Giorgi Sabakhtarishvili MD, Mitchell B. Karpman PhD, Rahul Mishra MD, Teresa M. Putscher RN, BSN, Omer Bajwa MD, Rachel Hall DO, MS, Sahil Garg MD, Farshid Fargahi MD, Barry Meisenberg MD
{"title":"A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of Lung Cancer Screening Outcomes Among U.S. Blacks and Whites","authors":"Giorgi Sabakhtarishvili MD, Mitchell B. Karpman PhD, Rahul Mishra MD, Teresa M. Putscher RN, BSN, Omer Bajwa MD, Rachel Hall DO, MS, Sahil Garg MD, Farshid Fargahi MD, Barry Meisenberg MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100899","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100899","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Mortality from lung cancer is reduced with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening in high-risk persons. But screening uptake is low, especially among Black persons. Previous reports of LDCT had low participation of Black persons, which may inhibit wider adoption. In this study, we report on outcomes of LDCT screening in Black and White cohorts.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Retrospective observational cohort study using concurrent data from LDCT screening and tumor registries to compare the results of LDCT efficacy in reducing stage 4 lung cancer presentations in Black and White participant cohorts.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Blacks comprised 13% of the 3647 unique eligible LDCT participants who had at least one LDCT. No statistically significant differences in LDCT category 4 were noted after screening. Lung cancers were diagnosed in 16 out of 466 (3.4%) Black LDCT participants and in 119 out of 3181 (3.7%) White LDCT participants. Black LDCT screening participants were 5.4 times less likely to be diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancers if diagnosed through screening compared to “usual care” (13% versus 44%, <em>p</em> <0.02). White LDCT participants were 3.5 times less likely to present with stage 4 lung cancer if diagnosed through screening compared to usual care (13% versus 35%, <em>p</em> < 0.0001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>LDCT reduced the number of stage 4 presentations in both cohorts. These findings should encourage attempts to increase LDCT utilization in all populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 11","pages":"Article 100899"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145271075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arthi Sridhar MD , Aditi Singh MD, MPH , Scott Hansen MD , Sydney Pulsipher MD , Kaushal Parikh MD , Aaron S. Mansfield MD , Anastasios Dimou MD , Julian R. Molina MD , Katherine E. Smith MD , Yolanda I. Garces MD , Sean S. Park MD , Aadel A. Chaudhuri MD, PhD , Kenneth W. Merrell MD , Kenneth R. Olivier MD , Konstantinos Leventakos MD , Dawn Owen MD, PhD , Mohamed Shanshal MD, MBBCh
{"title":"Safety and Efficacy of Sequential Chemoimmunotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiation in Unresectable Stage III NSCLC","authors":"Arthi Sridhar MD , Aditi Singh MD, MPH , Scott Hansen MD , Sydney Pulsipher MD , Kaushal Parikh MD , Aaron S. Mansfield MD , Anastasios Dimou MD , Julian R. Molina MD , Katherine E. Smith MD , Yolanda I. Garces MD , Sean S. Park MD , Aadel A. Chaudhuri MD, PhD , Kenneth W. Merrell MD , Kenneth R. Olivier MD , Konstantinos Leventakos MD , Dawn Owen MD, PhD , Mohamed Shanshal MD, MBBCh","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100890","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100890","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The eighth edition of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer staging project reports a 5-year overall survival (OS) for stage IIIA, B, and C NSCLC of 41%, 24%, and 12%, respectively, highlighting the need for improved treatment options. Induction chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibition (ID-chemo-ICI) followed by concurrent chemoradiation (cCRT) has not been adequately studied because of concerns about toxicity. We aim to describe the outcomes of patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC who received ID-chemo-ICI followed by cCRT with or without maintenance ICI.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC who received ID-chemo-ICI with the intent to proceed with cCRT across all Mayo Clinic sites. Clinical end points included progression-free survival (PFS), OS, overall response rate per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1, and treatment-related adverse events defined using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 29 patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC, deemed unsuitable for upfront cCRT or surgery, with a plan to proceed with ID-chemo-ICI before cCRT, were identified. The median age was 66 years, 55% were male, most had a history of smoking (93.1%), and 100% identified as White. Tumor histologies were adenocarcinoma (69%), squamous cell carcinoma (24%), poorly differentiated NSCLC (3.4%), and sarcomatoid NSCLC (3.4%). Most were stage IIIB (44.8%), followed by IIIC (41.4%), and IIIA (13.8%). N2 and N3 disease were present in 37.9% and 55.2%, respectively. Programmed death-ligand 1 expression included less than 1% (n = 11, 38%), 1% to 49% (n = 9, 31%), greater than 50% (n = 5, 17%), and unknown (n = 4, 14%). Patients received ID-chemo-ICI with pembrolizumab (82.8%), nivolumab (13.8%), or atezolizumab (3.4%), with a median of four cycles. The overall response rate to ID-chemo-ICI was 93%. Of the cohort, 90% received cCRT, and 76% received maintenance ICI (pembrolizumab or durvalumab). The median PFS was 18 months, and the median OS was 24 months. Pneumonitis occurred in 37.9% (grade 1: 18.2%; grade 2: 63.6%; grade 3: 18%, no grade 4). Esophagitis occurred in 55.2% (grade 1–2: 93%; grade 3: 7%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>ID-chemo-ICI followed by cCRT seems feasible and safe for unresectable stage III NSCLC, particularly for patients unsuitable for upfront cCRT. Larger prospective trials are needed to validate these findings and optimize patient selection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 11","pages":"Article 100890"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145474293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sheng-Han Tsai MD , Jui-Hung Tsai MD , Li-Jun Chen MS , Szu-Chun Yang MD, PhD
{"title":"Cost-Effectiveness of Durvalumab After Chemoradiotherapy in Limited-Stage SCLC","authors":"Sheng-Han Tsai MD , Jui-Hung Tsai MD , Li-Jun Chen MS , Szu-Chun Yang MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100879","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100879","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>In the ADRIATIC trial, durvalumab consolidation therapy improved the overall survival and progression-free survival of patients with limited-stage SCLC responding to chemoradiotherapy. Based on the data, we aim to assess the cost-effectiveness of the therapy from the perspective of the Taiwanese health care sector.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Simulated patients with limited-stage SCLC responding to chemoradiotherapy were entered into a partitioned survival model comparing durvalumab consolidation with no consolidation therapy. The model inputs were derived from the ADRIATIC trial (survival outcomes, adverse events, and subsequent therapies), National Health Insurance payments (costs of physician visits, monitoring, drug administration, and end-of-life care), and the hospital cohort (utility values). A lifetime horizon and annual discount rate of 3% were applied. Subgroup, one-way deterministic, and probabilistic analyses were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Durvalumab consolidation therapy incurred an additional $91,734 USD and brought about 0.90 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained, resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of $101,734 USD per QALY. The ICER remained higher than the willingness-to-pay threshold of $70,000 USD per QALY across most patient subgroups. The most influential factor for the ICER was the cost of durvalumab. If the 4-week drug cost could be reduced to $3893 USD, the ICER would fall below 70,000 USD per QALY. At the willingness-to-pay threshold, durvalumab consolidation therapy had a probability of 0.3% being cost-effective.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our analysis suggests that durvalumab consolidation therapy is not cost-effective for patients with limited-stage SCLC. Reducing the price of the therapy enhances cost-effectiveness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 11","pages":"Article 100879"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145425160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ICTIS: A Novel Scoring System to Assess the Inclusivity of Advanced NSCLC Immunotherapy Trials","authors":"Kira Nguyen , Ashley Wei , Srinivas Govindan MD , Eziafa Oduah MD, PhD , Nagashree Seetharamu MD , Wint Yan Aung MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100878","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100878","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of NSCLC. However, trials that led to approval of these agents and ongoing trials often include overly included overly restrictive exclusion criteria, limiting access for a significant proportion of patients. We propose the immunotherapy clinical trial inclusivity score (ICTIS), a scoring system to evaluate trial eligibility criteria for inclusivity.