Efficacy and safety of nivolumab monotherapy as the late line for patients with advanced gastric cancer in the real-world.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14074-e14074
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Kusumoto ◽  
Kenkichi Hashimoto ◽  
Keiji Yoshinaga ◽  
Eiji Kusumoto ◽  
Yoshihisa Sakaguchi ◽  
...  

e14074 Background: The ATTRACTION-2 study found that nivolumab showed a significant survival benefit for the patients with unresectable metastatic or locally advanced gastric cancer (AGC) following more than 2 regimens. Based on this trial, nivolumab was currently proved to be one of the most effective regimens for the patients with AGC as the 3rd-line treatment in Japan. We herein examined the clinical significance and validation of nivolumab as late line chemotherapy in patients with AGC. Methods: In October 2017 to December 2018, 26 patients received nivolumab monotherapy in our institute. We conducted a retrospective review of the data of 23 patients with AGC who received more than 2 cycles of nivolumab following the standard chemotherapy regimens including fluoropyrimidines, platinum derivatives and taxanes. Adverse events, tumor responses, and survival data were analyzed. Results: Only 2 patients enrolled here showed ECOG performance status (PS) 2 in the study. The time to treatment failure of them were shorter than those of the other patients with PS 0/1. Four patients quitted the continuation of nivolumab except for the progressive disease, due to non-hematological toxicities higher than grade 3 including myositis, hypothyroidism, dermatitis and liver dysfunction. The rate of hematological toxicities, which showed severe anemia of higher than grade 3 was 21.7%. The ORR and the DCR were 4.3% and 52.3% for the patients in this study. The survival data showed that the median PFS and the OS after nivolumab administration were 75 days and 274 days, respectively. Conclusions: Nivolumab monotherapy might be one of the best regimens for Japanese patients with AGC as the late line treatment following the standard chemotherapy.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16034-e16034
Author(s):  
Jin Li ◽  
Shukui Qin ◽  
Lu Wen ◽  
Junsheng Wang ◽  
Wenying Deng ◽  
...  

