| Literature DB >> 32141617 |
Matthew D Hellmann1, Scott Gettinger2, Laura Q M Chow3, Michael Gordon4, Mark M Awad5, Edward Cha6, Xiaohua Gong7, Gongfu Zhou7, Chris Walker7, Lance Leopold7, Rebecca S Heist8.
Abstract
Epacadostat is a potent and highly selective inhibitor of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1). Here we report results from the open-label, dose-escalation, Phase 1b ECHO-110 study evaluating epacadostat plus atezolizumab in patients with previously treated Stage IIIB/IV nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Eligible patients had received ≥1 prior line of platinum-based chemotherapy (≥2 cycles) and no prior checkpoint/IDO inhibitors treatment. Oral epacadostat (25, 50, 75, 100, 200 or 300 mg) was administered twice daily (BID) with intravenous atezolizumab 1,200 mg every 3 weeks (Q3W). Primary endpoints were safety, tolerability and dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs). Twenty-nine patients received ≥1 dose of treatment. The maximum tolerated dose of epacadostat was not reached. Two patients had DLTs: one patient with Grade 3 dehydration and hypotension (epacadostat 200 mg BID); one patient with Grade 3 hyponatremia and Grade 4 autoimmune encephalitis (epacadostat 300 mg BID). Twenty-three patients (79%) had treatment-related adverse events (AEs); seven patients (24%) experienced Grade 3/4 events; five patients (17%) discontinued treatment due to treatment-related AEs. No fatal treatment-related AEs occurred. One patient achieved a partial response (objective response rate, 3%), which was maintained for 8.3 months; eight patients had stable disease. Baseline tumoral programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and IDO expression were low among patients with evaluable samples (1 of 23 expressed PD-L1; 5 of 17 expressed IDO). Epacadostat pharmacokinetics was comparable to historical controls. Epacadostat, at doses up to 300 mg BID, combined with atezolizumab 1,200 mg Q3W was well tolerated in patients with previously treated NSCLC, although clinical activity was limited.Entities:
Keywords: atezolizumab; combination; epacadostat; nonsmall cell lung cancer
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32141617 PMCID: PMC7496129 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32951
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cancer ISSN: 0020-7136 Impact factor: 7.396
Baseline demographics and disease characteristics
| Variable | Total ( |
|---|---|
| Age, median (range), years | 63 (45–78) |
| Male, | 19 (66) |
| Race (%) | |
| White | 24 (83) |
| Black/African American | 3 (10) |
| Other | 2 (7) |
| ECOG PS, | |
| 0 | 8 (28) |
| 1 | 21 (72) |
| Histopathology, | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 20 (69) |
| Squamous | 2 (7) |
| Adenosquamous (mixed) | 1 (3) |
| Bronchoalveolar | 1 (3) |
| Other | 5 (17) |
| PD‐L1 status, | |
| TC3 or IC3 | 0 |
| TC2/3 or IC2/3 | 1 (3) |
| TC1/2/3 or IC1/2/3 | 6 (21) |
| TC0 and IC0 | 17 (59) |
| Unknown | 6 (21) |
| IDO1 status, | |
| Positive ( | 5 (17) |
| Negative ( | 12 (41) |
| Unknown | 12 (41) |
|
| 1 (3) |
|
| 8 (28) |
|
| 2 (7) |
| PD‐L1 positive and IDO1 positive, | 3 (10) |
| No. of prior therapies for advanced/metastatic disease, | |
| 0 | 1 (3) |
| 1 | 17 (59) |
| 2 | 5 (17) |
| ≥3 | 6 (21) |
| Prior treatment with TKI, | 6 (21) |
| Prior surgery, | 14 (48) |
| Prior radiation, | 13 (45) |
| History of smoking, | 22 (76) |
Abbreviations: ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; CNS, central nervous system; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; IC, immune cell; IDO1, indoleamine 2,3‐dioxygenase 1; KRAS, KRAS proto‐oncogene, GTPase; PD‐L1, programmed cell death 1 ligand 1; TC, tumor cell; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
Twenty‐three patients were available and evaluable for PD‐L1 expression. Tumor cells expressing PD‐L1 were scored as a percentage of total tumor cells: TC3 ≥50%, TC2 ≥5% and <50%, TC1 ≥1% and <5% and TC0 <1%. Tumor‐infiltrating immune cells expressing PD‐L1 were scored as a percentage of tumor area: IC3 ≥10%, IC2 ≥5% and <10%, IC1 ≥1% and <5% and IC0 <1%.19, 20
IDO1 expression was evaluated in tumor cells; a composite H score ≥1 was used as an arbitrary cutoff for IDO1 positivity.
This patient received platinum in the adjuvant setting.
Most common treatment‐related AEs occurring in ≥10% of all patients
| AE, | Total ( | Epacadostat dose (+atezolizumab 1,200 mg Q3W) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 mg BID ( | 50 mg BID ( | 75 mg BID ( | 100 mg BID ( | 200 mg BID ( | 300 mg BID ( | |||||||||
| All grade | Grade ≥3 | All grade | Grade ≥3 | All grade | Grade ≥3 | All grade | Grade ≥3 | All grade | Grade ≥3 | All grade | Grade ≥3 | All grade | Grade ≥3 | |
| Total | 23 (79) | 7 (24) | 1 (33) | 0 | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 4 (100) | 1 (25) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 6 (86) | 2 (29) | 6 (100) | 2 (33) |
| Fatigue | 11 (38) | 0 | 1 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (50) | 0 | 2 (40) | 0 | 4 (57) | 0 | 2 (33) | 0 |
| Rash | 5 (17) | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 2 (29) | 1 (14) | 2 (33) | 0 |
| Nausea | 5 (17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25) | 0 | 2 (40) | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 |
| Decreased appetite | 5 (17) | 0 | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 (25) | 0 | 2 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vomiting | 3 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 |
| Chills | 3 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (43) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyrexia | 3 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (29) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 |
| Weight decreased | 3 (10) | 0 | 1 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (29) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dysgeusia | 3 (10) | 0 | 1 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (29) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyspnea | 3 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (29) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; BID, twice daily; MedDRA, Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities.
Other Grade ≥3 treatment‐related AEs not listed include hypotension and lipase increased (n = 2 each) and autoimmune encephalitis, dehydration, hyponatremia, hypophosphatemia, infusion‐related reaction and pneumonitis (n = 1 each).
Rash includes the following MedDRA preferred terms: rash, rash maculopapular and rash pruritic.
Figure 1Best percentage change from baseline in target lesions for patients with postbaseline assessments. Patients are listed in order of best percent change from baseline per RECIST 1.1. Epacadostat dose, PD‐L1 status and IDO1 status are listed for each patient.