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    MA09 - EGFR & MET (ID 128)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Targeted Therapy
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA09.07 - Activity of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion Lung Cancer (Now Available) (ID 1600)

      15:15 - 16:45  |  Author(s): David M. Hyman

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      Background

      Tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) fusions involving NTRK1, NTRK2, and NTRK3 occur in a range of tumor types. Larotrectinib, the first FDA-approved highly selective TRK inhibitor, has demonstrated an overall response rate (ORR) of 75% by independent central review across a broad spectrum of tumors that harbor NTRK gene fusions (Drilon et al., NEJM 2018;378:731–9). Here, we report updated data on the patients with lung cancer who have been treated with larotrectinib.

      Method

      Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in two clinical trials (NCT02122913 and NCT02576431) with TRK fusion cancer were included in this analysis. Larotrectinib (100 mg BID) was administered on a continuous 28-day schedule until withdrawal, unacceptable toxicity, or disease progression. Response was assessed by investigator (INV) and independent review committee (IRC) per RECIST v1.1.

      Result

      As of July 30, 2018, 11 patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma were enrolled. Median age was 52 years (range 25–76 years). Eight patients had fusions involving NTRK1 and diverse fusion partners: EPS15 (n=2), TPM3 (n=2), IRF2BP2 (n=2), TPR (n=1), and SQSTM1 (n=1). Three patients had fusions involving NTRK3 (fusion partner: SQSTM1 [n=2] and ETV6 [n=1]). Ten patients had prior systemic therapy (five patients had three or more prior therapies) with best responses on last prior therapy being one partial response, four with stable disease, three progressive disease, and three unknown or unevaluable. Seven patients were evaluable for response to larotrectinib. INV and IRC assessment were in agreement, with one complete response, four partial responses (including one patient with central nervous system [CNS] metastases), and two with stable disease (ORR 71%). Results from four patients not evaluable at the July 30, 2018 data cut-off due to insufficient follow-up are expected in April 2019 and will be presented at the meeting. The median time to response was 1.8 months. One patient with brain metastases had an intracranial near complete response (–95% reduction) to larotrectinib, as well as an extracranial response. The duration of response by IRC ranged from 7.4+ months to 25.8+ months; the median duration of response was not reached. One patient continued receiving treatment post-progression. Two patients discontinued treatment due to disease progression and one withdrew without cause. Larotrectinib was well tolerated, with treatment-related adverse events being predominantly grade 1–2.

      Conclusion

      Larotrectinib is highly active in advanced lung cancer patients harboring NTRK gene fusions, including those with CNS metastases, with a favorable safety profile. These results support the use of larotrectinib in NTRK fusion NSCLC.

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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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      P1.04-39 - Molecular Characteristics, Immunophenotype, and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response in BRAF Non-V600 Mutant Lung Cancers (ID 1529)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): David M. Hyman

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      Background

      Targeted therapy for Class I BRAF mutant lung cancers (V600) is well described and there is growing literature on their response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). In contrast, the molecular characteristics, immunophenotype, and response rates of class II and III BRAF mutations are not well defined.

      Method

      Patients with BRAF Class I, II, III mutant and variants of unknown significance (VUS) lung cancers detected on NGS (MSK-IMPACT) from 1/2014-1/2018 were identified. PD-L1 by immunohistochemistry (E1L3N) was evaluated. Tumor mutation burden (TMB; mut/Mb) was determined by MSK-IMPACT. Best objective response to ICI was assessed by RECIST v1.1. Time to treatment discontinuation (TTD) and overall survival (OS) were assessed. Statistical analysis was performed with Fisher’s exact and Kaplan-Meier. BRAF V600 lung cancers were used as a comparator and analyzed separately from BRAF non-V600.

      Result

      6.0% (177/2962) of lung cancers harbored a BRAF-mutation. Median TMB of BRAF non-V600 mutant lung cancers was 10.8 mut/Mb (n=136) overall compared to 4.9 mut/Mb in V600 (n=41; p<0.0001) and 5.9 mut/Mb in BRAF wild-type patients (n=2785; p<0.0001). 69% (127/177) of BRAF-mutant cases were metastatic (29 Class I, 36 Class II, 23 Class III, and 39 VUS). 57% of patients were female, 82% were smokers, and 90% were adenocarcinoma. More smokers were seen in the BRAF V600 group than in the non-V600 group (n = 16 vs 88 respectively, p<0.0001). PD-L1 expression in 49 non-V600 cases with available tissue was 0%, 1-49%, and >50% in 59% (n=29), 31% (n=15), and 10% (n=5) respectively. 7 BRAF V600 cases with PDL1 testing had expression of 0%, 1-49%, and >50% in 2, 3, and 2 cases, respectively. No BRAF V600 cases had concurrent RAS/NF1-alterations compared to 11 non-V600 (p=0.07).

      36 patients with BRAF non-V600 mutations received ICI (nivolumab (n=25), pembrolizumab (n=5), atezolizumab (n=2), ipilimumab/nivolumab (n=4); median line of therapy=2) with an ORR of 22% (8/36). 10 BRAF V600 mutant lung cancer patients received ICI (nivolumab (n=5), pembrolizumab (n=2), atezolizumab (n=1), ipilimumab/nivolumab (n=2); median line of therapy=2) with an ORR of 10% (1/10). There was no difference in ORR between non-V600 and V600 patients that received ICI (p=0.66). TTD in BRAF non-V600 was 3.2 months compared to 1.4 months for BRAF V600 mutant lung cancer patients (HR 0.59, p=0.26). Median TMB in patients with BRAF non-V600 mutations that responded vs those who did not was 13.2 and 10.8 mut/Mb respectively (p=0.92). One response to ICI was seen in a BRAF V600 with TMB of 19.3. OS of BRAF non-V600 patients was 1.7 years compared to 2.5 years in V600 (HR 1.25, p=0.38). OS was higher in BRAF non-V600 lung cancer patients who received ICI (2.4 years) compared to those that did not (1.2 years; HR 0.60, p=0.04).

      Conclusion

      The molecular characteristics and immunophenotype of BRAF non-V600 mutant lung cancers is typified by high TMB and low PD-L1 expression, with reasonably higher response rates and improved OS to later line ICI compared to BRAF V600. Further studies of immunotherapy in this oncogene subset is warranted.

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