Second-line nivolumab in relapsed small-cell lung cancer: CheckMate 331
PD-1
biomarkers
immunotherapy
small-cell lung cancer
Journal
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
ISSN: 1569-8041
Titre abrégé: Ann Oncol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9007735
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2021
05 2021
Historique:
received:
31
07
2020
revised:
13
01
2021
accepted:
17
01
2021
pubmed:
5
2
2021
medline:
22
4
2021
entrez:
4
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) have few treatment options and dismal survival. Phase I/II data show activity of nivolumab in previously treated SCLC. CheckMate 331 is a randomized, open-label, phase III trial of nivolumab versus standard chemotherapy in relapsed SCLC. Patients with relapse after first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy were randomized 1 : 1 to nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks or chemotherapy (topotecan or amrubicin) until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Overall, 284 patients were randomized to nivolumab and 285 to chemotherapy. Minimum follow-up was 15.8 months. No significant improvement in OS was seen with nivolumab versus chemotherapy [median OS, 7.5 versus 8.4 months; hazard ratio (HR), 0.86; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.72-1.04; P = 0.11]. A survival benefit with nivolumab was suggested in patients with baseline lactate dehydrogenase ≤ upper limit of normal and in those without baseline liver metastases. OS (nivolumab versus chemotherapy) was similar in patients with programmed death-ligand 1 combined positive score ≥1% versus <1%. Median progression-free survival was 1.4 versus 3.8 months (HR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.18-1.69). Objective response rate was 13.7% versus 16.5% (odds ratio, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.50-1.27); median duration of response was 8.3 versus 4.5 months. Rates of grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events were 13.8% versus 73.2%. Nivolumab did not improve survival versus chemotherapy in relapsed SCLC. No new safety signals were seen. In exploratory analyses, select baseline characteristics were associated with improved OS for nivolumab.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) have few treatment options and dismal survival. Phase I/II data show activity of nivolumab in previously treated SCLC.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
CheckMate 331 is a randomized, open-label, phase III trial of nivolumab versus standard chemotherapy in relapsed SCLC. Patients with relapse after first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy were randomized 1 : 1 to nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks or chemotherapy (topotecan or amrubicin) until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Primary endpoint was overall survival (OS).
RESULTS
Overall, 284 patients were randomized to nivolumab and 285 to chemotherapy. Minimum follow-up was 15.8 months. No significant improvement in OS was seen with nivolumab versus chemotherapy [median OS, 7.5 versus 8.4 months; hazard ratio (HR), 0.86; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.72-1.04; P = 0.11]. A survival benefit with nivolumab was suggested in patients with baseline lactate dehydrogenase ≤ upper limit of normal and in those without baseline liver metastases. OS (nivolumab versus chemotherapy) was similar in patients with programmed death-ligand 1 combined positive score ≥1% versus <1%. Median progression-free survival was 1.4 versus 3.8 months (HR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.18-1.69). Objective response rate was 13.7% versus 16.5% (odds ratio, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.50-1.27); median duration of response was 8.3 versus 4.5 months. Rates of grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events were 13.8% versus 73.2%.
CONCLUSION
Nivolumab did not improve survival versus chemotherapy in relapsed SCLC. No new safety signals were seen. In exploratory analyses, select baseline characteristics were associated with improved OS for nivolumab.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33539946
pii: S0923-7534(21)00099-5
doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.01.071
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Nivolumab
31YO63LBSN
Types de publication
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
631-641Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure DRS: consulting or advisory role: Aptitude Health (Inst), AstraZeneca (Inst), Bayer (Inst), Bristol Myers Squibb (Inst), Celgene (Inst), Dracen Pharmaceuticals (Inst), EMD Serono (Inst), Evelo Biosciences (Inst), Genentech/Roche (Inst), GlaxoSmithKline (Inst), Iksuda Therapeutics (Inst), Illumina (Inst), Merck (Inst), Molecular Templates (Inst), Nektar Therapeutics (Inst), Novartis (Inst), Pfizer (Inst), PharmaMar (Inst), Roche (Inst), Seattle Genetics (Inst), Takeda (Inst), TRIPTYCH Health Partners (Inst), TRM Oncology, Williams and Connolly LLP (Inst); research funding: Aeglea BioTherapeutics (Inst), Astellas (Inst), AstraZeneca (Inst), BIND Therapeutics (Inst), Bristol Myers Squibb (Inst), Celgene (Inst), Celldex (Inst), Clovis (Inst), Daiichi Sankyo (Inst), Eisai (Inst), Eli Lilly (Inst), EMD Serono (Inst), G1 Therapeutics (Inst), Genentech (Inst), GRAIL (Inst), ImClone Systems (Inst), ImmunoGen (Inst), Ipsen (Inst), Janssen (Inst), MedImmune (Inst), Merck (Inst), Molecular Partners (Inst), Nektar (Inst), Neon (Inst), Novartis (Inst), Takeda (Inst), Transgene (Inst), University of Texas Southwestern (Inst); travel, accommodations, expenses: Amgen, AstraZeneca, Celgene, Daiichi Sankyo, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech/Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Seattle