A pilot study of preoperative nivolumab in high-risk nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 323-323
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Carlo ◽  
Kyrollis Attalla ◽  
Sujata Patil ◽  
Samuel J. Murray ◽  
Ying-Bei Chen ◽  
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323 Background: Immunotherapy improves survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but has no established role for perioperative use in patients with localized RCC. Neoadjuvant immunotherapy is a promising strategy in several cancers, and may leverage the primary tumor as antigen source. Methods: We conducted a single institution pilot study of neoadjuvant nivolumab in patients with RCC undergoing nephrectomy with curative intent. Patients were eligible if their risk of metastatic recurrence within the first 12 years was >20% by an established nomogram. After confirmatory biopsy and renal MRI, patients were treated with standard dose nivolumab every 2 weeks for 4 treatments, with a follow-up renal MRI prior to nephrectomy. The primary end points of the study were safety and feasibility defined as being able to complete 3/4 treatments without surgical delay. We evaluated adverse events by CTCAE, surgical safety by Clavien-Dindo classification, and tumor radiographic response by RECIST 1.1. Results: Eighteen (11 men, 7 women; median age 60) were enrolled. All patients had clear cell RCC, median tumor size at baseline was 8.8cm (range 6.4-14.2cm). Median predicted 12-year probability of recurrence was 45% (range 25-71%). All received at least 1 dose of nivolumab; 16/18 patients completed all 4 doses. 17/18 (94%) patients completed at least 3 doses. No patient had notable delay in the timing of their nephrectomy. 4 patients had surgical complications per Clavien-Dindo classification, including 2 with grade 3a chylous ascites after lymphadenectomy. Two patients had nivolumab discontinued for immune-related adverse events, including grade 3 transaminitis and grade 2 arthralgias; a third patient developed grade 4 colitis 4 months after completing nivolumab. All patients had stable disease as the best response prior to surgery. Recurrence-free survival at 2 years was 0.74 (95%CI 0.45-0.90). We analyzed an additional 21 patients with metastatic RCC (20 ccRCC, 1 epithelioid AML) who subsequently had nephrectomy after standard immunotherapy. 15 patients had received ipilimumab+nivolumab, 6 received single-agent PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors. 3 (14%) patients achieved a near or complete pathologic response, including a patient with epithelioid AML. Analysis of radiologic and pathologic biomarkers of response are ongoing and will be presented at conference. Conclusions: In this pilot study, there were no new safety signals or delays in surgery with preoperative nivolumab. Neoadjuvant immunotherapy shows preliminary evidence of safety, feasibility and efficacy; biomarker studies may help identify individuals who may have a higher likelihood of response. Clinical trial information: NCT02595918 .

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 325-325
Author(s):  
Craig Gedye ◽  
David William Pook ◽  
Laurence Eliot Miles Krieger ◽  
Carole A. Harris ◽  
Jeffrey C. Goh ◽  
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325 Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are active in many cancers, but people with rare variant, non clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) have been excluded from most clinical trials in RCC. UNISON (NCT03177239) aimed to test 2 hypotheses; the activity of nivolumab in nccRCC (Part 1), and the benefit of adding ipilimumab to nivolumab, in people whose cancers progress on nivolumab (Part 2). Methods: 83 participants (pts) with advanced nccRCC with good (ECOG0/1) performance status, were enrolled including papillary type 1 (17%), papillary type 2 (28%), chromophobe (18%), Xp11 translocation (6%), hereditary leiomyomatosis renal cell carcinoma syndrome-associated renal cell carcinoma (6%), RCC unclassified (10%) and other (15%) histological subtypes. Participants took nivolumab (N) 240mg every two weeks in Part 1 in total. If they experienced progression and remained eligible they could take N (3mg/kg) plus ipilimumab (I; 1mg/kg) every 3 weeks for up to 4 doses (Part 2). Pts with disease control after N or N + I could continue N for up to 1 year. UNISON was powered to distinguish a clinically-relevant improvement in objective tumor response rate (OTRR) from 15% to 30% in people taking N+I in Part 2 in pts whose cancers were refractory to single-agent first-line N. Here we report results of Part 1. Results: Pts experience of N appeared similar to previous reports, with most experiencing mild adverse events. 12 treatment related SAE occurred in 11 patients (13%). 14 pts (17%) experienced treatment delays, or permanent treatment discontinuation (10%). The median time on treatment was 5.1 months. The OTRR was 17% with 3 complete responses and 11 partial responses. The median duration of response was 21 months. Stable disease occurred in 49% of pts and disease progression in 34%. The disease control rate at 6 months was 45% (95% CI: 34%, 56%). The median PFS was 4.0 months (95% CI: 3.6, 7.4). The 6 month progression-free survival (PFS) was 45% (95% CI: 34-55) and the 12 months PFS was 30% (95% CI: 21%, 40%). Conclusions: Pts with nccRCC treated with N experience similar adverse events compared to pts with other cancers. A substantial minority of people with nccRCC derive benefit, but many pts have cancers refractory to anti-PD1, similar to other reports. The activity of I and N in this PD1-refractory population is of considerable interest and will be reported at a later date. Clinical trial information: NCT03177239 .


