Updates On Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies 2015
Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Chief , Section of Gastrointestinal Cancers
Disease Specific Research Group Leader
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy
OSUCCC- Arthur James Cancer Hospital
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Updates On Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies 2015
1. Updates On Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies 2015
Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Chief , Section of Gastrointestinal Cancers
Disease Specific Research Group Leader
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy
OSUCCC- Arthur James Cancer Hospital
3. Advanced Gastro-esophageal Cancers
• Marginal differences between chemo doublets and triplets that
perhaps do not justify the differences in toxicities.
• Trastuzumab should be considered as an option added to a platinum
and 5FU in the presence of Her-2 overexpression
• Ramucirumab +/- Paclitaxel is a standard second line regimen
4. Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter,
Placebo-controlled Trial of Rilotumumab Plus Epirubicin,
Cisplatin, and Capecitabine as First-line Therapy in
Patients with Advanced MET-positive Gastric or
Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: RILOMET-1 Study
D. Cunningham,1 N. C. Tebbutt,2 I. Davidenko,3 A. M. Murad,4 S. Al-Batran,5 D. H. Ilson,6
S. Tjulandin,7 E. Gotovkin,8 B. Karaszewska,9 I. Bondarenko,10 M. A. Tejani,11 A. A.
Udrea,12 M. Tehfe,13 N. Baker,14 K. S. Oliner,15 Y. Zhang,15 T. Hoang,15 R. Sidhu,15 D. V. T.
Catenacci16
1Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK; 2Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia; 3Krasnodar City Oncology Center, Krasnodar, Russia;
4Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal e Minas Gerais, Horizonte, Brazil; 5Krankenhaus Nordwest, University Cancer Center, Frankfurt,
Germany; 6Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; 7Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; 8Regional
Budgetary Institution of Public Health Ivanovo Regional Oncology Dispensary, Ivanovo, Russia; 9Przychodnia Lekarska Komed Oddzial Jednego
Dnia, Konin, Poland; 10Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy, City Multifield Clinical Hospital 4, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine; 11University of Rochester
Medical Center, James P Wilmot Cancer Center, Rochester, NY, USA; 12SC Medisprof SRL, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 13Centre Hospitalier de
L'Universite de Montreal Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC, Canada; 14Amgen Limited, Cambridge, UK; 15Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 16The
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
5. MET and Targeting in EGC
• MET gene alterations in 6% gastric ca (TCGA)
• MET overexpression (IHC) 40-60%+
• MET/HGF altered – poor prognostic subgroup
• Early data suggests MET amplification biomarker
of response to MET-targeted agents with MET TKI
Bass. Nature, 2014. Kwak, E. J Clin Oncol, 33, 2015 Suppl 3; abst 1. Iveson, T. Lancet Oncol, 2014
6. Cunningham, D. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4000 [abstr]
Phase III ECX +/- Rilotumumab (RILOMET -1)
Stratification: PS, Locally advanced vs Metastatic
Primary endpoint: Overall survival (90% power, HR 0.69, N= 600)
Secondary endpoints: PFS, ORR, DCR, Safety, Immunogenicity, PK
Untreated Gastric/GE jn
MET+ (≥ 25% cells tumor
membrane staining IHC)
HER2-
ECOG 0-1
N= 600
ECX + Placebo 15 mg/kg
q3 weeks
Maintenance: placebo
ECX + Rilotumumab
15 mg/kg q3 weeks
Maintenance: Rilotumumab
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8. Clinical activity of AMG 337, a highly selective oral MET
kinase inhibitor, in adult patients with MET-amplified
gastroesophageal junction, gastric, or esophageal
cancer
Eunice L Kwak,1 Patricia LoRusso,2 Omid Hamid,3 Filip Janku,4 Muaiad Kittaneh,5
Daniel VT Catenacci,6 Emily Chan,7 Tanios S Bekaii-Saab,8 Benny Amore,9 Yuying
C Hwang,10 Rui Tang,10 Gataree Ngarmchamnanrith,10 David S Hong4
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 2Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; 3The Angeles Clinic and Research
Institute, Los Angeles, CA; 4The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; 5Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 6The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 7Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,
TN; 8The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH; 9Amgen Inc., Seattle, WA; 10Amgen Inc.,
Thousand Oaks, CA
9. RECIST Responses in Patients With
MET-Amplified GEJ/Gastric/Esophageal Cancer
• 13 patients with MET-
amplified GEJ/gastric/
esophageal cancer
treated to date;
ORR = 8/13 (62%)
%∆SODFromBaseline
-100%
-80%
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
PR per RECIST 1.1
4wk
+21wk
4wk
17wk
9wk
17wk
4wk
29wk
4wk
25wk
4wk
+96wk
4wk
+155wk
aLocal read as of Dec 8, 2014. bLocal
read as of Sept 10, 2014.
