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    OA 13 - Immuno-Biology (ID 677)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Oral
    • Track: Immunology and Immunotherapy
    • Presentations: 8
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      OA 13.01 - CD38-Mediated Immunometabolic Suppression as a Mechanism of Resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 Axis Blockade (ID 10157)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Don Lynn Gibbons  |  Author(s): L. Chen, L. Diao, Y. Yang, X. Yi, B..L. Rodriguez, Y. Li, J. Rodriguez-Canales, X. Liu, A. Huang, Q. Zhao, D. Peng, J.J. Fradette, P. Tong, C. Ungewiss, Y. Fan, D. Peng, P. Villalobos, E. Dmitrovsky, Vassiliki A Papadimitrakopoulou, J. Wang, L.A. Byers, John V Heymach, S. Ullrich, Ignacio I. Wistuba, X. Qin

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      Background:
      Although immune checkpoint inhibitors of the PD-1/PD-L1 axis provide significant clinical benefit for patients with lung cancer, effective use of these agents is encumbered by a high rate of primary or acquired resistance. Strategies for optimal therapeutic application of immunotherapy require a thorough understanding of resistance mechanisms. To date, there have been only a few studies reporting potential mechanisms of resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade.

      Method:
      In multiple immunocompetent syngeneic and spontaneous animal models of K-ras/p53 mutant lung cancer, we explored the resistance mechanisms to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade using both pharmacologic and genetic approaches (therapeutic antibody treatment and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing). The molecular and immune profiles of the tumor microenvironment were evaluated. Additionally, to determine the applicability to patients with lung cancer, we analyzed 259 tumor specimens with IHC staining and mRNA expression, and further confirmed the analyses in publically-available TCGA datasets.

      Result:
      In multiple models of antibody blockade and genetic knockout of PD-L1, we identified the up-regulation of CD38 on tumor cells as a marker of treatment resistance. Furthermore, by manipulating CD38 on a panel of lung cancer cell lines we demonstrated in vitro and in vivo that CD38 expression inhibits CD8[+] T cell proliferation, anti-tumor cytokine secretion, and tumor cell killing capability. The T cell suppressive effect is dependent upon the ectoenzyme activity of CD38 that regulates the extracellular levels of adenosine. To test whether CD38 blockade might be therapeutically efficacious to prevent anti-PD-L1/PD-1 resistance, we applied combination therapy with anti-CD38 and anti-PD-L1 and demonstrated dramatic therapeutic benefit on primary tumor growth and metastasis. Additionally, in a set of 259 resected lung cancer specimens, ~15% exhibited positive staining for CD38 on tumor cells, and the expression correlated with cytolytic T cell score and an immune/inflammatory signature across multiple large datasets.

      Conclusion:
      CD38 was found to be a novel mechanism for tumor escape from immune checkpoint PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy. Targeting this resistance pathway may broaden the benefit of PD-L1/PD-1 axis blockade for lung cancer treatment.

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      OA 13.02 - Distribution of PD-L1 Tumor Expression by Assay Type in Patients with Metastatic NSCLC (MNSCLC) (ID 9679)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Vamsidhar Velcheti  |  Author(s): X. Cao, F.X. Liu, P.D. Patwardhan

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      Background:
      Pembrolizumab was initially approved as a single agent by the US FDA on October 2, 2015, for treating patients with mNSCLC who have disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy and PD-L1 tumor expression ≥50%, as determined by the FDA-approved test (Dako 22C3). Subsequent approvals for first-line therapy and expanded second-line therapy followed in October 2016. Our aim was to study PD-L1 testing patterns in US oncology practices from October 2015 through March 2017 and the potential impact of the PD-L1 IHC assay type on measurement of PD-L1 tumor expression.

      Method:
      This retrospective, observational study drew on de-identified, longitudinal data from a large electronic medical record database (Flatiron Health) representing 17% of incident oncology cases in the US. Eligible patients were adults (≥18 years) with histologically/cytologically confirmed initial diagnosis of mNSCLC (stage IV) or metastatic recurrence from October 2015 through March 2017. We determined the rate of PD-L1 testing (test date defined as the result date) and distribution of PD-L1 tumor expression (percentage of tumor cells staining for PD-L1) by IHC assay type.

