1. High response rate with extended dosing of cemiplimab in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
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Rischin D, Hughes BGM, Basset-Séguin N, Schadendorf D, Bowyer S, Trabelsi Messai S, Meier F, Eigentler TK, Casado Echarren V, Stein B, Beylot-Barry M, Dalac S, Dréno B, Migden MR, Hauschild A, Schmults CD, Lim AM, Yoo SY, Paccaly AJ, Papachristos A, Nguyen JH, Okoye E, Seebach F, Booth J, Lowy I, Fury MG, and Guminski A
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- Humans, Antibodies, Monoclonal adverse effects, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized adverse effects, Adult, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Background: Cemiplimab (Libtayo
® ), a human monoclonal immunoglobulin G4 antibody to the programmed cell death-1 receptor, is approved for the treatment of patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC), who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation, using an every-3-weeks (Q3W) dosing interval. Pharmacokinetic modeling indicated that Ctrough of extended intravenous dosing of 600 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) would be comparable to the approved intravenous dosage of 350 mg Q3W. We examined the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and safety of cemiplimab dosed Q4W., Methods: In this open-label, phase II trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02760498), the cohort of patients ≥18 years old with advanced CSCC received cemiplimab 600 mg intravenously Q4W for up to 48 weeks. Tumor measurements were recorded every 8 weeks. The primary endpoint was objective response rate by independent central review., Results: Sixty-three patients with advanced CSCC were treated with cemiplimab. The median duration of follow-up was 22.4 months (range: 1.0-39.8). An objective response was observed in 39 patients (62%; 95% CI: 48.8% to 73.9%), with 22% of patients (n = 14) achieving complete response and 40% (n = 25) achieving partial response. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events were diarrhea, pruritus, and fatigue., Conclusions: Extended dosing of cemiplimab 600 mg intravenously Q4W exhibited substantial antitumor activity, rapid and durable responses, and an acceptable safety profile in patients with advanced CSCC. These results confirm that cemiplimab is a highly active therapy for advanced CSCC. Additional data would help ascertain the benefit-risk profile for the 600 mg intravenous dosing regimen compared with the approved regimen., Competing Interests: Competing interests: DR reports institutional research grants and funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Kura Oncology, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, ALX Oncology, Decibel Therapeutics and Roche; and uncompensated scientific committee and advisory board membership from GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sanofi. BGMH reports consulting or advisory roles at AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer and Roche; and institutional research funding from Amgen. NB-S declares no conflict of interest. DS reports institutional patients’ fees from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; advisory board, speaker honoraria and patients’ fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, EMD Serono, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novarti and Pierre Fabre; steering committee honoraria from 4SC, Bristol-Myers Squibb, InflaRx, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Nektar and Novartis; advisory board fees from Daiichi Sanyo, OncoSec Medical, Pfizer and Replimune; advisory board and patients’ fees from Philogen and Sun Pharma; and research funding to their institution from Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme and Novartis. SB reports an advisory board role or speaker bureau for Sanofi, Ipsen, Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia; and virtual meeting sponsorship from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia. ST reports speaker honoraria and advisory board fees from AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pierre Fabre and Sun Pharma. FM reports travel support, speaker’s fees or advisor’s honoraria from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pierre Fabre, Roche and Sanofi; and research funding from Novartis and Roche. TE reports consulting or advisory roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Roche and Sanofi Genzyme; speaker’s bureau roles at Merck Sharp & Dohme and Roche; and research funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis. VCE reports advisory board honoraria from AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pharmamar; and speaker honoraria from AstraZeneca and Merck Sharp & Dohme. BS reports advisory board membership for Bristol-Myers Squibb Australia and Merck Sharp & Dohme. MBB reports serving as a speaker without honoraria for Sanofi. SD reports advisory board honoraria and travel expenses from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, PFO Global and Sun Pharma. BD reports consultancy for Sanofi. MRM reports honoraria and travel expenses from Genentech, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Sanofi and Sun Pharma; and institutional research funding from Genentech, Eli Lilly, Novartis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AH reports institutional grants, speaker’s honoraria and consultancy fees from Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Pierre Fabre, Provectus and Roche; institutional grants and consultancy fees from EMD Serono, Philogen and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; and consultancy fees from OncoSec Medical. CDS reports steering committee membership for Castle Biosciences; steering committee membership and consultancy for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; consultancy for Sanofi; research funding from Castle Biosciences, Genentech, Merck, Novartis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; and serving as a chair for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. AML reports uncompensated advisory board participation from Merck Sharp & Dohme and Bristol-Myers Squibb with travel and accommodation expenses; and uncompensated consultancy for Eisai. S-YY, APaccaly, APapachristos, J-HN, EO, FS, JB and IL are employees of and shareholders in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MGF is an employee of, has patents pending with, and is a shareholder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AG reports personal fees and nonfinancial support (advisory board and travel support) from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sun Pharma; personal fees (advisory board) from Eisai, Merck KGaA and Pfizer; non-financial support (travel) from Astellas; and clinical trial unit support from PPD Australia., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)- Published
- 2024
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