Long-term efficacy and safety of larotrectinib in patients with TRK fusion lung cancer.

Authors

Alexander Drilon

Alexander E. Drilon

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Alexander E. Drilon , Shivaani Kummar , Jessica Jiyeong Lin , Daniel Shao-Weng Tan , Victor Moreno , Serge Leyvraz , Biswajit Dubashi , Haresh KP , Domnita-Ileana Burcoveanu , Natascha Neu , Chiara E. Mussi , Lin Shen

Organizations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, START Madrid, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Basel, Switzerland, Chrestos Concept GmbH & Co. KG, Essen, Germany, Bayer S.p.A, Milan, Italy, State Key Laboratory of Holistic Integrative Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Beijing Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China

Research Funding

These studies were funded by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Background: NTRK gene fusions are oncogenic drivers in lung cancer and other cancers. Larotrectinib is the highly selective and central nervous system (CNS)-active TRK inhibitor approved for use in patients with TRK fusion cancer based on a robust and durable overall response rate (ORR) in patients with various tumor types. Here, we report long-term efficacy and safety in a cohort of patients with TRK fusion lung cancer treated with larotrectinib. Methods: Patients with TRK fusion lung cancer treated with larotrectinib in two clinical trials (NCT02122913, NCT02576431) were included. Larotrectinib was administered at 100 mg twice daily. Response was assessed by an independent review committee (IRC) per RECIST v1.1. Results: As of July 20, 2023, 32 patients with a median age of 55.5 years (range 25-81) with TRK fusion lung cancer were enrolled, including 12 patients with CNS metastases at baseline. NTRK gene fusions were identified by next-generation sequencing in all 32 patients. The gene fusions involved NTRK1 (n=24; 75%) and NTRK3 (n=8; 25%). Patients had received a median of two prior lines of systemic therapies; one patient was treatment-naïve. The ORR per IRC was 66% (95% confidence interval [CI] 47-81): four complete responses, 17 partial responses, seven stable disease, two progressive disease, and two not evaluable. Median time to first response was 1.8 months (range 1.5-7.3). Median duration of response (DoR) was 33.9 months (95% CI 9.5-not estimable [NE]); median follow-up was 25.8 months. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 22.0 months (95% CI 9.9-NE); median follow-up was 27.7 months. Median overall survival (OS) was 39.3 months (95% CI 17.2-NE); median follow-up was 32.9 months. The 48-month rates for DoR, PFS, and OS were 47% (95% CI 19-76), 34% (95% CI 11-56), and 38% (95% CI 13-64), respectively. Duration of treatment ranged from 2 to 75+ months. At the data cutoff, 11 patients had progressed; six patients continued treatment post-progression for ≥4 weeks due to continued clinical benefit. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were predominantly Grade 1/2. Grade 3/4 TRAEs were reported in nine patients. One patient discontinued treatment due to TRAEs (increased alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyltransferase). Conclusions: Larotrectinib continued to demonstrate rapid and durable responses, extended survival benefit, and a favorable safety profile in patients with advanced TRK fusion lung cancer. These results support the wider adoption of next-generation sequencing panels that include NTRK gene fusions in patients with lung cancer to identify those who may benefit from targeted treatment. Clinical trial information: NCT02122913, NCT02576431.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02122913, NCT02576431

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 16; abstr 8570)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.8570

Abstract #

8570

Poster Bd #

434

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