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    MA 07 - ALK, ROS and HER2 (ID 673)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA 07.11 - A Phase II Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine in HER2-positive Non-Small-Cell-Lung Cancer (ID 8453)

      15:45 - 17:30  |  Author(s): K. Hotta

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      Background:
      Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), an anti-HER2 antibody conjugated with vinca-alkaloid, has been approved for clinical use in HER2-positive breast cancer. HER2-alterations are detected even in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We have launched a phase II trial of T-DM1 monotherapy for patients with HER2-positive lung cancer.

      Method:
      Eligible patients had pathologically diagnosed NSCLC with documented HER2-positivity (immunohistochemistry [IHC] 3+, both IHC 2+ and fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH] +, or exon 20 insertion mutation) and were previously treated with standard chemotherapy. Thirty patients would receive T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint is the overall response rate (ORR) per RECIST v1.1.

      Result:
      This study was early terminated due to the limited efficacy, leading that only 16 patients were registered. The demographics of the 15 evaluable patients were as follows: age (median; 67, range: 45-77), sex (male; 47%), performance status (0-1; 80%), histology (non-squamous; 100%), HER2 status (IHC3+; 33%, IHC2+/FISH; 20%, and mutation; 47%) and number of prior chemotherapeutic regimens (median; 4, range: 1-7). Of 15 patients, one, who possessed HER2 mutation achieved a partial response, resulting in ORR of 6.7%. None of the 15 patients experienced treatment-related deaths. Survival data would be presented at the meeting.

      Conclusion:
      T-DM1 has a limited efficacy for HER2-positive NSCLCs in our cohort. Additional molecular approaches are warranted for the precision medicine in HER2-positive tumors. UMIN registration number 000019446.

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    OA 12 - Emerging Genomic Targets (ID 679)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Oral
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA 12.03 - Clinical Features of Advanced Lung Cancer Harboring HER2 Aberrations: A Large Prospective Cohort Study (HER2-CS STUDY) (ID 8694)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Author(s): K. Hotta

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      Background:
      HER2 is a potential driver oncogene. HER2-targeted precision therapy has been tested in NSCLC. However, the demographics of HER2-positive NSCLC have not been defined systematically.

      Method:
      Pts with advanced NSCLC were registered. HER2-IHC and FISH assays were performed with commercial kits. HER2 mutations were identified by the direct sequencing. The aim of this study was to clarify the frequency, characteristics and outcome of HER2-positive NSCLC.

      Result:
      Of 1,126 tumors screened (Table A), 34 (3.0%) were IHC3+, and 34 (3.0%) were IHC2+/FISH+. Among the 724 EGFR wild-type tumors, 21 (2.9%) were HER2-mutant tumors, including A775_G776insYVMA (n = 15). Interestingly, the IHC3+ tumors and mutant tumors were entirely exclusive. Female pts had HER2 mutant tumors more frequently, while IHC/FISH+ tumors were detected more often in males (Table B). HER2-positive tumors had similar survival outcome to triple negative tumors, but significantly worse prognoses than EGFR-mutant and ALK-positive tumors (p < 0.05 each). The treament info will be presented at the meeting.

      A. The Genotype-Specific Subsets*
      HER2 (n = 88) EGFR (n = 358) ALK (n = 44) Triple negative /unknown (n = 662) Total (n = 1,126)
      Age, median Sex (male) Smoking habit Non-Sq Stage III/IV 69 61 (69%) 58 (66%) 78 (89%) 51 (58%) 69 142 (40%) 142 (40%) 351 (98%) 220 (61%) 62 21 (48%) 19 (43%) 44 (100%) 35 (80%) 69 516 (78%) 544 (82%) 503 (76%) 423 (64%) 69 726 (64%) 754 (67%) 951 (84%) 714 (63%)
      MST (mo) 1-yr OS rate 17.5 59% NR 85% NR 79% 15.1 59% 19.8 67%
      B. The Subsets of HER2 aberrations**
      IHC3+ (n = 34) IHC2+/FISH+ (n = 34) Mutant (n = 21)
      Age, median Sex (male) Smoking habit Non-Sq Stage III/IV 71 27 (79%) 24 (71%) 30 (88%) 17 (50%) 71 27 (79%) 26 (76%) 28 (82%) 21 (62%) 65 8 (38%) 9 (43%) 21 (100%) 14 (67%)
      MST (mo) 1-yr OS rate 10.5 46% 16.0 70% NR 59%
      *including 22 pts with HER2-positive tumors with EGFR mutations, 2 with both HER2- and ALK-positive tumors, and 2 had ALK-positive tumors with EGFR-mutations. ** 1 had an IHC2+/FISH+ tumor with mutation.

