Immunomodulatory Activity of Nivolumab in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Immunomodulatory Activity of Nivolumab in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
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DOI:
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2839
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发表时间:
2016-11-15
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Sznol M
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Choueiri TK;Fishman MN;Escudier B;McDermott DF;Drake CG;Kluger H;Stadler WM;Perez-Gracia JL;McNeel DG;Curti B;Harrison MR;Plimack ER;Appleman L;Fong L;Albiges L;Cohen L;Young TC;Chasalow SD;Ross-Macdonald P;Srivastava S;Jure-Kunkel M;Kurland JF;Simon JS;Sznol M
Nivolumab, an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, improved overall survival versus everolimus in a phase 3 trial of previously treated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). We investigated immunomodulatory activity of nivolumab in a hypothesis-generating prospective mRCC trial. Nivolumab was administered intravenously every 3 weeks at 0.3, 2, or 10 mg/kg to previously treated patients and 10 mg/kg to treatment-naïve patients with mRCC. Baseline and on-treatment biopsies and blood were obtained. Clinical activity, tumor-associated lymphocytes, PD-L1 expression (Dako immunohistochemistry; ≥5% vs. <5% tumor membrane staining), tumor gene expression (Affymetrix U219), serum chemokines, and safety were assessed. In 91 treated patients, median overall survival (95% CI) was 16.4 months (10.1–not reached [NR]) for nivolumab 0.3 mg/kg, NR for 2 mg/kg, 25.2 months (12.0–NR) for 10 mg/kg, and NR for treatment-naïve patients. Median percent change from baseline in tumor-associated lymphocytes was 69% (CD3+), 180% (CD4+), and 117% (CD8+). Of 56 baseline biopsies, 32% had ≥5% PD-L1 expression, and there was no consistent change from baseline to on-treatment biopsies. Transcriptional changes in tumors on treatment included up-regulation of interferon-γ–stimulated genes (e.g., CXCL9). Median increases in chemokine levels from baseline to C2D8 were 101% (CXCL9) and 37% (CXCL10) in peripheral blood. No new safety signals were identified. Immunomodulatory effects of PD-1 inhibition were demonstrated through multiple lines of evidence across nivolumab doses. Biomarker changes from baseline reflect nivolumab pharmacodynamics in the tumor microenvironment. These data may inform potential combinations.