Central read as of Sept 18, 2014 for
all other patients.
One patient not shown with
non-target lesions had
clinical progression.
b
4wk
+9wk
a
On active treatment Off treatment
Time to response:
On treatment:
10. Summary Anti-MET Therapies in EGC
• MET targeting with rilotumumab
– No value in gastric/GE jn cancers in any MET positive subgp
– Worse outcome with rilotumumab, HR 1.36
– Marked difference from phase II results; correlative analyses pending
• Substantial evidence that MET antibody targeting not of value
– MetGastric*: FOLFOX +/- onartuzumab (anti-MET ab)
Negative phase III med OS 11.3 vs 11 mths, HR 0.82, p= 0.244
• Promising activity with AMG337 in MET amplified GE cancers
• Focus: other strategies – angiogenesis, anti-HER2, FGFR, cancer
stem cell, immune therapies, and biomarker identification
*Shah, M. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4012 [abstr]
11. Immune Therapies in EGC
• PD-L1, PD-L2 associated with poor prognosis in esophago-gastric
cancers
– Increased expression in certain subsets of gastric ca (EBV)
• Recognition that GI cancers may be targeted by immune system
– Higher mutation burden
• Pembrolizumab
– IgG4 anti-PD-1, broad anti-tumor activity blocks PD1 interaction with
ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2
Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, Nature, 2014. Alexandrov, Nature, 2013
12. Relationship Between PD-L1 Expression and Clinical
Outcomes in Patients With
Advanced Gastric Cancer Treated With the
Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody
Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in KEYNOTE-012
Yung-Jue Bang,1 Hyun Cheol Chung,2 Veena Shankaran,3
Ravit Geva,4 Daniel Catenacci,5 Shilpa Gupta,6 Joseph Paul Eder,7
Raanan Berger,8 Archana Ray,9 Marisa Dolled-Filhart,9
Kenneth Emancipator,9 Kumudu Pathiraja,9 Jared Lunceford,9
Jonathan Cheng,9 Minori Koshiji,9 Kei Muro10
1Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; 2Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,
Korea;3University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 4Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel; 5University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL, USA; 6H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL;
7Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; 8Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel;
9Merck & Co, Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA; 1Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
13. KEYNOTE-012: Gastric Cancer Cohort
65/162 = 40% PD-L1+ (+ in immune cells or ≥ 1% tumor cells by 22C3 ab)
Primary Endpoint: Overall Response Rate q 8 wks central review
Median age 63 yrs; 56% ECOG 1; 66% ≥ 2 lines therapy; 19 Asia, 20 ROW
Previously treated
Gastric/GE jn
ECOG 0-1
PD-L1 Positive
N= 39
Pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg q
2 wks
Bang, Y-J. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4001 [abstr]
14. Pembrolizumab in Gastric Ca: Maximum Percentage
Change From Baseline in Tumor Size, N= 32
aOnly patients with measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 by central review at baseline and at least 1 post-baseline tumor assessment were included (n = 32).
Analysis cut-off date: March 23, 2015.
