scholarly journals Axitinib Is an Active Treatment for All Histologic Subtypes of Advanced Thyroid Cancer: Results From a Phase II Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (29) ◽  
pp. 4708-4713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezra E.W. Cohen ◽  
Lee S. Rosen ◽  
Everett E. Vokes ◽  
Merrill S. Kies ◽  
Arlene A. Forastiere ◽  
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PurposePatients with advanced, incurable thyroid cancer not amenable to surgery or radioactive iodine (131I) therapy have few satisfactory therapeutic options. This multi-institutional study assessed the activity and safety of axitinib, an oral, potent, and selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) 1, 2, and 3 in patients with advanced thyroid cancer.Patients and MethodsPatients with thyroid cancer of any histology that was resistant or not appropriate for131I were enrolled onto a single-arm phase II trial to receive axitinib orally (starting dose, 5 mg twice daily). Objective response rate (ORR) by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors was the primary end point. Secondary end points included duration of response, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival, safety, and modulation of soluble (s) VEGFR.ResultsSixty patients were enrolled. Partial responses were observed in 18 patients, yielding an ORR of 30% (95% CI, 18.9 to 43.2). Stable disease lasting ≥ 16 weeks was reported in another 23 patients (38%). Objective responses were noted in all histologic subtypes. Median PFS was 18.1 months (95% CI, 12.1 to not estimable). Axitinib was generally well tolerated, with the most common grade ≥ 3 treatment-related adverse event being hypertension (n = 7; 12%). Eight patients (13%) discontinued treatment because of adverse events. Axitinib selectively decreased sVEGFR-2 and sVEGFR-3 plasma concentrations versus sKIT, demonstrating its targeting of VEGFR.ConclusionAxitinib is a selective inhibitor of VEGFR with compelling antitumor activity in all histologic subtypes of advanced thyroid cancer.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (29) ◽  
pp. 3315-3321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria E. Cabanillas ◽  
Jonas A. de Souza ◽  
Susan Geyer ◽  
Lori J. Wirth ◽  
Michael E. Menefee ◽  
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Purpose Sorafenib and lenvatinib are oral multikinase inhibitors targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and approved for radioiodine (RAI)-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). However, there are no approved second- or third-line therapies. MET is implicated in resistance to VEGFR inhibitors. Cabozantinib is an oral multikinase inhibitor targeting MET in addition to VEGFR and is approved for medullary thyroid cancer. In a phase I study of cabozantinib, five of eight patients with DTC previously treated with a VEGFR-targeted therapy had an objective response to cabozantinib. Patients and Methods Patients with RAI-refractory disease with Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor (RECIST) measurable disease and evidence of progression on prior VEGFR-targeted therapy were enrolled in this single-arm phase II study. The cabozantinib starting dose was 60 mg/day orally but could be escalated to 80 mg if the patient did not experience a response. Patients underwent tumor assessment according to RECIST v1.1 every 8 weeks. In this study, if at least five of 25 response-evaluable patients had an objective response, cabozantinib would be considered a promising agent in this patient population. Results Twenty-five patients were enrolled. The median age was 64 years, and 64% of patients were men. Twenty-one patients had received only one prior VEGFR-targeted therapy (sorafenib, pazopanib, or cediranib), and four patients had received two such therapies. The most common treatment-related adverse events were fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, and hypertension. One drug-related death was noted. Of the 25 patients, 10 (40%) had a partial response, 13 (52%) had stable disease, and two (8%) had nonevaluable disease. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 12.7 months and 34.7 months, respectively. Conclusion Cabozantinib demonstrated clinically significant, durable objective response activity in patients with RAI-refractory DTC who experienced disease progression while taking prior VEGFR-targeted therapy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (29) ◽  
pp. 2682-2688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarmad Sadeghi ◽  
Susan G. Groshen ◽  
Denice D. Tsao-Wei ◽  
Rahul Parikh ◽  
Amir Mortazavi ◽  
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PURPOSE Patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma are often ineligible for cisplatin-based treatments. A National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program–sponsored trial assessed the tolerability and efficacy of a gemcitabine-eribulin combination in this population. METHODS Patients with treatment-naïve advanced or recurrent metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, ureter, or urethra not amenable to curative surgery and not candidates for cisplatin-based therapy were eligible. Cisplatin ineligibility was defined as creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min (but ≥ 30 mL/min), grade 2 neuropathy, or grade 2 hearing loss. Treatment was gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 intravenously followed by eribulin 1.4 mg/m2, both on days 1 and 8, repeated in 21-day cycles until progression or unacceptable toxicity. A Simon two-stage phase II trial design was used to distinguish between Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1 objective response rates of 20% versus 50%. RESULTS Between June 2015 and March 2017, 24 eligible patients with a median age of 73 years (range, 62 to 88 years) underwent therapy. Performance status of 0, 1, or 2 was seen in 11, 11, and two patients, respectively. Sites of disease included: lymph nodes, 16; lungs, nine; liver, seven; bladder, five; bones, two. Median number of cycles received was four (range, one to 16). Of 24 patients, 12 were confirmed responders; the observed objective response rate was 50% (95% CI, 29% to 71%). Median overall survival was 11.9 months (95% CI, 5.6 to 20.4 months), and median progression-free survival was 5.3 months (95% CI, 4.5 to 6.7 months). The most common treatment-related any-grade toxicities were fatigue (83% of patients), neutropenia (79%), anemia (63%), alopecia (50%), elevated AST (50%), and constipation, nausea, and thrombocytopenia (42% each). CONCLUSION Gemcitabine-eribulin treatment response and survival for cisplatin-ineligible patients compare favorably to other regimens. Additional research is needed.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M O’Malley ◽  
Leslie M Randall ◽  
Camille Gunderson Jackson ◽  
Robert L Coleman ◽  
John L Hays ◽  
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Balstilimab (anti-programmed death 1) and zalifrelimab (anti-CTLA-4) are two new checkpoint inhibitors that have emerged as promising investigational agents for the treatment of cervical cancer, particularly in the setting of previously-treated, recurrent/metastatic disease. Here we describe the rationale and design of RaPiDS (NCT03894215), a two-arm Phase II study evaluating the safety, tolerability and efficacy of balstilimab administered alone or in combination with zalifrelimab in patients with advanced cervical cancer who progressed after first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio. The primary end point is objective response rate, and key secondary objectives include safety, duration of response, progression-free survival, overall survival and quality of life outcomes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001279
Author(s):  
Yan Song ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Qun Li ◽  
Xinjun Liang ◽  
Shu Zhang ◽  
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BackgroundIrinotecan is used as second-line treatment in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer. The role of anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibody plus irinotecan, in this setting and population is unclear.MethodsThis multicenter, open-label, single-arm, phase II trial was conducted in 11 Chinese hospitals. Eligible patients had histologically confirmed advanced G/GEJ cancer that refractory to, or intolerant of, first-line chemotherapy with a platinum and/or fluoropyrimidine. Subjects received HX008 200 mg intravenously every 3 weeks plus irinotecan 160 mg/m2 intravenously every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary end point was objective response rate (ORR) as assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors V.1.1.ResultsBetween October 2018 and September 2019, a total of 58 patients with advanced G/GEJ cancer were enrolled in this study. Median follow-up was 10.5 months (range 7.4–18.9) months. Confirmed ORR was observed in 16 patients, for an ORR of 27.6% (95% CI 16.1% to 39.1%); 19 patients experienced stable disease, leading to a disease control rate of 60.3% (95% CI 46.4% to 73.0%). ORR in patients with PD-ligand 1 (L1) positive (Combined Positive Score (CPS) ≥1) and negative (CPS<1) tumors was 38.5% (5/13) and 37.5% (3/8), respectively. Median duration of response was 8.0 months (range 1.5–12.5), 6 of 16 (37.5%) responses were ongoing. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 4.2 months (95% CI 2.2 to 5.5). Median overall survival (OS) was not reached (NR) (95% CI 8.7 to NR). Patients with PD-L1 positive tumors tended to have longer OS than those with PD-L1 negative tumors, but the difference was not statistically significant (NR vs 8.7 months, p=0.1858).The most common treatment-related adverse events of grade 3 or 4 included neutropenia (32.8%), leukopenia (31.0%), anemia (17.2%), decreased appetite (8.6%), vomit (6.9%), nausea (6.9%) and fatigue (5.2%). There were no treatment-related deaths.ConclusionThe combination of HX008 and irinotecan demonstrated promising activity and manageable safety as second-line treatment in patients with advanced G/GEJ cancer, which warrants further study.Trial registration numberNCT03704246


