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Head & neck cancers: Private biology or in common with other cancers?

147O - Scope of NUT carcinomas (NC): An international multicentric study

Date

16 Mar 2024

Session

Head & neck cancers: Private biology or in common with other cancers?

Topics

Rare Cancers

Tumour Site

Presenters

Maria Virginia Sanchez Becerra

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2024) 9 (suppl_2): 1-5. 10.1016/esmoop/esmoop102403

Authors

M.V. Sanchez Becerra1, M. Knetki-Wroblewska2, S. Oreilly3, M. Bover Larroya4, J.C. Benitez Montañez5, P. Martin Martorell6, S. Sandiego Contreras7, M.R. Ghigna8, C. Markellos9, M. Burgy10, P. Hulo11, Q. Mangon12, R. Motta Guerrero13, J. Chapron14, P. Lavaud15, C.P. Massard16, C. Even17, N. Cozic18, B. Fresneau19, B. Besse20

Author affiliations

  • 1 Medical Oncology, Gustave Roussy, 94805 - Villejuif/FR
  • 2 Lung Cancer And Chest Tumors Department, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 - Warsaw/PL
  • 3 The Experimental Cancer Medicine Team, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, M20 4BX - Manchester/GB
  • 4 Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, 28041 - Madrid/ES
  • 5 Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, 29010 - MALAGA/ES
  • 6 Medical Oncology Dept., Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 - Valencia/ES
  • 7 Medical Oncology, IVO - Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, 46009 - Valencia/ES
  • 8 Anatomy Pathology, Gustave Roussy - Cancer Campus, 94805 - Villejuif/FR
  • 9 Oncology Department, Alexandra Hospital - National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 - Athens/GR
  • 10 Medical Oncology Department, ICANS - Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 - Strasbourg/FR
  • 11 Medical Oncology Department, CHU du Nantes - Hôtel-Dieu, 44093 - Nantes, Cedex/FR
  • 12 Medical Oncology, CHU Gabriel-Montpied, 63003 - Clermont-Ferrand, Cedex/FR
  • 13 Medical Oncology, Aliada - Contra el cancer - Centro Oncologico, 15036 - Lima/PE
  • 14 Department Of Pneumology, Assistance Publique - Hopitaux De Paris, 75004 - Paris/FR
  • 15 Medical Oncology Departement, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 - Villejuif, Cedex/FR
  • 16 Ditep Department, Gustave Roussy - Cancer Campus, 94805 - Villejuif/FR
  • 17 Head And Neck Oncology Department, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 - Villejuif, Cedex/FR
  • 18 Sbe, Gustave Roussy - Cancer Campus, 94805 - Villejuif/FR
  • 19 Pediatric Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 - Villejuif, Cedex/FR
  • 20 Cancer Medicine Department, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 - Villejuif, Cedex/FR

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Abstract 147O

Background

NC represents a rare malignancy with a devastating prognosis. It’s produced by the rearrangement of the NUTM1 gene, affecting people of all ages and arising from different localisations, the thoracic being the most common. Due to its rarity and heterogeneity, there is no standard of care for NC and most of the evidence comes from retrospective series.

Methods

Ambispect multicentric international study for the clinical and therapeutic characterisation of NC. The primary endpoint is to describe first-line treatment and survival in a non-curative and curative setting. Secondary endpoints are to describe baseline characteristics and prognostic. Characteristics will be defined in terms of frequency, median with confidence intervals. The Kaplan-Meier estimate stratified by treatment type will be applied.

Results

51 patients (28 from France, 10 Spain, 6 Poland, 5 United States, 1 Greece, and 1 Peru) have been included. The median age was 34 years and 60% were men. The most common partner of fusion was BRD4 (23%), and the thoracic area was the most frequent primary site (51%), followed by the head and neck (45%). 16% of the patients had localised disease, 37% locally advanced, and 47% metastatic. 51% of the patients were in the poor prognostic group, while 10% and 4% had intermediate and good prognostic. 25 patients underwent a curative intention approach and 26 underwent palliative treatment. The median number of treatment lines was 2. With a median follow-up of 27 months, in the whole population, median overall survival (OS) was 9 months (95%CI 6.4-20.4). OS and Progression Free Survival (PFS) for each type of treatment is summarized in the table.

