scholarly journals Pembrolizumab for Treatment-Refractory Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Multicohort, Open-Label Phase II KEYNOTE-199 Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 395-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel S. Antonarakis ◽  
Josep M. Piulats ◽  
Marine Gross-Goupil ◽  
Jeffrey Goh ◽  
Kristiina Ojamaa ◽  
...  

PURPOSE Pembrolizumab has previously shown antitumor activity against programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)–positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Here, we assessed the antitumor activity and safety of pembrolizumab in three parallel cohorts of a larger mCRPC population. METHODS The phase II KEYNOTE-199 study included three cohorts of patients with mCRPC treated with docetaxel and one or more targeted endocrine therapies. Cohorts 1 and 2 enrolled patients with RECIST-measurable PD-L1–positive and PD-L1–negative disease, respectively. Cohort 3 enrolled patients with bone-predominant disease, regardless of PD-L1 expression. All patients received pembrolizumab 200 mg every 3 weeks for up to 35 cycles. The primary end point was objective response rate per RECIST v1.1 assessed by central review in cohorts 1 and 2. Secondary end points included disease control rate, duration of response, overall survival (OS), and safety. RESULTS Two hundred fifty-eight patients were enrolled: 133 in cohort 1, 66 in cohort 2, and 59 in cohort 3. Objective response rate was 5% (95% CI, 2% to 11%) in cohort 1 and 3% (95% CI, < 1% to 11%) in cohort 2. Median duration of response was not reached (range, 1.9 to ≥ 21.8 months) and 10.6 months (range, 4.4 to 16.8 months), respectively. Disease control rate was 10% in cohort 1, 9% in cohort 2, and 22% in cohort 3. Median OS was 9.5 months in cohort 1, 7.9 months in cohort 2, and 14.1 months in cohort 3. Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 60% of patients, were of grade 3 to 5 severity in 15%, and led to discontinuation of treatment in 5%. CONCLUSION Pembrolizumab monotherapy shows antitumor activity with an acceptable safety profile in a subset of patients with RECIST-measurable and bone-predominant mCRPC previously treated with docetaxel and targeted endocrine therapy. Observed responses seem to be durable, and OS estimates are encouraging.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS346-TPS346
Author(s):  
Cameron Phillips ◽  
Giulio Francia ◽  
Robert S. Kerbel ◽  
Urban Emmenegger

TPS346 Background: There is a continued need to identify novel targets for the treatment of metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). DNA damage repair (DDR) aberrations are emerging as such a target: 20%-30% of mCRPCs harbor DDR gene aberrations, rendering tumors particularly sensitive to DNA damaging agents and poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) therapy. 88% of men with DDR deficient mCRPC responded to the PARPi olaparib in a phase II trial, whereas in unselected mCRPC patients the metronomic use of the DNA damaging agent cyclophosphamide (CPA) resulted in response rates of 25-60%. Intriguingly, in randomized phase II trials of unselected ovarian and triple-negative breast cancer (ie tumor types enriched for DDR defects), metronomic CPA alone was as active as metronomic CPA plus the PARPi veliparib. Based on this we hypothesize that DDR deficient mCRPC is particularly sensitive to metronomic CPA. To the best of our knowledge this is the first attempt to utilize metronomic CPA in a personalized manner. Our study has the potential to define metronomic CPA as an affordable and well-tolerated alternative to PARPi therapy in men with DDR deficient mCRPC. Methods: To study if metronomic CPA achieves a similar response rate (ie ≥85%) in DDR deficient mCRPC as seen with olaparib, men with mCRPC progressing after 1-2 lines of systemic therapy will undergo circulating tumor DNA based testing for BRCA1/2 or ATM aberrations. Patients with such aberrations will proceed with metronomic CPA (50 mg po daily). Primary endpoint: RECIST 1.1 and/or ≥50% PSA response rate at 12 weeks. Secondary endpoints include biochemical, radiological and clinical progression-free survival. Applying the Optimal Simon's Two-Stage design, and using a type I error rate of 0.05 and a power of 0.8, in the first stage we plan to enroll 14 patients. If there are ≤10 or fewer responses, the study will be stopped. Otherwise, another 19 patients will be accrued as part of the second stage.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e000642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie N Graff ◽  
Tomasz M Beer ◽  
Joshi J Alumkal ◽  
Rachel E Slottke ◽  
William L Redmond ◽  
...  