      Result:
      The 7879 eligible patients included 4111/3768 (52%/48%) men/women; 5123 (65%) were >65 years old, and 6706 (85%) had a history of smoking. The rate of PD-L1 testing increased consistently over time from 15% in Q4/2015 to 70% in Q1/2017. Of 1728 patients with mNSCLC tested for PD-L1, 77%, 5%, 4%, and 19% were tested using Dako 22C3, Dako 28-8, Ventana SP142, and laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), respectively. Measured PD-L1 expression varied significantly (χ[2] p<0.0001) across the four assay types, although there was no significant difference (p=0.053) among the remaining three assays when the SP142 assay was excluded (Table).Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      We found no significant differences in measuring PD-L1 tumor expression using Dako 22C3, Dako 28-8, and LDTs; however, results of the SP142 assay appeared discordant.

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      OA 13.03 - Wide Expression of Alternative Immune Checkpoint Molecules, B7x and HHLA2, in PD-L1 Negative Human Lung Cancers (ID 10020)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Haiying Cheng  |  Author(s): Alain Borczuk, M. Janakiram, X. Ren, J. Lin, A. Assal, Balazs Halmos, R. Perez-Soler, X. Zang

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      Background:
      Immunotherapy targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway has dramatically changed the treatment landscape of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). We previously demonstrated that HHLA2, a recently identified B7 family immune inhibitory molecule, was widely expressed in NSCLC. To better understand the immune evasion mechanisms within the tumor microenvironment, we compared the expression profiles and functional roles of PD-L1 with potential alternative immune checkpoints, B7x and HHLA2.

      Method:
      Expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry using tissue microarrays consisting of 392 NSCLC tumor tissues (mostly resected stage I to III), including 195 tumors in the discovery (D) set and 197 cases in the validation (V) set. Positive PD-L1 cases were defined as samples with percentage of tumor cells revealing membranous staining of PD-L1 ≥ 1% with SP142 antibody. Human T cells were purified from eleven donors. Control human IgG, human PD-L1-Ig, human B7x-Ig and human HHLA2-Ig were used to determine the effects of PD-L1, B7x and HHLA2 on T cell proliferation and cytokine production [Human Th Cytokine Panel: IL-5, IL-13, IL-2, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-17F, IL-17A, IL-4, IL-21 and IL-22].

      Result:
      PD-L1 expression was detected in 25% and 31% of tumors in the D and V sets respectively, and was associated with higher stage and lymph node involvement in both cohorts. Multivariate analysis further showed that stage, TIL status and lymph node involvement were independently associated with PD-L1 expression. B7x was expressed in 69% and 68% of cases, while HHLA2 was positive in 61% and 64% of tumors in the two sets. Triple positive expression was detected in 13% whereas triple negative in 15% of cases. The double-expression of PD-L1 with B7x or HHLA2 was rare, 6% and 3% respectively. Interestingly, the majority (78%) of PD-L1 negative cases expressed B7x, HHLA2 or both. Moreover, the triple positive group correlated with more TIL infiltration as compared to the triple negative group (P = 0.0175). At the same concentration, B7x-Ig and HHLA2-Ig inhibited TCR-mediated proliferation of both CD4 and CD8 T cells significantly more robustly than PD-L1-Ig. All three significantly suppressed a variety of cytokine production by T cells.

      Conclusion:
      The majority of PD-L1 negative lung cancer cases express alternative immune checkpoint molecules (B7x, HHLA2 or both). The potential role of the B7x/HHLA2 pathway in mediating immune evasion in PDL1 negative tumors deserves to be explored to provide the rationale for an effective immunotherapy strategy in these tumors.

