Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner

Geneva Homologous Recombination Deficiency Test Is Predictive of Survival Benefit From Olaparib and Bevacizumab Maintenance in Ovarian Cancer

PURPOSE The ability of the Geneva homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) test to predict progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with high-grade ovarian cancer treated with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors has been demonstrated. Its performance with respect to overall survival (OS) has not been assessed yet. METHODS Using the final results of the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 phase III clinical trial with a median follow-up of 5 years, we evaluated the Geneva HRD test on 468 samples as part of the ENGOT HRD European Initiative. Results were evaluated in terms of final PFS and OS in the olaparib + bevacizumab and placebo + bevacizumab arms and compared with the Myriad MyChoice HRD test. RESULTS Final PFS was consistent with previously published data and confirmed the predictive value of the Geneva HRD test with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.41 (95% CI, 0.30 to 0.57) for HRD-positive patients. The results for OS showed a HR of 0.56 (95% CI, 0.37 to 0.85) for HRD-positive patients and 1.6 (95% CI, 1.1 to 2.3) for HRD-negative patients. These results are consistent with those observed with the Myriad test, including the negative OS trend in the HRD-negative subgroup treated with olaparib + bevacizumab (HR, 1.2 [95% CI, 0.83 to 1.8]). A subgroup analysis of patients with intermediate HRD scores showed that the normalized large-scale state transition score used by the Geneva HRD test had both predictive and prognostic value. CONCLUSION The Geneva HRD test predicts PFS and OS benefit from olaparib + bevacizumab. The potential detrimental effect of olaparib + bevacizumab on OS in the HRD-negative population is hypothesis-generating and needs to be confirmed prospectively.

Phase III double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial of atezolizumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in women with advanced/recurrent endometrial carcinoma: the Asian cohort of the AtTEnd/ENGOT-EN7 trial

This post-hoc analysis of the AtTEnd trial explored differences in the prognostic characteristics and in the efficacy of atezolizumab between Asians and non-Asians. The role of Asian race was evaluated on progression-free survival (PFS) using Cox-models and on time to appearance of new lesions using Fine and Gray models. From October 2018 to February 2022, 549 patients were randomized, of whom, 20.4% were Asian. Asians showed a better prognostic profile in terms of age, body mass index, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, disease status and previous treatments. The prognostic impact of Asian race on PFS was confirmed in the placebo arm (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]=0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.24-0.70). In proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) tumors, the HRs for PFS comparing atezolizumab versus placebo were 0.82 (95% CI=0.63-1.05) in non-Asians, and 1.42 (95% CI=0.80-2.50) in Asians. In the pMMR population randomized to atezolizumab, the subdistribution HRs comparing Asians to non-Asians were 0.68 (95% CI=0.43-1.09) for progression with new lesions and 1.21 (95% CI=0.73-2.03) for progression without new lesions. Asians showed a higher occurrence of severe adverse events in atezolizumab compared to placebo arm (Asians: 82.1% vs. 64.3%, p=0.036; non-Asian: 63.3% vs. 63.6%, p=0.949). Race seems to affect the safety of the addition of atezolizumab and, in pMMR tumors, also its efficacy. In the atezolizumab arm, Asian patients seem to have a lower cumulative incidence of new lesions when primary tumor regrowth was considered a competing risk, and a higher cumulative incidence of primary tumor regrowth when new lesions appearance was the competing risk. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03603184.

Atezolizumab Trial in Endometrial Cancer - AtTEnd

Atezolizumab is an engineered humanised monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 antibody that binds selectively to PD-L1 and prevents its interaction with PD-1 and B7-1. In May 2016 atezolizumab was approved by the FDA for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have disease progression during or following any platinum-containing chemotherapy, or within 12 months of receiving chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) or after surgery (adjuvant); in October 2016 it was approved by the FDA for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy, and have progressed on an appropriate FDA-approved targeted therapy if their tumor has EGFR or ALK gene abnormalities. Finally, in April 2017 atezolizumab was granted accelerated approval by FDA for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are not eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy. Combinations of atezolizumab with chemotherapeutic agents and/or targeted therapies were studied in different solid tumors such as melanoma, NSCLC, renal cell carcinoma and colorectal carcinoma. From these studies the AE profile of atezolizumab combinations were consistent with that of the individual agents. Finally, preliminary results of a Phase Ia study of Atezolizumab (NCT01375842) monotherapy in relapsed endometrial cancer were reported as abstract at ASCO 2017. Fifteen patients were evaluated for safety and efficacy with a minimum follow-up of 11.2 months. No G4-5 related AEs occurred. Regarding efficacy ORR was 13% \[2/15\] by RECIST. Atezolizumab seemed to have a favorable safety profile, with durable clinical benefit in some patients. Further studies with atezolizumab are warranted given its promising results in advanced endometrial cancer and the limited efficacy of current treatment options.