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Immunotherapy Options For Nonmetastatic NSCLC
1. Immunotherapy Options For Nonmetastatic NSCLC
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3. Faculty
Zofia Piotrowska MD, MHS
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS: consultant/advisor/speaker: AstraZeneca, Cullinan
Oncology, C4 Therapeutics, Daiichi-Sankyo, Janssen, Lilly, Takeda; researcher: AbbVie,
AstraZeneca, Blueprint, Cullinan, Daiichi-Sankyo, Janssen, Novartis, Spectrum, Takeda,
Tesaro/GlaxoSmithKline.
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Unresectable Stage III NSCLC: Evolution of Treatment
In February 2018, FDA approved durvalumab for treatment of
unresectable stage III NSCLC without disease progression following concurrent CRT
5
RT vs
Sequential RT + CT*1
Sequential RT + CT vs
Concurrent CRT2
1. NSCLC Collaborative Group. BMJ. 1995;311:899. 2. Aupérin. JCO. 2010;28:2181. 3. Spigel. JCO. 2022;40:1301.
PACIFIC: Concurrent CRT ±
Immunotherapy3
Median OS, Mo
(95% CI)
47.5 (38.1-52.9)
29.1 (22.1-35.1)
cCRT > durvalumab (n = 476)
cCRT > placebo (n = 237)
5-yr stratified HR: 0.72 (95% CI: 0.59-0.89)
Mo
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
01 3 6 9 12151821242730333639424548515457606366697275
83.1%
66.3%
49.7% 42.9%
74.6%
55.3%
36.3% 33.4%
43.6%
Probability
of
OS
56.7%
cCRT (n = 603)
Sequ RT + CT (n = 602)
HR: 0.84
(95% CI: 0.74-0.95; P = .004)
Sequ RT + CT (n = 887)
RT (n = 893)
HR: 0.87 (P = .005)
*Cisplatin-based regimens.
Mo
Mo
OS
(%)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
60
0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
0 12
100
36 48
80
60
40
20
0
OS
(%)
24
35.6%
23.8%
18.4%15.1%
10.6%
12.8%
18.1%
30.3%
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12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96108
0
20
40
60
80
100
P = .60
Stage III-N2 Resectable NSCLC:
Should We Operate or Radiate?
No universal definition of “resectable” stage III-N2 disease; case-by-case multidisciplinary determination3
– Tend to consider single station, smaller (≤1.5 cm) N2 nodal involvement, better operative risk
Resection and radical RT, combined with systemic tx, provide benefit in resectable stage III-N2 disease
Adding surgical resection (trimodality) did not increase PFS, OS compared with CRT alone
Patient selection (lobectomy, low operative risk) may identify subgroup that may benefit from trimodality tx
INT0139: Induction CRT (45 Gy) +
Resection vs Radical CRT (61 Gy)2 1
INT0139 Subgroup Analysis: Lobectomy
as Trimodality Tx vs Bimodality CRT2
1. Van Meerbeeck. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99:442. 2. Albain. Lancet. 2009;374:379. 3. Patel. Oncologist. 2005;10:335.
EORTC 80941: Induction CRT >
Response > Resection vs RT (60 Gy)1
Patients
Alive
(%)
Mo Mo
Patients
Alive
(%)
Patients
Alive
(%)
HR: 0.87
(95% CI: 0.7-1.10; P = .24)
Surgery
RT
CRT CRT
CRT + surgery
CRT + surgery
0 12 24 36 48 60
0
25
50
75
100
Mo
0 12 24 36 48 60
0
25
50
75
100
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Potential for Greater Tumor-Specific T-Cell Expansion
With Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy
Versluis. Nat Med. 2020;26:475.
Surgeon removes tumor Receive IO therapy
Activation of a
few T-cell clones
Fewer, less diverse T-cells
search for tumor cells
Receive IO therapy Surgeon removes tumor
Activation of
many T-cell clones
Increased frequency
and diversity of T-cells
search for tumor cells
Proposed Rationale With Adjuvant Immunotherapy
Proposed Rationale With Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
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Preoperative Nivolumab: Proof-of-Concept Study
Pathologic response: 45%
RECIST ORR: 10%
Pathologic Regression to Neoadjuvant PD-1
Blockade in Resected Primary Tumors (n = 20)
Neoantigen-Specific T-Cells in PB
Before and After Nivolumab*
Neoantigen-Specific T-Cells in
Tumor and Resected Tissue*
Forde. NEJM. 2018;376:1976.
MPR
(-90%)
Regression
(%)
Regression
(%)
0
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
PD-L1+
PD-L1-
Unknown
*Colored dots represent 3 T-cell clones identified in PB sample from a patient on
Day 44, as well as in the pretreatment tumor-biopsy and resection specimens.
