Abstract | OBJECTIVES: In the Phase I/III IMpower133 study, first-line atezolizumab plus carboplatin and etoposide (CP/ET) treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) significantly improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival versus placebo plus CP/ET. We explored patient and disease characteristics associated with long-term survival in IMpower133, and associations of differential gene expression and SCLC-A (ASCL1-driven), SCLC-N (NEUROD1-driven), SCLC-P (POU2F3-driven), and SCLC-inflamed (SCLC-I) transcriptional subtypes with long-term survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with previously untreated ES-SCLC were randomized 1:1 to four 21-day cycles of CP/ET with atezolizumab or placebo. Long-term survivors (LTS) were defined as patients who lived ≥ 18 months post randomization. A generalized linear model was used to evaluate the odds of living ≥ 18 months. Differential gene expression was analyzed using RNA-sequencing data in LTS and non-LTS. OS was assessed by T-effector and B-cell gene signature expression. Distribution of SCLC transcriptional subtypes was assessed in LTS and non-LTS. RESULTS: More LTS were in the atezolizumab arm (34%) than in the placebo arm (20%). The odds ratio for living ≥ 18 months in the atezolizumab arm versus the placebo arm was 2.1 (P < 0.03). Enhanced immune-related signaling was seen in LTS in both arms. Exploratory OS analyses showed atezolizumab treatment benefit versus placebo across T-effector and B-cell gene signature expression subgroups. A higher proportion of LTS than non-LTS in both arms had the SCLC-I subtype; this difference was particularly pronounced in the atezolizumab arm. CONCLUSION: These exploratory analyses suggest that long-term survival is more likely with atezolizumab than placebo in ES-SCLC, confirming the treatment benefit of the IMpower133 regimen. CLINICALTRIAL: gov Identifier: NCT02763579.
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Authors | Stephen V Liu, Tony S K Mok, Barzin Y Nabet, Aaron S Mansfield, Richard De Boer, György Losonczy, Shunichi Sugawara, Rafal Dziadziuszko, Maciej Krzakowski, Alexey Smolin, Maximilian J Hochmair, Marina C Garassino, Carl M Gay, John V Heymach, Lauren A Byers, Sivuonthanh Lam, Andrés Cardona, Stefanie Morris, Leah Adler, David S Shames, Martin Reck |
Journal | Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
(Lung Cancer)
Vol. 186
Pg. 107418
(12 2023)
ISSN: 1872-8332 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 37931445
(Publication Type: Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V. |
Chemical References |
- Carboplatin
- Etoposide
- atezolizumab
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Topics |
- Humans
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
(drug therapy, genetics)
- Carboplatin
- Etoposide
- Lung Neoplasms
(drug therapy, genetics)
- Survivors
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
(therapeutic use)
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