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100ChangeFromBaselineinSumof
LongestDiameterofTargetLesion,%
53.1% decrease in target
lesions
Overall RR 22%
15. Conclusions : PD1 in GCA
• Significant activity of pembrolizumab in advanced gastric cancer
– 22% RR (central), 40 week duration of response, 66% OS at 6 mths, median OS 11.4
mths
– PD L1 expression – preliminary correlation with outcome
– MSI-H?
– Supporting data from KEYNOTE-028 in esophageal ca*
• 41% PD-L1+; N= 23; ORR 23% (N= 5)
• Ongoing trials in gastric/GE junction
– Phase II pembrolizumab +/- cisplatin/5-FU (KEYNOTE-059): PD-L1 + or -
– Phase III pembrolizumab vs paclitaxel 2nd-line (KEYNOTE-061)
– Phase III nivolumab vs placebo in previously treated (Japan)
– Phase IB/II MEDI4736 + tremilumumab, MEDI4736 or tremi. (2nd-line)
*Doi, T. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4010 [abstr]. NCT02335411. NCT02267343
18. Randomized Phase II Study of Everolimus vs. Everolimus plus Bevacizumab in Patients
with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
CALGB 80701 (Alliance)
Matthew H. Kulke,1 Donna Niedzwiecki,2 Nathan R. Foster,3
Briant Fruth,3 Pamela L. Kunz,4 Hagen Kennecke,5 Edward M
Wolin,6 Alan P. Venook7
1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; 2. Alliance Statistics and Data Center and Department of Biostatistics and
Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC; 3. Alliance Statistics and Data Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 4.
Stanford Cancer Institute, Palo Alto, CA 5. Vancouver Center: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, CA 6. University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY; 7. University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
19. Kulke, M. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4005 [abstr]
Randomized Phase II CALGB 80701
Stratification: Prior SSA, Prior cytotoxic therapy, Prior sunitinib
Primary endpoint: Progression-free survival (9 14 mths, 90% power, 1-sided alpha 0.15)
Advanced PNET
POD within 12 mths
No prior mTOR/
bevazicumab therapy
N= 150
Everolimus 10 mg daily +
Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg q 2
wks + Octreotide LAR
Everolimus 10 mg daily +
Octreotide LAR
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21. Summary CALGB 80701, PNET’s
• Important trial evaluating VEGF and mTOR pathway
inhibitors
– Higher RR, PFS, but more AE’s for everolimus and bevacizumab
• Data do not support use of everolimus and
bevacizumab outside of a trial, but continued focus on
these pathways important
– Sequential vs concurrent?
– Patient selection
– Newer agents, different disease settings
– Sequencing of treatment modalities
23. • Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel (GA) is a preferred standard
• FOLF + MM-398 , once approved will become a standard for second line treatment following
failure with GA
• FOLFIRINOX can be considered in patients < 70 y.o. , with PS 0-1 , normal bilirubin and no
significant comorbidities
• Kitchen sink approach vs. Sequential approach
• Perhaps a better choice for patients with borderline or locally advanced pancreas
cancer.
