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The efficacy and added benefit of platinum-based chemotherapy (PtCT) for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) remain unclear in patients with and without germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations (gBRCA1/2m and gBRCA1/2wt, respectively).We selected from the French national real-world multicentre ESME cohort (2008-2016) all patients with HER2-negative MBC with known gBRCA1/2 status at first-line chemotherapy initiation. Using multivariable Cox models, we compared the outcome (progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS)) of first-line PtCT and non-PtCT regimens based on the patients' gBRCA1/2 status and tumour subtype.Patients who received PtCT had more aggressive tumour features. In the multivariable analysis, first-line PtCT was associated with better adjusted PFS and OS in gBRCA1/2m carriers (N = 300), compared with non-PtCT (HR 0.54, 95% CI 0.4-0.73, P 0.001, and HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.49-0.99, P = 0.047, respectively). Conversely, outcomes were similar in gBRCA1/2wt patients (N = 922) treated with PtCT and non-PtCT, whatever the tumour subtype. Landmark analyses at months 3 and 6 post treatment initiation supported these results.In this pre-PARP inhibitor real-world cohort, PFS and OS were better after PtCT than non-PtCT in patients with gBRCA1/2m, but not in those with gBRCA1/2wt. These results emphasise the need of early gBRCA1/2 testing in patients with MBC.NCT03275311.

Simple Summary The goal of precision medicine is to deliver therapy matched to a relevant actionable genetic alteration (AGA) identified in the tumor. Few data are available regarding precision medicine in advanced urological cancers (AUC), the prognosis of which remains unfavorable. Sixty-four patients with refractory AUC were enrolled in the PERMED-01 clinical trial and underwent a tumor biopsy that was then profiled using sophisticated molecular analyses. The results were discussed in real-time during a weekly molecular tumor board meeting, and patients with a relevant AGA became candidates for an eventual matched therapy. A complete molecular profile was obtained in 77% of cases and an AGA was identified in 59%. Nineteen percent of patients received a matched therapy on progression, of which 42% showed a clinical benefit. The objective response, disease control rates, and the 6-year overall survival were higher in the ``matched therapy group'' than in the ``non-matched therapy group''. Introduction. The prognosis of advanced urological cancers (AUC) remains unfavorable, and few data are available regarding precision medicine. Methods: the PERMED-01 prospective clinical trial assessed the impact of molecular profiling in adults with refractory advanced solid cancer, in terms of number of patients with tumor actionable genetic alterations (AGA), feasibility, description of molecular alterations, treatment, and clinical outcome. We present here those results in the 64 patients enrolled with AUC. DNA extracted from a new tumor biopsy was profiled in real-time (targeted NGS, whole-genome array-comparative genomic hybridization), and the results were discussed during a weekly molecular tumor board meeting. Results: a complete molecular profile was obtained in 49 patients (77%). Thirty-eight (59%) had at least one AGA. Twelve (19%) received a matched therapy on progression, of which 42% had a PFS2/PFS1 ratio >= 1.3 versus 5% in the ``non-matched therapy group'' (n = 25). The objective response and disease control rates were higher in the ``matched therapy group'' (33% and 58%, respectively) than in the ``non-matched therapy group'' (13% and 22%), as was the 6-month OS (75% vs. 42%). Conclusion: the profiling of a newly biopsied tumor sample identified AGA in 59% of patients with AUC, led to ``matched therapy'' in 19%, and provided clinical benefit in 8%.

Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) and renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) are two rare subtypes of kidney cancer with a poor prognosis in the metastatic setting. Beyond first-line treatment, there are no standard-of-care therapies. This retrospective study assessed the efficacy of treatments after first-line chemotherapy in 57 patients with metastatic (m) CDC (n = 35) or RMC (n = 22) treated between 2010 and 2019 at 11 French centers. The median age was 53 years; overall, 60% (n = 34) of patients were metastatic at diagnosis. After a median follow-up of 13 months, the median overall survival was 12 (95% CI, 11–16) months. All patients received first-line platinum chemotherapy ± bevacizumab, with a median time to progression of 7.27 (95% CI, 7–100 months and an objective response rate (ORR) of 39% (95% CI, 26–52%). Patients received a median of two (1–5) treatment lines. Subsequent treatments included tyrosine kinase inhibitors (n = 12), chemotherapy (n = 34), and checkpoint inhibitors (n = 20), with ORR ranging 10–15% and disease control rates ranging 24–50%. The duration of response for all treatments was ~2 months. Notably, nine patients with CDC were still alive > two years after metastatic diagnosis. Beyond first-line therapy, treatments showed very low antitumor activity in mCDC/RMC. A better understanding of the biology of those rare tumors is urgently needed in order to identify potential targets.

