Enfortumab vedotin (EV) in combination with pembrolizumab (P) versus chemotherapy in previously untreated locally advanced metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC): Subgroup analyses results from EV-302, a phase 3 global study.

Authors

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Michiel Simon Van Der Heijden

Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Michiel Simon Van Der Heijden , Thomas Powles , Shilpa Gupta , Jens Bedke , Eiji Kikuchi , Ronald De Wit , Matt D. Galsky , Ignacio Duran , Andrea Necchi , Margitta Retz , Evan Y. Yu , Jean H. Hoffman-Censits , Gopa Iyer , Se Hoon Park , Wen-Pin Su , Hema Parmar , Xuesong Guan , Seema Rao Gorla , Blanca Homet Moreno , Begoña Pérez Valderrama

Organizations

Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, St. Bartholomew's Hospital London, London, United Kingdom, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, Rechts der Isar University Hospital, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance / University of Washington, Seattle, WA, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Seagen Inc., Bothell, WA, Astellas Pharma Inc., Northbrook, IL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain

Research Funding

Funded by Seagen Inc., Bothell, WA, USA; Astellas Pharma, Northbrook, IL; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

Background: EV-302/KEYNOTE-A39 (NCT04223856) is a phase 3, open-label, randomized, global study comparing EV+P with platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line (1L) treatment of patients (pts) with la/mUC regardless of cisplatin eligibility or PD-L1 expression status. In EV-302, EV+P demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit compared with platinum-based chemotherapy for the dual primary endpoints of progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.45; P<0.00001) and overall survival (OS) (HR: 0.47; P<0.00001) in the overall pt population (Powles ESMO 2023). Here we present results not previously presented of prespecified subgroup analyses. Methods: Pts with previously untreated la/mUC were randomized 1:1 to receive 3-week cycles of EV (1.25 mg/kg; Days 1 and 8; IV) and P (200 mg; Day 1; IV) or gemcitabine with cisplatin or carboplatin. Select secondary endpoints included confirmed objective response rate (cORR), duration of response, and safety. For PFS and OS, an HR between treatment arms was estimated using a stratified Cox proportional hazards regression model controlling for the stratification factors (cisplatin eligibility, PD-L1 status [high/low], liver metastases [yes/no]) for each predefined subgroup. Results: 886 pts (EV+P: 442, chemotherapy: 444) were randomized; baseline pt and disease characteristics were balanced between groups. PFS and OS were prolonged for EV+P among prespecified subgroups, including race, cisplatin eligibility, PD-L1 expression, metastatic site, liver involvement, and renal function. Select subgroup data not previously presented for OS are presented in the Table. Kaplan-Meier curves for PFS (liver metastases, cisplatin eligibility, and PD-L1 status) and OS (liver metastases) will also be presented. Conclusions: EV+P significantly improved outcomes in pts with previously untreated la/mUC compared with chemotherapy; OS benefit was consistently observed across select prespecified subgroups, including those historically associated with poor prognosis. The results of these subgroup analyses support the findings of the primary analysis, which indicate that EV+P is a potential new standard of care for 1L la/mUC. Clinical trial information: NCT04223856.

SubgroupEV+PChemotherapyHazard Ratio
(95% CI)
n/NmOS, mon/NmOS, mo
Race, White104/30826.1162/29015.30.47 (0.36-0.60)
Race, Other29/134NR64/15419.30.46 (0.29-0.72)
Metastatic disease site, Visceral metastases108/31825.6182/31813.60.47 (0.37-0.60)
Metastatic disease site, Lymph node only22/103NR39/10427.50.46 (0.27-0.78)
Renal function, Normal24/8426.144/9518.40.51 (0.30-0.86)
Renal function, Mild42/165NR78/16216.40.44 (0.30-0.65)
Renal function, Moderate/Severe67/19331.5104/18713.30.50 (0.37-0.69)

NR, not reached.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Oral Abstract Session B: Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04223856

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 4; abstr LBA530)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.4_suppl.LBA530

Abstract #

LBA530

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