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      OA 13.04 - Discussant - OA 13.01, OA 13.02, OA 13.03 (ID 10804)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Charles Andrew Butts

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      OA 13.05 - Immune, Molecular and T Cell Repertoire Landscape of 235 Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers and Paired Normal Lung Tissues (ID 8766)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Alexandre Reuben  |  Author(s): R. Gittelman, J. Zhang, R. Chen, K. Quek, L. Vence, I. Fernandez-Cubelo, C. Behrens, J. Gao, E. Yusko, R. Emerson, S. Benzeno, M. Vignali, C. Tipton, A. Jalali, W. Lee, C. Wu, J. Li, X. Wu, Y. Ye, A. Eterovic, L. Little, C. Gumbs, C. Bernatchez, C.L. Haymaker, M. Forget, L. Federico, T. Cascone, H. Robins, E. Roarty, J. Rodriguez, E. Parra, J. Wargo, J. Allison, P. Sharma, J. Zhang, Jack Lee, B. Sepesi, Stephen Swisher, Don Lynn Gibbons, John V Heymach, A. Futreal, Ignacio I. Wistuba, Jianjun Zhang

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      Background:
      Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is characterized by a high mutational load. Accordingly, it is also among the tumor types responding to immune checkpoint blockade, likely through harnessing of the anti-tumor T cell response. However, the lung is continuously exposed to the outside environment, which may result in a continuous state of inflammation against outside pathogens unrelated to the tumor microenvironment. Therefore, further investigation into the T cell repertoire and T cell phenotypes across normal lung and tumor is warranted.

      Method:
      We performed T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), normal lung, and tumor from 225 NSCLC patients, among which, 96 patients were also subjected to whole exome sequencing (WES) of PBMC, tumor and normal lung tissues. We further performed Cytometry by Time-of-Flight (CyTOF) on 10 NSCLC tumors and paired normal lung tissues to phenotype immune and T cell subsets.

      Result:
      Comparison of the T cell repertoire showed 9% (from 4% to 15%) of T cell clones were shared between normal lung and paired tumor. Furthermore, among the top 100 clones identified in the tumor, on average 57 (from 0 to 95) were shared with paired normal lung tissue. Interestingly, T cell clonality was higher in the normal lung in 89% of patients suggesting potential differences in the immune response and immunogenicity. A substantial number of somatic mutations were also identified not only in NSCLC tumors (average 566; from 147 to 2819), but also in morphologically normal lung tissues (average 156; from 50 to 2481). CyTOF demonstrated striking differences in the immune infiltrate between normal lung and tumor, namely a lower frequency of PD-1+CD28+ T cells (both CD4+ and CD8+) in the normal lung (2.7% versus 3.0% in tumor). In addition, a unique GITR+ T cell subset (0.96%) was entirely restricted to the normal lung. Conversely, increases in regulatory T cell frequency (CD4+FoxP3+) were observed in the tumor (10.4% vs 1.7% in normal lung), further highlighting the differences in T cell phenotype and response across normal lung and tumor.

      Conclusion:
      These results suggest that a substantial proportion of infiltrating T cells in NSCLC tumors may be residential T cells associated with response to environmental factors. However, normal lung and NSCLC tumors carry T cells of distinct phenotypes including increases in immunosuppressive T cells within the tumor which may further highlight the differences in the anti-tumor immune response.

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      OA 13.06 - Co-Expression of IDO1 and PD-L1 Indicates More Aggressive Features of Lung Adenocarcinoma (ID 9672)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Yuka Kozuma  |  Author(s): Kazuki Takada, Gouji Toyokawa, K. Kohashi, M. Shimokawa, F. Kinoshita, T. Matsubara, Naoki Haratake, Shinkichi Takamori, Takaki Akamine, F. Hirai, T. Tagawa, Y. Oda, Y. Maehara

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      Background:
      Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) serves as an immunosuppressive effector and it is closely related to the prognosis in several types of cancer. We herein aim to elucidate the clinicopathological features and prognoses in patients with IDO1-expressing lung adenocarcinoma, and especially, show its correlation with the expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1).

      Method:
      The expressions of IDO1 and PD-L1 proteins in 427 patients with surgically resected primary lung adenocarcinoma were evaluated by immunohistochemical analyses and any associations identified between IDO1 and the clinicopathological features, the prognosis and co-expression of IDO1 with PD-L1 were investigated. The expressions of IDO1 and PD-L1 at the protein and mRNA levels in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines were examined by an Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay, flow cytometry, and reverse transcription and real-time PCR analysis, respectively.