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Days Relative to Surgery
Frequency
Among
PB
T-Cells
(%)
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
Surgery
(Day 0)
Nivolumab
Tumor
Before
Resection
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.0
Frequency
Among
T-Cells
in
Tumor
and
Resected
Tissue
(%)
0.6
Resection
Tumor
Bed
Resection
Normal
Lung
Resection
Involved
Node
Resection
Uninvolved
Node
9. Smoking
status
RECISTv1.1
LN
status
Histology
Stable disease
Partial response
Complete response
Disease progression
Died
The Next Step:
Preoperative Chemo-
Immunotherapy
MPR: 83%
pCR: 63%
3-Yr PFS: 70%
3-Yr OS: 82%
Provencio. Lancet Oncol. 2020;21:1413. Provencio. JCO. 2022;40:2924.
PFS in Modified ITT Population (n = 46)
Sex
Sex Smoking Status Lymph Nodes
Histology
Pathologic Response
0 6 12 18 24 30 36
RECIST v1.1
N2
N1
N0
Smoker
Former smoker
Adenocarcinoma
Squamous
Other
Follow-up
Not resected
Incomplete pathologic response
Major pathologic response
Complete pathologic response
Female
Male
Phase II NADIM: neoadjuvant
nivolumab + CT in stage IIIA
resectable NSCLC
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CheckMate 816: Neoadjuvant Nivolumab + Platinum
Chemotherapy for Resectable Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC
Randomized, open-label phase III trial (data cutoff: September 16, 2020; min f/u: 7.6 mo)
Patients with
newly diagnosed, resectable
stage IB (≥4 cm) to IIIA
NSCLC*; no sensitizing EGFR
mutations or ALK alterations;
ECOG PS 0/1
(N = 358)
Follow-up
Nivolumab 360 mg Q3W +
CT†‡ Q3W
(n = 179)
CT†§ Q3W
(n = 179)
Surgery
(within 6 wk
post tx)
Optional
adjuvant CT
± RT
Stratified by stage (IB/II vs IIIA), PD-L1‖ (≥1% vs <1%), and sex
*By TNM 7th edition. †3 cycles. ‡NSQ: cisplatin/pemetrexed or carboplatin/paclitaxel; SQ: cisplatin/gemcitabine or carboplatin/paclitaxel.
§NSQ: cisplatin/pemetrexed; SQ: cisplatin/vinorelbine, cisplatin/docetaxel, cisplatin/gemcitabine; both: carboplatin/paclitaxel. ‖PD-L1 28-8 pharmDx IHC assay.
Spicer. ASCO 2021. Abstr 8503. Forde. NEJM. 2022;386:1973. Girard. AACR 2022. Abstr CT012.
Primary endpoints: pCR (by BIPR) and EFS
(by BICR)
Key secondary endpoints: OS, MPR (by
BIPR), time to death or distant metastasis
Key exploratory endpoints: ORR (by BICR),
feasibility of surgery, peri- and
postoperative surgery-related AEs
Radiologic restaging
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CheckMate 816: pCR by Disease Stage at Baseline
(Coprimary Endpoint)
Overall pCR rate: 24% with nivolumab + CT vs 2.2% with CT alone (OR: 13.94; 99% CI: 3.49-55.75; P <.001);
improvement evident regardless of radiologic downstaging
In March 2022, nivolumab was approved by the FDA for adult patients with resectable (tumors ≥4 cm or
node positive) NSCLC in the neoadjuvant setting, in combination with platinum-doublet CT
Spicer. ASCO 2021. Abstr 8503. Forde. NEJM. 2022;386:1973. Nivolumab PI.
50
40
30
20
10
0
pCR
Rate
(%)
IB IIA IIB IIIA
BL Stage
Nivolumab + CT
CT
40
0
23
3
24
9
23
1
n/N 4/10 0/8 7/30 1/32 6/25 2/23 26/113 1/115
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CheckMate 816: Exploratory EFS by pCR Status
EFS HR for no pCR with
nivolumab + CT vs CT: 0.84
(95% CI: 0.61-1.17)
Girard. AACR 2022. Abstr CT012.
Nivolumab + CT CT
pCR No pCR pCR No pCR
mEFS, mo
(95% CI)
NR
(30.6-NR)
26.6
(16.6-NR)
NR
(NR-NR)
18.4
(13.9-26.2)
HR
(95% CI)*
0.13 (0.05-0.37) Not computed†
Minimum follow-up: 21 mo. Median follow-up: 29.5 mo.
