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    EP1.04 - Immuno-oncology (ID 194)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: E-Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Immuno-oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 08:00 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      EP1.04-25 - Increased PD-L1 Expression in MET Amplified (AMP) Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients (P) (ID 2764)

      08:00 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Alba Hernandez

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      Background

      MET amp has been reported in a subset of NSCLC p and treatment with crizotinib has proved clinical activity in cases of MET exon 14 alterations and MET amp.. Recently, immunotherapy has emerged as a new approach to treat NSCLC. The development and success of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/program death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) checkpoint inhibitors has been correlated with PD-L1 status, particularly in NSCLC p whose tumors express high PD-L1 levels by tumor proportion score (TPS) ⩾ 50%. In this study we have reviewed the PD-L1 status in a cohort of advanced NSCLC p with a METamp.

      Method

      PDL1 expression has been evaluated in a retrospective cohort of NSCLC p with MET amp and wild type for EGFR, KRAS, BRAF mutations and ALK and ROS1 rearrangements. Overall Survival (OS) was evaluated with Kaplan-Meier curves and groups were compared using log-rank test. Clinical and tumor characteristics, as well as treatment details, were evaluated. MET amp was analyzed by FISH, while PD-L1 status was assessed by immunochemistry by SP 263. antiboby

      Result

      A total of 50 p were included, 15 p has high or intermediate Met amp and 35 p had low or negative Met amp. Median age were 66 years old. 39 (78%) p were male, 43 (86%) p were smokers or former smokers, 37 p (74%) were ECOG PS 0-1, 37 p (74%) were stage IV. PD-L1 were negative ( < 1%) in 21 p (42%), positive ( >1%) in 26 p ( 52%). PD-L1 highly positive in 18 p ( 36%). Statistically significant more p had PD-L1 positive ( TPS > 1%) in high or intermediate Met amp p versus low or negative ( 92.9% vs 39.4%; p 0.001). And high or intermediate Met amp p had PD-L1 high expression ( TPS > 50%) than negative or low Met amp p ( 64.3% vs 27.3%; p 0.020). No differences in PD-L1 expression was observed by gender, ECOG PS or smoking status. Median OS was 16.367 m (2.295-30.438). No differences in OS were seen by PD-L1 expression or Met amp status.

      Conclusion

      PD-L1 expression in NSCLC p is positively correlated with MET amp, especially in p with PD-L1 > 50%. Our data suggests that MET amp may play a direct role in up-regulating PD-L1 expression in NSCLC p. Additionally, combination therapy targeting MET and checkpoint inhibition should be considered as a potential therapeutic strategy for NSCLC p with high and intemediate MET amp.

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