      Conclusion:
      This is the first prospective study showing a small fraction of NSCLC possessed HER2 aberrations. HER2-positive tumors had relatively poor prognosis. NSCLCs with HER2 IHC3+ and mutation seem to be distinct subsets.

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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 17.06 - Updated Analysis of KEYNOTE-024: Pembrolizumab vs Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Advanced NSCLC With PD-L1 TPS ≥50% (ID 9582)

      14:30 - 16:15  |  Author(s): K. Hotta

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      Background:
      KEYNOTE-024 (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02142738) is a multicenter, international, phase 3, randomized, open-label, controlled trial of treatment with the anti‒PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab vs platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy for patients with advanced NSCLC of any histology with PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥50% and without EGFR mutations or ALK translocations. Results from the primary analysis of KEYNOTE-024 demonstrated that after a median follow-up of 11.2 months, pembrolizumab significantly improved PFS (HR=0.50; P<0.001) and OS (HR=0.60; P=0.005) and was associated with a lower rate of treatment-related AEs compared with chemotherapy.

      Method:
      Patients were randomly assigned to receive either 35 cycles of pembrolizumab 200 mg every 3 weeks or 4–6 cycles of investigator's choice of carboplatin/cisplatin + gemcitabine, carboplatin + paclitaxel, or carboplatin/cisplatin + pemetrexed with optional pemetrexed maintenance (for those with non-squamous histology). Randomization was stratified by ECOG performance status (0 vs 1), histology (squamous vs nonsquamous), and geographic region (East Asia vs non–East Asia). Treatment continued until disease progression per RECIST version 1.1, intolerable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent. Patients in the chemotherapy arm who experienced disease progression could cross over to receive pembrolizumab monotherapy. Response was assessed every 9 weeks by blinded independent central review per RECIST version 1.1. The primary endpoint was PFS; secondary endpoints were OS, ORR, and safety.

      Result:
      305 patients were enrolled (pembrolizumab, n=154; chemotherapy, n=151). At the time of data cutoff (July 10, 2017) after a median follow-up of 25.2 months, 73 patients (47.4%) in the pembrolizumab arm and 96 patients (63.6%) in the chemotherapy arm had died. The hazard ratio for OS was 0.63 (95% CI, 0.47–0.86; nominal P=0.002). Median (95% CI) OS was 30.0 (18.3–not reached) months in the pembrolizumab arm and 14.2 (9.8–19.0) months in the chemotherapy arm. The Kaplan-Meier estimate of OS at 12 months was 70.3% (95% CI, 62.3%–76.9%) for the pembrolizumab group and 54.8% (95% CI, 46.4%–62.4%) for the chemotherapy group. 82 patients allocated to the chemotherapy arm crossed over to receive pembrolizumab upon meeting eligibility criteria. Treatment-related adverse events were less frequent in the pembrolizumab arm than in the chemotherapy arm (76.6% versus 90.0%, respectively) as were treatment-related grade 3-5 adverse events (31.2% versus 53.3%).

      Conclusion:
      With more than half of patients having OS events and prolonged follow‒up, first-line pembrolizumab monotherapy remains superior to platinum-based chemotherapy despite the crossover from the control arm to an anti-PD1 inhibitor as subsequent therapy.

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    P1.03 - Chemotherapy/Targeted Therapy (ID 689)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Chemotherapy/Targeted Therapy
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.03-005 - Phase 2 Study of Ceritinib in Patients with ALK+ NSCLC with Prior Alectinib Treatment in Japan: ASCEND-9 (ID 8417)

      09:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): K. Hotta

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      Background:
      ALK inhibitors are a standard of care for ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC and several ALK inhibitors are currently available. Alectinib is one of the recommended therapies as 1[st] line treatment for ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC in Japan based on robust progression-free survival (PFS) prolongation and favorable safety profile. However, even with treatment with alectinib, these cancers eventually progress after acquiring resistance against alectinib. Therefore, which drug should be chosen after alectinib is relevant clinical question. Recently, ceritinib, which is a highly selective oral ALK inhibitor, has demonstrated superior activity compared to chemotherapy in the 1[st] line setting for patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC (ASCEND-4, Soria et al. Lancet 2017). It also showed clinically meaningful benefit in patients who failed to prior ALK inhibitor treatment including alectinib (Nishio et al. J Thorac Oncol 2015). In this study, we tried to evaluate efficacy and safety of ceritinib in ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC patients who progressed on alectinib treatment.

      Method:
      ASCEND-9 (NCT02450903) is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter, phase 2 study of ceritinib 750 mg/day (fasted) in adult patients with ALK+ (Vysis ALK Break Apart FISH Probe kit test), stage IIIB/IV NSCLC previously treated with alectinib and had subsequent disease progression. Other key inclusion criteria are ≥ 1 measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1 and WHO PS 0-1. Patients must have received previous treatment with alectinib, but prior crizotinib and/or up to 1 chemotherapy regimen are allowed. Patients with asymptomatic CNS metastases are eligible. Ceritinib may be continued beyond RECIST-defined PD. Primary endpoint is investigator assessed-overall response rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1. Secondary endpoints include disease control rate (DCR), time to response (TTR), duration of response (DOR), PFS and safety. Biomarkers are evaluated for exploratory purpose.