• mOS has not reached the 1 year despite all these agents
• Ruxolitinib, a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, in combination with capecitabine exhibited clinical activity
relative to capecitabine alone in second-line metastatic pancreatic cancer in select patients with
CRP levels > 13
• JANUS 1 and 2 underway
Advanced Pancreas Cancer
24. A modified regimen of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with
metastatic pancreatic cancer
Chemotherapy Dose Administration Frequency
Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 IVPB over 30 min given q2weeks
Nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 IVPB over 30 min
Survival analyses N Median (months) 95% CI (months)
Progression free survival 57 5.4 4.1; 7.4
Overall survival 57 10 5.9; 13
Toxicities N(%)
Grades All grades 3 / 4
Neutropenia 12 (25) 5 (10)
Febrile neutropenia 1 (2.1) --
Thrombocytopenia 9 (15) 3 (2)
Neuropathy 13 (27) 1 (2)
Fatigue -- 3 (6)
Krishna K et al. Abstract 366 – ASCO GI 2015
25. High Response Rate and PFS with PEGPH20 Added
to Nab-Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine in Stage IV Previously
Untreated Pancreatic Cancer Patients with High-HA
Tumors: Interim Results of a Randomized Phase 2 Study
Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD1, William Harris, MD2, Andrew Hendifar, MD, MPH3,
Andrea Bullock, MD4, Wilson Wu, PhD5, Ya Huang5, Ping Jiang, MD5
1Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
2University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
3Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
5Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA
26. Microenvironment in Pancreas
Adenocarcinoma
• Hypovascular, hypoxic
• Physical stromal barrier
– Hyaluronan (HA)
glycosaminoglycans
– Increased EMT, chemoresistance
• PEGPH20 rhuman hyaluronidase
– Depletes HA in stroma
– Improves drug delivery
Jaocobetz, et al. Gut, 2013. Courtesy: J. Shia (MSKCC)
27. Hingorani, S. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4006 [abstr]
Randomized Phase II Gemcitabine +
nab-Paclitaxel +/- PEGHPH20
Primary endpoint: Progression-free survival
Secondary endpoints: PFS by Hyaluronan, ORR, OS, Safety, Correlatives
Untreated Met Panc
Adenoca
KPS 70-100%
N= 260 planned
nab-Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine
nab-Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine +
PEGPH20
3ug/kg SQ x 2 wk (C1)wkly
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28. Study Conduct
• Hold April 2014
– DSMC/ FDA – increased thromboembolic (TE)
events
– Re-opened later 2014
• Rigorous screening for TE’s
• Primary prophylaxis: enoxaparin
• Data presented is early
29. 0 2 4 6 8 1 0 1 2 1 4
0
5 0
1 0 0
S tu d y D u ra tio n (m o n th s )
K-MEstimateofProgression
FreeSurvival(%)
A G
P A G
Rand Phase II: PFS In HA-High Pts Treated with PEGPH20 + nab-P+Gem (PAG) vs AG
AG
4.3 months
PAG
9.2 months
HR
0.39 (0.15, 1.04)
30. Summary PEGPH20 + nab-P+Gem
• Interesting early data in HA high patients
– Improved PFS (HR 0.39), improved response rate, trend OS
– Phase III planned in HA high patients – needs validation
• Value to primary prophylaxis with enoxaparin, supports CONKO-004
• Key theme of randomized phase II trials, biomarker exploration
• Maturation of series of randomized phase II’s with gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel
backbone over next 1-2 yrs
– Many promising agents/targets: PEGPH20, Notch, stem cell, wnt-β-catenin, JAK/STAT,
immunotherapy, etc.
– Treatment selection – CRP, homologous repair deficient, Hyaluronan-high?
Pelzer, U. J Clin Oncol, 2015
32. Resectable Disease : The role of Adjuvant Therapy
• Pancreas cancer is a systemic disease
• The role of adjuvant therapy following resection of pancreas cancer is well
established
• Patients spend 25-30% of their average lifetime on adjuvant therapy.
• What type of adjuvant therapy?
• Gemcitabine or b5FU are standard for treating patients with resected
pancreas cancer ( R0 and R1) based on best Level 1 evidence.
• Favor Gemcitabine Better toxicity profile
• Many questions about the role of radiation remain unresolved, with toxicity and
cost concerns, and a lack of proven added survival benefit to chemotherapy
alone.
33. Adjuvant Therapy
• Current investigational adjuvant questions
– Value of multi-drug cytotoxic combinations?
• FOLFIRINOX vs gemcitabine (PRODIGE)
• Gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel vs gemcitabine (APACT)
• Gemcitabine + capecitabine vs gemcitabine (ESPAC-04)
– Role of adjuvant fluoropryimidine-based RT (RTOG
0848)?
– Value of addition of EGFR-TKI erlotinib (CONKO-005)?
