2019
1375TiP Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus lenvatinib (len) for first-line treatment of patients (pts) with advanced melanoma: Phase III LEAP-003 study
Eggermont A, Carlino M, Hauschild A, Ascierto P, Arance A, Daud A, O’Day S, Taylor M, Smith A, Rodgers A, Moreno B, Diede S, Kluger H. 1375TiP Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus lenvatinib (len) for first-line treatment of patients (pts) with advanced melanoma: Phase III LEAP-003 study. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v561. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz255.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlinded independent central reviewPD-1 inhibitorsAdvanced melanomaSanofi GenzymeSubsidiary of MerckArray BioPharmaDohme Corp.Pierre FabreRoche-GenentechEnd pointMerck SharpBaseline tumor samplesNCI CTCAE v4.0Performance status 0/1Antitumor activityPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsFirst-line standardFirst-line treatmentUntreated stage IIIIndependent central reviewMurine tumor modelsPDGF receptor αEligible ptsQd poTreatment-Free Survival: A Novel Outcome Measure of the Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition—A Pooled Analysis of Patients With Advanced Melanoma
Regan MM, Werner L, Rao S, Gupte-Singh K, Hodi FS, Kirkwood JM, Kluger HM, Larkin J, Postow MA, Ritchings C, Sznol M, Tarhini AA, Wolchok JD, Atkins MB, McDermott DF. Treatment-Free Survival: A Novel Outcome Measure of the Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition—A Pooled Analysis of Patients With Advanced Melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 3350-3358. PMID: 31498030, PMCID: PMC6901280, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsTreatment-free survivalHigher treatment-related adverse eventsKaplan-Meier curvesTherapy initiationAdvanced melanomaICI therapyEnd pointGrade 3Outcome measuresLonger treatment-free survivalImmuno-oncology agentsSystemic therapy initiationThird end pointTreatment-free timeImmune checkpoint inhibitionSurvival end pointsEvent end pointsNovel outcome measuresCheckMate 067ICI cessationAdverse eventsTherapy cessationCheckpoint inhibitionPooled analysisLenvatinib (len) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in patients (pts) with advanced melanoma previously exposed to anti–PD-1/PD-L1 agents: Phase 2 LEAP-004 study.
Arance Fernandez A, Ascierto P, Carlino M, Daud A, Eggermont A, Hauschild A, Kluger H, Taylor M, Smith A, Chen K, Krepler C, Diede S, O'Day S. Lenvatinib (len) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in patients (pts) with advanced melanoma previously exposed to anti–PD-1/PD-L1 agents: Phase 2 LEAP-004 study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: tps9594-tps9594. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.tps9594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapyPD-L1 inhibitor therapyPD-1 inhibitorsRECIST v1.1Advanced melanomaLast doseInhibitor therapyAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 agentsKey secondary end pointPrimary efficacy end pointEnd pointActive autoimmune diseaseAdequate organ functionBaseline tumor samplesECOG PS 0/1Exploratory biomarker analysisNCI CTCAE v4.0PD-L1 agentsUnresectable stage IIIAntitumor activityEfficacy end pointSecondary end pointsWeeks of therapyPhase 2 trialKey inclusion criteria
2014
Phase I/II Study of the Antibody-Drug Conjugate Glembatumumab Vedotin in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
Ott PA, Hamid O, Pavlick AC, Kluger H, Kim KB, Boasberg PD, Simantov R, Crowley E, Green JA, Hawthorne T, Davis TA, Sznol M, Hwu P. Phase I/II Study of the Antibody-Drug Conjugate Glembatumumab Vedotin in Patients With Advanced Melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 3659-3666. PMID: 25267741, PMCID: PMC4879709, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.54.8115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum-tolerated doseObjective response rateGreater objective response rateGlembatumumab vedotinAdvanced melanomaGrade 3/4 treatment-related toxicitiesHuman immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibodyPhase I/II studyPhase II expansion cohortPromising objective response ratesEnd pointTreatment-related deathsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsTreatment-related toxicityProgression-free survivalPhase II expansionMonomethyl auristatin E.Stable diseaseExpansion cohortII studyPartial responseDose escalationMore patientsFrequent dosing