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The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is frequently activated in HER2-negative breast cancer and may play a role in taxane resistance. The phase IB/II TAKTIC trial (NCT01980277) has shown that combining a dual AKT and p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) inhibitor (LY2780301) taken orally with weekly paclitaxel in HER2-negative advanced breast cancer is feasible, with preliminary evidence of efficacy. We wanted to explore whether circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may be a surrogate marker of treatment efficacy in this setting. Serial plasma samples were collected and cell-free DNA was sequenced using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing, and analysis was completed with droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for some patients with driver mutations. Baseline tumor fraction (TF) and TF after 7 weeks on treatment were compared to progression-free survival (PFS) and the overall response rate. We also explored circulating copy number alterations associated with treatment failure. Of the 51 patients enrolled in the TAKTIC trial, at least one plasma sample was available for 44 cases (96 timepoints). All patients with tumor TP53, PI3KCA, or AKT1 mutations harbored at least one of these alterations in plasma. TF at inclusion was correlated with PFS (6m-PFS was 92% for ctDNAneg patients vs 68% for ctDNApos cases; hazard ratio [HR] = 3.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.34-8.90], P = 0.007). ctDNA status at week 7 was not correlated with prognosis. Even though most circulating copy number alterations were conserved at disease progression, some genomic regions of interest were altered in post-progression samples. In conclusion, ctDNA detection at baseline was associated with shorter PFS in patients included in the TAKTIC trial. Plasma-based copy number analysis may help to identify alterations involved in resistance to treatment.

Background: γ9δ2 T cells are part of the innate-like immune response to malignancies and have the ability to bridge to the adaptive immune response via cytokine release (e.g., IFNγ and TNFα). Butyrophilin 3A is a novel checkpoint molecule required to activate γ9δ2 T cells highly expressed on immune and malignant cells, and the target of a monoclonal antibody ICT01. ICT01 induces activation/migration of γ9δ2 T cells from the blood to induce immune remodeling of the tumor microenvironment at doses ≥700 μg being tested in the ongoing EVICTION clinical trial (NCT04243499) (AACR 2021, CT034). In vitro studies showed that ICT01 induces upregulation of PD-1 on γ9δ2 T cells and that the combination with pembrolizumab leads to enhanced cancer cell killing, providing scientific rationale for evaluating this combination. Methods: EVICTION is an ongoing Phase 1/2a, international, open-label trial with Group C assessing ICT01 (IV Q3W) plus pembrolizumab (200mg IV Q3W) in patients with bladder cancer, HNSCC, melanoma, or NSCLC who failed ≥1 CPI. Pharmacodynamic activity was monitored by immunophenotyping and cytokine level analysis. Tumor biopsies (baseline, Day 28) were used for immunohistochemistry of BTN3A and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and gene expression profiling. Efficacy evaluations by i/RECIST 1.1 were conducted every 8 weeks. Results: Five Group C patient cohorts have been enrolled and treated with ICT01 doses of 700μg, 2mg, 7mg, 20mg or 75mg (n=30) plus pembrolizumab, with the 200mg ICT01 cohort enrolling currently. To date, no DLTs have been observed with the combination. First-dose fever and chills (Grade 1/2) were the most common AEs that increased in frequency up to 75mg (100%, n=6), without any increase in severity, and rarely recur with subsequent dosing. ICT01+pembrolizumab induced trafficking of >95% of circulating γ9δ2 T cells within 30 min post ICT01 (≥700 μg), which was sustained for 21 days at 75mg. Transient, dose-dependent increases in serum cytokines at 30 min (TNFα) or 4h (IFNγ) post-dose were correlated with baseline γ9δ2 T cell counts and returned to baseline by 24 hrs post dose. Baseline γ9δ2 T cell count also correlated with increases in tumor infiltration of γδ, CD3, and CD8 T cells, confirming the ability to remodel the TME, and the potential to select/enrich patients with higher baseline γ9δ2 T cell counts. Sixteen patients (9/16 pembro-experienced, 5/16 received >1 prior CPI) were efficacy-evaluable at ≥Week 8 by RECIST1.1 at ICT01 doses up to 20 mg, with an observed disease control rate of 44% including 3 confirmed PRs beyond 6 months: bladder (2mg), melanoma (2mg), NSCLC (7mg). The Ipi/Nivo-refractory melanoma patient with PR also achieving a CR on their non-target lesion brain metastasis at 6 months. Data from the 75 and 200mg cohorts will be presented. Conclusion: The immune remodeling of the TME by ICT01-activated γ9δ2 T cells is associated with clinical benefit in CPI-experienced patients when used in combination with pembrolizumab. The selection of patients with higher baseline γ9δ2 T cells may improve the response profile to this novel therapeutic combination in CPI-failure patients, which will be tested in the Phase 2a portion of EVICTION starting in Q2 2022. Citation Format: Stephane Champiat, Martin Wermke, Johann de Bono, Aurelien Marabelle, Christiane Jungels, Cécile Vicier, Norbert Vey, Catrin List, Katrin Wetzko, Leo Ruhnke, Elena Garralda, Vladimir Galvão de Aguiar, Patricia LoRusso, Nuria Kotecki, Aude De Gassart, Emmanuel Valentin, Patrick Brune, Marina Iché, Céline Leparquier, Daniel Olive, Paul Frohna. ICT01, an anti-butyrophilin 3A targeted mAb activating g9d2 T cells, induces immune remodeling of the tumor microenvironment and clinical responses in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors who failed prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy: EVICTION Trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr CT188.