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Immune checkpoint inhibitors for patients with advanced lung cancer and oncogenic driver alterations: results from the IMMUNOTARGET registry.
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Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology [Ann Oncol] 2019 Aug 01; Vol. 30 (8), pp. 1321-1328. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Anti-PD1/PD-L1 directed immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are widely used to treat patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The activity of ICI across NSCLC harboring oncogenic alterations is poorly characterized. The aim of our study was to address the efficacy of ICI in the context of oncogenic addiction.<br />Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study for patients receiving ICI monotherapy for advanced NSCLC with at least one oncogenic driver alteration. Anonymized data were evaluated for clinicopathologic characteristics and outcomes for ICI therapy: best response (RECIST 1.1), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) from ICI initiation. The primary end point was PFS under ICI. Secondary end points were best response (RECIST 1.1) and OS from ICI initiation.<br />Results: We studied 551 patients treated in 24 centers from 10 countries. The molecular alterations involved KRAS (n = 271), EGFR (n = 125), BRAF (n = 43), MET (n = 36), HER2 (n = 29), ALK (n = 23), RET (n = 16), ROS1 (n = 7), and multiple drivers (n = 1). Median age was 60 years, gender ratio was 1 : 1, never/former/current smokers were 28%/51%/21%, respectively, and the majority of tumors were adenocarcinoma. The objective response rate by driver alteration was: KRAS = 26%, BRAF = 24%, ROS1 = 17%, MET = 16%, EGFR = 12%, HER2 = 7%, RET = 6%, and ALK = 0%. In the entire cohort, median PFS was 2.8 months, OS 13.3 months, and the best response rate 19%. In a subgroup analysis, median PFS (in months) was 2.1 for EGFR, 3.2 for KRAS, 2.5 for ALK, 3.1 for BRAF, 2.5 for HER2, 2.1 for RET, and 3.4 for MET. In certain subgroups, PFS was positively associated with PD-L1 expression (KRAS, EGFR) and with smoking status (BRAF, HER2).<br />Conclusions: : ICI induced regression in some tumors with actionable driver alterations, but clinical activity was lower compared with the KRAS group and the lack of response in the ALK group was notable. Patients with actionable tumor alterations should receive targeted therapies and chemotherapy before considering immunotherapy as a single agent.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological pharmacology
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols pharmacology
B7-H1 Antigen antagonists & inhibitors
B7-H1 Antigen immunology
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung genetics
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung immunology
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung mortality
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms genetics
Lung Neoplasms immunology
Lung Neoplasms mortality
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Oncogenes genetics
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor antagonists & inhibitors
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor immunology
Progression-Free Survival
Registries statistics & numerical data
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
Retrospective Studies
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use
Biomarkers, Tumor genetics
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms drug therapy
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1569-8041
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31125062
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdz167