Efficacy and safety of finotonlimab plus docetaxel vs. docetaxel in previously treated advanced squamous cell non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomized, double-blinded, phase III trial.
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Abstract
Background: Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) constitutes about 80-85%. In this phase III trial, we evaluate the efficacy and safety of anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody (SCT-I10A) plus docetaxel compared to docetaxel in patients with previously treated advanced squamous cell NSCLC (sqNSCLC).
Methods: Patients were randomized 2:1 to finotonlimab plus docetaxel group (finotonlimab plus docetaxel) and docetaxel group (placebo plus docetaxel) for up to 6 cycles, followed by maintenance monotherapy with finotonlimab/placebo. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints included objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), duration of response (DoR), progression-free survival (PFS) as well as assessments of safety and immunogenicity.
Results: There were 188 eligible patients enrolled (finotonlimab plus docetaxel group: n=126; docetaxel group: n=62). Median OS (mOS) was 17.1 months [95% confidence interval (CI): 11.2, 20.0] in the finotonlimab plus docetaxel group and 10.4 months (95% CI: 5.9, 14.0) in the control group. Hazard ratio (HR) was 0.66 (95% CI: 0.45, 0.96; P=0.03). Median PFS (mPFS) was 4.2 months (95% CI: 3.3, 6.9) and 2.9 months (95% CI: 1.5, 3.8) respectively in the finotonlimab plus docetaxel group and control group. Patients in the finotonlimab plus docetaxel group achieved an ORR of 27.0% (95% CI: 19.5%, 35.6%), which was significantly higher than the 3.2% (95% CI: 0.4%, 11.2%) in the control group. The DCR was 68.3% (95% CI: 59.4%, 76.3%) in the finotonlimab plus docetaxel group and 56.5% (95% CI: 43.3%, 69.0%) in the control group. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 91.3% (115/126) patients of finotonlimab plus docetaxel group and 87.1% (54/62) patients of control group.
Conclusions: SCT-I10A combined with docetaxel significantly prolonged OS and improved clinical outcomes in patients with treated advanced sqNSCLC compared to docetaxel, without increasing safety risk.
期刊介绍:
Translational Lung Cancer Research(TLCR, Transl Lung Cancer Res, Print ISSN 2218-6751; Online ISSN 2226-4477) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, which was founded in March 2012. TLCR is indexed by PubMed/PubMed Central and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Databases. It is published quarterly the first year, and published bimonthly since February 2013. It provides practical up-to-date information on prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. Specific areas of its interest include, but not limited to, multimodality therapy, markers, imaging, tumor biology, pathology, chemoprevention, and technical advances related to lung cancer.