Abstract 4840
Background
Using Tumor Growth Rate (TGR), we previously described HPD in 10% of 89 NSCLC pts treated with IO in a single institution. In this retrospective study, we explored HPD in a larger and multicenter cohort of advanced NSCLC pts treated with IO.
Methods
We performed a clinical and radiological retrospective analysis of consecutive NSCLC pts, treated with IO, in 5 different institutions, between November 2012 and March 2017. Eligibility criteria required, for each patient, 3 CT scans performed before IO, at baseline and during IO respectively, centrally reviewed by a senior radiologist and assessed according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. We calculated TGR at baseline of IO (baseline CT scan (n) vs (n-1) CT scan), TGR during IO (n + 1 CT scan vs baseline) and the variation per month of TGR between both (delta TGR). Pts were defined HPD if the absolute delta TGR increased by at least 50%. Median overall survival (mOS) and median progression free survival (mPFS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared between HPD and not HPD using the log-rank test.
Results
242 pts were eligible. 64% were male, 50% ≥65 years, 51% smokers, 10% PS ≥ 2, 63% adenocarcinoma. 19% of NSCLC had KRAS mutation, 2% EGFR mutation, 2% ALK rearrangement, 35% had unknown molecular status. PD-L1 expression was positive in 12% of pts, negative in 11% and unknown in 77%, more than 90% of pts received single agent PD1-inhibitor in ≥ 2 line. Response rate (RR) to IO, mPFS and mOS were respectively 15%, 3.9 months (m) [3; 5], 13.4m [9; 42], median follow up was 10m [8; 12]. Compared to baseline, TGR decreased during IO (delta TGR ≤0) in 64% of pts, increased (delta TGR>0) in 36% (not regressing tumors). 40 pts (16%) had HPD. Only 3 pts (1,2%) had confirmed pseudoprogression, 2 of them were initially qualified as HPD. Tumor burden baseline, clinical, molecular, pathological characteristics, PD-L1 status and RR to treatment before IO were not different between HPD and not-HPD pts. Compared to not-HPD population, HPD pts had significantly lower mPFS (1.4 vs 4.9m, p
Conclusions
HPD occurs in 16% of 242 advanced NSCLC pts treated with IO, leading to decreased survival. Further work is needed to better characterize this population.
Clinical trial identification
Legal entity responsible for the study
Benjamin Besse
Funding
Gustave Roussy
Disclosure
C. Audigier Valette: Bristol Myers Squibb V. Westeel: BMS, MSD, Merck, AZ B. Duchemann: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche D. Planchard: AstraZeneca Boehringer Ingelheim BMS Lilly MSD Pfizer Roche Novartis Chugai J-C. Soria: AstraZeneca, Astex, Clovis, GSK, Gammamabs, Lilly, MSD, Mission Therapeutics, Merus, Pfizer, Pharmamar Pierre Fabre, Roche-Genentech, Sanofi, Servier, Symphogen, Takeda. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.