Recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody toripalimab in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma: Results of an open-label phase II clinical study Polaris-03.
5040 Background: Patients with advanced metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) who experience disease progression after standard therapy have limited treatment options. Phase I study of toripalimab in subjects with heavily pretreated metastatic UC had demonstrated an acceptable safety profile and promising clinical activity. Here we report the safety and efficacy result of toripalimab in a phase II clinical study (POLARIS-03) in Chinese patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. (Clinical trial ID: NCT03113266). Methods: Metastatic UC Patients receive toripalimab 3 mg/kg Q2W until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or voluntary withdrawal. Clinical response is assessed every 8 weeks. Tumor PD-L1 expression and other biomarkers will be evaluated for correlation with clinical response. Results: From May 2017 to September 2019, 204 patients were screened and the study enrollment was completed with 151 patients enrolled from 15 participating centers. The median age was 62 years and 66% were male. 87% patients had visceral metastasis. By the cut-off date of Jan 6, 2020, 92.1% (139/151) patients experienced treatment related adverse event (TRAE) and grade 3 and above TRAE occurred in 35.8% (54/151) patients. Most common TRAE included anemia, triglycerides increased, proteinuria, fatigue, and hyperglycemia. Treatment discontinuation due to a TRAE occurred in 6 (4.0%) patients, while dose delay due to a TRAE occurred in 23 (15.2%) patients. Three patients with major protocol deviations were excluded from efficacy analysis. Among 148 patients assessed by IRC per RECISTv1.1, 2 CR, 36 PR, and 30 SD were observed for an ORR of 25.7% and a DCR of 45.9%. The median DOR was 15.7 months. The median PFS was 1.9 months, and the median OS was estimated 20.8 months. PD-L1 expression results were obtained from 141 patients. PD-L1+ patients (n=46) had significant better ORR than PD-L1- patients (n=95), 41.3% versus 16.8% ( p<0.01). Conclusions: Toripalimab has demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in chemo-refractory UC patients with a manageable safety profile. Patients will be continuously monitored for safety and overall survival. Clinical trial information: NCT03113266 .