      Result:
      IDO1 was expressed in 260 patients (60.9%) at a 1% cut-off and in 63 patients (14.8%) at a 50% cut-off, respectively. PD-L1 was positive for 145 patients (34.0%). A ultivariate analysis showed IDO1 positivity (1% cut-off) to be significantly associated with a higher tumor grade, the presence of vascular invasion, and the expression of PD-L1. IDO1 and PD-L1 proteins were co-expressed in 123 patients (28.8%), and the patients whose tumor expressed both proteins exhibited significantly higher malignant traits than those whose tumor expressed only one protein or none. According to a multivariate analysis, the co-expression of both proteins was significantly associated with a shorter disease-free survival and overall survival. The expressions of IDO1 and PD-L1 in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines were elevated by treating them with interferon-γ and transforming growth factor-β.Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      The findings of this study suggest that the co-expression of IDO1 and PD-L1 may indicate more aggressive features of lung adenocarcinoma. Combination therapy targeting both of these proteins may therefore improve the clinical outcomes in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

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      OA 13.07 - Contraction of T Cell Clonality in Lung Cancer Metastases (ID 7542)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Aaron S. Mansfield  |  Author(s): H. Ren, S. Sutor, R. Dronca, S. Park, S.N. Markovic, W. Nevala, J. Jen, M.C. Aubry, H. Dong

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      Background:
      Clonal evolution and the heterogeneity of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may affect patient outcomes through variations in treatment planning, response to therapy, and drug resistance. Even less is known about the diversity of the adaptive immune response to primary and metastatic lesions in this disease. We sought to characterize the richness, abundance and overlap of T cell clones between paired primary NSCLC lesions and brain metastases.

      Method:
      We identified 20 patients with NSCLC with paired, fully resected primary lesions and brain metastases with sufficient tissue available in our clinical archives. DNA was purified from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens. The complementarity determining region 3 of T-cell receptor β was profiled by next generation sequencing to identify unique T cell clones. Sample richness (including iChao1 and Efron-Thisted Estimator), and clonal abundance (Simpson’s diversity index) were compared between paired lesions with the paired t test. Overlap in clonality was measured with the Morisita index.

      Result:
      There was a significant contraction of T cell clonality in paired metastases compared to primary lesions (mean of differences -2803, 95% CI -4202 to -1405; p=0.0005). The decreased richness in clonality in brain metastases was also supported by significant differences in iChao1 (mean of differences -20355, 95% CI -29561 to -11149; p=0.0002) and the Efron-Thisted Estimator (95% CI -21331 to -7216; p=0.0004). Simpson’s diversity index was higher in brain metastases than primary lesions (mean of differences 0.002, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.004; p=0.05), but low overall. Only a fraction of T cell clones in primary lesions were also found in brain metastases (mean Morisita Index 0.23).

      Conclusion:
      There is greater richness but less abundance of T cell clones in primary NSCLC lesions compared to paired brain metastases. Although the blood brain barrier may restrict T cell trafficking to tumors, the minimal overlap in T cell clones may reflect the genetic divergence of metastatic tumor clones.

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      OA 13.08 - Discussant - OA 13.05, OA 13.06, OA 13.07 (ID 10805)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Hiroshi Kagamu

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    GR 02 - Management of Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events (ID 521)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Grand Rounds
    • Track: Immunology and Immunotherapy
    • Presentations: 1
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      GR 02.05 - Practical Management of Immunotherapy-related Toxicity (ID 7633)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

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    OA 05 - Next Generation TKI (ID 657)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Oral
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA 05.05 - Brigatinib in Crizotinib-Refractory ALK+ NSCLC: Updated Efficacy and Safety Results From ALTA, a Randomized Phase 2 Trial (ID 8027)

      15:45 - 17:30  |  Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

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      Background:
      Brigatinib, a next-generation ALK inhibitor, recently received accelerated approval in the United States for the treatment of patients with metastatic ALK+ NSCLC who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib. We report updated data from the randomized phase 2 trial (ALTA; NCT02094573), which was designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of 2 brigatinib regimens in patients with crizotinib-refractory, advanced ALK+ NSCLC.

      Method:
      Patients were stratified by presence of brain metastases at baseline and best response to prior crizotinib and randomized 1:1 to receive brigatinib at 90 mg qd (arm A) or 180 mg qd with a 7-day lead-in at 90 mg (arm B). Investigator-assessed confirmed objective response rate (ORR) per RECIST v1.1 was the primary endpoint.