BackgroundCheckpoint inhibitors can induce profound anticancer responses, but programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibition monotherapy has shown minimal activity in prostate cancer. A published report showed that men with prostate cancer who were resistant to the second-generation androgen receptor inhibitor enzalutamide had increased programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on circulating antigen-presenting cells. We hypothesized that the addition of PD-1 inhibition in these patients could induce a meaningful cancer response.MethodsWe evaluated enzalutamide plus the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab in a single-arm phase II study of 28 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mprogressing on enzalutamide alone. Pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenous was given every 3 weeks for four doses with enzalutamide. The primary endpoint was prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline of ≥50%. Secondary endpoints were objective response, PSA progression-free survival (PFS), time to subsequent treatment, and time to death. Baseline tumor biopsies were obtained when feasible, and samples were sequenced and evaluated for the expression of PD-L1, microsatellite instability (MSI), mutational and neoepitope burdens.ResultsFive (18%) of 28 patients had a PSA decline of ≥50%. Three (25%) of 12 patients with measurable disease at baseline achieved an objective response. Of the five responders, two continue with PSA and radiographic response after 39.3 and 37.8 months. For the entire cohort, median follow-up was 37 months, and median PSA PFS time was 3.8 months (95% CI: 2.8 to 9.9 months). Time to subsequent treatment was 7.21 months (95% CI: 5.1 to 11.1 months). Median overall survival for all patients was 21.9 months (95% CI: 14.7 to 28 .4 months), versus 41.7 months (95% CI: 22.16 to not reached (NR)) in the responders. Of the three responders with baseline biopsies, one had MSI high disease with mutations consistent with DNA-repair defects. None had detectable PD-L1 expression.ConclusionsPembrolizumab has activity in mCRPC when added to enzalutamide. Responses were deep and durable and did not require tumor PD-L1 expression or DNA-repair defects.Trial registration numberclinicaltrials.gov (NCT02312557).


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16021-e16021
Author(s):  
Hakim Mahammedi ◽  
Mélanie Pouget ◽  
Eloise Planchat ◽  
Herve Cure ◽  
Xavier Durando ◽  
...  

e16021 Background: Prostate cancer is a major problem in the aging male population. Docetaxel, the first-line reference treatment in CRPC induces a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response in 45% of patients and an objective tumor response in 12%. Preclinical studies suggested that curcuminoids inhibit tumor metastasis, invasion and angiogenesis and reverse drug resistance. We wanted to potentiate docetaxel by curcuminoïds in CRPC first line. Our previous phase I study showed the safety and the tolerability of CCM associated to docetaxel for advanced breast cancers. We have conducted in 2009-2010 a phase II study to assess the response of CRPC to this combination. Methods: Patients (n=30) with progressing CRPC and rising PSA were enrolled to receive the experimental treatment. Docetaxel was given in standard conditions (75mg/m², 1h i.v infusion every 3 weeks for 6 cycles + prednisolone) with CCM orally at the dose of 6gr/day (7 days by cycle: d-4 to d+2). The primary endpoint was response rate assessed by biological and paraclinical examinations. The secondary endpoints included safety, time to progression and compliance. Twenty nine patients were evaluable on PSA assessment and 15 on RECIST criteria. Results: 26 patients received the treatment totality and 4 withdrew prematurely. No patient withdrew for toxicity (2 deaths and 2 PSA progressions). A PSA response was observed in 17/29 patients (59%) (4 complete and 13 partial) observed rapidly (before the 3rd cycle) for 15 patients. The median time to subsequent PSA progression (TTP) was 5.8 months. Six patients (40%) had a partial objective response and 9 (60%) a stable disease. The median TTP on targets was 7.85 months (n=13/15). The regimen was well tolerated, with uncommon grade 3/4 toxicity; no adverse event was attributed to CCM. Of 169 cycles, 150 (89%) were completed with perfect compliance. Overall survival was 19 months (mean) and 24 months (median) with 17 events as of december 2012. Conclusions: These results are promising in improving the response rate to docetaxel in terms of both PSA decrease and objective response, with good tolerability and acceptability of CCM. A randomized trial is necessary to confirm this results. Clinical trial information: NCT01012141.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS5091-TPS5091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann S. De Bono ◽  
Maha Hussain ◽  
Antoine Thiery-Vuillemin ◽  
Joaquin Mateo ◽  
A. Oliver Sartor ◽  
...  