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16536-e16536
Author(s):  
Bareia Chaudhry ◽  
Shenhong Wu

e16536 Background: Axitinib has been used extensively as a single agent or in combination with immunotherapy in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. It can be often discontinued due to adverse events. A meta-analysis of clinical trials was performed to evaluate the overall tolerability of axitinib in this setting. Methods: PubMed (Up to November 2020) was searched to identify clinical trials of axitinib in advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Reported data was collected to include axitinib and control discontinuation due to adverse events. A random or fixed effects model was used to determine summary incidences, relative risks, and 95% confidence intervals depending on the heterogeneity of included studies. Results: A total of 11 studies including 4,056 patients (axitinib alone n = 1384, axitinib combination n = 987, control n = 1685) were included for analysis. The summary discontinuation rate for axitinib due to adverse events was 13.4% (95% CI; 11.7-15.2%) with 8.9% (95% CI: 5.3-14.6%) as a single agent and 26.6% (95% CI:17.8 –37.8%) in combination with other agents. In comparison with controls based on randomized controlled studies, axitinib overall has similar discontinuation rate due to adverse events (RR: 1.18, 95% CI: 0.77-1.80). However, there was a significantly higher discontinuation rate with axitinib in combination with other agents including immunotherapeutic agents PD-L1 inhibitors than control treatment (RR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.24-1.86). Conclusions: The tolerability of axitinib may vary significantly with its use as a single agent or in combination in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. Further studies are needed to improve its tolerability as a part of combination therapy.


2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1652-1659
Author(s):  
Dana Lucia Stanculeanu ◽  
Raluca Ioana Mihaila ◽  
Daniela Zob ◽  
Oana Catalina Toma ◽  
Raluca Ioana Mihaila ◽  
...  

Sunitinib, a multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has demonstrated survival benefit in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and is generally well tolerated with most adverse events, manifesting as mild to moderate in severity. The most frequent related adverse events include hand-foot syndrome (HFS), hypertension, proteinuria, cardiac toxicities, myelosuppression, fatigue/asthenia, hypothyroidism, diarrhea and hepatotoxicity. The study aims to determine incidence of adverse events among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated Sunitinib within five years from 2010 to 2015 and comparing the results with data from literature. The study included a total of 56 patients treated with Sunitinib, with a dose of 50 mg (Schedule 4/2). Due to adverse events and individual safety and tolerability, at the indication of the personal clinician, 11 patients needed dose reduction, with a continuous dose of 37.5 mg, daily and 28 patients continued the dose of 50 mg taken daily, on a different schedule (2/1 schedule). The most important toxicities were anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal effects (diarrhea), fatigue and hypertension. After dose reduction or modified schedule the incidence of the most frequent toxicities (HFS, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and fatigue) decreased, but hypertension was still observed in 30% of patients. The results are similar with data from literature. Early identification of individuals at risk and monitoring patients during Sunitinib treatment is very important and it can facilitate early intervention with prophylactic measures or supportive treatment, thus increasing quality of life and adherence to treatment. Further studies need to establish which targeted population can benefit the most from adjusted regimens and to correlate them with prognostic factors for survival.


2013 ◽  
Vol 189 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihiko Tsuchiya ◽  
Nobuhiro Fujiyama ◽  
Shintaro Narita ◽  
Takamitsu Inoue ◽  
Kazuyuki Numakura ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A205-A206
Author(s):  
Vasilii Bushunow ◽  
Leonard Appleman ◽  
Roby Thomas

BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are first-line therapy for tumors including metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Use of ICI is complicated by diverse immune-related adverse events (irAEs), which can add significant morbidity but are also associated with improved efficacy of therapy.1 2 Risk factors for development of irAE are still poorly understood. We hypothesized that patients with mRCC treated with ICI as first-line therapy have higher rates of developing irAE’s than patients previously treated with other therapies.MethodsWe conducted a single-institution, retrospective medical record review of patients with mRCC treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors from March 2011 through April 15, 2020. We identified therapy duration, and presence, severity, and treatment of adverse events. We defined overall survival as time elapsed from date of diagnosis until death or until completion of study. We classified severity of adverse events according to CTCAE guidelines. Statistical methods included univariate Cox proportional hazards and logistic regression models, and Kaplan-Meier curves were plotted for subgroups.ResultsA total of 64 unique charts were reviewed. 18 patients (28%) of patients were treated with ICI as first-line therapy. 28 patients (44%) experienced immune-related adverse events with a total of 40 irAE’s identified. Most irAE were grade I-II (78%), with 7 (17%) grade III and 1 (2.4%) grade IV irAE’s. Most common sites were skin (29%), thyroid (20%) and gastrointestinal (15%). Patients with irAE had increased survival compared to those who did not have irAE (median survival not reached, vs 139 weeks, p=0.0004) (figure 1). This finding remained after excluding patients who had only experienced dermatologic irAE (median survival not reached in non-derm irAE subgroup, vs 144 weeks for dermatologic or no irAE, p=0.01) (figure 2). Patients treated with ICI as first line therapy had greater rates of developing irAE (72%) than those who had prior therapies (32%) (OR 5.4; p = 0.006). There was no association between histology type and rate of irAE.Abstract 191 Figure 1Kaplan-Meier survival plot of OS between patients with any irAE and those without any irAEAbstract 191 Figure 2Kaplan-Meier survival plot of OS between patients with non-dermatologic irAE and those without any irAE or only dermatologic irAEConclusionsThe development of irAE’s in patients with mRCC treated with ICI is associated with longer survival. This study joins the growing body of evidence showing that presence of irAE’s is associated with increased treatment efficacy. Use of ICI as first-line therapy is associated with higher risk of irAE. Given growing use of ICI as first-line therapy, further study to predict onset and severity of irAE’s is required.AcknowledgementsHong Wang, PhD, for statistical support.Ethics ApprovalThis study was approved by the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board. Approval number STUDY19100386.ReferencesElias R, Yan N, Singla N, Levonyack N, Formella J, Christie A, et al. Immune-related adverse events are associated with improved outcomes in ICI-treated renal cell carcinoma patients. J Clin Oncol 2019;37(7):S645.Verzoni E, Cartenì G, Cortesi E, et al. Real-world efficacy and safety of nivolumab in previously-treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and association between immune-related adverse events and survival: the Italian expanded access program. J Immunother Cancer 2019;7(1):99.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Rizzo ◽  
Veronica Mollica ◽  
Matteo Santoni ◽  
Matteo Rosellini ◽  
Andrea Marchetti ◽  
...  

Aim: Few data are available regarding the safety profile of immunotherapy–tyrosine kinase inhibitor (IO-TKI) combinations in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The authors investigated all-grade and grade 3–4 (G3–4) adverse events in trials comparing IO-TKI combinations with sunitinib monotherapy. Methods: The relative risks of several all-grade and G3–4 adverse events were analyzed. Results: Relative risks were similar between patients receiving IO-TKI combinations versus sunitinib monotherapy. However, the use of IO-TKI combinations was associated with a higher risk of all-grade and G3–4 diarrhea, all-grade hypothyroidism, G3–4 decreased appetite, all-grade and G3–4 aspartate transaminase increase and all-grade and G3–4 alanine transaminase increase. Conclusion: The results of the authors' meta-analysis suggest that risks of treatment-related adverse events should be carefully considered when choosing IO-TKI combinations in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kartolo ◽  
J. Sattar ◽  
V. Sahai ◽  
T. Baetz ◽  
J. M. Lakoff

Purpose We aimed to elucidate predictive factors for the development of immune-related adverse events (iraes) in patients receiving immunotherapies for the management of advanced solid cancers.Methods This retrospective study involved all patients with histologically confirmed metastatic or inoperable melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, or renal cell carcinoma receiving immunotherapy at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario. The type and severity of iraes, as well as potential protective and exacerbating factors, were collected from patient charts.ResultsThe study included 78 patients receiving ipilimumab (32%), nivolumab (33%), or pembrolizumab (35%). Melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, and renal cell carcinoma accounted for 70%, 22%, and 8% of the cancers in the study population. In 41 patients (53%) iraes developed, with multiple iraes developing in 12 patients (15%). In most patients (70%), the iraes were of severity grade 1 or 2. Female sex [adjusted odds ratio (oradj): 0.094; 95% confidence interval (ci): 0.021 to 0.415; p = 0.002] and corticosteroid use before immunotherapy (oradj: 0.143; 95% ci: 0.036 to 0.562; p = 0.005) were found to be associated with a protective effect against iraes. In contrast, a history of autoimmune disease (oradj: 9.55; 95% ci: 1.34 to 68.22; p = 0.025), use of ctla-4 inhibitors (oradj: 6.25; 95% ci: 1.61 to 24.25; p = 0.008), and poor kidney function of grade 3 or greater (oradj: 10.66; 95% ci: 2.41 to 47.12; p = 0.025) were associated with a higher risk of developing iraes. A Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test demonstrated that the logistic regression model was effective at predicting the development of iraes (chi-square: 1.596; df = 7; p = 0.979).Conclusions Our study highlights several factors that affect the development of iraes in patients receiving immunotherapy. Although future studies are needed to validate the resulting model, findings from the study can help to guide risk stratification, monitoring, and management of iraes in patients given immunotherapy for advanced cancer.


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