      Result:
      Among 222 patients (n=112/n=110, arm A/B), median age was 51/57 years; 71%/67% had brain metastases. As of February 21, 2017, 17 full months since the last patient enrolled, median follow-up was 16.8/18.6 months and 32%/41% of patients continued to receive brigatinib in A/B. The table shows brigatinib efficacy. Per independent review committee, confirmed ORR was 51%/55% and median PFS was 9.2/16.7 months in A/B. Among patients with measurable baseline brain metastases (n=26/n=18, A/B), confirmed intracranial ORR was 50%/67% as of January 24, 2017; median intracranial DoR was not reached/16.6 months. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were: nausea (38%/47%, A/B), diarrhea (28%/44%), cough (28%/40%), headache (30%/35%), and vomiting (36%/30%); the most common grade ≥3 TEAEs were: increased creatine phosphokinase (5%/13%), hypertension (6%/8%), pneumonia (4%/5%), and increased lipase (5%/4%). Dose reduction (9%/30%, A/B) or discontinuation (4%/11%) due to TEAEs was reported.

      Conclusion:
      In ALTA, brigatinib continues to show substantial efficacy and acceptable safety at both dose levels, with numerically longer PFS and higher intracranial ORR at the recommended dosing regimen of 180 mg qd (with lead-in) vs 90 mg qd.

      Investigator Assessment Independent Review[a]
      Arm A (n=112) Arm B (n=110) Arm A (n=112) Arm B (n=110)
      Confirmed ORR, % 46 (35–57[b]) 55 (44–66[b]) 51 (41–61[c]) 55 (45–64[c])
      Median DoR in responders,[d] months 12.0 (9.2–17.7[c]) 13.8 (10.2–17.5[c]) 13.8 (7.4–NR[c]) 14.8 (12.6–NR[c])
      Median PFS,[d] months [% of events] 9.2 (7.4–11.1[c]) [65] 15.6 (11.1–19.4[c]) [50] 9.2 (7.4–12.8[c]) [54] 16.7 (11.6–NR[c]) [41]
      Median OS,[d] months [% of events] NR (20.2–NR[c]) [38] 27.6 (27.6–NR[c]) [29]
      1-year OS probability,[d ]% 70 (61–78[c]) 80 (71–87[c])
      DoR, duration of response NR, not reached OS, overall survival PFS, progression-free survival [a]Last scan date: February 28, 2017 [b]97.5% CI for primary endpoint [c]95% CI [d]Kaplan-Meier estimate


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    OA 09 - EGFR TKI Resistance (ID 663)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Oral
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA 09.01 - Characterizing the Genomic Landscape of EGFR C797S in Lung Cancer Using ctDNA Next-Generation Sequencing (ID 10213)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

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      Background:
      Osimertinib is a third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) active in T790M-positive lung cancer. Acquired resistance to osimertinib is driven by EGFR C797S in ~20-30% of cases. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can be used to identify resistance mechanisms. The allelic configuration (cis vs. trans) of C797S with respect to T790M has therapeutic implications, but the relative frequency of each and other co-occurring genomic alterations are not well defined in clinical samples.

      Method:
      We queried the Guardant Health database for lung adenocarcinoma patients and an EGFR C797S mutation. All patients had comprehensive ctDNA testing using the Guardant360 NGS assay between June 2015 and June 2017. Cis/trans configuration for T790M and C797S was determined using Integrated Genomics Viewer software.

      Result:
      We identified 50 unique patients with a total of 66 samples which were C797S positive. All had a co-existent EGFR activating mutation (del19 74%, L858R 24%, other 2%). 60/66 (91%) C797S+ samples were also T790M+. In the 6 samples with C797S but without T790M in ctDNA, 4 were from patients who were T790M+ on a prior Guardant360 assay, 1 never had T790M in blood or tissue and developed C797S while on 1[st]-line afatinib, and 1 had no further clinical details available. T790M and C797S were on the same allele (cis configuration) in 44/46 evaluable patients (98%); 1 (2%) was in trans. One sample had two different C797S mutations, one cis and one trans to T790M. 13 C797S+/T790M+ samples (22%) had multiple C797X mutations detected and 12 samples carried other mutations in or adjacent to the EGFR ATP-binding pocket (e.g. L792, F795, G796, etc). The most common non-EGFR mutations co-occurring with C797S were BRAF amplification/mutation (20%), MET amplification (17%), PIK3CA mutation/amplification (15%), CCNE1 amplification 14% and MYC amplification (14%).