Genetics, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, and Takeda. DV: honoraria: AstraZeneca; consulting or advisory role: AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Roche; travel, accommodations, expenses: AstraZeneca. TEC: consulting or advisory role: A&D Pharma, Amgen, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Genentech/Roche, Janssen, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Merck Serono, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, Servier; travel, accommodations, expenses: A&D Pharma, Amgen, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Ipsen, Janssen, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Servier. SG: consulting or advisory role: Bristol Myers Squibb, Nektar; research funding: Bristol Myers Squibb (Inst), Genentech/Roche (Inst), Iovance Biotherapeutics (Inst). SP: consultation/advisory role: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Biocartis, BioInvent, Blueprint Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Clovis, Daiichi Sankyo, Debiopharm, Eli Lilly, Foundation Medicine, Illumina, Janssen, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Merck Serono, Merrimack, Novartis, PharmaMar, Pfizer, Regeneron, Roche/Genentech, Sanofi, Seattle Genetics, Takeda, and Vaccibody; talk in a company's organized public event: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Illumina, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche/Genentech, Sanofi, Takeda; research finding: Amgen (Inst), AstraZeneca (Inst), Biodesix (inst), Boehringer Ingelheim (inst), Bristol Myers Squibb (Inst), Clovis (Inst), Illumina (Inst), Merck Sharp & Dohme (Inst), Merck Serono (Inst), Novartis (Inst), Pfizer (Inst), and Roche/Genentech (Inst). LH: consulting or advisory role: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, EMB Serono, Genentech/Roche, Incyte, Merck, Xcovery; research funding: Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Xcovery. CA-V: consulting or advisory role: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Roche, Takeda; travel, accommodations, expenses: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Roche, Takeda. NPA: Consulting or advisory role: Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Roche; travel, accommodations, expenses: Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Roche. OJ-V: honoraria: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech/Roche, Merck Sharp & Dohme; consulting or advisory role: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Genentech/Roche, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Takeda; travel, accommodations, expenses: Merck Sharp & Dohme, Roche. MS: speaker's bureau: Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital. JW: honoraria: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Blueprint, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Eli Lilly, Ignyta, Janssen, Loxo, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Takeda; research funding: Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson and Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer. SA: consulting or advisory role: Achilles Therapeutics, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cellular Biomedicine Group, Celsius, GlaxoSmithKline, Memgen, Merck, RAPT Therapeutics, Samyang Biopharm, Venn Therapeutics; travel, accommodations, expenses: Achilles Therapeutics, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celsius, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, RAPT Therapeutics. KN: honoraria: Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca K.K., Bristol Myers Squibb, Carenet Health, Inc., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly Japan K.K., Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Medical Review Co., Ltd., MEDICUS SHUPPAN Publishers Co., Ltd., Merck Sharp & Dohme K.K., Nanzando Co., Ltd., Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd., Novartis Pharma K.K., ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Pfizer Japan Inc., Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Thermo Fisher Scientific K.K., YODOSHA Co., Ltd., Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation; consulting or advisory role: Astellas Pharma Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; research funding: AbbVie, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca K.K., Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd., Bristol Myers Squibb, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., CMIC Shift Zero K.K., Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly Japan K.K., EPS Corporation, IQVIA., ICON Japan K.K., Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Merck Serono Co., Ltd., Merck Sharp & Dohme K.K., Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd., Novartis Pharma K.K., ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Parexel International Corp., Pfizer Japan Inc., Quintiles Inc., SymBio Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. JF: former employee of Bristol Myers Squibb. CB employment: Bristol Myers Squibb. DP employment: Bristol Myers Squibb. PD employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, former employee of Johnson and Johnson. HC employment: Bristol Myers Squibb. MR: consulting or advisory role: AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Takeda; speaker's bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Takeda; research funding: Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb; travel, accommodations, expenses: AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Merck, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Takeda. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Data sharing Bristol Myers Squibb policy on data sharing may be found at https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research/disclosure-commitment.html.