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Nivolumab in Patients with Metastatic DNA Mismatch Repair-Deficient or Microsatellite Instability-High Colorectal Cancer (CheckMate 142): An Open-Label, Multicentre, Phase 2 Study

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Overman, Michael J, McDermott, Ray, Leach, Joseph L, Lonardi, Sara, Lenz, Heinz-Josef, Morse, Michael A, Desai, Jayesh, Hill, Andrew +8 more·2017·The Lancet Oncology

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Background Metastatic DNA mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer has a poor prognosis after treatment with conventional chemotherapy and exhibits high levels of tumour neoantigens, tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes, and checkpoint regulators. All of these features are associated with the response to PD-1 blockade in other tumour types. Therefore, we aimed to study nivolumab, a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, in patients with dMMR/MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer.Methods In this ongoing, multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial, we enrolled adults (aged ≥18 years) with histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic colorectal cancer locally assessed as dMMR/MSI-H from 31 sites (academic centres and hospitals) in eight countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the USA). Eligible patients had progressed on or after, or been intolerant of, at least one previous line of treatment, including a fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin or irinotecan. Patients were given 3 mg/kg nivolumab every 2 weeks until disease progression, death, unacceptable toxic effects, or withdrawal from study. The primary endpoint was investigator-assessed objective response as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (version 1.1). All patients who received at least one dose of study drug were included in all analyses. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02060188.Findings Of the 74 patients who were enrolled between March 12, 2014, and March 16, 2016, 40 (54%) had received three or more previous treatments. At a median follow-up of 12·0 months (IQR 8·6-18·0), 23 (31·1%, 95% CI 20·8-42·9) of 74 patients achieved an investigator-assessed objective response and 51 (69%, 57-79) patients had disease control for 12 weeks or longer. Median duration of response was not yet reached; all responders were alive, and eight had responses lasting 12 months or longer (Kaplan-Meier 12-month estimate 86%, 95% CI 62-95). The most common grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events were increased concentrations of lipase (six [8%]) and amylase (two [3%]). 23 (31%) patients died during the study; none of these deaths were deemed to be treatment related by the investigator.Interpretation Nivolumab provided durable responses and disease control in pre-treated patients with dMMR/MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer, and could be a new treatment option for these patients.Funding Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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Overman, M. J., McDermott, R., Leach, J. L., Lonardi, S., Lenz, H.-J., Morse, M. A., Desai, J., Hill, A., Axelson, M., Moss, R. A., Goldberg, M. V., Cao, Z. A., Ledeine, J.-M., Maglinte, G. A., Kopetz, S., & André, T.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Cancer Trials Ireland (IE)
  • Allina Health (US)
  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IT)
  • USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States) (US)
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (Belgium) (BE)
  • Sorbonne Université (FR)
Corresponding author
Overman, Michael J
Venue
The Lancet Oncology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-09
Volume
18
Issue
9
Pages
1182-1191
ISSN
1470-2045 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2739132742
Cited by
2,836
References
37
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108.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2017-09-01)
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  • The Lancet Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Health Research Board (ICORG-2016-1)
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000371)
  • National Cancer Institute (P30CA016672)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
Keywords
nivolumab, metastatic colorectal cancer, mismatch repair deficiency, microsatellite instability-high, PD-1 inhibitors, immune checkpoint blockade, objective response rate, disease control rate, progression-free survival, overall survival, treatment toxicity, first-line therapy, second-line therapy, third-line therapy, neoantigens, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
MeSH terms
Nivolumab, Adult, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Colorectal Neoplasms, Treatment Outcome, Disease-Free Survival, Microsatellite Instability, DNA Mismatch Repair, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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