| Literature DB >> 31773815 |
Di Bei1, Mayu Osawa2, Shinji Uemura3, Tomoya Ohno3, Jogarao Gobburu4, Amit Roy1, Mayumi Hasegawa2.
Abstract
Nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks (Q2W) has been approved in Japan for various cancers; however, use of a flat dose is expected to simplify dosing and administration. A quantitative clinical pharmacology approach was used to assess the benefit-risk profile of nivolumab 240 mg Q2W relative to the approved dose of nivolumab 3 mg/kg Q2W in Japanese patients. Three exposure-response safety analyses were performed for adverse events that led to discontinuation/death, were grade 3 or higher, and were immune-mediated and grade 2 or higher for Japanese patients diagnosed with one of multiple tumor types. Exposure-response analyses of efficacy were evaluated for overall survival and objective response rate. Exposures of nivolumab 240 mg Q2W were 37% higher than those of nivolumab 3 mg/kg Q2W in Japanese patients across the tumor types analyzed. Predicted safety profiles at the two doses differed by less than 2% across tumor types for adverse events leading to discontinuation/death, adverse events of grade 3 or higher, or immune-mediated adverse events of grade 2 or higher. In addition, the predicted 1-year and 2-year overall survival rates, the mean overall survival and the objective response rates were comparable between the doses regardless of the tumor type analyzed. Overall, these results demonstrated that the benefit-risk of nivolumab 240 mg Q2W was comparable to that of the previously approved 3 mg/kg Q2W dosing regimen, and was the basis for the approval of the 240 mg Q2W as an alternative dosing regimen for treatment in Japanese patients across multiple tumor types.Entities:
Keywords: Japanese patients; cancer immunotherapy; clinical pharmacology; flat dosing; nivolumab
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31773815 PMCID: PMC7004547 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14252
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Sci ISSN: 1347-9032 Impact factor: 6.716
Summary of exposure in Japanese patients for the exposure‐response safety analysis
| Summary exposure, µg/mL | Geometric mean (CV%) | % Difference | Median (P05, P95) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 mg Q2W | 3 mg/kg Q2W | 240 mg Q2W | 3 mg/kg Q2W | ||
| Cavgd28 | 44.6 (21.4) | 32.5 (20.6) | 37.2 | 44.8 (31.6, 61.7) | 32.8 (21.9, 45.2) |
| Cmind28 | 38.4 (27.7) | 27.9 (25.8) | 37.6 | 38.9 (23.5, 59.5) | 29.3 (16.5, 41.3) |
| Cmax1 | 76.1 (21.0) | 55.3 (18.3) | 37.6 | 75.4 (54.6, 108.0) | 55.0 (40.7, 73.4) |
Cavgd28, nivolumab concentration over the first 28 d; Cmax1, peak concentration after the first dose; Cmind28, trough concentration at day 28; CV, coefficient of variation; P05, fifth percentile; P95, 95th percentile; Q2W, every 2 wk.
Figure 1The proportion of adverse events (AE) were predicted based on the 240 mg Q2W or 3 mg/kg Q2W dosing and tumor type. A, Predicted proportion of AE leading to discontinuation or death. B, Predicted proportion of ≥grade 3 AE. C, Predicted proportion of >grade 2 immune‐mediated AE. AE‐DC/D, AE that lead to discontinuation (excluding those due to disease progression) or death; AE‐Grade 3+, AEs ≥grade 3; AE‐IM Grade 2+, immune‐mediated AE ≥grade 2; cHL, classical Hodgkin lymphoma; CI, confidence interval; MEL, melanoma; NSCLC, non–small cell lung cancer; NSQ, non–squamous; Q2W, every 2 wk; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; SCCHN, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck; SQ, squamous
Predicted mean survival probabilities by dosage for studies including Japanese patients
| Tumor type (study) | Predicted mean survival probability (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 mg/kg Q2W | 240 mg Q2W | |||
| 1 y | 2 y | 1 y | 2 y | |
|
Melanoma (CA209‐315/ONO‐4538‐08) |
0.67 (0.63, 0.77) |
0.47 (0.42, 0.60) |
0.62 (0.57, 0.75) |
0.42 (0.34, 0.57) |
|
SQ‐NSCLC (CA209‐131/ONO‐4538‐05) |
0.56 (0.50, 0.65) |
0.36 (0.30, 0.45) |
0.57 (0.52, 0.66) |
0.38 (0.33, 0.48) |
|
NSQ‐NSCLC (CA209‐132/ONO‐4538‐06) |
0.62 (0.57, 0.67) |
0.36 (0.31, 0.41) |
0.62 (0.57, 0.68) |
0.36 (0.32, 0.41) |
|
RCC (CA209‐025) |
0.76 (0.75, 0.78) |
0.53 (0.50, 0.55) |
0.76 (0.75, 0.78) |
0.53 (0.51, 0.55) |
CI, confidence interval; NSCLC, non–small cell lung cancer; NSQ, non–squamous; Q2W, every 2 wk; RCC, renal cell carcinoma, SQ, squamous.
Figure 2Predicted mean overall survival (OS) based on 240 mg Q2W or 3 mg/kg Q2W dosing in patients from Japanese studies in patients with the following tumor types: melanoma (A); squamous non–small cell lung cancer (SQ‐NSCLC) (B); non–squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSQ‐NSCLC) (C). CI, confidence interval; NIVO, nivolumab; Q2W, every 2 wk
Figure 3Predicted median objective response rate (ORR) based on 240 mg Q2W or 3 mg/kg Q2W dosing in patients from Japanese studies and with the following tumor types: melanoma (A); squamous non–small cell lung cancer (SQ‐NSCLC) (B); non–squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSQ‐NSCLC) (C). Q2W, every 2 wk