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    MA 19 - Mesothelioma: Bench to Bedside (ID 680)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Mesothelioma
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA 19.01 - A Phase II Study of Nivolumab: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Single Arm Study in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MERIT) (ID 9111)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Author(s): F. Imamura

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      Background:
      Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis and limited treatment options beyond progression after platinum-based combination with pemetrexed chemotherapy. Nivolumab (anti-PD-1, ONO-4538, BMS-936558), a humanized monoclonal antibody, PD-1 immune-checkpoint inhibitor, has demonstrated antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile in several advanced malignancies. Here, we report the preliminary results of a phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nivolumab in previously treated Japanese MPM patients (pts): ONO-4538-41/JapicCTI-No.163247.

      Method:
      This open-label study enrolled advanced or metastatic MPM pts previously treated with up to two regimens of chemotherapy including platinum-based combination therapy with pemetrexed. Enrollment criteria also included histologically-confirmed, unresectable MPM without prior surgery, measurable disease and ECOG performance status 0-1. There was no restriction of PD-L1 status. Pts received Nivolumab 240 mg flat dose Q2W until progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR) (modified RECIST by independent review committee, expected response rate was 19.2%); secondary endpoints included disease control rate (DCR), duration of response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).

      Result:
      From July to October 2016, 34 pts were enrolled in 15 centers. Males: 85.2%, median age: 68.0 years (range 43-78), PS 1: 61.8%, epithelial/sarcomatoid/biphasic: 79.4%/8.8%/11.8%, 1 prior regimen: 70.6%. Median follow-up was 6.7 months. Independent review committee-assessed 6-month ORR was 29.4% (n=10, 95%CI: 16.8-46.2) and objective responses were observed across tissue types, epithelioid 7/27 (25.9%), sarcomatoid 2/3 (66.7%), biphasic 1/4 (25.0%). 13 pts (38.2%) had stable disease, resulting in a 6-month DCR of 67.6%. Median PFS was 6.1 months (95%IC: 2.9-NR). Median OS has not been reached. 6-month PFS and OS rates are 50.9% (95%CI: 32.7-66.5) and 85.3% (95%IC: 68.2-93.6). 23 (67.6%) pts experienced drug-related adverse event (DRAE), and 7 (20.6%) experienced grade 3/4 DRAEs. 2 pts required dose discontinuation because of pneumonitis (Grade2 and 3).

      Conclusion:
      Single-agent Nivolumab has significant activity in 2[nd]/3[rd] line MPM pts and met the primary endpoint, suggesting that Nivolumab has a potential to be a new therapeutic option for MPM.

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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 05.02 - Osimertinib vs SoC EGFR-TKI as First-Line Treatment in Patients with EGFRm Advanced NSCLC (FLAURA): Plasma ctDNA Analysis (ID 8978)

      15:45 - 17:30  |  Author(s): F. Imamura

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      Background:
      FLAURA (NCT02296125) is a Phase III, double-blind, randomized study assessing efficacy and safety of osimertinib vs standard of care (SoC) EGFR-TKI as first-line treatment for patients with EGFRm advanced NSCLC. Concordance between tissue and plasma testing for EGFRm (Ex19del/L858R), and progression-free survival (PFS) by baseline plasma EGFRm status were evaluated.

      Method:
      Eligible patients: ≥18 years (Japan ≥20 years); Ex19del/L858R mutation-positive lung adenocarcinoma; no prior systemic anti-cancer/EGFR-TKI therapy for advanced NSCLC. Randomization: 1:1 to osimertinib 80 mg once daily (qd) orally (po) or SoC (gefitinib 250 mg or erlotinib 150 mg, qd po). At baseline, patients provided tumor tissue samples for central analysis of EGFRm status (cobas EGFR Mutation Test) and blood samples for retrospective analysis of EGFRm status by plasma ctDNA (cobas EGFR Mutation Test v2). PFS by baseline plasma EGFRm status was assessed. Comparison of EGFRm status between baseline tumor tissue and evaluable ctDNA samples was an exploratory endpoint.

      Result:
      Globally, 556 patients were randomized: osimertinib, n=279; SoC, n=277. Good concordance was observed between central laboratory tissue and plasma testing for EGFRm in the screened population (see table). In plasma EGFRm-positive patients (n=359), osimertinib (n=183) reduced the risk of progression or death by 56% vs SoC (n=176), hazard ratio (HR) 0.44 (95% CI 0.34, 0.57). This was consistent with the overall PFS result observed with osimertinib vs SoC in the full analysis set (FAS; tumor tissue EGFRm-positive by local/central testing), HR 0.46 (95% CI 0.37, 0.57); p<0.0001 and in plasma EGFRm-negative patients (n=124: osimertinib, n=60; SoC, n=64), HR 0.48 (95% CI 0.28, 0.80).Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      In the subgroup of plasma EGFRm-positive patients, clinical benefit of osimertinib was superior to SoC, consistent with the overall FLAURA FAS. These results, and good concordance between tissue and plasma testing for EGFRm, support the utility of plasma EGFRm testing for selecting patients eligible for first-line osimertinib treatment.

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    P2.05 - Early Stage NSCLC (ID 706)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Early Stage NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.05-010 - Changes between Pre- and Post-Operative AICS (Lung) in NSCLC Patients: Predictability of High-Risk Cases with Recurrence (ID 7915)

      09:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): F. Imamura

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      Background:
      Plasma free amino acid (PFAA) levels are known to change in patients with malignant diseases. We have developed AminoIndex[TM] Cancer Screening (AICS[TM]) using “AminoIndex Technology”, which is a multivariate analysis of PFAA concentrations in various cancer patients and healthy controls. In Japan, AICS[TM] is now commercially available for simultaneous screening of seven cancer types, including lung cancer. The lung cancer specific AICS [AICS (lung)] are classified as rank A (AICS values: 0.0–4.9), rank B (5.0–7.9), or rank C (8.0–10.0); the closer to rank C, the higher risk of lung cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate post-operative changes of AICS (lung) in patients who underwent curative surgical resection for lung cancer, as well as the associations of these changes with post-operative cancer recurrence.

      Method:
      The subjects were lung cancer patients with pre-operative AICS (lung) rank B-C, 44 patients (rank C; 29 cases, B; 15 cases) who underwent surgical curative resection. The pathological stage was 29 stage I, 8 stage II and 7 stage III. AICS (lung) was measured within 1 week prior to surgery and from 1.2 to 5.5 years after surgery, and the relationship between fluctuation before and after surgery and post-operative recurrence was analyzed.

      Result:
      Post-operative AICS (lung) ranks and values decreased in 52% (23/44) and 82% (36/44), respectively. For the pre-operative AICS (lung) rank C patients, post-operative AICS (lung) ranks and values decreased in 52% (15/29) and 86% (25/29), respectively. All 12 patients who had recurrence had a pre-operative AICS (lung) rank C. Among the 7 patients had recurred at the time of post-operative AICS (lung) measurement, 6 patients remained AICS (lung) rank C after surgery and 1 patient was rank B after surgery. On the other hand, among 5 patients in which recurrence was observed after post-operative AICS (lung) measurement, 4 patients remained post-operative AICS (lung) rank C and only 1 patient was rank B.

      Conclusion:
      Most patients had a decrease in the AICS (lung) rank and value after curative surgical resection. However, ten of 15 patients who had both pre- and post-operative AICS (lung) rank C had recurrence after surgery, suggesting the association between pre- and post-operative change in AICS (lung) and recurrence after lung cancer surgery. Pre- and Post-operative AICS (lung) measurement may be able to predict high-risk cases with post-operative cancer recurrent.

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