| Literature DB >> 35680967 |
Lisa A Carey1, Delphine Loirat2, Kevin Punie3, Aditya Bardia4, Véronique Diéras5, Florence Dalenc6, Jennifer R Diamond7, Christel Fontaine8, Grace Wang9, Hope S Rugo10, Sara A Hurvitz11, Kevin Kalinsky12, Joyce O'Shaughnessy13, Sibylle Loibl14, Luca Gianni15, Martine Piccart16, Yanni Zhu17, Rosemary Delaney18, See Phan19, Javier Cortés20.
Abstract
Patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who relapse early after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy have more aggressive disease. In the ASCENT trial, sacituzumab govitecan (SG), an antibody-drug conjugate composed of an anti-Trop-2 antibody coupled to SN-38 via a hydrolyzable linker, improved outcomes over single-agent chemotherapy of physician's choice (TPC) in metastatic TNBC (mTNBC). Of 468 patients without known baseline brain metastases, 33/235 vs 32/233 patients (both 14%) in the SG vs TPC arms, respectively, received one line of therapy in the metastatic setting and experienced disease recurrence ≤12 months after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy. SG prolonged progression-free survival (median 5.7 vs 1.5 months [HR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.22-0.76]) and overall survival (median 10.9 vs 4.9 months [HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.28-0.91]) vs TPC, with a manageable safety profile in this subgroup consistent with the overall population. In this second-line setting, as with later-line therapy, SG improved survival over conventional chemotherapy for patients with mTNBC.Entities:
Year: 2022 PMID: 35680967 PMCID: PMC9184615 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-022-00439-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: NPJ Breast Cancer ISSN: 2374-4677
Patient demographics and baseline characteristics in the second-line subgroup of patients negative for brain metastases.
| SG ( | TPC ( | |
|---|---|---|
| Female—no. (%) | 33 (100) | 32 (100) |
| Median age—y (range) | 49 (30–80) | 51 (30–80) |
| ECOG PS—no. (%) | ||
| 0 | 17 (52) | 10 (31) |
| 1 | 16 (48) | 22 (69) |
| Race or ethnic group—no. (%) | ||
| White | 26 (79) | 27 (84) |
| Black | 3 (9) | 3 (9) |
| Asian | 3 (9) | 1 (3) |
| Other | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
| Median baseline creatinine clearance—mL/min (range) | 115 (62–249) | 115 (61–213) |
| Serum bilirubin at baseline—no. (%) | ||
| Normal (≤ULN) | 31 (94) | 32 (100) |
| >1 to ≤1.5× ULN | 2 (6) | 0 |
| >1.5× ULN | 0 | 0 |
| Initial diagnosis of TNBCa—no. (%) | ||
| Yes | 26 (79) | 27 (84) |
| No | 7 (21) | 5 (16) |
| Median time to metastatic diseaseb—mo (range) | 13.3 (0.2–41.7) | 13.2 (6.9–121.7) |
| Median number of metastatic sites—no. (range) | 2 (1–7) | 3 (1–8) |
| Number of metastatic sites—no. (%) | ||
| <3 | 17 (51.5) | 12 (37.5) |
| ≥3 | 16 (48.5) | 20 (62.5) |
| Sites of metastatic diseasec | ||
| Lung | 19 (58) | 17 (53) |
| Liver | 14 (42) | 16 (50) |
| Bone | 6 (18) | 4 (13) |
| Germline | ||
| Negative | 19 (58) | 19 (59) |
| Positive | 3 (9) | 0 |
| Unknown | 11 (33) | 13 (41) |
| Setting of prior systemic therapies—no. (%) | ||
| Adjuvant | 20 (61) | 13 (41) |
| Neoadjuvant | 27 (82) | 29 (91) |
| Metastatic | 33 (100) | 32 (100) |
| Locally advanced disease | 0 | 1 (3) |
| Previous use of PARP inhibitorsd,e—no. (%) | 2 (6) | 0 |
| Previous use of checkpoint inhibitors—no. (%) | 3 (9) | 4 (13) |
| Most common prior systemic therapies—no. (%) | ||
| Cyclophosphamide | 30 (91) | 31 (97) |
| Paclitaxel | 28 (85) | 29 (91) |
| Carboplatin | 19 (58) | 27 (84) |
| Capecitabine | 18 (55) | 18 (56) |
| Doxorubicinf | 16 (48) | 16 (50) |
| Epirubicing | 13 (39) | 14 (44) |
Second-line patients were defined as those who received 1 line of therapy in the metastatic setting and recurred ≤12 months after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy, prior to study enrollment.