      Conclusion:
      Understanding EGFR TKI resistance mechanisms is critical to developing more effective therapies. ctDNA offers a non-invasive method to characterize the resistance landscape. Our data suggests C797S most commonly occurs with T790M in cis (98%), a state associated with resistance to all currently available EGFR TKIs. The trans configuration, which may respond to combined 1[st]/3[rd]-gen EGFR TKIs, is rare (2%). Moreover, C797S is frequently detected along with other resistance mechanisms in ctDNA, underscoring the heterogeneity of resistant cancers. New treatments targeting C797S/T790M are needed, as is a deeper understanding of therapeutic targeting of heterogeneity in resistant cancers.

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    OA 14 - New Paradigms in Clinical Trials (ID 681)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Oral
    • Track: Clinical Design, Statistics and Clinical Trials
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA 14.07 - Progress in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma from the Lung-MAP Master Protocol (S1400) Sub-Studies S1400A, S1400B, S1400C and S1400D (ID 9593)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

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      Background:
      Lung-MAP (S1400) is a master umbrella protocol designed to establish genomic screening for previously treated squamous cell lung cancer patients (SqCCA), and independently evaluate targeted therapies with matching biomarkers and alternative therapies (designated non-match therapy) in patients without putative markers. The protocol opened June 16, 2014 with four biomarker-driven sub-studies and one non-match sub-study.

      Method:
      Eligibility stipulated advanced SqCCA, progressing after at least one prior platinum-based chemotherapy, PS 0–2, and EGFR/ALK wild-type. Tumor samples were required and analyzed for gene alterations by FoundationOne NGS assay (Foundation Medicine). The original biomarker and non-match studies were: S1400B evaluating taselisib for PI3K mutations, S1400C evaluating palbociclib for cell cycle gene alterations (CCGA), S1400D evaluating AZD4547 for FGFR mutations, S1400E evaluating rilotumumab and erlotinib for c-MET positive tumors, and S1400A evaluating durvalumab in patients with no matching biomarkers. The original design included randomization to a control arm, but was amended to a single-arm phase 2 design. The primary endpoint for each modified sub-study was response.

      Result:
      As of June 16, 2017 all original sub-studies have been closed to accrual; 1298 patients registered to the screening component of the trial and 486 patients have registered to a sub-study. Two new sub-studies have been launched and are currently accruing. Details of the completed sub-studies are included in the table.

      Sub-study Final Accrual Biomarker prevalence/% of sub-study registrations Closure Date Response to investigational therapy N (%) Status
      S1400A (non-match) Total: 116 Durvalumab: 78 Docetaxel: 38 NA/59% 12/18/15 Docetaxel arm closed: 4/22/15 11 (16%) Administratively closed to enable activation of new non-match study.
      S1400B PI3K Total: 39 taselisib: 31 Docetaxel: 8 8%/9% 12/12/16 Docetaxel arm closed: 12/18/15 1 (4%) Closed at interim futility analysis.
      S1400C (CCGA+) Total: 54 Palbociclib: 37 Docetaxel: 17 19%/15% 09/01/16 Docetaxel arm closed: 12/18/15 2 (6%) Closed at interim futility analysis.
      S1400D (FGFR+) Total: 45 AZD4547: 35 Docetaxel: 10 16%/12% 10/31/16 Docetaxel arm closed: 12/18/15 2 (7%) Closed at interim futility analysis.
      S1400E (MET+) Total: 9 R+E: 4 E: 5 N/A (closed too early) 11/26/2014 N/A Closed d/t discontinuation of development of rilotumumab


      Conclusion:
      Lung-MAP as a master genomic screening protocol has demonstrated feasibility with respect to accrual and evaluation of targeted therapies in lower prevalence patient populations. This dynamic, centralized, single-IRB platform is well positioned to efficiently assess multiple novel therapeutics for advanced SqCCA patients.

