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Abstract P05-02: A phase 1b study evaluating the combination of sotorasib, a KRASG12C inhibitor, and afatinib, a pan-ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in advanced KRAS p.G12C mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
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Background: Sotorasib, a specific, irreversible KRASG12C inhibitor, was recently FDA-approved for adults with KRAS p.G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who received prior systemic therapy. The multi-arm phase 1b CodeBreaK101 master study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of sotorasib in combination with both targeted and non-targeted therapies. Here we report the first safety and interim efficacy of sotorasib and afatinib, a pan-ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor, that had displayed synergistic antitumor activity in vitro. Methods: Patients with advanced KRAS p.G12C mutated NSCLC who had disease progression on prior therapies, including KRASG12C inhibitors, were enrolled in this dose exploration/expansion study. Patients were treated with 960 mg sotorasib QD and afatinib (20 mg or 30mg QD). Primary endpoint was safety/tolerability. Secondary endpoint was efficacy, including objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) per RECIST 1.1. Results: Based on a July 12, 2021 snapshot, 33 pts with NSCLC (median age: 65.0 yrs) were enrolled. Ten pts received 20 mg afatinib/960 mg sotorasib QD (cohort 1) and 23 pts received 30 mg afatinib/960 mg sotorasib QD (cohort 2). Across both cohorts, the median number of prior therapies was 2 (range 0-7; 66.7% ≥ 2 prior lines) and 5 pts (15.2%) received prior sotorasib. The most common treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) included diarrhea (23 pts [69.7%], 7 pts [21.2%] grade 3), nausea (7 pts [21.2%], all grade ≤ 2), and vomiting (6 pts [18.2%], all grade ≤ 2). Grade ≥ 3 TRAEs occurred in 30% pts within each dose cohort, with diarrhea being the most common. Eight pts (24.2%) discontinued sotorasib and/or afatinib due to an AE, with diarrhea leading to discontinuation in 5 pts. Median treatment duration of sotorasib/afatinib combination was 64.0 days (Q1, 29.0; Q3, 128.0). For cohort 1 (N=10 that includes 4 pts who received prior sotorasib), the ORR was 20.0% and DCR was 70.0% (2-confirmed partial response (PR), 5-stable disease (SD), 1-progressive disease (PD), 2-not available); among the KRASG12C inhibitor-naïve patients, the ORR was 33.3%. For cohort 2 (N=23 that includes 1 pt who received prior sotorasib), the ORR was 34.8% and DCR was 73.9% (8-confirmed PR, 9-SD, 4-PD, 2-not available). Among 5 pts receiving prior sotorasib, 3 had SD, 1 PD, and 1 withdrew from study due to an AE prior to any scan. EGFR co-mutation at baseline was detected in 4 of 24 pts; 2 of 4 pts responded to combination therapy. Conclusions: In this first report of a combination of sotorasib and a pan-ErbB inhibitor, combining sotorasib with afatinib was feasible in a heavily pre-treated KRAS p.G12C mutated NSCLC population that included 15% who progressed on prior sotorasib. The AEs observed are not new or novel to either agent, with diarrhea being the most common. Investigation is ongoing to further explore this combination in an expansion cohort of the CodeBreaK101 master protocol. Citation Format: David Gandara, Kristen Marrone, Ramaswamy Govindan, Ferdinandos Skoulidis, Gregory Durm, Jeffrey Clarke, Richard Frank, John Krauss, Wendy Snyder, Tian Dai, Omar Mather, Paul Cifuentes, Antreas Hindoyan, Abraham Anderson, Timothy Burns. A phase 1b study evaluating the combination of sotorasib, a KRASG12C inhibitor, and afatinib, a pan-ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in advanced KRAS p.G12C mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) [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 P05-02.
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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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“Data on the sotorasib–afatinib combination from CodeBreaK 101 were presented in late 2021 and showed a manageable safety profile, with the most common treatment-related adverse effects (TRAEs) being diarrhoea and nausea (in 69.7% and 21.2% of patients, respectively, grade ≥3 in 21.2% and 0%)126.”
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“An efficacy signal was observed with ORRs of 20.0% and 34.8% and DCRs of 70.0% and 73.9% across two dose cohorts, including stable disease in three of five patients who had previously received sotorasib monotherapy126.”
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- Gandara, D., Marrone, K., Govindan, R., Skoulidis, F., Durm, G., Clarke, J., Frank, R., Krauss, J., Snyder, W., Dai, T., Mather, O., Cifuentes, P., Hindoyan, A., Anderson, A., & Burns, T.
- Affiliations
- UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- 5Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,
- Duke University (US)
- Norwalk Hospital (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Amgen (United States) (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
- Published
- 2021-12-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 12_Supplement
- Pages
- P05-02-P05-02
- ISSN
- 1535-7163 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-8514
- OpenAlex
- W4200096031
- Cited by
- 24
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- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2022: 6
- Type
- conference abstract
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Molecular Cancer Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Keywords
- sotorasib, afatinib, KRAS G12C mutation, non-small cell lung cancer, combination therapy, KRAS inhibitor resistance, treatment-related adverse events, diarrhea, objective response rate, disease control rate, dose escalation, synergistic antitumor effect, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
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