A randomized phase II trial of pazopanib (PAZ) versus temsirolimus (TEM) in patients (pts) with advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (aCCRCC) of intermediate and poor-risk (the TemPa trial).
583 Background: TEM has level 1 evidence in aRCC with poor-risk disease. No trial compared a VEGFR-TKI with TEM as first-line (1L) therapy in this disease state. Methods: We randomly assigned (1:1) treatment-naïve pts with aCCRCC and > = 3 risk factors (as per Hudes et al., NEJM 2007) to receive PAZ 800 mg po qd or TEM 25 mg iv qw. Pts were offered to receive the alternative agent at disease progression (PD). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), and the secondary endpoints were overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR) and safety. A blinded radiologist assessed the radiographic response using RECIST v1.1. A sample size of 90 pts was based on an assumption of improved median PFS from 3.8 mo with TEM to 6.1 mo with PAZ. Pts were stratified by prior nephrectomy (Nx). The Kaplan-Meier method was used for PFS and OS analysis, and the Fisher’s exact test was used for comparison of ORR between PAZ and TEM. Results: The study was closed to new patient enrollment when the results of the CheckMate 214 and CABOSUN studies were presented at ESMO 2017. A total of 69 pts were eligible and evaluable (median age 61, 52 males [75%], 44 [64%] had poor-risk by IMDC criteria). Thirty pts [43%] had prior Nx. Thirty-five pts received PAZ (intermediate-risk 13, poor-risk 22) and 34 pts received TEM (intermediate-risk 12, poor-risk 22). Of the 69 pts, 67 had PD or died. The median PFS was 5.2 mo (95% CI: 3.6 –7.4) for PAZ and 2.6 mo (95% CI: 1.9 –4.2) for TEM (p = 0.16). In 1 pt, no date of death was available. Of the remaining 68 pts, 58 (85.3%) have died. The median OS was 12.0 mo (95% CI: 8.3–20.1) for PAZ and 7.4 mo (95% CI: 5.3–17.4) for TEM (p = 0.61). Sixty-eight pts were evaluable for response: 9/35 pts (26%) who received PAZ and 2/33 pts (6%) who received TEM had partial response (p = 0.046). Adverse events (AEs) were consistent with the known safety profiles of PAZ and TEM. Only 2 pts in each arm discontinued treatment due to AEs. Conclusions: PAZ extended PFS and OS and yielded a significantly higher ORR than TEM as 1L therapy in pts with aCCRCC and intermediate/poor-risk disease. Clinical trial information: NCT01392183.