e16034 Background: Apatinib, a small molecule multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor with high selectivity for VEGFR-2, has been approved for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in China by significantly improving progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Here, we report safety and efficacy data from an open-label, single-arm, multicenter, phase IV trial of apatinib as a third-line or later line treatment for advanced gastric cancer. Methods: Eligible patients had histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma; and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0–2; and adequate haematological and hepatic function; and failure of at least two lines of chemotherapy. Patients received oral apatinib until disease progression, death or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was safety, and secondary endpoints included PFS and OS. Results: The intention-to-treat population (ITT) included 2004 patients. At baseline, the median age was 59 (range, 19-85) years, ECOG performance status of 0/1/2 (%) was 15.4/68.8/15.1, and stage III/IV was 3.5/96.4; 98.8% had metastases, and among which metastatic foci≤2/ > 2 was 64.5/34.2 (%), respectively. 89.6% of the patients were given apatinib 500mg as the initial does and the median treatment duration was 56 days. After a median follow-up of 126.5 days, adverse events (AEs) occurred in 95.1% of the patients and 70.3% were grade ≥3. 87.9% of the patients experienced treatment-related AEs (TRAEs), of which 51% had grade ≥3, 12.3% and 16.8% reduced dose and discontinued the treatment, respectively. 57 (2.9%) TRAEs-related deaths were reported, mainly because of gastrointestinal bleeding (16 cases), upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (7), cerebral haemorrhage (2), and gastric perforation (1). The incidence of TRAEs of special interest was 74.3%; 38.1% of patients developed grade≥3, mainly including hypertension (26.3%), bleeding (5.1%), proteinuria (4.5%), and hand-foot syndrome (3.1%). In an ITT population, median PFS was 2.7 months (95%CI 2.23-2.79) and median OS was 5.8 months (95% CI 5.42-6.11). Conclusions: This study confirms that apatinib has a well-established and manageable safety profile and survival benefit as third or later line therapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Clinical trial information: NCT02426034.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 160-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun P. Tolan ◽  
Peter Mbanu ◽  
Richard C. Walshaw ◽  
Peter Robson ◽  
Chinnamani Eswarvee ◽  
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160 Background: In the current era of PSA screening and advances in image guided intensity modulated radiotherapy, not all patients with carcinoma of the prostate (CaP) are suitable for radical radiotherapy (RT). Some patients have locally advanced disease and are unfit for radical RT or have significant local symptoms with coexisting metastatic disease. The outcomes of a weekly palliative RT schedule of 6 x 5 or 6Gy fractions are reported. Methods: This retrospective analysis identified 80 patients with CaP who received palliative prostate RT between 2003 and 2007. 62 patients received six, weekly fractions of 3D conformal RT and are included in this study. Clinico-pathological data of the cases are presented along with the clinical outcomes and survival data. Median follow up was 16.5 months. Results: 62 patients (median age 70 yrs), received 30Gy (87%) or 36Gy (10%) in 6 fractions over 6 weeks. Two patients received 27Gy. Gleason score at diagnosis was ≤6, 7, or 8–10 in 21%, 16% and 45% of cases respectively and was associated with a median PSA of 53ng/ml, and T3/4 stage in 59%. The median time from diagnosis to RT was 15.9 months and prior to RT, treatment included hormone therapy (100%), TURP (60%) and chemotherapy (13%). Disease was metastatic in 68% and castrate resistant in 77% of cases. ECOG performance status was 0–1 in 44% and 2–3 in 24%. No patients with PS 4 were treated over 6 weeks. Indications for RT were obstructive urinary symptoms (69%), pain (44%), haematuria (35%), obstructive bowel symptoms (23%), and rectal bleeding (2%). At 3–6 months post-RT the frequency of these symptoms was 27%, 13%, 4%, 17% and 2% respectively. RTOG grade 3 or 4 bladder toxicity was 18% and grade 3 or 4 bowel toxicity was 6%. Median overall survival after RT was 16.0 months and on multivariate analysis lower pre-RT PSA and prior use of chemotherapy were predictive of improved survival. Conclusions: A weekly fractionation schedule of 5 or 6Gy over 6 weeks provides effective palliation, particularly for the symptoms of urinary obstruction, pain and haematuria, and is associated with acceptable toxicity. The prognosis of this group of patients remains poor, but can be improved by the use of chemotherapy if clinically appropriate.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Mohamed Mesmoudi ◽  
Tarik Mahfoud ◽  
Samir Ahid ◽  
Nabil Ismaili ◽  
Saber Boutayeb ◽  
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Background: The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy and toxicity of a non-platinum based chemotherapy combination using irinotecan associated to bolus 5-FU as first line treatment in advanced gastric cancer. Materiel and methods: Retrospective analysis of a population of patients treated for metastatic and locally advanced gastric cancer with irinotecan and 5-FU as upfront chemotherapy. Results: Thirteen patients were enrolled. The median age was 56 years. Seven patients were males and six were of females. Ten patients had a metastatic disease and three patients had a locally advanced disease. Patients received a total number of 43 cycles of chemotherapy. Overall response rate was 38,4%, median time to progression (TTP) was 3 months, and median overall survival was 4 months. Three patients (23,1%) presented grade 3 /4 neutropenia complicated with an infectious episode with fever in two cases, three patients (23,1%) required blood transfusion for a grade 4 anemia, and one patient (7,6%) was hospitalized for a severe episode of diarrhea. Conclusion: Three weekly irinotecan and bolus 5-FU is an interesting combination as first line treatment of advanced gastric cancer; designed clinical trials are needed to confirm the activity of this combination.


2020 ◽  
pp. 030089162096982
Author(s):  
Mustafa Gürbüz ◽  
Erman Akkuş ◽  
Abdullah Sakin ◽  
Semiha Urvay ◽  
Atike Gökçen Demiray ◽  
...  

Purpose: Taxane-containing combinations are recommended for the first-line therapy of advanced gastric cancer. It is not known which chemotherapy regimen is the best with trastuzumab for HER2-positive patients. The aim of this study was to compare taxane-containing intensified chemotherapy versus standard chemotherapy in combination with trastuzumab in the first-line treatment of HER2-positive advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Methods: This study is a retrospective multicenter study of the Turkish Oncology Group. A total of 130 HER2-positive patients with inoperable locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma being given chemotherapy plus trastuzumab as the first-line treatment were included from 16 different oncology centers. Trastuzumab combination with intensified chemotherapy including taxane or standard chemotherapy was compared in terms of progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and toxicity. Results: There were 108 patients in the standard and 22 patients in the intensified chemotherapy group. PFS of the standard and intensified group were 5.6 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.8–6.4) and 5.3 months (95% CI 2.6–8), respectively ( p = 0.70). OS of the standard and intensified group were 11.1 months (95% CI 8.3–13.9) and 15.2 months (95% CI 12.7–17.7), respectively ( p = 0.03). Repeated analysis excluding patients given any previous therapy revealed similar results. The intensified group had more fever and febrile neutropenia. Conclusion: Trastuzumab combination with intensified chemotherapy provides better OS in first-line treatment of HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer. Further large-scale studies should be performed in HER2-positive patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 83-83
Author(s):  
Yasunobu Ishizuka ◽  
Tetsuji Terazawa ◽  
Hiroki Yukami ◽  
Toshifumi Yamaguchi ◽  
Shin Kuwakado ◽  
...  

