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Mini Oral - Genitourinary tumours, non-prostate

LBA27 - Phase II multicenter, randomized study to evaluate efficacy and safety of avelumab with gemcitabine/carboplatin (CG) vs CG alone in patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who are ineligible to receive cisplatin-based therapy

Date

18 Sep 2020

Session

Mini Oral - Genitourinary tumours, non-prostate

Topics

Immunotherapy

Tumour Site

Urothelial Cancer

Presenters

Begona Perez Valderrama

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2020) 31 (suppl_4): S1142-S1215. 10.1016/annonc/annonc325

Authors

B. Perez Valderrama1, D. Castellano Gauna2, A. Pinto Marin3, B. Mellado Gonzalez4, J. Puente5, M.A. Climent Duran6, M. Domènech7, F.J. Vazquez Mazon8, J.L. Perez Gracia9, T. Bonfill10, R. Morales Barrera11, I. Ballester Navarro12, X. Garcia del Muro13, P. Maroto14, O.J. Juan Vidal15, A. Rodriguez-Vida16, J. Bellmunt17

Author affiliations

  • 1 Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, 41013 - Sevilla/ES
  • 2 Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital 12 De Octubre, 28041 - Madrid/ES
  • 3 Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 - Madrid/ES
  • 4 Oncology Service, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona/ES
  • 5 Dept. Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos, 28040 - Madrid/ES
  • 6 Medical Oncology, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, 46009 - Valencia/ES
  • 7 Medical Oncology, Fundació Althaia Manresa, 08243 - Manresa/ES
  • 8 Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, 03203 - Elche/ES
  • 9 Oncology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Salamanca/ES
  • 10 Medical Oncology, Parc Taulí University Hospital; Parc Taulí Institute of Research and Innovation I3PT; Barcelona Autonomous University, 08028 - Sabadell/ES
  • 11 Medical Oncology Dept., Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, 8035 - Barcelona/ES
  • 12 Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, 30008 - Murcia/ES
  • 13 Medical Oncology Department, Institut Català D'Oncologia Hospitalet, 08908 - Barcelona/ES
  • 14 Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona/ES
  • 15 Medical Oncology, Pivotal S.L.U, 28023 - Madrid/ES
  • 16 Medical Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona/ES
  • 17 Medical Oncology Department, Harvard Medical School, 2115 - Boston/US

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Abstract LBA27

Background

In mUC, avelumab has demonstrated OS improvement as maintenance treatment in patients that benefit from first line (1L) CT. Based on retrospective data (Szabados B. Eur Urol. 2018) that IO before CT was superior than the reverse sequence, we tested the hypothesis that induction avelumab followed by its combination with CG, followed by avelumab maintenance may enhance clinical benefit in patients unfit for cisplatin.

Methods

CT-naïve, unresectable/mUC patients ineligible for cisplatin, as defined by Galsky criteria, were randomized to arm A: 2 cy of induction avelumab 10mg/kg Q2W followed by 6 cy of CG + avelumab (C 5AUC day 1, G 1000mg/m2 day 1 and 8 and avelumab 10mg/kg day 15) Q3W, followed by avelumab 10mg/kg Q2W (n=42) until progressive disease or intolerance, compared with arm B: CG alone for 6 cy (n=43). The primary endpoint was ORR. Secondary endpoints were PFS, OS, duration of response (DoR) and safety.

Results

Baseline characteristics were generally balanced: median age 74 years, visceral metastasis (65%), renal impairment (60%) and ECOG-PS 2 (35%). The ORR was 57% (24/42) in arm A and 53% (23/43) in arm B (p= 0.73). 13 p (31%) in arm A progressed or died before the 1st response assessment (including 6 deaths in the 1st month) vs. 4 p (9.3%) in arm B. Median PFS was 6.9 m (95% CI, 2.2 to 8.4) in arm A vs. 7.4 m (95% CI, 5.8 to 9.7) in arm B (p=0.712). Median OS was 10.5 m (95% CI, 6.9 to NR) with avelumab/CG and 13.2 m (95% CI, 12.5 to 18.4) with CG (p=0.264). The 15-months OS rate was 45% (95% CI, 29 to 60) with avelumab/CG vs. 39% with CG (95% CI, 22 to 56). Treatment-related adverse event of ≥ Grade 3 occurred in 71% of patients in arm A and in 65% in arm B.

Conclusions

The previous hypothesis that IO before CT might optimize subsequent CT response was not proven. Early progression was higher in the induction avelumab arm (31% vs. 9.3%). However, despite the follow-up being immature, superior percentual OS benefit was observed in the avelumab/CT arm followed by avelumab maintenance. Induction IO alone before CT/IO is not an adequate strategy. Ongoing phase III trials are looking at different sequencing/combination approaches.

Clinical trial identification

NCT03390595; EudraCT: 2017-004260-36.

Editorial acknowledgement

Legal entity responsible for the study

Associació per a la Reserca Oncològica Associació per a la Reserca Oncològica.

Funding

Merck AG, Pfizer.

Disclosure

B. Perez Valderrama: Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy: Pierre Fabre; Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Astellas Pharma; Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Bristol-Myers Squibb; Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Ipsen; Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Roche; Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy: Bayer; Honoraria (self), Advisory/Consultancy: Eusa Pharma; Advisory/Consultancy: Sanofi; Advisory/Consultancy: MSD Oncology; Advisory/Consultancy: Novartis; Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Pfizer. M.A. Climent Duran: Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Roche; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Pfizer; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: MSD; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Astra. M. Domènech: Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Sanofi; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: Astellas Pharma; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: Roche; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: Bristol; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Pfizer; Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Janssen. J.L. Perez Gracia: Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Research grant/Funding (self), Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Roche; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Research grant/Funding (self), Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: BMS; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Research grant/Funding (self), Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: MSD; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Research grant/Funding (self): Ipsen; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Research grant/Funding (self): Eisai; Research grant/Funding (self): Incyte; Research grant/Funding (self): Janssen; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: Seattle Genetics. X. Garcia del Muro: Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Pfizer; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: Ipsen; Advisory/Consultancy: Lilly; Advisory/Consultancy: Eusa Pharma; Advisory/Consultancy, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Roche; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: PharmaMar; Advisory/Consultancy, Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Bristol-Myers Squibb; Speaker Bureau/Expert testimony: Astellas Pharma; Research grant/Funding (self): AstraZeneca. P. Maroto: Advisory/Consultancy, Research grant/Funding (self): Roche; Advisory/Consultancy: Pfizer; Advisory/Consultancy: Astellas; Advisory/Consultancy: Janssen; Advisory/Consultancy: Bristol-Myers Squib; Advisory/Consultancy: AstraZeneca; Advisory/Consultancy: Novartis. J. Bellmunt: Advisory/Consultancy, Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: Pfizer; Advisory/Consultancy: MSD; Advisory/Consultancy: Merck; Advisory/Consultancy: AstraZeneca; Advisory/Consultancy: Roche-Genentech; Advisory/Consultancy: Pierre-Fabre; Licensing/Royalties: UpToDate. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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