Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: In this non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial, we enrolled patients aged 18 years or older with melanoma or NSCLC with untreated brain metastases from the Yale Cancer Center. Patients had at least one untreated or progressive brain metastasis between 5 and 20 mm in diameter without associated neurological symptoms or the need for corticosteroids. Patients with NSCLC had tumour tissue positive for PD-L1 expression; this was not required for patients with melanoma. Patients were given 10 mg/kg pembrolizumab every 2 weeks until progression. The primary endpoint was brain metastasis response assessed in all treated patients. The trial is ongoing and here we present an early analysis. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02085070. FINDINGS: Between March 31, 2014, and May 31, 2015, we screened 52 patients with untreated or progressive brain metastases (18 with melanoma, 34 with NSCLC), and enrolled 36 (18 with melanoma, 18 with NSCLC). A brain metastasis response was achieved in four (22%; 95% CI 7-48) of 18 patients with melanoma and six (33%; 14-59) of 18 patients with NSCLC. Responses were durable, with all but one patient with NSCLC who responded showing an ongoing response at the time of data analysis on June 30, 2015. Treatment-related serious and grade 3-4 adverse events were grade 3 elevated aminotransferases (n=1 [6%]) in the melanoma cohort, and grade 3 colitis (n=1 [6%]), grade 3 pneumonitis (n=1 [6%]), grade 3 fatigue (n=1 [6%]), grade 4 hyperkalemia (n=1 [6%]), and grade 2 acute kidney injury (n=1 [6%]) in the NSCLC cohort. Clinically significant neurological adverse events included transient grade 3 cognitive dysfunction and grade 1-2 seizures (n=3 [17%]) in the melanoma cohort. INTERPRETATION: FUNDING: Merck and the Yale Cancer Center.
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Authors | Sarah B Goldberg, Scott N Gettinger, Amit Mahajan, Anne C Chiang, Roy S Herbst, Mario Sznol, Apostolos John Tsiouris, Justine Cohen, Alexander Vortmeyer, Lucia Jilaveanu, James Yu, Upendra Hegde, Stephanie Speaker, Matthew Madura, Amanda Ralabate, Angel Rivera, Elin Rowen, Heather Gerrish, Xiaopan Yao, Veronica Chiang, Harriet M Kluger |
Journal | The Lancet. Oncology
(Lancet Oncol)
Vol. 17
Issue 7
Pg. 976-983
(Jul 2016)
ISSN: 1474-5488 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 27267608
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antineoplastic Agents
- pembrolizumab
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Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma
(drug therapy, secondary)
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
(therapeutic use)
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Brain Neoplasms
(drug therapy, secondary)
- Carcinoma, Large Cell
(drug therapy, secondary)
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
(drug therapy, secondary)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Melanoma
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Prognosis
- Skin Neoplasms
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Survival Rate
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