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    MA07 - Clinical Questions and Potential Blood Markers for Immunotherapy (ID 125)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Immuno-oncology
    • Presentations: 2
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      MA07.01 - Circulating Immature Neutrophils, Tumor-Associated Neutrophils and dNLR for Identification of Fast Progressors to Immunotherapy in NSCLC (Now Available) (ID 1618)

      13:30 - 15:00  |  Author(s): Boris Duchemann

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      Background

      Neutrophils are active regulators of the antitumor immune response, with pro- and antitumor- properties, but generally are associated with progression (PD) and poor outcomes. We reported that pretreatment dNLR ((neutrophils/[leucocytes-neutrophils]; high>3) correlated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) outcomes in advanced (a) NSCLC pts. Although neutrophil population is heterogeneous, the immature neutrophils (i.e. CD15+CD244-CD16low, among others) seem to be a key subpopulation linked to PD. Tumor-associated neutrophils (TAN) can be also modulator on the microenvironment. We aimed to assess the role of pretreatment circulating immature-neutrophils and tissue-TAN, combined with dNLR, on ICI outcomes in aNSCLC pts.

      Method

      aNSCLC pts treated with ICI at our institution between 11/2012 and 08/2018 were eligible. Pretreatment immunophenotyping of monocytes, monocytic MDSC (mMDSC) and granulocytes (CD15, CD11b, CD33, CD244, CD16, CD14, CD32, CD64, HLA-DR) was prospectively performed by flow cytometry in fresh whole blood in 58 pts; we defined immature-neutrophils as CD15+CD244-CD16low. TAN in the stroma were assessed using H&E staining from archival specimen, available from 80 pts. dNLR was retrospectively collected; available from 343 pts. Correlation between baseline circulating neutrophils phenotype, TAN and dNLR was evaluated as well as their impact on outcomes: progression-free survival (PFS), overall (OS), including death before 12 weeks (12wk-death) (fast-PD)

      Result

      366 pts included; 320 (90%) smokers, median age 63; 280 (77%) nonsquamous, 117 (64%) ≥1%PDL1 and 183 missing. Median PFS (mPFS) was 1.93 months (m) [95%CI, 1.8-2.3] and mOS 8.8m [6.5-11.6]. Overall, 12wk-death rate was 31% [25.9-35.6].

      Pretreatment high-dNLR (143/343; 42%) was correlated with poor PFS (P=0.002), OS P=0.0003) and a 12wk-death rate of 43% [34.5-50.9]. Pretreatment high immature-neutrophils (30/58; 53%), defined by logrank maximization method (>0.22%), were also associated with poor PFS (P=0.04), OS (P=0.0007) and a 12wk-death rate of 48.7% [26.7-64.1]. TAN (9/80; 11%) were not correlated with outcomes. There was not a correlation between immature-neutrophils, tissue-TAN and dNLR.

      When evaluating pretreatment immature-neutrophils and dNLR together, we identified a fast-PD phenotype (high immature-neutrophils/high-dNLR, 10/58; 17%), with a mOS of 1.3m [0.73- not reached (NR)] and 12wk-death rate of 60% [14.5-81.3] compared to a responder-phenotype (low immature-neutrophils/low-dNLR, 12/58; 21%), associated with good outcomes: mOS NR [18.23-NR] (P=0.002).

      Conclusion

      Pretreatment high circulating immature-neutrophils (CD15+CD244-CD16low) correlate with early failure to ICI and fast-PD phenotype. The combination of circulating immature-neutrophils and dNLR could improve the identification of this population. The impact of immature-neutrophils on ICI should be more deeply explored.

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      MA07.05 - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICPi) Re-Challenge: Outcomes Analysis in a French National Cohort of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients (Now Available) (ID 1903)

      13:30 - 15:00  |  Author(s): Boris Duchemann

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      Background

      Anti-PD1/PDL1 deeply changed the NSCLC therapeutic algorithm in the past few years. Unfortunately, a majority of patients experiences disease progression. ICPis re-challenge could be an attractive option but no data supporting this strategy are available. Here we report outcomes of a large cohort of NSCLC patients treated with anti-PD1/PDL1 re-challenge.

      Method

      We retrospectively collected data about 144 advanced NSCLC patients (diagnosis between 2010 and 2018) from 26 French centers. Patients were re-challenged with ICPis after at least 12 weeks of discontinuation for toxicity, disease progression or clinical decision. Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) were calculated from the start of first or second ICPi to disease progression (PFS1;PFSR) and death or last follow-up (OS1;OS2) respectively.

