A UK real-world observational study of avelumab + axitinib (A + Ax) in advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC): Outcomes at 36 months post treatment initiation.

Authors

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Paul D. Nathan

Mount Vernon Cancer Center, Northwood, United Kingdom

Paul D. Nathan , Natalie Charnley , Ricky Frazer , John McGrane , Iqtedar Muazzam , Manon Pillai , Sarah Rudman , Anand Sharma , Robert Stevenson , Balaji Venugopal , Joseph David Hickey , Aimi Rose Ritchie , Kin Liu

Organizations

Mount Vernon Cancer Center, Northwood, United Kingdom, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Preston, United Kingdom, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, United Kingdom, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Real-World Evidence, OPEN Health, Marlow, United Kingdom, Pfizer Ltd, Tadworth, Surrey, United Kingdom, Merck Serono Ltd., Feltham, UK, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Research Funding

This study was sponsored by Pfizer and was previously conducted under an alliance between Pfizer and the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (CrossRef Funder ID: 10.13039/100009945).

Background: In patients with previously untreated aRCC, A + Ax combination therapy has shown superior progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) vs sunitinib across all International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk groups. This study reports real-world outcomes at up to 36 months post treatment initiation in patients with aRCC receiving A + Ax in the UK. Methods: Retrospective data were collected from medical records of patients aged ≥18 years diagnosed with aRCC, who initiated A + Ax on or after August 1, 2019, via the Early Access to Medicines Scheme at 10 UK sites. Patients were followed until July 31, 2023. Primary endpoints were overall survival (OS), PFS, ORR, and best response at 36 months post A + Ax initiation. Data were analyzed descriptively. Results: 130 patients were included. Median age at baseline was 67.1 years (range, 38.5-87.0 years); 74% (n=96) were male; 69% (n=90) were White, 4% (n=5) were Asian/Asian British, and ethnicity was not recorded in 27% (n=35); 94% (n=122) had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score of 0 or 1. IMDC risk status was favorable in 39% (n=51), intermediate in 40% (n=51), and poor in 19% (n=25). Median time from aRCC diagnosis to A + Ax initiation was 2.5 months (range, 0.03-115.4 months). Clear cell histology was the most prevalent (88%; n=115); 68% (n=88) had undergone nephrectomy, and 78% (n=102) had 1 or 2 metastatic sites at index. The OS rate (95% CI) at 12, 24, and 36 months was 81.5% (75.1%-88.5%), 65.3% (57.6%-74.0%), and 53% (45.2%-62.9%), respectively. The PFS rate (95% CI) at 12, 24, and 36 months was 53.1% (45.1%-62.5%), 36.4% (29.0%-45.8%), and 27% (20.3%-36.0%), respectively. Median PFS was 13.5 months (95% CI, 10.2-17.7 months). ORR (n=127) at 36 months was 62% (95% CI, 53.8%-70.6%), including a best response of complete response (CR) in 5% (n=6) and partial response (PR) in 57% (n=73); best response was stable disease in 31% (n=39) and progressive disease in 7% (n=9; best response was not recorded in 3 patients). Median duration of response was 14.9 months (95% CI, 12.0-23.5). Median time to discontinuation (TTD) of A or Ax was 11.7 months (95% CI, 9.0-17.6), and for A + Ax combined was 14.7 months (95% CI, 11.0-24.4). Adverse events (AEs) were reported in 68% (88/129) of patients, who had a total of 519 nonserious AEs due to A + Ax treatment; 13% (17/129) of patients had a total of 27 serious AEs. The most common AEs (number of patients) were diarrhea (n=49), fatigue (n=33), and oral mucositis (n=24); 9 patients discontinued A and/or Ax due to AEs, including diarrhea in 3 patients. Conclusions: In this UK-based real-world study of first-line A + Ax treatment in patients with aRCC, OS, PFS, ORR, and best response observed at 36 months were in line with findings from clinical trials, with no newly emerging AEs.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session C: Renal Cell Cancer; Adrenal, Penile, and Testicular Cancers

Track

Renal Cell Cancer,Adrenal Cancer,Penile Cancer,Testicular Cancer

Sub Track

Quality of Care/Quality Improvement and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 4; abstr 386)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.4_suppl.386

Abstract #

386

Poster Bd #

F10

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