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    Lunch & Poster Display session (ID 58)

    • Event: ELCC 2019
    • Type: Poster Display session
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    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 4/11/2019, 12:30 - 13:00, Hall 1
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      152P - Correlation among different KRAS alterations, genetic co-mutations and PD-L1 expression in patients treated with immunotherapy in metastatic NSCLC (ID 365)

      12:30 - 13:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Letizia Gianoncelli

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      Background

      No molecularly driven strategy against KRAS demonstrated convincing activity in clinical trials. The introduction of immune checkpoints inhibitors (IO) represents a paradigm shift in treatment of NSCLC without gene target. Considering the association with smoke, the high mutational burden, the high PDL1 expression and the abundance of T-cell infiltrating lymphocyte, KRAS mutant tumors have been considered an attractive target for IO.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Methods

      Patients (pts) with stage IV NSCLC harboring KRAS mutation treated with IO in our Institution between 2016 and 2018 were retrospectively identified by electronic medical record review. All pts provided written informed consent for the collection of clinical, demographic and molecular data.

      20c51b5f4e9aeb5334c90ff072e6f928 Results

      A total number of 328 consecutive pts with KRAS mutant NSCLC were identified, of them 32 received IO. All eligible pts had PDL1 testing and in 21 cases (65.6%) NGS was available. Median age was 63 (range 44-78). Male/female were 17/15. Most pts had an adequate ECOG PS (0/1 18.7%/65.6% respectively). 29 pts (90.6%) were smokers. According to the setting, 10 pts were treated in 1st-line, 9 in 2nd-line and 13 in further lines. Between the 9 subtypes of KRAS mutation identified in our cohort, G12C was the commonest (14, 43.8%). 15 pts (46.9%) had PDL1≥50%, 10 (31.2%) had PD-L1 between 1-49%, and 7 (21.9%) were negative. 8 pts (25%) had co-occurring gene mutations. With a median follow-up of 5.1 mos (0.4-28.6), the mPFS and mOS for ITT population were 4.47 (95% CI 2.5-6.4) and 7.73 (95% CI 6-14.5) mos.

      fd69c5cf902969e6fb71d043085ddee6 Conclusions

      Our preliminary results, contrary to findings in other oncogene driven NSCLC, showed that the presence of KRAS mutations seems to be irrelevant for the selection of patients for IO. Furthermore, neither the association of co-mutation (found in the 25% of cases) nor the type of KRAS variant or the treatment setting (1st vs further lines) seems to have an impact on the effectiveness of IO in KRAS NSCLC pts. Data about clinical efficacy according to PD-L1 expression will be presented at the meeting.

      b651e8a99c4375feb982b7c2cad376e9 Legal entity responsible for the study

      The authors.

      213f68309caaa4ccc14d5f99789640ad Funding

      Has not received any funding.

      682889d0a1d3b50267a69346a750433d Disclosure

      All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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