34. Sinn M, Liersch T, Gellert K, Messmann H, Bechstein W, Waldschmidt D,
Jacobasch L, Wilhelm M, Rau BM, Grützmann R, Weinmann A,
Maschmeyer G, Pelzer U, Stieler JM, Striefler JK, Ghadimi BM, Bahra M,
Oettle H, Dörken B, Riess H
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
In cooperation with AIO Germany (Arbeitsgruppe Internistische Onkologie)
CONKO-005
Adjuvant therapy in
R0 resected pancreatic cancer patients with
Gemcitabine plus Erlotinib vs Gemcitabine for 24 weeks
35. Sinn, M. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4007 [abstr]
Phase III Open-Label Trial (CONKO-005)
Stratify: Nodal status N0 vs N1, Surgery, T stage, KPS
Primary Endpoints: DFS 14 18 mths, power 80%, 0.05
Secondary endpoints: OS, Safety
R0 Resected Panc
Adenoca
KPS 70-100%
N= 436 Gemcitabine
N= 217
Gemcitabine +
Erlotinib 100mg PO daily
N= 219
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36. Overall Survival CONKO-005
Sinn, M. J Clin Oncol 2015;33:4007 [abstr]
Gem + E
N= 219
Gemcitabine
N= 217
DFS 11.6 mths 11.6 mths
HR 0.89 (95% CI 0.72- 1.1)
Med OS 24.6 mths 26.5 mths
HR 0.90 (95% CI 0.71-1.15)
Estimated Survival
2 years 54% 53%
5 years 28% 19%
37. Conclusions Adjuvant Therapy
• Addition of erlotinib – not meaningful
– CONKO-005 first mature erlotinib data set in adjuvant
setting
• No improvement in DFS, OS, no relationship between rash
grade and improved DFS
• Correlative analyses pending
– LAP-07* (locally advanced): no benefit to erlotinib
– RTOG 0848 (adjuvant) revised 2014: removed erlotinib
randomization
*Hammel, P. J Clin Oncol 2013;31:LBA4003 [abstr]
39. HCC
• Sorafenib in Child’s Pugh A
patients is SOC in advanced
disease
• Sorafenib may be
SELECTIVELY used in select
patients with Child’s Pugh B
• Sorafenib MAY NOT be used
following locoregional
procedures , including curative
ones.
40. Phase 1/2 Safety and Antitumor Activity of
Nivolumab in Patients With Advanced
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): CA209-040
Anthony B. El-Khoueiry,1 Ignacio Melero,2 Todd S. Crocenzi,3
Theodore H. Welling III,4 Thomas Yau,5 Winnie Yeo,5 Akhil Chopra,6
Joseph F. Grosso,7 Lixin Lang,7 Jeffrey Anderson,7 Christine dela Cruz,7 Bruno Sangro2
1University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA;
2Clinica Universidad de Navarra and CIBERehd, Pamplona, Spain; 3Providence Cancer Center,
Portland, OR, USA; 4University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 5University of Hong Kong,
China; 6Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre, Singapore; 7Bristol-Myers
Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract LBA 101
41. Maximal Change in Target Lesions
From Baseline120
100
80
60
40
20
0
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
Patients (N = 40)†
ChangeinTargetLesion
FromBaseline,%
Uninfected
HCV
HBV
Confirmed response
*
* *
* * * *
* *
†2 uninfected patients not shown: 1 had disease progression before the first assessment; 1 had a maximal change of +23%
‡Patient with resolved HCV infection
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42. Take Home Messages: Non-CRC GI
• Few practice changes in 2015, however:
– Highlights
• Emering role of immune-based therapies in EGC and HCC
• Emerging potential for biomarker selection in pancreas
adenocarcinoma: Hyaluronan-High – needs validation
– Lowlights
• End of MET ab targeting in EG cancers
• End of erlotinib era in pancreas adenocarcinoma
Courtesy Eileen O’Reillye ,MD. MSKCC