity, and Disparities,Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care,Palliative and Supportive Care

Sub Track

Real-World Evidence

Citation

JCO Oncol Pract 19, 2023 (suppl 11; abstr 532)

DOI

10.1200/OP.2023.19.11_suppl.532

Abstract #

532

Poster Bd #

L7

Abstract Disclosures

Funded by Conquer Cancer