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>ICTIS was developed using national guidelines and validated with a Cohen’s Kappa statistics of 0.807. Eligibility criteria for advanced NSCLC immunotherapy trials on <span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg><path></path></svg></span> were scored using a binary scale (0 = exclusive, 1 = inclusive), with higher summed scores indicating higher inclusivity. Mean ICTIS scores were compared across lines of treatment, start date, and trial phase.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean ICTIS score among 142 trials was 12.7 (SD 4), with 28 trials (19.7%) rated as excellent and 34 trials (23.9%) rated poor. The most restrictive criteria were Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (78.8%), organ function criteria of bilirubin (76.1%), and absolute neutrophil count (65.5%). First-line trials were significantly more exclusive to patients with pneumonitis history, with 64% exclusion versus 45.5% in second-line (χ<sup>2</sup> = 4.917, <em>p</em> = 0.027). The platelet count requirement was more stringent in monotherapy trials. Inclusion of treated leptomeningeal disease improved over time (χ<sup>2</sup> = 7.99, <em>p</em> = 0.018), but eligibility criteria remained consistent across different time periods, lines of treatment, and trial phases.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Despite the release of national guidelines, immunotherapy trials have overall retained restrictive eligibility criteria. ICTIS provides a standardized framework for evaluating inclusivity and can assist in designing immunotherapy studies to be more inclusive.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 11","pages":"Article 100878"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145425195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ella A. Eklund MD , Sama I. Sayin MD, PhD , Jonas Smith Jonsson MD , Hannes van Renswoude MD , Jan Nyman MD, PhD , Andreas Hallqvist MD, PhD , Clotilde Wiel PhD , Volkan I. Sayin PhD
{"title":"Monotherapy With Immune Checkpoint Blockade Improves Survival Outcomes in KRAS-Mutant but Not KRAS Wild-Type Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma: Validation From an Extended Swedish Cohort","authors":"Ella A. Eklund MD , Sama I. Sayin MD, PhD , Jonas Smith Jonsson MD , Hannes van Renswoude MD , Jan Nyman MD, PhD , Andreas Hallqvist MD, PhD , Clotilde Wiel PhD , Volkan I. Sayin PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100880","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100880","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is a standard first-line treatment for stage IV NSCLC without actionable oncogenic alterations. <em>KRAS</em> mutations, prevalent in 30% to 40% lung adenocarcinomas (LUAD) in Western populations, currently lack targeted first-line therapies. This study aimed to assess the predictive value of <em>KRAS</em> mutations for clinical outcomes after distinct ICB regimens, validating our previous findings in a larger cohort with extended follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a retrospective multicenter study including consecutive stage IV LUAD patients (n = 424) treated with either ICB or platinum-doublet chemotherapy between 2016 and 2021 in Western Sweden. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, treatment details, and survival outcomes were retrospectively collected from patient charts and the Swedish National Lung Cancer Registry. <em>KRAS</em> mutational status was assessed by next-generation sequencing. Primary end points included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves and multivariate Cox regression.