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Abstract P05-01: A phase 1b study evaluating the safety and efficacy of sotorasib, a KRASG12C inhibitor, in combination with trametinib, a MEK inhibitor, in KRAS p.G12C-Mutated Solid Tumors
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Background KRAS p.G12C is an oncogenic driver in solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC). Sotorasib, a specific, irreversible KRASG12C inhibitor, was recently approved by the FDA for treatment of adults with KRAS p.G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who received at least one prior systemic therapy. Sotorasib combined with trametinib, a selective allosteric MEK1/MEK2 inhibitor, displayed synergist antitumor activity in tumor xenografts. Here we report the first safety and interim efficacy of sotorasib in combination with trametinib in advanced KRAS p.G12C-mutated solid tumors in this phase 1b CodeBreaK101 master study. Methods In this dose exploration/expansion study, patients (pts) with KRAS p.G12C-mutated solid tumors were treated with 960 mg QD sotorasib and trametinib (1 or 2 mg QD). For NSCLC, prior anti-PD1/PD-L1 and/or platinum-based combination chemotherapy and targeted therapy (if applicable) was required. For CRC, at least 1 prior systemic regimen including fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan-based regimens was required. 1° endpoint was safety/tolerability. 2° endpoint was efficacy. Results Based on a July 12, 2021 snapshot, 41 pts (22 male, median age: 60.0 y [34-84]) were enrolled and treated with combination of sotorasib and trametinib (18 pts NSCLC, 18 pts CRC, 5 pts other). Thirty-three pts (80.5%) received ≥2 prior lines of therapy (range, 0–8); 11 pts (26.8%) received prior KRASG12C inhibitor. Median treatment duration of the sotorasib and trametinib combination was 84.0 days (Q1, 42.0; Q3, 140.0). No new or unexpected toxicities were identified. The most common treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) included diarrhea (43.9% pts), rash (34.1% pts), nausea (29.3% pts), and vomiting (22.0% pts), predominantly ≤grade 2. Ten pts (24.4%) discontinued sotorasib and/or trametinib due to a TRAE (2 pts-diarrhea). One dose-limiting toxicity (grade 3 maculo-papular rash, trametinib-related) was observed out of 33 pts treated with 2 mg trametinib/960 mg sotorasib QD. For the 1 mg trametinib/960 mg sotorasib QD CRC exploration cohort (N=3); 1 confirmed partial response (PR) and 1 stable disease (SD) were reported in pts with prior KRASG12C inhibitor; 1 SD was reported in a KRASG12C inhibitor-naïve pt. For the 2 mg trametinib/960 mg sotorasib QD CRC cohort (N=15), all 4 pts with prior KRASG12C inhibitor had SD; for naïve pts, 1-confirmed PR, 7-SD, and 3-progressive disease (PD) were reported. In NSCLC pts (N=18) treated with 2 mg trametinib/960 mg sotorasib QD, of pts with prior KRASG12C inhibitor, 2-SD and 1-PD were reported; of naïve pts, 3-confirmed PR, 10-SD, 1-PD, and 1-not evaluable were reported. Conclusions Combination of sotorasib and trametinib is safe and tolerable. The maximum tolerated dose tested was 2 mg trametinib/960 mg sotorasib QD. Antitumor activity was observed including responses in pts with prior KRASG12C inhibitor. Triplet combination therapy of sotorasib with trametinib and panitumumab currently are under investigation in solid tumors. Citation Format: Suresh Ramalingam, Marwan Fakih, John Strickler, Ramaswamy Govindan, Bob T. Li, Sarah Goldberg, David Gandara, Timothy Burns, Minal Barve, Catherine Shu, Richard Frank, Davendra Sohal, Pegah Jafarinasabian, Tian Dai, Omar Mather, David Hong. A phase 1b study evaluating the safety and efficacy of sotorasib, a KRASG12C inhibitor, in combination with trametinib, a MEK inhibitor, in KRAS p.G12C-Mutated Solid Tumors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC Virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2021 Oct 7-10. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2021;20(12 Suppl):Abstract nr P05-01.
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“Consequentially, combination strategies are being explored, such as with inhibitors of upstream pathway components such as EGFR (25, 26) and SHP2 (ClinicalTrials.gov IDs NCT05054725 and NCT04330664) and downstream pathway components such as MEK (27), with the goal to further suppress RAS-mediated pathways and induce more potent and durable antitumor activity.”
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“This combination was associated with clinical benefit in 15 patients with CRC and 15 with NSCLC, including two and three PRs, respectively145.”
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“The combination was found to be safe and tolerable, with predominantly grade ≤2 diarrhoea (in 43.9% of patients), rash (34.1%), nausea (29.3%) and vomiting (22.0%) being the most commonly reported TRAEs145.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ramalingam, S., Fakih, M., Strickler, J., Govindan, R., Li, B. T., Goldberg, S., Gandara, D., Burns, T., Barve, M., Shu, C., Frank, R., Sohal, D., Jafarinasabian, P., Dai, T., Mather, O., & Hong, D.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Yale Cancer Center (US)
- UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center (US)
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Norwalk Hospital (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Amgen (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
- Published
- 2021-12-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 12_Supplement
- Pages
- P05-01-P05-01
- ISSN
- 1535-7163 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-8514
- OpenAlex
- W4200195771
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5
- Type
- conference abstract
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Molecular Cancer Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Keywords
- sotorasib, KRAS G12C inhibitors, trametinib, MEK inhibitors, non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, combination therapy, drug safety and tolerability, antitumor efficacy, dose escalation, treatment-related adverse events, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors
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