Table: 147O

N PFS (months) OS (months)
Median (95%CI) Median (95%CI)
Curative 25 3.8 (2.5-7.4) 8.7 (4.8-20.4)
Surgery 4 2.1 (0.4-2.5) NR
Chemoradiotherapy 10 6.7 (1.2-7.6) 9.0 (3.9-NR)
Multimodal approach 11 5.2 (2.9-8.7) 5.7 (2.1-9.3)
Palliative 26 4.0 (3.6-8.1) 9.4 (5.6-22.0)
Chemotherapy 8 3.9 (1.7-52.1) 6.4 (1.9-22.0)
BET inhibitors 8 4.3 (1.0-17.1) 5.6 (1.1-29.4)
Chemo-immunotherapy 8 4.8 (0.2-8.8) 21.3 (6.7-26.5)
Immunotherapy 2 5.4 (3.6-7.1) 19.4 (9.4-29.3)

Conclusions

The multidisciplinary approach represents a cornerstone of curative treatment. Chemoimmunotherapy could have a potential role in the metastatic setting. The International Registry is a powerful tool in rare tumours such as NC.

Clinical trial identification

Editorial acknowledgement

Legal entity responsible for the study

The authors.

Funding

Has not received any funding.

Disclosure

C.P. Massard: Other, Personal, Other, Christophe Massard: Consultant/Advisory fees from Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, BeiGene, BMS, Celgene, Debiopharm, Genentech, Ipsen, Janssen, Lilly, MedImmune, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, Orion Principal/sub-Investigator of Clinical Trials for AbbVie, Aduro, Agios, Amgen, Argen-x, Astex, AstraZeneca, Aveo pharmaceuticals, Bayer, BeiGene, Blueprint, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene, Chugai, Clovis, Daiichi Sankyo, Debiopharm, Eisai, Eos, Exelixis, Forma, Gamamabs, Genentech, Gortec, GSK, H3 biomedecine, Incyte, Innate Pharma, Janssen, Kura Oncology, Kyowa, Lilly, Loxo, Lysarc, Lytix Biopharma, Medimmune, Menarini, Merus, MSD, Nanobiotix, Nektar Therapeutics, Novartis, Octimet, Oncoethix, Oncopeptides AB, Orion, Pfizer, PharmaMar, Pierre Fabre, Roche, Sanofi, Servier, Sierra Oncology, Taiho, Takeda, Tesaro, Xencor. C. Even: Financial Interests, Personal, Advisory Board: BMS, MSD, Innate Pharma, Merck Serono; Financial Interests, Institutional, Advisory Board: F Star Therapeutics, Novartis, Elevar; Financial Interests, Institutional, Invited Speaker: BMS, BMS, AstraZeneca, ISA pharmaceutics, MSD, Debiopharma, Ayala, Novartis, Gilead, Sanofi. B. Besse: Financial Interests, Institutional, Advisory Board: Amgen, AstraZeneca, BeiGene, Blueprint Medicine, Cergentis, Chugai pharmaceutical, Daiichi Sankyo, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inivata, Pfizer, PharmaMar, Sanofi Aventis, Springer Healthcare Ltd, 4D Pharma; Financial Interests, Institutional, Expert Testimony: AbbVie, Da voltera, Eli Lilly, Ellipse pharma Ltd, F-Star, GSK, Janssen, Onxeo, Ose Immunotherapeutics, Socar Research, Taiho Oncology, Turning Point Therapeutics; Financial Interests, Institutional, Invited Speaker: Genzyme Corporation, Hedera Dx, Medscape, MSD, AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, BeiGene, Blueprint Medicines, Daiichi Sankyo, GSK, Janssen, OSE immunotherapeutics, Pfizer, Roche-Genentech, Sanofi, Takeda, Turning Point Therapeutics, Genmab, Taiho, Nuvalent, Enliven, Prelude therapeutics; Financial Interests, Institutional, Funding: Cristal Therapeutics. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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