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 424 patients diagnosed with metastatic LUAD, 40% harbored <em>KRAS</em> mutations (<em>KRAS</em><sup>MUT</sup>). <em>KRAS</em><sup>MUT</sup> patients exhibited significant improvement in OS (16 versus 8 mo, <em>p</em> < 0.001) and PFS (8 mo versus 5 mo, <em>p</em> < 0.001) with ICB monotherapy. In contrast, <em>KRAS</em> wild-type (<em>KRAS</em><sup>WT</sup>) patients derived no survival advantage from ICB monotherapy (OS, 8 mo versus 8 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.648; PFS 4 mo versus 5 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.871) although they did so with chemoimmunotherapy (OS, 15 mo versus 8 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.032; PFS, 6 mo vs 5 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.033). On multivariate analysis, monotherapy was confirmed as an independent factor improving outcomes in KRAS-mutated patients (hazard ratio [HR] 0.533, 95% confidence interval 0.311-0.912, <em>p</em> = 0.018). Finally, we identified <em>KRAS</em><sup>G12C</sup> (OS: 13.7 mo versus 10.5 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.0046, PFS: 7.7 mo versus 6.2 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.002) and <em>KRAS</em><sup>G12V</sup> (OS: 24.2 mo versus 7.2 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.0204; PFS: 13.7 mo versus 4.5 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.063) but not <em>KRAS</em><sup>G12D</sup> (OS, 5.8 mo versus 6.2 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.777; PFS, 4.6 mo versus 3.2 mo, <em>p</em> = 0.694) as distinctly and independently predictive of improved survival after receiving ICB-containing treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div><em>KRAS</em> mutations predict substantial and sustained clinical benefit from first-line ICB monotherapy in metastatic LUAD, whereas <em>KRAS</em> wild-type patients do not. <em>KRAS</em><sup>G12C</sup> and <em>KRAS</em><sup>G12V</sup> mutations confer improved survival, whereas <em>KRAS</em><sup>G12D</sup> does not. Integrating <em>KRAS</em> mutation status into clinical practice could","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 10","pages":"Article 100880"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144920070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Azam Ghafoor MD , Nitin Roper MD , Chul Kim MD, MPH , Chuong D. Hoang MD , Aparna H. Kesarwala MD, PhD , Kevin A. Camphausen MD , Kamran Farouq BS , Elizabeth Akoth RN, BSN, MSN , Corrine Keen RN, BSN, MS , Eva Szabo MD , Hadi Bhageri MD , Arun Rajan MD , Udayan Guha MD, PhD
{"title":"Local Ablative Therapy Followed by Osimertinib Rechallenge in Oligoprogressive, EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: A Phase 2 Study","authors":"Azam Ghafoor MD , Nitin Roper MD , Chul Kim MD, MPH , Chuong D. Hoang MD , Aparna H. Kesarwala MD, PhD , Kevin A. Camphausen MD , Kamran Farouq BS , Elizabeth Akoth RN, BSN, MSN , Corrine Keen RN, BSN, MS , Eva Szabo MD , Hadi Bhageri MD , Arun Rajan MD , Udayan Guha MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Osimertinib has exhibited impressive efficacy in advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC; however, resistance is inevitable. We hypothesized that local ablative therapy (LAT) for oligoprogressive disease (up to five sites), followed by osimertinib rechallenge, would be safe and provide additional second progression-free survival (PFS2) benefit.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This prospective phase 2 trial enrolled <em>EGFR</em>-mutated NSCLC patients in three cohorts: tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)–naive (cohort 1), previously treated with TKI and developed acquired T790M resistance mutation (cohort 2), or previously treated with osimertinib and developed resistance (cohort 3). Patients in cohorts 1 and 2 received upfront osimertinib followed by LAT on oligoprogression, followed by osimertinib rechallenge. Cohort 3 patients underwent LAT on enrollment, followed by osimertinib rechallenge. The primary end points were safety, tolerability, and PFS2 among the patients who underwent LAT across all three cohorts combined. Secondary end points were PFS1 and overall response rates.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 37 patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC were enrolled; 25 in cohort 1, nine in cohort 2, and three in cohort 3. A total of 21 patients received LAT across all three cohorts combined, yielding a median PFS2 of 3.7 months (95% confidence interval: 1.9–4.6 mo) for this population. A subgroup with exceptionally long PFS2 was identified that achieved lower tumor burden and circulating tumor DNA–negative minimal residual disease of the EGFR clone with osimertinib before undergoing LAT. Most adverse events related to LAT were grades 1 and 2.