83 Background: As a result of ATTRACTION2, nivolumab was added to the third line treatment in advanced gastric cancer (AGC), but the response rate was about 10%. As there is no predictive biomarker and no comparison with cytotoxic regimen, it is difficult to choice the regimen. Therefore, we examined the treatment outcome of cytotoxic regimen in third line treatment in the real world retrospectively. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated efficacy and safety of cytotoxic regimen as third-line treatment in patients with AGC between July 2015 and December 2017. Results: Among 138 patients received chemotherapy as first line, 29 patients (21%) received third line therapy. The characteristics were as follows; the median age, 70 years old (range 34-80); male/female, 19 (66%)/10 (34%); performance status (PS) 0/1/2, 7/18/4. The overall response rate was 19% and the disease control rate was 38%. The median overall survival (OS) was 6.6 months and the progression free survival was 3.8 months. The most common grade 3/4 hematological toxicities were neutropenia (27%), followed by anemia (27%) and febrile neutropenia (13.7%). Grade 3/4 nonhematological toxicities included anorexia (27.6%), diarrhea (10%), nausea (10%). Conclusions: Cytotoxic regimen as third line showed acceptable activity, but only 21% of patients could received the third line chemotherapy. The further investigation of predictive biomarker of nivolumab is expected.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 382-382
Author(s):  
Hisateru Yasui ◽  
Akihito Kawazoe ◽  
Kensei Yamaguchi ◽  
Yuji Negoro ◽  
Mizutomo Azuma ◽  
...  

382 Background: The KEYNOTE-059 study showed the preliminary antitumor activity and tolerability of chemotherapy with pembrolizumab (P) for advanced gastric cancer (AGC). In Japan, S-1 + platinum regimen is a standard chemotherapy for AGC. The KEYNOTE-659 study (NCT03382600) investigated the efficacy and safety of S-1 + oxaliplatin (SOX; cohort 1) or cisplatin (SP; cohort 2) with P as the first line treatment in patients (pts) with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive AGC. Here, we report the results of cohort 1. Methods: The key inclusion criteria were as follows: age ≥18 to ≤75 years; an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1; and chemotherapy-naïve, HER2-negative and PD-L1-positive AGC. PD-L1 positivity was defined as a combined positive score of ≥1 using the IHC 22C3 PharmDx assay. An S-1 dose of 40-60 mg per dose was orally administered, twice daily, for the first 2 weeks of a 3-week cycle. P (200 mg) and oxaliplatin (OX; 130 mg/m2) were administered on day 1 of each cycle. The primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR) that was assessed by a blinded independent central review (BICR). The secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR), duration of response (DOR), and safety. Results: From April to September 2018, 54 pts were enrolled at 25 sites in Japan. The median follow-up time was 10.1 months. The median number of P doses and cycles in SOX were 9 (range, 2-18) and 6 (range, 2-13), respectively. The relative dose intensities of S-1 and OX were 73% and 60%, respectively. The ORR and DCR assessed by BICR were 72.2% (95% CI 58.4-83.5) and 96.3% (95% CI 87.3-99.5), respectively. The median PFS was 9.4 months (95% CI 6.6-NR). Median DOR and OS were not reached. Grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) were reported in 31 pts (57.4%). The most common treatment-related AEs of grade ≥3 were thrombocytopenia (14.8%), neutropenia (13.0%), colitis (7.4%), and adrenal insufficiency (5.6%). There were no treatment-related deaths. Conclusions: This study showed the encouraging efficacy and manageable safety of SOX with P therapy as a first line in pts with HER2-negative, PD-L1-positive AGC. Clinical trial information: NCT03382600.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 83-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Hee Ryu ◽  
Baek-Yeol Ryoo ◽  
Young Soo Park ◽  
Sook Ryun Park ◽  
Jong Gwang Kim ◽  
...  