TPS5091 Background: The median overall survival for patients (pts) with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is short. Available agents may offer limited therapeutic benefit, but no molecularly stratified treatment has yet been approved for this heterogeneous disease. A sizable percentage of pts with mCRPC has loss of function aberrations in genes involved in homologous recombination repair (HRR) in tumor tissue, such as BRCA1/2 and ATM. These aberrations can confer sensitivity to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition. A Phase II study indicated that the oral PARP inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza) had antitumor activity in 33% of mCRPC pts who had progressed after new hormonal agent (NHA) treatment and chemotherapy, with a strikingly higher composite response rate in pts with a deleterious HRR gene aberration (HRRa) (88%; 14/16) vs pts without a HRRa (6%; 2/33) (Mateo et al.2015). The PROfound study evaluates olaparib efficacy and safety versus physician’s choice of either abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide, in pts with mCRPC and a HRRa (NCT02987543). Methods: To be eligible for this multinational, open-label, Phase III study, mCRPC pts must have progressed on prior NHA treatment and have a tumor HRRa in one of 15 genes, as confirmed by an HRR Assay (Foundation Medicine, Inc.). Cohort A (n = 240 approx) includes pts with mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2 or ATM, while pts with a mutation in 12 other HRR genes will be assigned to Cohort B (n = 100 approx). Pts will be randomized (2:1) to olaparib tablets (300 mg orally bid) or physician’s choice of either enzalutamide (160 mg orally od) or abiraterone acetate (1000 mg orally od with 5 mg bid prednisone) and treatment continued until radiographic progression (as assessed by blinded independent central review) or lack of treatment tolerability. The primary endpoint of radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) will be assessed in Cohort A using RECIST 1.1 (soft tissue) and PCWG3 (bone) criteria. Key secondary efficacy endpoints include confirmed objective response rate, time to pain progression, overall survival (all Cohort A) and rPFS (both cohorts combined). Clinical trial information: NCT02987543.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 329-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Kosaka ◽  
Toshiaki Shinojima ◽  
Kayoko Kikuchi ◽  
Sachiko Hagiwara ◽  
Shin-ichiro Kojima ◽  
...  

329 Background: We previously reported a novel cell reprogramming approach, termed drug efficacy reprogramming, as a new model for identifying candidate antitumor drugs targeting the cancer stemness-related gene network, and identified ribavirin as a candidate drug for overcoming docetaxel-resistant castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). We conducted this phase 1/2a trial of docetaxel plus ribavirin for reprogramming efficacy in patients with progressive metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer who have previously received docetaxel alone. (DRREEM trial) Methods: In this clinical study, patients received intravenous docetaxel at 60-75 mg/m2is intravenously administered on Cycle1-Day1 in combination with the investigational drug (ribavirin). Docetaxel is administered at 3-week intervals (1 cycle) (total: 3 cycles). During administration, the dose may be reduced based on the subject’s condition if necessary. The primary endpoint was safety. Accessory evaluation items included prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response, objective response rate, health-related quality of lifel. Exploratory items included changes in CTC count, cfDNA, and exosome. Patients with progressive CRPC based on PSA and/or radiographic criteria, performance status (PS) 0–1, and normal renal and hepatic function were eligible. Results: Six patients were enrolled in this study; average age was 71.7±4.2. Average serum PSA concentration was 100.1±128.0 ng/ml (range: 3.0-336.8). The median cycle of docetaxel received before the study was 6 cycles. Safety: Grade 3/4 adverse events requiring dose modification were not observed. Two patients showed PSA reduction. Three patients showed stable disease. Changes in the blood concentrations of ribavirin, docetaxel, and prednisolone were within normal range. Conclusions: This combination of ribavirin with docetaxel was well tolerated with a promising response rate that justifies further investigations in docetaxel-resistant CRPC. This clinical study provides a useful drug re-positioning model in the area of translational medicine. Clinical trial information: UMIN000021107.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (32) ◽  
pp. 3763-3772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wassim Abida ◽  
Akash Patnaik ◽  
David Campbell ◽  
Jeremy Shapiro ◽  
Alan H. Bryce ◽  
...  

PURPOSE BRCA1 or BRCA2 ( BRCA) alterations are common in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and may confer sensitivity to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors. We present results from patients with mCRPC associated with a BRCA alteration treated with rucaparib 600 mg twice daily in the phase II TRITON2 study. METHODS We enrolled patients who progressed after one to two lines of next-generation androgen receptor–directed therapy and one taxane-based chemotherapy for mCRPC. Efficacy and safety populations included patients with a deleterious BRCA alteration who received ≥ 1 dose of rucaparib. Key efficacy end points were objective response rate (ORR; per RECIST/Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 3 in patients with measurable disease as assessed by blinded, independent radiology review and by investigators) and locally assessed prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response (≥ 50% decrease from baseline) rate. RESULTS Efficacy and safety populations included 115 patients with a BRCA alteration with or without measurable disease. Confirmed ORRs per independent radiology review and investigator assessment were 43.5% (95% CI, 31.0% to 56.7%; 27 of 62 patients) and 50.8% (95% CI, 38.1% to 63.4%; 33 of 65 patients), respectively. The confirmed PSA response rate was 54.8% (95% CI, 45.2% to 64.1%; 63 of 115 patients). ORRs were similar for patients with a germline or somatic BRCA alteration and for patients with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 alteration, while a higher PSA response rate was observed in patients with a BRCA2 alteration. The most frequent grade ≥ 3 treatment-emergent adverse event was anemia (25.2%; 29 of 115 patients). CONCLUSION Rucaparib has antitumor activity in patients with mCRPC and a deleterious BRCA alteration, but with a manageable safety profile consistent with that reported in other solid tumor types.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Smith ◽  
Matthew R. Smith ◽  
Christopher Sweeney ◽  
Aymen A. Elfiky ◽  
Christopher Logothetis ◽  
...  

