Three-year follow-up data from KEYNOTE-966: Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus gemcitabine and cisplatin (gem/cis) compared with gem/cis alone for patients (pts) with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC).

Authors

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Richard S. Finn

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Richard S. Finn , Makoto Ueno , Changhoon Yoo , Zhenggang Ren , Junji Furuse , Robin Kate Kelley , Stephen Lam Chan , Julien Edeline , Heinz-Josef Klümpen , Thomas Yau , Chris Verslype , Masato Ozaka , Mohamed Bouattour , Joon Oh Park , Arndt Vogel , Juan W. Valle , Li Yu , Usha Malhotra , Abby B. Siegel , Shukui Qin

Organizations

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Oncology, ASAN Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Department of Hepatic Oncology, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center, and Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Yokohama, and Mitaka, Japan, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Eugène Marquis Center, Rennes, France, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, ENETS Center of Excellence, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Tokyo, Japan, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, Herriman, UT, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, Cancer Center of Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Chinese Medicine University, Nanjing, China

Research Funding

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA

Background: KEYNOTE-966 demonstrated that adding pembro to gem/cis provided a statistically significant, clinically meaningful improvement in OS as first-line therapy for BTC. After a median follow-up (ie, time from randomization to data cutoff) of 25.6 months (mo), median OS was 12.7 mo for pembro + gem/cis vs 10.9 mo with placebo + gem/cis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.72-0.95; P = 0.0034; data cutoff date December 15, 2022). We present updated efficacy and safety data after 11 mo of additional follow-up. Methods: Key eligibility criteria included age ≥18 years; previously untreated, histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable locally advanced BTC measurable by RECIST v1.1; and ECOG PS 0 or 1. Pts were randomized 1:1 to pembro 200 mg or placebo Q3W for ≤35 cycles plus gem 1000 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 Q3W until PD and cis 25 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 for <8 cycles.Pts were stratified by region (Asia vs non-Asia), stage (locally advanced vs metastatic), and site of origin (gallbladder vs intrahepatic vs extrahepatic). The primary end point was OS; secondary end points were PFS, ORR, and DOR assessed per RECIST v1.1 by blinded independent central review, and safety. The data cutoff date for this analysis was November 14, 2023. Results: 1069 pts were randomized to pembro + gem/cis (n = 533) or placebo + gem/cis (n = 536). At a median follow-up of 36.6 mo (range, 29.2-49.4), the OS benefit of pembro + gem/cis was maintained (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.75-0.98). Median OS was 12.7 mo (95% CI 11.5-13.6) for the pembro arm vs 10.9 mo (95% CI 9.9-11.6) for the placebo arm. At 24 mo, the OS rate was 24.6% (95% CI 21.0-28.3) in the pembro arm vs 19.2% (95% CI 16.0-22.6) in the placebo arm. OS in key subgroups continued to favor the pembro arm. Median PFS was 6.5 mo (95% CI 5.7-6.9) for the placebo arm vs 5.6 mo (95% CI 4.9-6.5) for the pembro arm (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.75-0.97). ORR was 28.7% (n = 153) in the pembro arm vs 28.7% (n = 154) in the placebo arm. DOR was 8.3 mo (range: 1.2+ to 44.3+) for the pembro arm vs 6.9 mo (1.1+ to 41.1+) for the placebo arm; at 18 mo, estimates of ongoing response were 24% in the pembro arm vs 14% in the placebo arm. 378 (71.5%) out of 529 treated pts in the pembro arm had grade 3-5 treatment-related adverse events (AEs) vs 370 (69.3%) out of 534 treated pts in the placebo arm. 31 (5.9%) pts in the pembro arm died vs 50 (9.4%) in the placebo arm. There were no additional treatment-related deaths since the final analysis. Conclusions: With a median follow-up of 36.6 mo, the clinically meaningful improvement in OS with pembro + gem/cis was maintained, with no new safety signals, compared with placebo + gem/cis in pts with unresectable or advanced BTC. These data support pembro + gem/cis as first-line treatment for advanced BTC. Clinical trial information: NCT04003636.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Hepatobiliary Cancer - Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04003636

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 16; abstr 4093)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.4093

Abstract #

4093

Poster Bd #

73

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