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 15511-15511
Author(s):  
J. Droz ◽  
E. Baudin ◽  
V. Medvedev ◽  
J. Delord ◽  
M. Kane ◽  
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15511 Background: IROF, the first compound of the acylfulvene class to enter clinical trials, has demonstrated antitumor activity in a variety of chemoresistant tumors. Currently available chemotherapy offers limited benefit to pts with advanced thyroid cancer. A phase I trial of an IROF/CAPE combination showed confirmed partial responses in 2/4 pts (Alexandre, ASCO 2003). An international multicenter 2-stage, phase II trial was initiated to evaluate the objective response rate (RECIST) in pts with advanced thyroid cancer. Methods: Eligibility criteria included advanced Differentiated, Medullary or Anaplastic (D/M/A) thyroid cancer, ECOG PS 0–2, no benefit from prior I131 and ≤1 prior chemotherapy regimen. Pts received IROF 0.4 mg/kg (30 min IV infusion), days 1 and 15 and CAPE orally 2000 mg/m2 day 1 to 15 every 28 days. Results: As of Dec-05, 23 pts (D/M/A: 14/5/4) have been treated. Pt characteristics are (D/M/A); median age: 60/55/61 years (range 34–74), median PS: 1/1/1; prior chemotherapy in 4/1/2 pts; all had metastatic disease predominantly lung, bone and lymph nodes, with a median of 2/1/3 sites of metastasis. Median number of cycles given was 5/4/1. Efficacy: All pts are evaluable. No objective responses observed to date, SD was observed in 11 (79%)/ 3 (60%)/0 pts with median duration 4.8/5.2/0 months; 2/11 (D) pts with SD had 14% and 19% decreases in tumor size. Safety: Main adverse events were thrombocytopenia (grade [G] 1–2: 24% pts), neutropenia (G1–2: 17%; G3: 4%), nausea (G1–2: 41%), asthenia (G1–2: 41%); 1 pt had G3 asthenia. No pts discontinued due to toxicity. Conclusions: No objective responses were observed in pts with differentiated thyroid cancer treated with IROF/CAPE every 2 weeks, with 79% SD. Tolerance was acceptable and accrual is ongoing in the anaplastic cohort. [Table: see text]


