Safety and efficacy of apatinib as third or later line treatment for advanced gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: A post-marketing phase IV study.

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.

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


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 161-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles S. Fuchs ◽  
Atsushi Ohtsu ◽  
Josep Tabernero ◽  
Eric Van Cutsem ◽  
Jiang Dian Wang ◽  
...  

161 Background: Standard first-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer includes combination chemotherapy with a platinum agent and a fluoropyrimidine. The anti–PD-1 humanized monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab (pembro) has shown promising antitumor activity as monotherapy in patients (pts) with advanced gastric cancer. We report preliminary safety data for pts with advanced gastric cancer treated with pembro + cisplatin and 5-FU in the multicohort, phase 2 KEYNOTE-059 study (NCT02335411). Methods: Eligible pts were aged ≥ 18 y and had HER2– relapsed or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, ECOG PS 0-1, and no prior therapy for metastatic disease. Pts received pembro 200 mg + 5-FU 800 mg/m2 (or capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 in Japan) + cisplatin 80 mg/m2 Q3W for 6 cycles followed by pembro + 5-FU for up to 2 y or until confirmed progression, intolerable toxicity, or investigator decision. Primary end point was safety and tolerability of the combination. Results: Of the 17 pts enrolled (10 from Asia, 7 from outside Asia), 70.6% were men, and median age was 58.0 y. Three pts (17.6%) had a prior gastrectomy—2 total, 1 partial. As of the Aug 12, 2015, data cutoff date, median follow-up duration was 3.6 mo (range 2.6-5.4), and pts received a median of 5 treatment cycles (range 3-7). Only 1 pt (5.9%) discontinued treatment (due to progressive disease). There were no treatment-related deaths or discontinuations. Twelve pts (70.6%) experienced treatment-related adverse events (AEs) of any grade, most commonly neutropenia/decreased neutrophils (n = 7, 41.2%), stomatitis (n = 6, 35.3%), and decreased appetite (n = 5, 29.4%). Eight pts (47.1%) experienced ≥ 1 grade 3-4 treatment-related AE; only neutropenia/decreased neutrophils (n = 4 [23.5%] grade 3, n = 3 [17.6%] grade 4) occurred in > 1 pt. AEs of interest based on immune etiology, regardless of attribution by investigator, were grade 2 infusion-related reaction and grade 2 pruritus (n = 1 [5.9%] each). Conclusions: Preliminary data from KEYNOTE-059 suggest the combination of pembro, cisplatin, and 5-FU has a manageable safety profile as first-line therapy in pts with advanced gastric cancer. Clinical trial information: NCT02335411.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4523-4523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironaga Satake ◽  
Keun Wook Lee ◽  
Hyun Cheol Chung ◽  
Jeeyun Lee ◽  
Kensei Yamaguchi ◽  
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4523 Background: First-line treatment with pembro or pembro + chemo vs chemo alone was evaluated in patients with PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) ≥1, HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer in the randomized, active-controlled, phase 3 KEYNOTE-062 study (NCT02494583). We present results from the Asian subpopulation receiving pembro monotherapy or chemo. Methods: Eligible patients were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to pembro 200 mg, pembro + chemo (cisplatin + 5-FU or capecitabine), or placebo + chemo every 3 weeks for ≤35 cycles (~2 years). Randomization was stratified by region, disease status, and fluoropyrimidine treatment. Primary end points for this analysis were overall survival (OS) in patients with CPS ≥1 and patients with CPS ≥10; progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) were exploratory end points. Data cutoff was March 26, 2019. Results: Globally, 256 patients received pembro monotherapy and 250 received chemo. Pembro was noninferior to chemo for OS in CPS ≥1 per prespecified margins (median OS, 10.6 vs 11.1 months, respectively; HR [99.2% CI], 0.91 [0.69-1.18]). In the Asian population 62 patients received pembro and 61 received chemo; 26 and 22 had CPS ≥10 (Table). Compared with the global population, Asian patients had a higher proportion of ECOG performance status 0, more diagnoses of stomach cancer, and a greater proportion with 0-2 metastatic sites. Median OS was longer with pembro than chemo using both CPS cutoffs (HR [95% CI]: CPS ≥1, 0.54 [0.35-0.82]; CPS ≥10, 0.43 [0.21-0.89]); 12- and 24-month OS rates were higher for pembro using both CPS cutoffs (12-month OS: CPS ≥1, 69% vs 54%; CPS ≥10, 81% vs 68%; 24-month OS: CPS ≥1, 45% vs 23%; CPS ≥10, 54% vs 27%). The HR (95% CI) for PFS was 1.11 (0.76-1.64) for CPS ≥1 and 0.71 (0.36-1.39) for CPS ≥10. Conclusions: In Asian patients with advanced gastric cancer, OS favored pembro in patients with CPS ≥1 and CPS ≥10. Clinical trial information: NCT02494583 . [Table: see text]


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16017-e16017
Author(s):  
Zhengxiang Han

e16017 Camrelizumab combined with SOX regimen in the first-line treatment of unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer£ºA single-arm, prospective, open clinical study. Background: Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors of the digestive system. In China, 80% of patients with gastric cancer are already in advanced or locally advanced stage at the time of detection. Even after receiving radical gastrectomy, more than half of patients will have local recurrence or distant metastasis, and the 5-year survival rate of patients with gastric cancer with metastasis is less than 10%.In recent years, more and more evidence supports the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced gastric cancer.In 2020, PD-1 was approved for advanced gastric cancer receiving second-line or above treatment in China, which is an affirming of the efficacy of PD-1 in the clinical treatment of gastric cancer. Immunotherapy combined with conventional chemotherapy, this study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of PD1 combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of first-line gastric cancer. Methods: This was a single center, prospective clinical study conducted at the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Province.Patients with newly treated unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma were enrolled.All enrolled subjects were treated with camrelizumab combined with SOX regimen every 3 weeks.The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS).Secondary endpoints were overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and safety.This study was registered at Chictr.org.cn with the number Chictr2000029691. Results: The study plans to enroll 30 patients, and 16 patients have been included in the study from March 2020 to December 2020. Among them, 7 patients can be evaluated, 14 males, 2 females, ECOG score 0 or 1. Of the 7 patients who can be evaluated for efficacy, 1 achieved PR and 5 achieved SD, ORR was 14.29%, and DCR was 85.71 %. This is the early stage of data analysis, PFS has not yet reached, and the side effects are mild, mainly with grade 1 adverse reactions. The most common AEs are neutropenia (3/7) and decreased appetite (2/7). There were no treatment-related deaths. Conclusions: This study provides preliminary evidence for the first-line treatment of unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with camrelizumab combined with chemotherapy. The current number of enrolled cases is small, but the preliminary effect of immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in first-line patients with advanced gastric cancer can still be seen. This trial will further explore the clinical efficacy and safety of immunotherapy in the first-line gastric cancer. Clinical trial information: ChiCTR2000029691.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16037-e16037
Author(s):  
Jin Li ◽  
Shukui Qin ◽  
Lu Wen ◽  
Junsheng Wang ◽  
Wenying Deng ◽  
...  

e16037 Background: Apatinib, a highly selective VEGFR2 inhibitor, has shown a clinical benefit as third-line or further-line treatment in patients with gastric cancer in a randomized phase III study with the initial dose of 850mg. However, the study was conducted in a small scale (n = 267) under standardized conditions. Here, we assessed exposure and effectiveness of apatinib at different doses using data collected from a post-marketing phase IV study that included a broader patient population with a larger sample size. Methods: Patients with advanced or metastatic advanced gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma who were aged 18-75 with ECOG performance status of 0-2 and failed at least two lines of chemotherapy were enrolled. Apatinib was recommended with an initial dose of 850 mg q.d orally, while the initial dose was determined at the discretion of the investigators. Administration of apatinib regarding the initial dose, duration of treatment, dose modification, average daily exposure dose (ADED) and its effect on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed. Results: A total of 2004 patients were included in the intention-to-treat population. The median age was 59 (range, 19-85) years, 71.8% of patients were male, 84.2% had ECOG performance status of 0-1; 96.4% had stage IV disease, and 98.8% had metastases, among which 34.2% with more than 2 metastases. Five patients did not receive therapy. Compared to 5.5% of patients with the initial dose > 500mg, 94.1% was given at the initial dose≤500mg; 8.6% had ADED > 500mg and 91.1% had ADED ≤500mg. The median duration of treatment was 56 days. Treatment interruption and discontinuation, and dose reduction occurred in 34.4%, 24.5%, and 13.7% of patients due to adverse events, respectively. Survival analyses in the initial dose ≤500mg/ > 500mg subgroups showed median PFS of 2.6 months (95%CI 2.20-2.79) vs 2.7 months (95% CI 1.91-3.32), median OS of 5.6 months (95% CI 5.26-5.95) vs 5.9 months (95% CI 4.40-6.87). In the ADED ≤500mg/ > 500mg subgroups, the median PFS was 2.6 months (95% CI 2.14-2.76) vs 3.0 months (95% CI 2.27-3.61), and median OS was 5.7 months (95% CI 5.32-6.08) vs 6.1 months (95% CI 5.36-7.72). Conclusions: In conclusion, more than 90% of the patients received a lower dose regimen, which indicate dosage of 500mg or lower is a tolerated exposure. Furthermore, dose at 500mg or lower produced similar efficacy to that more than 500mg. Clinical trial information: NCT02426034.


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.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaffer A. Ajani ◽  
Fa-Chyi Lee ◽  
Deepti A. Singh ◽  
Daniel G. Haller ◽  
Heinz-Josef Lenz ◽  
...  

Purpose S-1 plus cisplatin is considered highly active in Japanese gastric cancer patients. We conducted a phase II multi-institutional trial, in the West, in patients with untreated advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma to evaluate activity and safety of this combination. Methods Patients received cisplatin intravenously at 75 mg/m2 on day 1 and S-1 orally at 25 mg/m2/dose bid (50 mg/m2/d) on days 1 to 21, repeated every 28 days. Patients with histologic proof of gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with a Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of ≥ 70% and near-normal organ function were eligible. All patients provided a written informed consent. To observe a 45% confirmed overall response rate (ORR), 41 assessable patients were needed. Results All 47 patients were assessed for safety and survival, and 41 patients were assessed for ORR. The median age was 56 years and median KPS was 80%. The median number of chemotherapy cycles was four. The confirmed ORR was 51% (95% CI, 35% to 67%) and it was 49% by an independent review. At the 6-month interval, 71% of patients were alive, with a median survival time of 10.9 months. Frequent grade 3 or 4 toxicities included fatigue (26%), neutropenia (26%), vomiting (17%), diarrhea (15%), and nausea (15%); however, stomatitis (2%) and febrile neutropenia (2%) were uncommon. There was one (2%) treatment-related death. Conclusion S-1 plus cisplatin is active against gastric cancer and has a favorable toxicity profile. A global phase III study of S-1 plus cisplatin versus fluorouracil plus cisplatin currently is accruing patients.


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