      Result:
      Twenty patients were enrolled at 10 centers in Japan from Aug 2015 to Feb 2017. At present, the study is underway, and the results including ORR, DCR, TTR, DOR, PFS, safety and exploratory biomarker data will be presented at the 2017 WCLC.

      Conclusion:
      Section not applicable.

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    P2.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 618)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.01-034 - Phase I/II Trial of Weekly Nab-Paclitaxel as 2nd or 3rd Line Treatment in NSCLC Without Driver Mutations. (OLCSG1303) (ID 9275)

      09:00 - 16:00  |  Author(s): K. Hotta

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      Background:
      Although nab-paclitaxel (PTX) plus carboplatin is one of the standard treatment for chemo-naive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the efficacy, safety and optimal schedule of nab-PTX monotherapy as 2nd or 3rd line for NSCLC patients without any driver mutations remains unknown.

      Method:
      This was a single arm phase I/II study. Eligible patients are advanced NSCLC without EGFR mutation and ALK rearrangement that progressed after platinum-doublet chemotherapy. The patients were received 100mg/m[2] of nab-PTX on day 1, 8, 15 and 22 (level 0) or on day 1, 8, and 15 (level -1) every 4-week in the phase I portion. Dose limiting toxicities (DLT) was assessed and the recommended schedule was determined. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR), assuming that estimated ORR was 15% and threshold ORR was 5% with α error of 0.05 and β error of 0.2 in the phase II part. Total of 55 patients were planned to be enrolled.

      Result:
      The recommended schedule of nab-PTX was determined as the level -1, because the DLTs were found in 4 of 5 patients. The characteristics of the 55 patients enrolled in the phase II were as followings; median age, 66 years (range, 41–90 years), male/female=40/15, PS 0/1/2=12/39/4, 2nd/3rd line=34/21, adeno/squamous/large/others=34/17/2/2. The median number of treatment cycles was three (range, 1–10). The ORR was 7.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.0–17.6%; 4 PR, 26 SD, 24 PD, 1 NE). At the median follow-up time of 5.3 months (range, 1.9–26.0 months) for all patients, the median PFS was 3.4 months (95% CI, 1.9–4.0 months). Treatment related grade 3 or 4 toxicities were neutropenia (36%), febrile neutropenia (5.5%) and pulmonary infection (3.6%). Three patients (5.5%) had grade 2 pneumonitis and one patient was died due to ARDS.

      Conclusion:
      This study failed to meet predefined primary endpoint although PFS was comparable and toxicity was acceptable for patients with advanced NSCLC without EGFR or ALK mutation as 2nd or 3rd line treatment. (UMIN registration number: 000012404).

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    P3.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 621)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.01-088k - Significance of Second Rebiopsy for Detecting T790M Mutation (ID 8642)

      09:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): K. Hotta

      • Abstract

      Background:
      Osimertinib is an essential drug for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation and rebiopsy is recommended for detecting T790M. However, significance of repeating rebiopsy in NSCLCs that were T790M negative with first rebiopsy remains unclear. Here, we sought to clarify this issue using a retrospective cohort.

      Method:
      We reviewed the medical records of patients with consecutive advanced NSCLC harboring activating EGFR mutations who underwent EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) at Okayama University Hospital between Jan 2015 and Jan 2017.

      Result:
      In total, 104 patients were included in this study, and 47 patients underwent rebiopsy after acquiring resistance to prior EGFR TKIs. Preexisting activating EGFR mutations were found in all the 47 rebiopsied samples. Nineteen of them were T790M positive (40%). In the remaining 28 patients (T790M negative with first rebiopsy), 18 patients underwent additional rebiopsies following to interval therapies. Eleven (61%) of them were T790M positive with 2nd/3rd rebiopsy (10 with 2nd rebiopsy and 1 with 3rd rebiopsy). In majority of the 11 patients, rebiopsied samples were obtained from different lesions between first and 2nd/3rd rebiopsy (8/11, 73%). We also evaluated the efficacy of osimertinib in the 11 patients who needed 2nd/3rd rebiopsy for detecting T790M. Osimertinib showed good activity with the objective response rate 56% and the median progression free survival 5.5 months (95% confidence interval 4.1-6.9), though it is worse compared to with historical control osimertinib therapy.

      Conclusion:
      T790M could be found even in T790M negative NSCLCs with first rebiospy. Data will be updated at the meeting.