SG is a Trop-2–directed antibody-drug conjugate approved in multiple countries for pts with pretreated mTNBC and in the US for pts with pretreated HR+/HER2— metastatic breast cancer. SG has a manageable safety profile, with neutropenia and diarrhea as the most common grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs). Here, we evaluated the relationship of these two AEs with clinical outcomes in pts with mTNBC.
Pts with mTNBC who received SG in the phase III ASCENT study (NCT02574455) were included. A post hoc analysis was conducted to estimate the relationship of AEs (neutropenia [including febrile neutropenia] or diarrhea, separately) with clinical outcomes (progression-free survival and overall survival).
For the 254 SG-treated pts in this analysis, baseline characteristics were similar among pts who did and did not experience neutropenia or diarrhea. For SG, the incidence of grade ≥3 neutropenia was 54% (n=138) and grade ≥2 diarrhea was 32% (n=81); no grade 5 events occurred. The relationship between occurrence of grade ≥3 neutropenia and grade ≥2 diarrhea with outcomes among pts who received SG is described in the table.
In this post hoc analysis of ASCENT, clinical outcomes for pts with pretreated mTNBC who did and did not experience AEs of grade ≥3 neutropenia or grade ≥2 diarrhea were consistent with the overall intention-to-treat population and were not adversely impacted by the occurrence of these AEs. Active monitoring and early intervention using management strategies for neutropenia and diarrhea in line with established guidelines may allow for longer treatment durations and sustained benefit from SG. ITT, intention-to-treat; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; SG, sacituzumab govitecan; TPC, treatment of physician’s choice.
Grade ≥2 diarrhea Grade ≥3 neutropenia ITT 6.9 (4.2-8.3) 4.9 (3.7-5.7) 5.6 (4.0-6.5) 4.9 (4.1-5.9) 4.8 (4.1-5.8) 1.7 (1.5-2.5) HR (95% CI) 0.72 (0.52-0.98) 0.91 (0.68-1.21) 0.43 (0.35-0.54) 14.3 (11.8-16.7) 10.9 (9.5-13.8) 13.5 (10.8-14.5) 11.2 (10.1-14.1) 11.8 (10.5-13.8) 6.9 (5.9-7.7) HR (95% CI) 0.69 (0.50-0.94) 0.99 (0.74-1.32) 0.51 (0.41-0.62)
NCT02574455.
Hameda Khandaker, PhD, and Shala Thomas, PhD, CMPP, at Team 9 Science.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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