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS729-TPS729
Author(s):  
Zehua Wu ◽  
Yanhong Deng ◽  
Jianwei Zhang ◽  
Huabin Hu ◽  
Yue Cai ◽  
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TPS729 Background: Programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) antibody has been to approved in patients with MSI-H/dMMR colorectal cancer and has achieved significant efficacy. It's also reported that tumor mutation burden (TMB) may be another biomarker of response to PD-1 therapy. But there were about 50-60% of patients with MSI-H/dMMR were insensitive to PD-1 antibody. Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor has been proved to prevent adenomas in colorectal and it is safe for most of the patients. Preclinical data demonstrate that inhibition of COX synergizes with anti-PD-1 blockade in inducing eradication of tumors. Methods: This single arm, phase II trial will assess the efficacy and safety of combination of PD-1 antibody and COX inhibitor in patients with MSI-H/dMMR or high tumor mutation burden colorectal cancer. Patients diagnosed with MSI-H/dMMR or high tumor mutation burden colorectal cancer which was unresectable and had at least one lines of chemotherapy fail or refuse to receive chemotherapy were eligible. Eligible patients were assigned to receive BAT1306 (100 mg once every three weeks) plus COX inhibitor (aspirin 200 mg every day or Celebrex 400 mg every day). Chest/abdomen/pelvic CT with IV contrast will be performed to assess clinical response. The primary endpoint is objective response rate (ORR). Secondary endpoints include progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR), safety and duration of response. Adverse events are graded per NCI CTCAE v4.03 and will be monitored for 30 days after treatment. Patients will be followed for survival. Planned enrollment is 54 patients. Clinical trial information: NCT03638297.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9595-9595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack ◽  
Geoffrey R. Oxnard ◽  
Jessica Fink ◽  
Gianluca Diubaldi ◽  
Caitlyn Helms ◽  
...  

9595 Background: Lorlatinib is a 3rd-generation ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) developed to penetrate the central nervous system (CNS) and overcome resistance to 2nd-generation (2nd-gen) ALK TKIs. In a phase II study, lorlatinib demonstrated significant intracranial (IC) activity after failure of 2nd-gen TKIs. As treatment discontinuation for extracranial (EC) progression can confound assessment of durability of IC response, we performed a phase II study (NCT02927340) to selectively evaluate lorlatinib activity in ALK+ pts with CNS-only disease. Methods: Between 11/2016 and 1/2019, 22 pts with IC progression on an ALK TKI with no other sites of measurable disease were enrolled at 2 institutions. Pts received lorlatinib at a starting dose of 100 mg QD. The primary endpoint was the IC disease control rate (DCR) at 12 weeks per modified RECIST v1.1. Secondary endpoints were IC objective response rate (ORR), duration of response (DOR), and progression-free survival (PFS). Results: Of the 22 pts enrolled, 21 (95%) had progressed on a 2nd-gen ALK TKI and 14 (64%) had previously received CNS radiation (median 21.1 months between radiation and lorlatinib). Median number of prior ALK TKIs was 2 (range 1-4). As of the data cutoff of 12/15/19, median follow-up was 14 months. At 12 weeks, the IC-DCR was 95%, including 8 pts with stable disease. Best IC ORR was 59% with 6 complete and 7 partial responses. Nine (41%) pts relapsed on study, including 3 IC-only, 5 EC-only, and 1 combined relapse. Four pts continued treatment beyond EC-only progression. Although median IC DOR and PFS were not estimable due to few progression events, the IC progression-free rate at 12 months was 81% (95% CI: 53%-94%). Twelve pts have discontinued study treatment due to progression (n = 6), edema (n = 1), pulmonary hypertension (n = 1), or transition to commercial lorlatinib (n = 4). Conclusions: Lorlatinib induces durable intracranial responses in pts with CNS-only progression on 2nd-gen ALK TKIs, suggesting that CNS-specific relapses are primarily driven by ALK-dependent mechanisms. Further studies are needed to characterize the molecular basis of sensitivity to lorlatinib in this unique subgroup of pts with ALK+ lung cancer. Clinical trial information: NCT02927340 .