BRCA breast cancer susceptibility gene, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score, NA not available, PARP poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase, TNBC triple-negative breast cancer, ULN upper limit of normal, SG sacituzumab govitecan, TPC treatment of physician’s choice.
aPatients in study either had TNBC at initial diagnosis or had hormone receptor-positive disease that converted to hormone-negative at time of study entry.
bOnly patients with complete date of diagnosis available for time from diagnosis of early stage disease (stage I, II, and III) to metastatic disease (stage IV) were included in this analysis (26 and 29 patients in the SG and TPC arm, respectively).
cBased on an independent central review of target and non-target lesions. The sites listed are not all-inclusive.
dPrior PARP inhibitor use in the post-neoadjuvant setting only.
ePARP inhibitor received was olaparib in both patients (1 in the adjuvant setting; 1 in the metastatic setting).
fIncludes doxorubicin and (liposomal) doxorubicin hydrochloride.
gIncludes epirubicin and epirubicin hydrochloride.
Fig. 1Progression-free survival in the second-line subgroup.
Assessed by independent central review in the brain metastasis-negative population. Second-line patients were defined as those who received one line of therapy in the metastatic setting and recurred ≤12 months after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy, prior to study enrollment. BICR blinded independent central review, HR hazard ratio, (neo)adjuvant neoadjuvant or adjuvant, PFS progression-free survival, SG sacituzumab govitecan, TPC treatment of physician’s choice.
Fig. 2Overall survival in the second-line subgroup.
Assessed in the brain metastasis-negative population. Second-line patients were defined as those who received one line of therapy in the metastatic setting and recurred ≤12 months after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy, prior to study enrollment. HR hazard ratio, (neo)adjuvant neoadjuvant or adjuvant, OS overall survival, SG sacituzumab govitecan, TPC treatment of physician’s choice.
Fig. 3Best percent change in lesion size from baseline in the second-line subgroup.
Waterfall plot showing best percent change from baseline in the sum of the diameters of target lesions in second-line patients treated with SG (a) or TPC (b). Assessed by independent central review in the brain metastasis-negative population. Second-line patients were defined as those who received 1 line of therapy in the metastatic setting and recurred ≤12 months after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy, prior to study enrollment. SG sacituzumab govitecan, TPC treatment of physician’s choice.
Treatment-related adverse events (all grade, >20%; grade 3/4, >5% of patients) in the second-line subgroup.
| SG ( | TPC ( | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAEa—no. (%) | All grade | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | All grade | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
| Hematologic | ||||||
| Neutropeniab | 25 (76) | 13 (39) | 7 (21) | 8 (24) | 5 (15) | 2 (6) |
| Anemiac | 13 (39) | 1 (3) | 0 | 7 (21) | 2 (6) | 0 |
| Leukopeniad | 5 (15) | 3 (9) | 0 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||||
| Diarrhea | 19 (58) | 2 (6) | 0 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| Nausea | 17 (52) | 0 | 0 | 8 (24) | 0 | 0 |
| Vomiting | 12 (36) | 0 | 0 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| Constipation | 9 (27) | 0 | 0 | 3 (9) | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||||||
| Alopecia | 23 (70) | 0 | 0 | 4 (12) | 0 | 0 |
| Fatigue | 11 (33) | 1 (3) | 0 | 8 (24) | 0 | 0 |
Assessed in the safety population of patients who received ≥1 dose of study treatment.
Second-line patients were defined as those who received one line of therapy in the metastatic setting and recurred ≤12 months after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy, prior to study enrollment.
AE adverse event, MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, NCI CTCAE National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for AE, SG sacituzumab govitecan, TPC treatment of physician’s choice, TRAE treatment-related AE.
aPatients may report more than one event per preferred term. AEs were coded using MedDRA v22.1, and AE severity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4.03.
bCombined preferred terms of ‘neutropenia’ and ‘neutrophil count decreased’.
cCombined preferred terms of ‘anemia’, ‘hemoglobin decreased’, and ‘red blood cell count decreased’.
dCombined preferred terms of ‘leukopenia’ and ‘white blood cell count decreased’.