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Isatuximab plus atezolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: results from a phase I/II, open-label, multicenter study
M Simonelli 1 , E Garralda 2 , F Eskens 3 , M Gil-Martin 4 , C-J Yen 5 , R Obermannova 6 , Y Chao 7 , S Lonardi 8 , B Melichar 9 , V Moreno 10 , M-L Yu 11 , A Bongiovanni 12 , E Calvo 13 , S Rottey 14 , J-P Machiels 15 , A Gonzalez-Martin 16 , L Paz-Ares 17 , C-L Chang 18 , W Mason 19 , C-C Lin 20 , D A Reardon 21 , M Vieito 2 , A Santoro 22 , R Meng 23 , G Abbadessa 23 , F Menas 24 , H Lee 23 , Q Liu 23 , C Combeau 24 , N Ternes 24 , S Ziti-Ljajic 24 , C Massard 25
Background: The anti-CD38 antibody isatuximab is approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, but there are no data on its efficacy in solid tumors. This phase I/II study (NCT03637764) assessed the safety and activity of isatuximab plus atezolizumab (Isa + Atezo), an anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibody, in patients with immunotherapy-naive solid tumors: epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), glioblastoma (GBM), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
Patients and methods: Phase I assessed safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of isatuximab 10 mg/kg intravenously (i.v.) every week for 3 weeks followed by once every 3 weeks + atezolizumab 1200 mg i.v. every 3 weeks. Phase II used a Simon's two-stage design to assess the overall response rate or progression-free survival rate at 6 months (GBM cohort). Interim analysis was carried out at 6 months following first dose of the last enrolled patient in each cohort. Pharmacodynamic biomarkers were tested for CD38, PD-L1, tumor-infiltrating immune cells, and FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME).
Results: Overall, 107 patients were treated (EOC, n = 18; GBM, n = 33; HCC, n = 27; SCCHN, n = 29). In phase I, Isa + Atezo showed an acceptable safety profile, no dose-limiting toxicities were observed, and RP2D was confirmed. Most patients experienced ≥1 treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE), with ≤48.5% being grade ≥3. The most frequent TEAE was infusion reactions. The study did not continue to stage 2 based on prespecified targets. Tumor-infiltrating CD38+ immune cells were reduced and almost cleared after treatment. Isa + Atezo did not significantly modulate Tregs or PD-L1 expression in the TME.
Conclusions: Isa + Atezo had acceptable safety and tolerability. Clinical pharmacodynamic evaluation revealed efficient target engagement of isatuximab via treatment-mediated reduction of CD38+ immune cells in the TME. Based on clinical data, CD38 inhibition does not improve responsiveness to PD-L1 blockade in these patients.
CITA DEL ARTÍCULO ESMO Open. 2022 Oct;7(5):100562. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100562. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
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