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16585-e16585
Author(s):  
Xianli Yin ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Yanhong Deng ◽  
Nong Xu ◽  
Jianming Xu ◽  
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e16585 Background: Envafolimab is a novel fusion protein of humanized anti-PD-L1 single domain antibody and human IgG1 Fc, formulated for subcutaneously (SC) injection. This study examined the feasibility of combining envafolimab with chemotherapy in advanced G/GEJ cancer. Methods: This study was a single arm, phase Ⅱ trial in adult subjects with previously untreated advanced G/GEJ cancer. Subjects received 8 cycles (2 weeks each) of envafolimab plus FOLFOX regimen followed by envafolimab and 5-FU until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Envafolimab was administrated SC at 5 mg/kg on day 1 of each cycle; FOLFOX consisted of 80 mg/m2 oxaliplatin, 400 mg/m2 5-FU and 400 mg/m2 leucovorin intravenous infusion on day 1, 2400 mg/m2 5-FU administered with a 48-hour continuous infusion on day 1 and 2. Tumor was assessed every 6 weeks per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1). Primary endpoints were safety and tolerability. Toxicity was graded using CTCAE v5.0. Secondary endpoints included objective response rate (ORR), duration of response (DoR). and progression free survival (PFS). Results: A total of 15 subjects were treated and evaluable for response. ECOG performance status was 1 in 80% of subjects. Majority had gastric cancer (86.7%). At the data cutoff, the minimum follow-up was 6 months. The treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE) occurrence was 100% (all grades) and 73.3% (grades 3-4). The most frequent grade 3-4 TEAE included neutrophil count decreased 46.7%, anemia 20.0%, and platelet disorder 20% (3/15). Confirmed ORR was 60% (unconfirmed ORR: 73.3%). Median DOR was not reached. Median PFS was 6.8 months. Conclusions: Envafolimab plus FOLFOX demonstrated a manageable safety profile with promising clinical efficacy as a first line therapy for advanced G/GEJ cancer. Clinical trial information: CTR20181124 .


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (34) ◽  
pp. 4095-4106
Author(s):  
Chunyan Lan ◽  
Jingxian Shen ◽  
Yin Wang ◽  
Jundong Li ◽  
Zhimin Liu ◽  
...  

PURPOSE Camrelizumab is an antibody against programmed death protein 1. We assessed the activity and safety of camrelizumab plus apatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2, in patients with advanced cervical cancer. METHODS This multicenter, open-label, single-arm, phase II study enrolled patients with advanced cervical cancer who progressed after at least one line of systemic therapy. Patients received camrelizumab 200 mg every 2 weeks and apatinib 250 mg once per day. The primary end point was objective response rate (ORR) assessed by investigators per RECIST version 1.1. Key secondary end points were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), duration of response, and safety. RESULTS Forty-five patients were enrolled and received treatment. Median age was 51.0 years (range, 33-67 years), and 57.8% of patients had previously received two or more lines of chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic disease. Ten patients (22.2%) had received bevacizumab. Median follow-up was 11.3 months (range, 1.0-15.5 months). ORR was 55.6% (95% CI, 40.0% to 70.4%), with two complete and 23 partial responses. Median PFS was 8.8 months (95% CI, 5.6 months to not estimable). Median duration of response and median OS were not reached. Treatment-related grade 3 or 4 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 71.1% of patients, and the most common AEs were hypertension (24.4%), anemia (20.0%), and fatigue (15.6%). The most common potential immune-related AEs included grade 1-2 hypothyroidism (22.2%) and reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (8.9%). CONCLUSION Camrelizumab plus apatinib had promising antitumor activity and manageable toxicities in patients with advanced cervical cancer. Larger randomized controlled trials are warranted to validate our findings.


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