Abstract 2125P
Background
Hypovitaminosis D can have a negative impact in patients (pts) with cancer. We hypothesized that systematic vitamin D repletion could improve outcomes in pts receiving immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).
Methods
We planned a prospective observational study (PROVIDENCE) to investigate vitamin D levels in pts with advanced cancer receiving ICIs (cohort 1 at treatment initiation, cohort 2 during treatment) and the impact of systematic repletion in the case of hypovitaminosis on survival and toxicity outcomes. In an exploratory analysis, we compared clinical outcomes of cohort 1 with a control cohort of pts followed at the participating centers who did not receive systematic vitamin D repletion.
Results
Overall, 164 pts were prospectively recruited. In cohort 1, consisting of 101 pts with 94.1% hypovitaminosis (≤30 ng/ml) at baseline, adequate repletion with cholecalciferol was obtained in 70.1% at the three months re-assessment. Cohort 2 consisted of 63 pts assessed for vitamin D at a median time of 3.7 months since immunotherapy initiation, with no pts having adequate levels (>30 ng/ml). Even in cohort 2, systematic supplementation led to adequate levels in 77.8% of pts at the three months re-assessment. Compared to a retrospective control group of 238 pts without systematic vitamin D repletion, PROVIDENCE cohort 1 showed longer OS and time to treatment failure (TTF), p=0.013 and p=0.017. The IPTW-fitted multivariable Cox regression confirmed the significantly decreased risk of death (HR 0.55, 95%CI: 0.34-0.90) and treatment discontinuation (HR 0.61, 95%CI: 0.40-0.91) for pts from PROVIDENCE cohort 1 in comparison to the control cohort. In the context of longer treatment exposure, the cumulative incidence of any grade irAEs was higher in the PROVIDENCE cohort 1 compared to the control cohort. Nevertheless, pts from cohort 1 experienced a significantly decreased risk of all grade thyroid irAEs than the control cohort (OR 0.16, 95%CI: 0.03-0.85).
Conclusions
The PROVIDENCE study suggests the potential positive impact of early systematic vitamin D supplementation on outcome of pts with advanced cancer receiving ICIs and support adequate repletion as a possible prophylaxis for thyroid irAEs.
Clinical trial identification
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Editorial acknowledgement
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Legal entity responsible for the study
University Hospital of Parma.
Funding
Has not received any funding.
Disclosure
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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