Monash Cancer Centre, Clayton, Australia
David William Pook , Carole A. Harris , Emma Link , Jeffrey C. Goh , Francis Parnis , Howard Gurney , Ganessan Kichenadasse , Craig Underhill , Javier Torres , Felicia Roncolato , Andrisha Jade Inderjeeth , Ciara Conduit , Margaret Mary McJannett , Ian D. Davis , Craig Gedye
Background: Rare variant non-clear cell renal cell cancer (nccRCC) have diverse biology and therapeutic response. Immune checkpoint immunotherapy (ICI) can benefit some people with nccRCC, but many experience progression. We sought to test cabozantinib (C) in people with nccRCC refractory to, or unsuitable for ICI. Methods: Eligible participants (pts) had advanced/metastatic nccRCC with good ECOG PS (<2) and either prior treatment with ICI or were unsuitable for ICI due to a contraindicating autoimmune disorder. Pts with urothelial or collecting duct tumour were excluded. Eligible pts started C at 60mg per day with dose modifications as required. Clinical cycles were 28 days and radiological assessment occurred 8-weekly for 12 months. Pts could then continue C via an access program. Results: 33 pts with nccRCC were recruited from Mar 2019 to Dec 2022. Recruitment was influenced by the COVID19 pandemic. Two pts were found ineligible (brain metastasis, concurrent CYP3A4 inducer). Pts tumour histology included papillary type 1 (10), chromophobe (7), papillary type 2 (4), Xp11 translocation (3) and other histologies (7). 24 pts had received prior ICI, mostly nivolumab alone (17) or anti-PD1-antibodies in combination with other agents (anti-CTLA4, anti-TIGIT). Median duration of therapy was 9 cycles. 17 pts ceased for unacceptable toxicity or disease progression and 12 pts completed the 12 months of treatment, with 2 remaining on trial treatment at time of analysis. A partial response was seen 7/31 (22%) pts overall, including 7/24 pts with prior ICI and 0/7 pts unsuitable for ICI. Median treatment duration was 7.5 cycles (range 2-12) in pts with prior ICI treatment, and 11 cycles (range 2-12) in pts unsuitable for ICI. 90% of pts required dose reduction, most often due to fatigue, hypertension, diarrhoea and hand-foot syndrome, with a mean C dose of 46mg/day. No new safety signals were observed. Conclusions: C is an active treatment for people with nccRCC previously treated with ICI, with similar toxicity to previous reports in other cancers. Pts unsuitable for ICI may have poorer outcomes for C therapy in nccRCC. Further follow-up will determine duration of response and overall survival. Clinical trial information: NCT03685448.
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