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This is the first prospective trial exploring local therapy and osimertinib rechallenge on oligoprogression on osimertinib. Interim analysis revealed that PFS2 in the intention-to-treat patients did not meet its primary goal when compared with historical data on continuation of first-generation EGFR TKIs after LAT. However, definite LAT can be carefully considered in patients using circulating tumor DNA–negative minimal residual disease status as a biomarker for predicting who will benefit from continuation of osimertinib post-LAT.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 10","pages":"Article 100886"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhuomiao Ye MD , Xin Li PhD , Minghui Zhang PhD , Fei Xie MD , Xiangwen Luo MSc , Chao Deng MD , Dan Yang MSc , Mingzhu Yin PhD
{"title":"Complete Response to BET Inhibitor in Primary Pulmonary NUT Carcinoma With Single-Cell Sequencing-Based Analysis: A Case Report","authors":"Zhuomiao Ye MD , Xin Li PhD , Minghui Zhang PhD , Fei Xie MD , Xiangwen Luo MSc , Chao Deng MD , Dan Yang MSc , Mingzhu Yin PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>NUT carcinoma is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy characterized by rapid progression, resistance to conventional therapies, and an extremely poor prognosis. This report presents a 36-year-old patient with stage IIIB primary pulmonary NUT carcinoma who achieved remarkable clinical outcomes with NHWD-870 monotherapy, a novel BET inhibitor. After just 1 month of treatment, imaging revealed a partial response, and a complete response was achieved within 5 months. Postoperative pathologic examination confirmed no residual cancer cells, and the patient has remained disease-free without recurrence or metastasis to date. To explore the underlying mechanisms of this therapeutic response, single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on the tumor tissue, revealing enhanced activity of immune cells, particularly effector CD8+ T-cells, within the tumor microenvironment. This suggests that NHWD-870 exerts its effects through both direct tumor suppression and modulation of the immune microenvironment. This case highlights the exceptional efficacy of BET inhibitors in the treatment of NUT carcinoma, as evidenced by the first report of complete response achieved with BET inhibitor monotherapy, and supports their potential as a personalized therapeutic strategy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 10","pages":"Article 100885"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sun Min Lim MD, PhD , Ana Laura Ortega Granados MD , Gustavo dix Junqueira Pinto MD, MSc , Christian Sebastián Fuentes MD , Giuseppe Lo Russo MD , Michael Schenker MD , Jin Seok Ahn MD, PhD , Filippo de Marinis MD , Kenneth Locke Jr. PhD , Zsolt Szijgyarto PhD , Elena Buss MSc , Neda Stjepanovic MD, PhD , Ivan Diaz-Padilla MD, PhD , Solange Peters MD, PhD
{"title":"Long-term Survival Analysis From PERLA, A Phase II Randomized Trial of Dostarlimab With Chemotherapy Versus Pembrolizumab With Chemotherapy in Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC","authors":"Sun Min Lim MD, PhD , Ana Laura Ortega Granados MD , Gustavo dix Junqueira Pinto MD, MSc , Christian Sebastián Fuentes MD , Giuseppe Lo Russo MD , Michael Schenker MD , Jin Seok Ahn MD, PhD , Filippo de Marinis MD , Kenneth Locke Jr. PhD , Zsolt Szijgyarto PhD , Elena Buss MSc , Neda Stjepanovic MD, PhD , Ivan Diaz-Padilla MD, PhD , Solange Peters MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100900","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100900","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>PERLA is a global, double-blind, phase II trial comparing anti–programmed cell death protein 1 antibodies, dostarlimab, and pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy (D+CT and P+CT, respectively) in patients with metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC without actionable genomic aberrations in the first-line setting.