83 Background: Trastuzumab (Herceptin) in combination with capecitabine and cisplatin has been the standard first-line chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer (AGC). Oxaliplatin is generally less toxic and more convenient than cisplatin, and currently replacing cisplatin for the treatment of AGC. This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab in combination with capecitabine and oxaliplatin (HER-XELOX) in HER2-positive AGC. Methods: With Simon’s minimax two stage design (P0[response rate of historic control]=0.4, P1=0.55, two-sided alpha=0.1, beta=0.2, and 10% drop-out rate), a total of 55 patients with AGC positive for HER2 defined as either HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+ or IHC 2+and FISH+ were enrolled from Aug 2011 to Feb 2013. HER-XELOX regimen consisted of trastuzumab 8 mg/kg i.v. on day 1 in cycle 1 and then 6 mg/kg in subsequent cycles, capectabine 2000 mg/m2/day p.o. on days 1-14, and oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2i.v. on day 1, every 3 weeks. HER-XELOX was administered as a first-line chemotherapy until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal. Results: Among the 55 patients, 37 (66%) patients were male. Median age was 57 years (range, 29-74). ECOG performance status was 0-1 in 51 (93%) patients. Fifty three (96.4%) patients had metastatic disease, and 2 (3.6%) had locally advanced unresectable disease. With complete response in 2 patients and partial response in 35 patients, confirmed overall response rate was 67.3% (95% CI, 54-80%). With a median follow-up of 13.8 months (range, 6.1-23.9) in surviving patients, median progression-free survival was 9.8 months (95% CI, 7.0-12.6). Median overall survival was 21.0 months (95% CI, 6.4-35.7). Common grade 3 or 4 toxicities with frequency > 10% included neutropenia (18.2%), anemia (10.9%), and neuropathy (10.9%). There was no febrile neutropenia. One patient died of treatment-related diarrhea and sepsis. Conclusions: HER-XELOX regimen is well tolerated and highly effective in patients with HER2-positive AGC. Clinical trial information: NCT01396707.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 205-205
Author(s):  
Daisuke Takahari ◽  
Manabu Ohashi ◽  
Atsuo Takashima ◽  
Takuro Mizukami ◽  
Naoki Ishizuka ◽  
...  

205 Background:TAS-118 (S-1 and leucovorin) + oxaliplatin (L-OHP) improved overall survival (OS) compared to S-1 + cisplatin for patients (pts) with advanced gastric cancer (GC) (Kang, Lancet Oncol. 2020). This study investigated the feasibility of peri (pre and post)-operative (op) chemotherapy (chemo) with TAS-118 ± L-OHP in pts with locally advanced resectable GC. While it was reported that pre-op TAS-118 + L-OHP followed by D2 gastrectomy was well tolerated and showed promising efficay (Takahari, ASCO-GI. 2020), the recommended post-op chemo regimen, TAS-118 or TAS-118 + L-OHP, has yet to be determined. Methods:Eligible pts with GC of clinical T3-4N1-3M0 were enrolled. The protocol treatment consisted of pre-op chemo with 4 courses of TAS-118 (40-60 mg/body, orally, twice daily, 7 days) + L-OHP (85 mg/m2, intravenously, day 1) in a 2-week cycle, and gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy, followed by post-op chemo with 12 courses of TAS-118 (step 1) and 8 courses of TAS-118 + L-OHP (step 2). Step 2 was started if the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) occurred in < 6 of 10 pts in step 1. Up to 20 pts were included in the analysis of feasibility after a recommended regimen was determined. Results:Between December 2016 and February 2019, 45 pts were enrolled. The numbers of pts with cT3/4a and cN1/2/3 were 13/32 and 25/17/3, respectively. Excluding 14 pts (4 achieving pathological complete response, 4 not satisfying the criteria for post-op chemo, 3 physician judgement or pt withdrawal, 2 progressive disease, 1 adverse event [AE]), 31 pts (11/20 in step 1/2) received the post-op chemo. No DLT was observed in either step. The post-op chemo completion rate was 90.9% (95% CI, 63.6-99.5) in step 1 and 80.0% (95% CI, 59.9-92.9) in step 2. The median relative dose intensity of TAS-118 in step 1 was 83.3%, and those of TAS-118 and L-OHP in step 2 were 69.9% and 74.3%, respectively. One pt in step 2 discontinued post-op chemo due to AE. Grade ³ 3 AEs observed in ≥ 10% of pts were weight loss in both step 1 and step 2 (2 in each), and hypokalemia (n = 3) and neutropenia (n = 2) in step 2. At 1-year follow-up after the last pt was enrolled, recurrence-free survival and OS rates were 91.1% (95% CI, 78.0-96.6) and 100%, respectively at 12 months, and 69.1% (95% CI, 49.6-82.3) and 95.5% (95% CI, 71.9-99.3), respectively at 24 months. Conclusions:Taken together with the feasibility and efficacy of pre-op chemo, peri-op chemo with TAS-118 + L-OHP with D2 gastrectomy was well tolerated and showed promising efficacy. Clinical trial information: UMIN000024688.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14014-14014
Author(s):  
T. Lin ◽  
F. Xu ◽  
S. Wang ◽  
Y. He ◽  
W. Tian ◽  
...  

