KEYMAKER-U04 substudy 04B: First-line (1L) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro)-based immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combinations for advanced urothelial cancer (UC).
Abstract
634 Background: EV + pembro is the preferred standard 1L therapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC (la/mUC). The randomized, open-label phase 1/2 substudy 04B in the KEYMAKER-U04 umbrella study (NCT05845814) aimed to build on the efficacy of this combination and evaluated EV + pembro–containing ICI coformulations and EV + pembro as 1L treatment in participants (pts) with la/mUC. Methods: Adult pts without prior systemic therapy for la/mUC and an ECOG PS of 0-1 were randomized 1:1:1 to EV + coformulated favezelimab (fave; anti–LAG3)/pembro 800 mg/200 mg (arm A), EV + coformulated vibostolimab (vibo; anti-TIGIT)/pembro 200 mg/200 mg (arm B), and EV + pembro 200 mg (arm C). Pts received EV 1.25 mg/kg IV on d1 and d8 Q3W until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or study withdrawal, and pembro or pembro-containing coformulations IV on d1 Q3W for ≤2 years. A safety lead-in was performed for the first 10 pts in each of EV + fave/pembro and EV + vibo/pembro arms per modified toxicity probability interval with dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) monitoring in cycle 1. Primary end points: ORR per RECIST v1.1 by blinded independent central review (BICR) and safety. Secondary end points: PFS and DOR per RECIST v1.1 by BICR. Results: 124 pts received treatment (arm A: n = 41; arm B: n = 41; arm C: n = 42). Median follow-up (time from randomization to data cutoff [Dec 16, 2024]) (range) was 11.9 mo (9.7-17.0), 11.7 mo (9.7-16.3), and 11.8 mo (9.8-16.8), respectively. Most pts were male (74%); median age was 69 yrs. DLT was reported for 1/10 pts on EV + fave/pembro and no pts on EV + vibo/pembro. Efficacy results are in the table. Any-grade TRAEs were similar across all arms (arm A: 100%; arm B: 100%; arm C: 97.6%); grade ≥3 TRAEs were reported for 56.1%, 73.2%, and 61.9% of pts, respectively. Immune-mediated AEs and infusion reactions were reported for 65.9% pts in arm A, 53.7% in arm B, and 42.9% in arm C; immune-mediated AEs with > 10% higher incidence in any EV + pembro-containing ICI coformulation were hypothyroidism (31.7%, 14.6%, and 2.4%, respectively), severe skin reactions (24.4%, 29.3%, and 14.3%, respectively), hyperthyroidism (22.0%, 4.9%, and 4.8%, respectively), and infusion reactions (17.1%, 2.4%, and 0%, respectively). Conclusions: In pts with la/mUC, the addition of LAG3- or TIGIT-targeted ICIs to EV + pembro did not have a clinically significant impact on efficacy. No new safety signals were identified. Incidence of certain immune-mediated AEs was higher with pembro-containing coformulations compared to EV + pembro. Clinical trial information: NCT05845814 . Arm An = 41 Arm Bn = 41 Arm Cn = 42 ORR, % (95% CI) 66 (49-80) 59 (42-74) 57 (41-72) CR, n (%) 5 (12) 9 (22) 3 (7) DOR, median mo (range) NR (4.1 to 14.7+) 12.3 (2.5+ to 12.3) 12.1 (2.0+ to 12.1) PFS, median mo (95% CI) 11.3 (8.2-NR) 14.1 (5.1-NR) 10.9 (6.4-NR) 12-mo PFS rate, % (95% CI) 40.1 (15.1-64.3) 54.2 (37.4-68.3) 36.2 (18.9-53.9)
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Journal of Clinical Oncology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Authors (20)
Michiel S. Van Der Heijden
Department of Medical Oncology Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam Netherlands
Michal Sarfaty
Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Christian Caglevic
Centro de Investigacion e Innovación en Cáncer Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile
Marine Gross-Goupil
University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Eli Rosenbaum
Rabin Medical Center, Davidoff Cancer Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Jae Lyun Lee
Thomas Powles
Department of Medical Oncology Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London London UK
Srikala S. Sridhar
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto
Carlos Rojas
Bradford Hill Investigación Clínica, Santiago, Chile
Sang Joon Shin
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Debbie G.J. Robbrecht
Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Javier Puente
Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos de Madrid, Madrid
Rafael Morales-Barrera
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
Wen-Pin Su
Yu-Li Su
Denis Maillet
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon, Lyon, France
April Wang
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ
Abhishek Amar Bavle
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ
Blanca Homet Moreno
Merck, Rahway, NJ
Avivit Peer
Fishman Oncology Center at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel