High unmet medical need persists in pts with R/M cervical cancer; median overall survival (OS) is < 17 mo after 1L therapy with few options in 2L. Per current guidelines, pts whose tumors express programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) are eligible for pembrolizumab in the 2L setting. CheckMate 358 (NCT02488759) is an ongoing open-label, multi-cohort, phase I/II study of Nivo +/- Ipi in virus-associated cancers regardless of PD-L1 expression. Here we report an interim analysis of pts with R/M cervical cancer, with or without prior systemic therapies (PST), receiving Nivo + Ipi.
Eligible pts had R/M cervical cancer treated with 0-2 PST. Pts were randomized to Nivo 3mg/kg Q2W + Ipi 1mg/kg Q6W (Combo A), or Nivo 1mg/kg + Ipi 3mg/kg Q3W for 4 doses followed by Nivo 240mg Q2W (Combo B), for ≤24 mo until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint: investigator-assessed objective response rate (ORR) by RECIST 1.1; secondary endpoints: OS, progression-free survival (PFS) and duration of response.
Median follow-up was 10.7 mo [Combo A, n = 45] and 13.9 mo [Combo B, n = 46]. ORR was higher in Combo B vs Combo A without PST (46% vs 32%) and with PST (36% vs 23%; Table). Median PFS in Combo A was 13.8 mo (95% CI 2.1, not reached [NR]) in pts without PST and 3.6 mo (1.9, 5.1) in pts with PST. Median PFS in Combo B was 8.5 mo (3.7, NR) without PST and 5.8 mo (3.5, 17.2) with PST. Median OS in Combo A was NR (17.4, NR) in pts without PST and 10.3 mo (7.9, 15.2) in pts with PST. Median OS in Combo B was NR without PST (13.9, NR) and 25.4 mo with PST (17.5, NR). Incidence of all/grade 3–4 treatment-related adverse events (AEs) was 80.0%/28.9% in Combo A and 82.6%/37.0% in Combo B. No new safety signals were identified. LBA62 Measured by tumor proportion score Defined as the proportion of treated pts with a best overall response of confirmed complete response, partial response or stable diseaseClinical response and efficacy No prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease Prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease Combo A Total n 19 26 Objective response rate, n (%) 6 (31.6) 6 (23.1) Objective response rate, PD-L1* ≥1, responders/treated (%) 4/13 (30.8) 4/10 (40.0) Objective response rate, PD-L1* <1, responders/treated (%) 1/3 (33.3) 1/11 (9.1) Clinical benefit rate†, n (%) 12 (63.2) 14 (53.8) Median duration of response, months (95% CI) NR (6.6, NR) 14.6 (7.5, NR) PFS rate at 12 mo, % 52.6 17.9 OS rate at 12 mo, % 83.5 37.5 Combo B Total n 24 22 Objective response rate, n (%) 11 (45.8) 8 (36.4) Objective response rate, PD-L1* ≥1, responders/treated (%) 4/11 (36.4) 2/12 (16.7) Objective response rate, PD-L1* <1, responders/treated (%) 0/4 4/7 (57.1) Clinical benefit rate†, n (%) 17 (70.8) 16 (72.7) Median duration of response, months (95% CI) NR (4.6, NR) 9.5 (1.9, NR) PFS rate at 12 mo, % 43.5 38.1 OS rate at 12 mo, % 78.0 84.7
These results suggest clinical benefit from two regimens of Nivo + Ipi in pts with R/M cervical cancer regardless of PD-L1 status. Combo B had notable efficacy in pts with PST. AEs were manageable and consistent with previous reports of Nivo + Ipi therapy.
NCT02488759.
Writing and editorial assistance was provided by Brooke Middlebrook of Evidence Scientific Solutions Inc, and funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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