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    MA11 - Immunotherapy in Special Populations and Predictive Markers (ID 135)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Immuno-oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA11.02 - KEYNOTE-042 China Study: First-Line Pembrolizumab vs Chemotherapy in Chinese Patients with Advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 TPS ≥1% (Now Available) (ID 1772)

      14:00 - 15:30  |  Author(s): Ben Li

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      Background

      In the global, open-label KEYNOTE-042 study (NCT02220894), pembrolizumab significantly improved OS vs chemotherapy in PD-L1–positive locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC without targetable EGFR/ALK aberrations (HRs: TPS ≥50%, 0.69; ≥20%, 0.77; and ≥1%, 0.81). We present the very first results for Chinese patients enrolled in the KEYNOTE-042 global and China extension (NCT03850444) studies.

      Method

      The global and extension studies were designed identically. Patients were randomized 1:1 (stratified by ECOG PS 0/1, squamous/nonsquamous histology, and TPS ≥50%/1‒49%) to up to 35 cycles of pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W or up to 6 cycles of paclitaxel/pemetrexed + carboplatin with optional pemetrexed maintenance (nonsquamous only). Primary endpoints were OS in patients with PD-L1 TPS ≥50%, ≥20%, and ≥1%. No alpha was allocated to the China extension analysis. Overall, ~350 patients from China will be enrolled including 140 patients with TPS ≥50%, to determine the OS effect of pembrolizumab and consistency across outcomes in Chinese patients.

      Result

      As of September 4, 2018, 262 Chinese patients with PD-L1–positive (TPS ≥1%) NSCLC were enrolled (global, n=92; China extension, n=170) and randomized to pembrolizumab (n=128) or chemotherapy (n=134). 146 patients (55.7%) had PD-L1 TPS ≥50%; 204 (77.9%) had PD-L1 TPS ≥20%. After median (range) follow-up of 11.3 (0.1‒23.2) months, 32 patients (25.0%) were still receiving pembrolizumab and 6 (4.8%) were receiving pemetrexed maintenance. Pembrolizumab improved OS vs chemotherapy in patients with PD-L1 TPS ≥50%, ≥20%, and ≥1% (Table). Among patients who received ≥1 dose of pembrolizumab (n=128) or chemotherapy (n=125), grade 3–5 drug-related AEs occurred in 17% vs 68%, respectively.

      Overall Survival

      n

      Median (95% CI), mo

      HR (95% CI)

      PD-L1 TPS ≥50%

      Pembrolizumab

      72

      20.0 (15.5–NR)

      0.62 (0.38–1.00)

      Chemotherapy

      74

      14.0 (10.0–17.9)

      PD-L1 TPS ≥20%

      Pembrolizumab

      101

      20.0 (17.4–NR)

      0.62 (0.41–0.95)

      Chemotherapy

      103

      13.7 (10.1–17.9)

      PD-L1 TPS ≥1%

      Pembrolizumab

      128

      20.0 (17.4–NR)

      0.65 (0.45–0.94)

      Chemotherapy

      134

      13.7 (10.1–17.9)

      PD-L1 TPS 1–49%a

      Pembrolizumab

      56

      19.9 (11.9–NR)

      0.69 (0.40–1.20)

      Chemotherapy

      60

      10.7 (8.3–20.9)

      NR, not reached. aExploratory analysis.

      Conclusion

      Pembrolizumab monotherapy improved OS with a favorable safety profile vs platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy in Chinese patients with locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC without sensitizing EGFR/ALK aberrations and a PD-L1 TPS ≥1%. Findings are consistent with the global study primary endpoints, supporting first-line use of pembrolizumab for PD-L1–expressing advanced/metastatic NSCLC in China.

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