*EFS HR for pCR vs no pCR in pooled population of nivolumab + CT and CT arms combined: 0.11 (95% CI: 0.04-0.29).
†Due to only 4 patients having a pCR.
100
80
60
40
20
0
EFS
(%)
Mo From Randomization
42
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39
Patients at Risk, n
Nivo + CT (pCR)
CT (pCR)
Nivo + CT (no pCR)
CT (no pCR)
43
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136
175
43
4
108
140
41
4
95
122
40
4
84
105
40
4
78
90
40
4
67
79
40
4
62
71
35
4
52
57
32
4
42
48
19
3
22
23
14
2
20
22
6
2
7
11
3
2
3
9
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
Nivo + CT (pCR)
CT (pCR)
Nivo + CT (no pCR)
CT (no pCR)
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Ongoing Phase III Periadjuvant Studies in
Resectable NSCLC
*Stages included differ between trials. †Dosage, timing, duration, and chemotherapy backbones differ between trials. ‡By contrast, CheckMate 816 allowed
optional adjuvant CT ± RT. §Includes stage IIIB patients with N2 disease that is considered resectable. Cross trial comparisons are not intended. ‖June 2022.
IO + Chemotherapy
≥4 cycles†
IO
12-16 cycles†‡
Placebo +
Chemotherapy†
Patients with stage II-III*
resectable NSCLC,
ECOG PS 0-1 Placebo/BSC
Surgery
Surgery
CheckMate 77T1,2 KEYNOTE-6713,4 IMpower0305,6 AEGEAN7,8
IO agent Nivolumab Pembrolizumab Atezolizumab Durvalumab
Primary endpoint(s) EFS EFS, OS EFS pCR, EFS
Accrual status (est. PCD)‖ Recruiting (Dec 2023) Active (Jan 2024) Active (Nov 2024) Recruiting (Apr 2024)
Disease stage (8th TNM ed) II-IIIB§ II-IIIB§ II-IIIB§ IIA-IIIB§
Target N 452 786 453 (actual enrollment) 824
Chemotherapy backbone ≥4 cycles carbo/pac, cis/doc,
carbo/pemetrexed,
cis/pemetrexed, or
carbo/pac
≥4 cycles of cis/
(gem or pemetrexed)
4 cycles of carbo/pemetrexed,
carbo/nab-pac,
cis/pemetrexed, or cis/gem
4 cycles of carbo/pac,
carbo/pemetrexed, cis/gem,
or cis/pemetrexed
1. Cascone. ASCO 2020. TPS 9076. 2. NCT04025879. 3. Tsuboi. ESMO 2020. 1235TiP. 4. NCT03425643.
5. Peters. ESMO 2019. 82TiP. 6. NCT03456063. 7. Heymach. WCLC 2019. P1.18-02. 8. NCT03800134.
Neoadjuvant Adjuvant
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Primary endpoint: DFS
Phase III Adjuvant Immunotherapy Trials
Primary endpoint: DFS by investigator
(hierarchical design) in PD-L1+ stage II-IIIA
> all stage II-IIIA > ITT (stage IB-IIIA)
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Adults with stage IB
(T≥4 cm)/II/IIIA NSCLC per
AJCC 7th ed after complete
surgical resection with
provision of tumor tissue for
PD-L1 testing
(N = 1177)
Pembrolizumab
200 mg IV Q3W x 1 yr
Placebo
IV Q3W x 1 yr
PEARLS/KEYNOTE-0914
Chemotherapy not mandatory
Adults with stage IB
(T≥4 cm)/II/IIIA NSCLC
per AJCC 7th ed
after complete
surgical resection
(N = 1280)
Atezolizumab
1200 mg IV Q3W x 16
BSC
x 1 yr
IMpower0101-3
Cisplatin +
pemetrexed,
gemcitabine,
docetaxel, or
vinorelbine
1-4 cycles
Chemotherapy mandatory
Stratified by PD-L1 expression, sex,
stage (IB vs II vs IIIA), and histology
Stratified by disease stage (IB vs II vs IIA), PD-L1 TPS
(<1% vs 1%-49% vs ≥50%), and geographic region
1. Wakelee. ASCO 2021. Abstr 8500. 2. Felip. Lancet. 2021;398:1344.
3. Felip. WCLC 2022. Abstr PL03.09 4. Paz-Ares. ESMO Virtual 2022. Abstr VP3-2022.
Crosstrial comparisons have significant limitations. The information in this section is presented
to generate discussion, not to make direct comparisons between study results.