Purpose Cabozantinib (XL184) is an orally bioavailable tyrosine kinase inhibitor with activity against MET and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. We evaluated the activity of cabozantinib in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) in a phase II randomized discontinuation trial with an expansion cohort. Patients and Methods Patients received 100 mg of cabozantinib daily. Those with stable disease per RECIST at 12 weeks were randomly assigned to cabozantinib or placebo. Primary end points were objective response rate at 12 weeks and progression-free survival (PFS) after random assignment. Results One hundred seventy-one men with CRPC were enrolled. Random assignment was halted early based on the observed activity of cabozantinib. Seventy-two percent of patients had regression in soft tissue lesions, whereas 68% of evaluable patients had improvement on bone scan, including complete resolution in 12%. The objective response rate at 12 weeks was 5%, with stable disease in 75% of patients. Thirty-one patients with stable disease at week 12 were randomly assigned. Median PFS was 23.9 weeks (95% CI, 10.7 to 62.4 weeks) with cabozantinib and 5.9 weeks (95% CI, 5.4 to 6.6 weeks) with placebo (hazard ratio, 0.12; P < .001). Serum total alkaline phosphatase and plasma cross-linked C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen were reduced by ≥ 50% in 57% of evaluable patients. On retrospective review, bone pain improved in 67% of evaluable patients, with a decrease in narcotic use in 56%. The most common grade 3 adverse events were fatigue (16%), hypertension (12%), and hand-foot syndrome (8%). Conclusion Cabozantinib has clinical activity in men with CRPC, including reduction of soft tissue lesions, improvement in PFS, resolution of bone scans, and reductions in bone turnover markers, pain, and narcotic use.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS5591-TPS5591
Author(s):  
Matthew Raymond Smith ◽  
Neeraj Agarwal ◽  
Tilman Todenhöfer ◽  
Redas Trepiakas ◽  
Jae-Lyun Lee ◽  
...  

TPS5591 Background: Despite recent advances, nearly all patients (pts) with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) experience disease progression and cancer-specific mortality. Persistent or reactivated androgen receptor (AR) signaling and/or activation of pathways in cross-talk with AR signaling are key drivers of mCRPC progression. Evidence suggests that AR signaling promotes translation of D-type cyclins resulting in cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4&6) activation and cell cycle progression. Abemaciclib is an oral selective inhibitor of CDK4&6 dosed on a continuous schedule, that is FDA-approved in combination with endocrine therapy or as monotherapy to treat HR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer pts. Preclinical studies with prostate cancer cell lines and xenograft models showed that abemaciclib induces cell cycle arrest and tumor growth inhibition. The hypothesis is that addition of abemaciclib to AR targeted therapy may be an effective treatment for mCRPC pts. Methods: CYCLONE 2 (NCT03706365) is a phase II, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of abemaciclib in combination with abiraterone acetate plus prednisone (AA+P) as first-line treatment of pts with mCRPC. The study is designed in two parts. Part 1 is a 30-patient safety lead-in to determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D; 150 mg or 200 mg, twice daily) of abemaciclib in combination with AA (1000 mg, once daily) + P (5 mg, twice daily). In part 2, 150 pts are randomized 1:1 to abemaciclib at the RP2D with AA+P or placebo with AA+P. Pts who received prior AA+P, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide, radiopharmaceuticals, or sipuleucel-T are excluded. Prior docetaxel for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, but not for mCRPC, is allowed. Pts must have progressive mCRPC (by PSA and/or imaging) and an accessible metastatic lesion for tumor biopsy. The co-primary objectives are radiographic PFS (per RECIST1.1 for soft tissue and PCWG3 for bone) and time to PSA progression. Secondary objectives include safety, objective response rate, duration of response, OS, time to symptomatic progression, and pharmacokinetics. Assuming hazard ratios of 0.64 (rPFS) and 0.6 (PSA progression), the study is powered to 80% and 85%, respectively, to test the superiority of abemaciclib plus AA+P vs. placebo plus AA+P at one-sided α=0.1 using stratified log-rank tests. Part 1 is completed and part 2 is enrolling in 70 sites worldwide. Clinical trial information: NCT03706365 .


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