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    OA 17 - Immunotherapy II (ID 683)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Oral
    • Track: Immunology and Immunotherapy
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA 17.03 - First-Line Nivolumab plus Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced NSCLC: CheckMate 012 3-Year Update (ID 9043)

      14:30 - 16:15  |  Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

      • Abstract
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      Background:
      Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy is the standard-of-care first-line treatment for most patients with advanced NSCLC, but responses are not durable (~4.5–6 mo). Chemotherapy may sensitize NSCLC tumors to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Nivolumab, a fully human programmed death (PD)-1 antibody, demonstrated long-term survival benefit in patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC. Here we report the 3-year update of safety and efficacy of first-line nivolumab combined with chemotherapy in the phase 1 CheckMate 012 study (NCT01454102).

      Method:
      Chemotherapy-naïve patients with stage IIIB/IV NSCLC were randomly assigned based on histology in 3 cohorts combining nivolumab Q3W with 3 platinum-based doublet chemotherapy regimens: nivolumab 10 mg/kg + gemcitabine-cisplatin (all squamous histology), nivolumab 10 mg/kg + pemetrexed-cisplatin (all non-squamous), and nivolumab 10 mg/kg or 5 mg/kg + paclitaxel-carboplatin (any histology). After 4 cycles of nivolumab plus chemotherapy, patients received nivolumab monotherapy until progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary objective was safety. ORR, PFS, and OS were secondary/exploratory endpoints.

      Result:
      56 patients were treated. Median age was 63.5 years, 46% were male, and 14% were never-smokers; 29% of tumors had squamous histology. At database lock (September 19, 2016) the minimum follow-up was 45.5 mo. Median duration of chemotherapy treatment was ~12 weeks (4 cycles; range: 3–18 weeks) and median duration of nivolumab treatment was 17–22 weeks across cohorts (range: 3–204). No new safety signals were observed in patients receiving nivolumab maintenance compared with the September 2014 database lock. ORR was 46%. Median duration of response was 10.4 mo (95% CI: 5.1, 26.3). Median PFS was 6.0 mo (95% CI: 4.8, 8.3). Median OS was 19.2 mo (95% CI: 14.1, 23.8), and the 3-year OS rate was 25%. ORR and OS were similar in patients with tumor PD-L1 expression <1% (n=23) vs ≥1% (n=23): ORR 48% vs 52%; median OS 19.2 mo (95% CI: 12.2, 23.8) vs 20.2 mo (95% CI: 10.9, 27.2). The 3-year OS rate was 22% in both PD-L1 expression subgroups.

      Conclusion:
      Nivolumab plus chemotherapy resulted in prolonged survival in a subset of patients, with a 3-year OS rate of 25%. In all patients, ORR and OS were similar irrespective of tumor PD-L1 expression. These results support further evaluation of nivolumab-chemotherapy combinations as first-line treatment for advanced NSCLC, which are being explored in CheckMate 227 (NCT02477826).

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    P1.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 757)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.01-001 - Depth of Target Lesion Response to Brigatinib and Its Association With Outcomes in Patients With ALK+ NSCLC in the ALTA Trial (ID 8035)

      09:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

      • Abstract
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      Background:
      Depth of target lesion response to crizotinib has been associated with overall survival (OS) (J Clin Oncol 2016;34:abstract 2590). ALTA (NCT02094573) is an ongoing randomized phase 2 trial of brigatinib, an ALK inhibitor, in crizotinib-refractory advanced ALK+ NSCLC patients. As the ALTA primary endpoint of confirmed objective response rate (cORR), a binary outcome, might not fully capture clinical benefit, we examined the association of maximum decrease in target lesions with progression-free survival (PFS) and OS.

      Method:
      Patients were randomized to receive brigatinib at 90 mg qd (arm A; n=112) or 180 mg qd with a 7-day lead-in at 90 mg (arm B; n=110). Arms were pooled in this analysis. Patients with any target lesion shrinkage were sorted into 4 groups based on greatest decrease from baseline per RECIST v1.1; outcomes in these groups were compared with outcomes in patients with no shrinkage.

