Abstract 1059P
Background
The impact of the duration of tumor persistence within the host – tumor longevity (TL) – on patient (pt) outcomes under immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is unexplored. We hypothesized that this time parameter may influence ICIs efficacy. We investigated this association in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and renal/urothelial cancer (R/UC) pts.
Methods
Retrospective, observational study including adult pts with primary/recurrent HNSCC, NSCLC, R/UC receiving ICIs (≥first line) in 2 Italian centers. Endpoints were the association between TL and: 1) progressive disease (PD) vs. complete response (CR)/ partial response (PR)/ stable disease (SD); 2) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) G≥3 toxicity; 3) overall survival (OS). Univariable/multivariable logistic regression model (for PD, toxicity) and Cox proportional hazards model (for OS) were used. TL, defined as time from cancer histological diagnosis to ICIs start, was included as continuous variable using 3 knots restricted cubic spline, comparing third (Q3) vs. first (Q1) quartiles.
Results
304 pts, diagnosed in 2002-2022, started ICIs in 2014-2022. TL had a right-skewed distribution [median: 15.3 (Q1-Q3, 5.5; 33.1) months]. CR, PR, SD, PD occurred in 16 (5.3%), 90 (29.6%), 65 (21.4%), 133 (43.7%) pts, respectively; G≥3 toxicity was reported in 16 (5.3%) pts and 231 (76.0%) pts died. Multivariable models adjusted for relevant variables (Table) suggested that longer TL was associated with lower PD odds (Odds Ratio [OR] Q3 vs. Q1 = 0.31; 95% CI 0.12; 0.81, p = 0.004), higher G≥3 toxicity odds (OR = 1.27; 95% CI 0.39; 4.12), lower death risk (Hazard Ratio = 0.79; 95% CI 0.49; 1.28). Table: 1059P
| Descriptive statistics (N=304) | ||
| Sex | Male | 243 (79.9%) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | Mean (SD) | 64.7 (10.4) |
| Smoking history | Yes | 226 (74.3%) |
| No | 57 (18.8%) | |
| Unknown | 21 (6.9%) | |
| Primary site | NSCLC | 138 (45.4%) |
| HNSCC | 112 (36.5%) | |
| R/UC | 54 (17.8%) | |
| Stage at diagnosis | IV | 199 (65.5%) |
ConclusionsOur real-world, hypothesis-raising results indicate that longer TL may lead to improved response to ICIs, higher risk of G≥3 toxicity and longer OS. Clinical trial identificationEditorial acknowledgementLegal entity responsible for the studyThe authors. FundingAuthors at Niguarda Cancer Center are supported by Fondazione Oncologia Niguarda ETS. DisclosureA. Sartore Bianchi: Financial Interests, Personal, Advisory Board: Amgen, Servier, Novartis; Financial Interests, Personal, Invited Speaker: Bayer, Guardant Health, Pierre Fabre. S. Siena: Financial Interests, Advisory Board: Agenus, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, BMS, CheckmAb, Clovis, Daiichi Sankyo, Merck, Novartis, Roche-Genentech, Seattle Genetics. L.F.L. Licitra: Financial Interests, Personal, Advisory Board, for expert opinion in advisory boards: AstraZeneca, Bayer, BMS, Eisai, MSD, Boehringer Ingelheim, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Novartis, Roche, Debiopharm International SA, Sobi, Incyte Biosciences Italy srl, Doxa Pharma srl, Amgen, Nanobiotics, GSK; Financial Interests, Institutional, Research Grant, Funds received by my institution for clinical studies and research activities in which I am involved: AstraZeneca, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene International, Eisai, Exelixis, Debiopharm International SA, F. Hoffmann-La Roche ltd, IRX Therapeutics, Medpace, Merck-Serono, Merck Healthcare KGaA, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Adlai Nortye. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Resources from the same session907P - Biomarker analysis of the phase III KEYNOTE-040 study of pembrolizumab (pembro) versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab (SOC) for recurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)Presenter: Denis Soulieres Session: Poster session 03 909P - Immunoscore-IC predicts nivolumab efficacy as adjuvant treatment after salvage surgery in head and neck cancer squamous cell carcinoma: The ADJORL1 trialPresenter: Alix Marhic Session: Poster session 03 911P - Association of genomic landscape and plasma protein dynamic changes with clinical outcome in patients with R/M HNSCC treated with pembrolizumab with nab-paclitaxel and platinumPresenter: Xinrui Chen Session: Poster session 03 912P - Selection of personalized salvage treatments in advanced refractory head and neck squamous cell carcinomas via multi-omics tumor profilingPresenter: Ramin Ajami Session: Poster session 03 913P - Characterisation of genomic biomarkers of response to cetuximab versus cisplatin in concomitance with radiotherapy in locally advanced squamous head and neck cancerPresenter: Juan Carlos Redondo González Session: Poster session 03 914P - The landscape of somatic copy number alterations of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma across different anatomic sitesPresenter: Juan Carlos Redondo González Session: Poster session 03 915P - Longer OS and RFS for CD3high/PD-L1+ head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patientsPresenter: Simon Laban Session: Poster session 03 916P - Deep spatial profiling of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma offers insights into the tumor microenvironment of hpv-stratified patientsPresenter: Abhishek Aggarwal Session: Poster session 03 This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more detailed information on the cookies we use, please check our Privacy Policy.
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