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    Poster Display Session (ID 63)

    • Event: ELCC 2017
    • Type: Poster Display Session
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    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 5/07/2017, 12:30 - 13:00, Hall 1
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      31P - Targeted therapy for patients with ALK positive NSCLC: Results from the transalpine cohort (ID 332)

      12:30 - 13:00  |  Author(s): P.J. Wild

      • Abstract

      Background:
      Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements occur in 3-5% of lung adenocarcinoma. ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK-TKIs) are used for the treatment of these patients as standard of care, in clinical trials or in expanded access programs. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of response and progression to different ALK-TKIs and to study mechanisms of resistance using next generation sequencing (NGS).

      Methods:
      This collaborative study was performed in five institutions in Switzerland and Italy. Clinical data from patients diagnosed with ALK positive NSCLC (i.e. break in 2p23 in FISH) in the palliative setting were collected and analyzed. If available, biopsies both before starting ALK-TKI and at progression were subjected to NGS using the Ion AmpliSeq Comprehensive Cancer Panel.

      Results:
      We collected clinical data of 139 patients. 117 have so far undergone first-line treatment with chemotherapy (ChT) (n = 87, 74%), ALK-TKIs (n = 29, 25%) or other (n = 1, 1%). Second-line therapy was given in 92 patients; 16 received ChT (17%), 68 ALK-TKIs (74%), 8 immuno- (I-O) and other therapies (9%). 55 patients underwent third-line therapy comprising ChT (n = 11, 20%), ALK-TKIs (n = 40, 75%), or I-O and others (n = 3, 5%). Fourth-line treatment was given to 24 patients; ChT (n = 8, 33%), ALK-TKIs (n = 15, 63%) and other treatments (n = 1, 4%). 11 patients have received five or more lines of therapy. Crizotinib was given to 102 patients (81% in first- or second-line) resulting in a median PFS of 11.7 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.2-13.1). Ceritinib was given to 37 patients (76% in third- or later line) with a median PFS of 6.5 months (95% CI 3.7-9.4). 26 patients received alectinib (85% in third- or later line) with a median PFS of 12.4 months (95% CI 8.4-17.0). So far, NGS has been performed in 5 patients before and after ALK-TKI therapy. Two secondary ALK mutations were detected (ALK p.I1171S and p.C1156Y) conferring responsiveness to further ALK-TKIs.

      Conclusions:
      This study confirms the activity of ALK-TKIs in ALK positive NSCLC and allowed the documentation of important clinical data in the real-life setting. Moreover, an in-depth molecular analysis of resistance mechanisms was performed, which will now be expanded to more patients from the cohort.

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      Legal entity responsible for the study:
      University Hospital Zurich

      Funding:
      University Hospital Zurich, Novartis

      Disclosure:
      S.I. Rothschild: Compensation (to the institution) for advisory boards from Novartis, Pfizer and Roche. Compensation (to the institution) for invited talks from Pfizer and Roche. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.