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Adjuvant IO Trials: Summary of Adverse Events
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AE, %
Atezo
(n = 495)
BSC
(n = 495)
Any grade AE
TRAE
92.5
67.9
70.9
0
Grade 3/4 AE
Grade 3/4 TRAE
22.0
10.7
11.5
0
Serious AE
Treatment-related serious AE
17.8
7.5
8.5
0
Grade 5 AE
Treatment-related grade 5 AE
1.8*
0.8
0.6†
0
AE leading to atezo dose interruption 28.7 0
AE leading to treatment d/c 18.2 0
Any grade immune-mediated AE
Grade 3/4 immune-mediated AE
Immune-mediated AE requiring
systemic corticosteroid use‡
52.1
7.9
12.3
9.5
0.6
0.8
IMpower0101 PEARLS/KEYNOTE-0912
AE, n (%)
Pembro
(n = 580)
Placebo
(n = 581)
Any 556 (95.9) 529 (91.0)
Grade 3-5 AE 198 (34.1) 150 (25.8)
AE leading to death
Treatment related
11 (1.9)
4 (0.7)§
6 (1.0)
0
Serious AE 142 (24.5) 90 (15.5)
AE leading to treatment d/c 115 (19.8) 34 (5.9)
AE leading to treatment interruption 221 (38.1) 145 (25.0)
§n = 1 each: myocarditis with cardiogenic shock, myocarditis with septic shock,
pneumonia, and sudden death.
1. Felip. WCLC 2022. Abstr PL03.09. 2. Paz-Ares. ESMO Virtual 2022. Abstr VP3-2022.
*n = 1 each related to atezolizumab: ILD, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, myocarditis, and AML; n = 1 each: pneumothorax, cerebrovascular accident,
arrhythmia, and acute cardiac failure. †Pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and cardiac tamponade and septic shock in the same patient. ‡Atezolizumab related.
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Ongoing or Recent Phase III Adjuvant Studies in
Resected NSCLC
1. NCT02273375. 2. Chaft. ASCO 2018. Abstr TPS8581. 3. NCT02595944. 4. Peters. WCLC 2020. Abstr P03.03. 5. NCT04385368.
6. Spigel. ELCC 2021. Abstr 93TiP. 7. NCT04642469. 8. Sands. Immunotherapy. 2021;13:727. 9. NCT04267848.
Adjuvant Immunotherapy
x 1 yr
Placebo/Observation
x 1 yr
Patients with stage IB-III
resected NSCLC,
ECOG PS 0-1
CCTG BR.311 ANVIL2,3 MERMAID-14,5 MERMAID-26,7 ACCIO*8,9
IO agent
Durvalumab
(sequential)
Nivolumab
(sequential)
Durvalumab
(concurrent)
Durvalumab
(sequential)
Pembrolizumab
(concurrent or sequ)
Primary endpoint(s) DFS DFS, OS DFS (MRD+) DFS (PD-L1 ≥1%) DFS
Accrual status
(est. PCD)†
Active
(Jan 2023)
Active
(Jul 2024)
Active
(Dec 2024)
Active
(Nov 2025)
Recruiting
(Dec 2024)
Disease stage (7th TNM ed) IB-IIA IB-IIIA‡ II-IIIA II-IIIA (MRD+) IB-IIIA
Target N 1415 (actual) 903 332 284 1210
Adjuvant chemotherapy CT permitted CT and/or RT
permitted
SoC CT CT and/or RT
permitted§
1-4 cycles of carbo
or cis + pemetrexed,
pac, or gem
*ALCHEMIS chem-IO. †June 2022. ‡8th TNM ed. §Neoadjuvant therapy also permitted. Crosstrial comparisons are not intended.
Adjuvant
Chemotherapy
(varies by trial)
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Neoadjuvant Adjuvant
Complete pathologic
staging
No increased
perioperative risks
due to preop therapy
No risk of surgical
delay
More commonly
used in routine
practice (>95%)
Potential
downstaging
Better antigen
priming?
In vivo test of drug
sensitivity
Can add further
therapy
postoperatively
Better treatment
compliance
How Do We Decide?
Multidisciplinary
and Patient
Discussion
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Neoadjuvant Adjuvant
Complete pathologic
staging
No increased
perioperative risks
due to preop therapy
No risk of surgical
delay
More commonly
used in routine
practice (>95%)
Potential
downstaging
Better antigen
priming?
In vivo test of drug
sensitivity
Can add further
therapy
postoperatively
Better treatment
compliance
How Do We Decide?
Multidisciplinary
and Patient
Discussion
Neoadjuvant
Approaches Provide
Rich Research
Opportunities:
• Rapid assessment
of response to
novel therapies
within tumors
and surrounding
tissue, LNs
• Platform for
biomarker
development
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