14014 Background: Although many randomized trials of chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer have been reported during the past two decades, no standard regimens worldwide have been established yet. Now Paclitaxel and Oxaliplatin have shown promising activity in advanced gastric cancer. We prospectively evaluated toxicity, efficacy and survival of Oxaliplatin /CF/5-FU versus Paclitaxel/CF/5-FU. Methods: Metastatic or locally advanced gastric cancer; performance status (PS) 0–2. Patients (pts) were enrolled and randomized into arm A with Oxaliplatin 100mg/m2, 5-FU 400 mg/m2 bolus, FA 200 mg/m2 2h, 5-FU 2500 mg/m2 46h, q2w or into arm B with Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2, 5-FU 400 mg/m2 bolus, FA 200 mg/m2 2h, 5-FU 2500 mg/m2 46h, q2w. Results: From 2000 to 2005, (A/B) 46/43 pts were enrolled into this study. Median age (52/50 y), gender, PS, localization and numbers of metastatic sites were comparable for both arms. Pts who were not chemotherapy naive in A/B (% of pts) were 41.3/33.3. All pts were eligible and evaluable for toxicity and response. Overall response (CR+PR) rate for A/B (% of pts): 37.0/47.2 (p<0.05), tumor control rate (CR+PR+SD) 76.1/69.4(p<0.05). Median time to progression (TTP) were for A/B: 6.0 and 3.2 months. And median survival time for A/B were 13.4 and 13.8 months. Grade 3/4 toxicities were for A/B (% of pts): neutropenia 10.9/5.6, thrombocytopenia 4.3/2.8, anemia 0/2.8, vomiting 8.7/2.8, neurotoxic 0/2. No treatment-related death occurred in A/B. Conclusions: Oxaliplatin /CF/5-FU and Paclitaxel/CF/5-FU are both effective and safe in advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. Though Oxaliplatin /CF/5-FU had better tumor control rate and median TTP, there was no difference between the arms in the median survival time. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 96-96
Author(s):  
M. Ryu ◽  
Y. Choi ◽  
B. Kim ◽  
Y. Park ◽  
H. Kim ◽  
...  

96 Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate feasibility and safety of neoadjuvant docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and S-1 (DOS) chemotherapy in patients with potentially resectable adenocarcinoma of stomach or gastroesophageal junction. Methods: Forty-one patients with clinical stage T3-4N0M0 or T2-4N+M0 determined by CT, endoscopic ultrasonography, and laparoscopy were enrolled between DEC 2008 and MAR 2010. Gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was conducted after 3 cycles of DOS chemotherapy. DOS chemotherapy consists of docetaxel 50 mg/m2 iv (day1), oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2 iv (day1), and S-1 40 mg/m2 po bid (days1-14) at 3 weeks interval. After curative gastrectomy, the patients were given 1 year of adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 (40 mg/m2 D1-28, every 6 weeks). Results: All patients finished the planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Twenty-three (56%) patients achieved a partial response, and the remaining 18 patients had stable disease by CT scan after 3 cycles of DOS chemotherapy. No disease progression was observed during the neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A median 4.7 weeks (range, 4.0-7.6) after the start of the 3rd cycle of DOS chemotherapy, 39 (95%) patients underwent R0 resection with no pathologic residual disease in 4 (10%) patients. Hematologic toxicities were common including grade 4 neutropenia (32%), grade 3 thrombocytopenia (17%), and febrile neutropenia (10%). However, hematologic toxicities were generally transient and manageable. There were no grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic toxicities with frequency > 5% of patients. With all toxicities taken together, 21 (51%) patients experienced grade 3 or 4 toxicities (except grade 3 neutropenia). There was no treatment-related death, and surgical complications included only mild wound problem in 4 (10%) patients. Conclusions: In this study, neoadjuvant DOS chemotherapy could induce a sufficient down-staging and R0 resection of locally advanced gastric cancer with mild and manageable toxicities. A phase III randomized trial is planned for evaluating the benefit of neoadjuvant DOS chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer. [Table: see text]


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