Abstract 3654
Background
Phase 2 data for the combination of ENCO (a selective BRAF inhibitor) + CTX (an anti-EGFR antibody) in pts with BRAFV600E mCRC showed the regimen was well tolerated and improved response rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival compared with historical controls. BEACON CRC (NCT02928224) is a randomized phase 3 study evaluating both the triplet combination BINI (a MEK inhibitor) + ENCO + CTX and the doublet combination ENCO + CTX compared with investigators’ choice of irinotecan (IRI) + CTX or FOLFIRI (folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, and IRI) + CTX in pts with BRAFV600E mCRC whose disease has progressed after 1 or 2 prior regimens in the metastatic setting. Here we describe the results of the SLI to determine the safety of the triplet combination.
Methods
Nine pts with BRAFV600E mCRC would receive ENCO 300 mg QD + BINI 45 mg BID + CTX 400 mg/m2 (then 250 mg/m2 QW) in 28-day cycles. If
Results
Thirty pts received the initial dose level; median age was 59 years, 17 pts were female, and 17 had an ECOG PS of 0. DLTs were reported in 5 pts: infusion reaction following CTX (n = 2), inability to receive ≥75% dose intensity due to grade 2 retinopathy (n = 2), and grade 2 decreased ejection fraction (n = 1). The most common adverse events (% of pts with grade 1, 2, 3, 4) were diarrhea (38, 28, 3, 0), nausea (41, 3, 0, 0), dermatitis acneiform (38, 7, 0, 0), and fatigue (21, 14, 7, 0). Twenty-eight pts continue on treatment; 1 pt died due to rapid disease progression and 1 pt discontinued due to disease-related biliary obstruction. Preliminary efficacy data support the benefit of adding BINI to the doublet regimen; additional follow-up will provide mature safety and efficacy data from the SLI cohort and will be presented.
Conclusions
ENCO + BINI + CTX, at the full planned dose of each agent, was generally well tolerated. Safety and preliminary efficacy data support the initiation of the phase 3 portion of the BEACON trial.
Clinical trial identification
NCT02928224
Legal entity responsible for the study
Array BioPharma Inc.
Funding
Array BioPharma Inc.
Disclosure
E. Van Cutsem: Consulting: Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, Novartis, Merck Serono. Research funding: Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene, Ipsen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi. M. Fakih: Advisory board: Array BioPharma. C. Montagut: Consulting: Merck, Amgen, Symphogen, Sanofi. J. Desai: Honoraria: Novartis, Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline. Consulting: Plexxikon, Bionomics, Roche, Novartis, Lilly. Research Funding: Novartis, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline. T. Yoshino: Research Funding: GlaxoSmithKline K.K., Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. F. Ciardiello: Advisory Board: Roche, Merck, BMS, Lilly, Amgen, Bayer. H. Wasan: Advisory Board/Speaker Bureau: Merck Serono, Pfizer, Array BioPharma Inc. K. Maharry, A. Gollerkeri: Employment: Array BioPharma Inc. S. Kopetz: Compensation from: Amgen, Merrimack, Bayer, Array BioPharma, Genentech, MolecularMatch, Symphogen, EMD Serono, Merck. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.