1. SAPPHIRE: phase III study of sitravatinib plus nivolumab versus docetaxel in advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer.
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Borghaei, H., de Marinis, F., Dumoulin, D., Reynolds, C., Theelen, W.S.M.E., Percent, I., Gutierrez Calderon, V., Johnson, M.L., Madroszyk-Flandin, A., Garon, E.B., He, K., Planchard, D., Reck, M., Popat, S., Herbst, R.S., Leal, T.A., Shazer, R.L., Yan, X., Harrigan, R., and Peters, S.
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NON-small-cell lung carcinoma , *DOCETAXEL , *NIVOLUMAB , *CLINICAL trials , *ADVERSE health care events - Abstract
Checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) therapy revolutionized treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, most patients progress due to primary or acquired resistance. Sitravatinib is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that can shift the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment toward an immunostimulatory state. Combining sitravatinib with nivolumab (sitra + nivo) may potentially overcome initial CPI resistance. In the phase III SAPPHIRE study, patients with advanced non-oncogenic driven, nonsquamous NSCLC who initially benefited from (≥4 months on CPI without progression) and subsequently experienced disease progression on or after CPI combined with or following platinum-based chemotherapy were randomized 1 : 1 to sitra (100 mg once daily administered orally) + nivo (240 mg every 2 weeks or 480 mg every 4 weeks administered intravenously) or docetaxel (75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks administered intravenously). The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). The secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), clinical benefit rate (CBR), duration of response (DOR; all assessed by blinded independent central review), and safety. A total of 577 patients included randomized: sitra + nivo, n = 284; docetaxel, n = 293 (median follow-up, 17.1 months). Sitra + nivo did not significantly improve OS versus docetaxel [median, 12.2 versus 10.6 months; hazard ratio (HR) 0.86, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70-1.05; P = 0.144]. The median PFS was 4.4 versus 5.4 months, respectively (HR 1.08, 95% CI 0.89-1.32; P = 0.452). The ORR was 15.6% for sitra + nivo and 17.2% for docetaxel (P = 0.597); CBR was 75.5% and 64.5%, respectively (P = 0.004); median DOR was 7.4 versus 7.1 months, respectively (P = 0.924). Grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events were observed in 53.0% versus 66.7% of patients receiving sitra + nivo versus docetaxel, respectively. Although median OS was numerically longer with sitra + nivo, the primary endpoint was not met in patients with previously treated advanced nonsquamous NSCLC. The safety profiles demonstrated were consistent with previous reports. • Phase III trial of sitra + nivo compared with docetaxel in patients with advanced nonsquamous NSCLC. • The study evaluated whether CPI resistance can be overcome in patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and CPI. • The primary endpoint of improved OS with sitra + nivo versus docetaxel was not met. • The safety profiles of both regimens were consistent with previous reports, with no new safety signals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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