      Result:
      As of February 21, 2017, cORR in arm A/B (ITT population) was 46%/55% per investigators. 201/222 patients had ≥1 evaluable response assessment with 18.4-month median follow-up. Median age of these patients was 53 years; 57% were female. Patients with target lesion shrinkage (vs none) had numerically longer PFS (hazard ratios [95% CIs]: 0.61 [0.30–1.22], 1%–25% shrinkage; 0.47 [0.24–0.91], 26%–50%; 0.54 [0.28–1.05], 51%–75%; 0.30 [0.15–0.63], 76%–100%) and numerically higher estimated 1-year OS (Table). In a multivariable analysis, 76%–100% shrinkage (vs none) was independently associated with longer PFS/OS (hazard ratios [95% CIs]: 0.37 [0.18–0.76]/0.35 [0.14–0.89]); arm B (vs A) was independently associated with longer PFS.

      Conclusion:
      In this exploratory post hoc analysis, brigatinib-treated patients with target lesion shrinkage, including those without confirmed partial response, had improved PFS/OS vs patients without shrinkage. Patients with the deepest response (76%–100% shrinkage) appeared to have the longest PFS and higher estimated 1-year OS.

      Best Target Lesion Shrinkage n (%)[a] Median PFS,[b,c] Months (95% CI) Median OS,[b ]Months (95% CI) 1-year OS,[b ]% (95% CI)
      None 18 (9) 3.7 (1.9–11.0) 8.3 (4.7–NR) 48 (22–99)
      1%–25% 40 (20) 9.3 (4.0–21.2) NR (14.5–NR) 75 (58–99)
      26%–50% 60 (30) 12.8 (9.2–15.7) NR (NR–NR) 82 (70–99)
      51%–75% 44 (22) 11.1 (7.4–18.2) 27.6 (20.2–NR) 77 (62–99)
      76%–100% 39 (19) 19.5 (12.6–NR) NR (22.3–NR) 92 (78–99)
      NR, not reached [a]Evaluable patients [b]Kaplan-Meier estimate [c]Per investigator


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    P3.07 - Immunology and Immunotherapy (ID 723)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Immunology and Immunotherapy
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      P3.07-012 - Nivolumab Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Liver Metastases (ID 8484)

      09:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): Scott N. Gettinger

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      Background:
      Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have metastasis to the liver have poor prognosis. The phase 3 trials CheckMate 017 and 057 demonstrated improved overall survival (OS) and a favorable safety profile with nivolumab, an anti-programmed death-1 antibody, versus docetaxel in patients with previously treated advanced squamous and non-squamous NSCLC, respectively. A prior subgroup analysis from these trials evaluated and demonstrated efficacy and safety with nivolumab in patients with asymptomatic central nervous system metastases (Goldman J. ASCO 2016). Here we report subgroup analyses from these trials of patients with baseline liver metastases.

      Method:
      In both trials, patients were randomized 1:1 to nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks or docetaxel 75 mg/m[2] every 3 weeks until progression or discontinuation. The primary endpoint of each study was OS. Patients from CheckMate 017 and 057 with baseline liver metastases reported as either target or non-target lesions were identified and pooled across studies by treatment.

      Result:
      Baseline characteristics were generally similar between patients with liver metastases randomized to nivolumab (n=99) and docetaxel (n=94). In the nivolumab group, 26% of patients had squamous and 74% had non-squamous NSCLC; in the docetaxel group, 36% had squamous and 64% had non-squamous NSCLC. The minimum follow-up was 24.2 months (Feb 2016 database locks). Nivolumab resulted in improved OS compared with docetaxel in patients with liver metastases (hazard ratio [HR]=0.68; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.50, 0.91), similar to findings from the ITT group (HR=0.72; 95% CI: 0.62, 0.84). Median OS in patients with liver metastases was 6.83 months with nivolumab versus 5.93 months with docetaxel, both of which were lower than those observed in the overall pooled intent-to-treat (ITT) population (11.14 months vs 8.11 months). Two-year OS rates were 18% with nivolumab versus 6% with docetaxel in patients with liver metastases. Rates of grade 3−4 treatment-related adverse events in patients with liver metastases were lower with nivolumab compared with docetaxel (7% vs 53%), and similar to those in the ITT population (10% vs 55%).

      Conclusion:
      The lower median OS observed in this subgroup of patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC and baseline liver metastases corroborates previous findings that metastasis to the liver is an unfavorable prognostic factor. However, nivolumab demonstrated sustained OS benefit versus docetaxel in these patients, similar to the ITT population. The safety profile of nivolumab was favorable versus docetaxel in this subgroup, with no new safety concerns identified.

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