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive not more than 35 cycles of 500 mg dostarlimab or 200 mg pembrolizumab, with less than or equal to 35 cycles of 500 mg/m<sup>2</sup> pemetrexed and less than or equal to 4 cycles of cisplatin (75 mg/m<sup>2</sup>) or carboplatin (area under the curve 5 mg/mL/min) every 3 weeks. The primary end point was the overall response rate by blinded independent central review. The secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS) on the basis of investigator assessment, overall survival (OS), and safety. Here, we reported on the long-term OS, PFS, and safety analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>At the end of the study (September 10, 2024), the median follow-up time (mo) for PFS was 30.4 for D+CT and 30.4 for P+CT. The median PFS (mo [95% confidence interval (CI)]) was 8.8 (6.9–11.0) for D+CT and 6.8 (4.9–7.1) for P+CT (hazard ratio 0.77 [95% CI: 0.58–1.03] at 79% maturity). The median follow-up time (mo) for OS was 35.5 for D+CT and 35.2 for P+CT. The median OS (mo [95% CI]) was 20.2 (14.5–27.3) and 15.9 (11.6–19.3), respectively (hazard ratio 0.75 [95% CI: 0.55–1.02] at 70% maturity). Safety profiles were similar between arms and consistent with previous analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This long-term analysis reaffirms previous observations that D+CT exhibited similar efficacy to P+CT and exhibits strong clinical efficacy as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC.</div></div><div><h3>Clinical trial registration</h3><div>NCT04581824.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 10","pages":"Article 100900"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anas Gazzah MD , Charles Ricordel MD, PhD , Antoine Italiano MD, PhD , Byoung Chul Cho MD, PhD , Emiliano Calvo MD, PhD , Dong-Wan Kim MD, PhD , Carole Helissey MD , Jin-Soo Kim MD, PhD , Maria Vieito Villar MD , Francois Ghiringhelli HDR , Victor Moreno MD, PhD , Sophie Cousin MD , Luis Paz-Ares MD, PhD , Nathalie Fagniez Pharm D , Mustapha Chadjaa MD , Anne-Laure Bauchet DECVP, PhD , Christine Soufflet MD , Nina Masson MSc , Fabrice Barlesi MD, PhD
{"title":"Evaluation of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Antitumor Activity of Tusamitamab Ravtansine in Patients With Nonsquamous NSCLC With High or Moderate Expression of Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule 5","authors":"Anas Gazzah MD , Charles Ricordel MD, PhD , Antoine Italiano MD, PhD , Byoung Chul Cho MD, PhD , Emiliano Calvo MD, PhD , Dong-Wan Kim MD, PhD , Carole Helissey MD , Jin-Soo Kim MD, PhD , Maria Vieito Villar MD , Francois Ghiringhelli HDR , Victor Moreno MD, PhD , Sophie Cousin MD , Luis Paz-Ares MD, PhD , Nathalie Fagniez Pharm D , Mustapha Chadjaa MD , Anne-Laure Bauchet DECVP, PhD , Christine Soufflet MD , Nina Masson MSc , Fabrice Barlesi MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100844","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100844","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Tusamitamab ravtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate targeting cells expressing carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5) with a maytansinoid payload, DM4. This phase 1b dose-expansion study (NCT02187848) evaluated its safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary antitumor activity in patients with nonsquamous NSCLC (NSq NSCLC).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients aged above or equal to 18 years with advanced or metastatic NSq NSCLC, life expectancy more than or equal to 12 weeks, and high (≥2+ intensity in ≥50% of tumor cells) or moderate (≥2+ intensity in 1%–49% of tumor cells) CEACAM5 expression (assessed by immunohistochemistry) received intravenous tusamitamab ravtansine 100 mg/m<sup>2</sup> every 2 weeks.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 64 patients with high and 28 with moderate CEACAM5 expression received a median of 8.0 (1–69) and 4.5 (1–38) treatment cycles, respectively. High expressors had 13 confirmed partial responses and 28 stable diseases (objective response rate, 20.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 12.3%–31.7%, <em>p</em> < 0.0001); median duration of response was 6.7 months, and median time to progression was 3.7 months (95% CI: 2.7–5.1 mo). Moderate expressors had two confirmed partial responses (objective response rate, 7.1%; 95% CI: 2.0%–22.7%, <em>p</em> = 0.4117) and 15 stable diseases.</div><div>Treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) occurred in 78.3% of patients (72/92), 37.0% (34/92) of patients required dose modifications, and 5.4% (5/92) discontinued treatment. The most common treatment-emergent AEs included asthenia (37.0%), keratitis (29.3%), and dyspnea (23.9%). Corneal AEs occurred in 38.0% (35/92), typically grade 1/2, reversible, and manageable by dose modifications.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Tusamitamab ravtansine demonstrated a favorable safety profile, objective responses, and antitumor activity in patients with high CEACAM5-expressing NSq NSCLC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 10","pages":"Article 100844"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}