      Result

      Median age was 63 year [39 –83], most of patients were male (67%), smokers (87%), adenocarcinomas (62%) and stage IV at diagnosis (66%). Most of patients received the first ICPi round in first or second line (66%) and the second ICPi round in third line or later (79%). In both settings patients received preferentially an anti-PD1 (87%) and no differences were detected regarding brain metastasis or ECOG PS (P = 1.10-1 and P = 1.10-1 respectively). The Best Response during the re-challenge was not associated to that one achieved to the first ICPi (P = 1.10-1). The median PFS1 and PFSR were 13 months [95% CI 10-16.5] and 4.4 months [95% CI 3-6.5] respectively. PFSR was longer in patients discontinued because of clinical decision (6.5 months [95% CI 2.5-11.9]) or toxicity (5.8 months [95%CI 3.5-18]) compared to disease progression (2.9 months [95% CI 2.0-4.4]) (P = 2.10-2) and in those not receiving chemotherapy between the two ICPis (5.8 months [95%CI 4.1-10.5]) compared to those who did (3.0 months [95% CI 2.0-4.4])(P = 2.10-3). Median OS1 was 3.3 years [95% CI 2.9-3.9] without differences according to the discontinuation reason (P =2.10-1). Median OS2 was 1.5 y [95%CI 1.0-2.1] and was longer in patients discontinuing the first ICPi due to toxicity (2.1y [95%CI 1.4-NR]) compared to disease progression (1.0y [95%CI 0.4-1.5]) or clinical decision (1.5y [95%CI 0.4-NR]) (P = 3.10-2). Neither OS1 nor OS2 were affected by treatments received between the two ICPis (P = 3.10-1 and P = 1.10-1 respectively).

      Conclusion

      ICPis re-challenge might be a useful option mainly in patients discontinuing the first ICPi because of toxicity or clinical decision and in those able to keep a treatment-free period between the two ICPis.

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    P1.04 - Immuno-oncology (ID 164)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Immuno-oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.04-31 - Immunosenescence Correlates with Poor Outcome from PD-(L)1 Blockade but Not Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (Now Available) (ID 2268)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Boris Duchemann

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      Background

      CD28, CD57 and KLRG1 on circulating T-lymphocytes have been identified as markers of immunosenescence. The characterization of a senescent immune phenotype (SIP) in advanced NSCLC (aNSCLC) and its impact on anti-PD(L)-1 (IO) or platinum-based chemotherapy (PCT) treatments are unknown.

      Method

      The percentage of circulating CD8+CD28-CD57+KLRG1+ T-lymphocytes (SIP) was assessed by flow cytometry on fresh blood from aNSCLC patients treated with IO or PCT. A SIP cut-off was identified by log-rank maximation method. Correlations with categorical or continuous variables were performed by logistic regression or t-test. Survival curves were estimated with Kaplan Meier and compared with log-rank.

      Result

      In the IO cohort, 43 patients were evaluated for SIP: 32% ≥ 65 years, 92% non-squamous, 51% with tumoral PD-L1 expression ≥1%, 93% chemotherapy pretreated. Disease control rate (DCR), median PFS and OS and FU were 57%, 4.6 (95% CI 0.5; 8.8) months, 13 (95% CI 2.8-23.2) months, and 14 (95% CI 8.8-19.8) months, respectively.

      SIP median value was 15.4% (min 1.6%, max 57.7%). 32% of patients had >21.72% CD28-CD57+KLRG1+CD8+ lymphocytes (SIP+). SIP was not significantly associated with clinical characteristics. SIP changed according to IO response by T-sne algorithm (Figure 1A). Compared to SIP-, SIP+ patients had significantly lower DCR (81% vs 28%, p=0.002), PFS [7.3 (95% CI 4.1; 10.4) vs 1.7 (95% CI 1.2; 2.3), p=0.02] and OS [NR (95% CI 6.04; NR) vs 2.4 (95% CI 1.7; 3.1), p=0.01].

      SIP was significantly associated with specific immune populations [higher peripheral activated (Ox40+ICOS+PD1+) T-regulatory (CD25highCD127low) cells, TEMRA (CCR7-CD45RA+) CD8+ and T-helper 1 (CXCR5-CXCR3+CCR4-CCR6-CCR10-) CD4+] (Figure 1B). The PCT cohort included 61 patients, 43% SIP+. No significant difference in DCR, PFS or OS were observed according to SIP.

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      Conclusion

      Immunosenescence is observed in 32% of aNSCLC patients before IO and correlates with specific immune phenotypes. Immunosenescence predicts lower DCR, PFS and OS from IO but not from PCT.

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