1. Phase III trial of chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide plus nivolumab or placebo for newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter
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Lim, Michael, Weller, Michael, Idbaih, Ahmed, Steinbach, Joachim, Finocchiaro, Gaetano, Raval, Raju R, Ansstas, George, Baehring, Joachim, Taylor, Jennie W, Honnorat, Jerome, Petrecca, Kevin, De Vos, Filip, Wick, Antje, Sumrall, Ashley, Sahebjam, Solmaz, Mellinghoff, Ingo K, Kinoshita, Masashi, Roberts, Mustimbo, Slepetis, Ruta, Warad, Deepti, Leung, David, Lee, Michelle, Reardon, David A, and Omuro, Antonio
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Rare Diseases ,Genetics ,Clinical Research ,Brain Cancer ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Neurosciences ,Brain Disorders ,Cancer ,Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions ,6.1 Pharmaceuticals ,Humans ,Temozolomide ,Glioblastoma ,Nivolumab ,Brain Neoplasms ,Chemoradiotherapy ,Adrenal Cortex Hormones ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Alkylating ,DNA Modification Methylases ,Tumor Suppressor Proteins ,DNA Repair Enzymes ,glioblastoma ,MGMT promoter ,nivolumab ,PD-L1 ,temozolomide ,MGMT promoter ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Oncology & Carcinogenesis - Abstract
BackgroundNearly all patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma experience recurrence following standard-of-care radiotherapy (RT) + temozolomide (TMZ). The purpose of the phase III randomized CheckMate 548 study was to evaluate RT + TMZ combined with the immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (NIVO) or placebo (PBO) in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter (NCT02667587).MethodsPatients (N = 716) were randomized 1:1 to NIVO [(240 mg every 2 weeks × 8, then 480 mg every 4 weeks) + RT (60 Gy over 6 weeks) + TMZ (75 mg/m2 once daily during RT, then 150-200 mg/m2 once daily on days 1-5 of every 28-day cycle × 6)] or PBO + RT + TMZ following the same regimen. The primary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients without baseline corticosteroids and in all randomized patients.ResultsAs of December 22, 2020, median (m)PFS (blinded independent central review) was 10.6 months (95% CI, 8.9-11.8) with NIVO + RT + TMZ vs 10.3 months (95% CI, 9.7-12.5) with PBO + RT + TMZ (HR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.9-1.3) and mOS was 28.9 months (95% CI, 24.4-31.6) vs 32.1 months (95% CI, 29.4-33.8), respectively (HR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.9-1.3). In patients without baseline corticosteroids, mOS was 31.3 months (95% CI, 28.6-34.8) with NIVO + RT + TMZ vs 33.0 months (95% CI, 31.0-35.1) with PBO + RT + TMZ (HR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.9-1.4). Grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse event rates were 52.4% vs 33.6%, respectively.ConclusionsNIVO added to RT + TMZ did not improve survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated or indeterminate MGMT promoter. No new safety signals were observed.
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- 2022