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Luo J, Wu S, Rizvi H, Zhang Q, Egger JV, Osorio JC, Schoenfeld AJ, Plodkowski AJ, Ginsberg MS, Callahan MK, Maher C, Shoushtari AN, Postow MA, Voss MH, Kotecha RR, Gupta A, Raja R, Kris MG, Hellmann MD. Deciphering radiological stable disease to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Ann Oncol 2022; 33:824-835. [PMID: 35533926 PMCID: PMC10001430 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND 'Stable disease (SD)' as per RECIST is a common but ambiguous outcome in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). This study aimed to characterize SD and identify the subset of patients with SD who are benefiting from treatment. Understanding SD would facilitate drug development and improve precision in correlative research. PATIENTS AND METHODS A systematic review was carried out to characterize SD in ICI trials. SD and objective response were compared to proliferation index using The Cancer Genome Atlas gene expression data. To identify a subgroup of SD with outcomes mirroring responders, we examined a discovery cohort of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Serial cutpoints of two variables, % best overall response and progression-free survival (PFS), were tested to define a subgroup of patients with SD with similar survival as responders. Results were then tested in external validation cohorts. RESULTS Among trials of ICIs (59 studies, 14 280 patients), SD ranged from 16% to 42% in different tumor types and was associated with disease-specific proliferation index (ρ = -0.75, P = 0.03), a proxy of tumor kinetics, rather than relative response to ICIs. In a discovery cohort of NSCLC [1220 patients, 313 (26%) with SD to ICIs], PFS ranged widely in SD (0.2-49 months, median 4.9 months). The subset with PFS >6 months and no tumor growth mirrored partial response (PR) minor (overall survival hazard ratio 1.0) and was proposed as the definition of SD responder. This definition was confirmed in two validation cohorts from trials of NSCLC treated with durvalumab and found to apply in tumor types treated with immunotherapy in which depth and duration of benefit were correlated. CONCLUSIONS RECIST-defined SD to immunotherapy is common, heterogeneous, and may largely reflect tumor growth rate rather than ICI response. In patients with NSCLC and SD to ICIs, PFS >6 months and no tumor growth may be considered 'SD responders'. This definition may improve the efficiency of and insight derivable from clinical and translational research.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Luo
- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Translational Medicine Oncology, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA
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- Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Translational Medicine Oncology, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA
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- Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Melanoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Melanoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Melanoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Melanoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Global Medicines Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA
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- Translational Medicine Oncology, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
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Luo J, Rizvi H, Preeshagul IR, Egger JV, Hoyos D, Bandlamudi C, McCarthy CG, Falcon CJ, Schoenfeld AJ, Arbour KC, Chaft JE, Daly RM, Drilon A, Eng J, Iqbal A, Lai WV, Li BT, Lito P, Namakydoust A, Ng K, Offin M, Paik PK, Riely GJ, Rudin CM, Yu HA, Zauderer MG, Donoghue MTA, Łuksza M, Greenbaum BD, Kris MG, Hellmann MD. COVID-19 in patients with lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2020; 31:1386-1396. [PMID: 32561401 PMCID: PMC7297689 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with lung cancers may have disproportionately severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes. Understanding the patient-specific and cancer-specific features that impact the severity of COVID-19 may inform optimal cancer care during this pandemic. PATIENTS AND METHODS We examined consecutive patients with lung cancer and confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 (n = 102) at a single center from 12 March 2020 to 6 May 2020. Thresholds of severity were defined a priori as hospitalization, intensive care unit/intubation/do not intubate ([ICU/intubation/DNI] a composite metric of severe disease), or death. Recovery was defined as >14 days from COVID-19 test and >3 days since symptom resolution. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles were inferred from MSK-IMPACT (n = 46) and compared with controls with lung cancer and no known non-COVID-19 (n = 5166). RESULTS COVID-19 was severe in patients with lung cancer (62% hospitalized, 25% died). Although severe, COVID-19 accounted for a minority of overall lung cancer deaths during the pandemic (11% overall). Determinants of COVID-19 severity were largely patient-specific features, including smoking status and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [odds ratio for severe COVID-19 2.9, 95% confidence interval 1.07-9.44 comparing the median (23.5 pack-years) to never-smoker and 3.87, 95% confidence interval 1.35-9.68, respectively]. Cancer-specific features, including prior thoracic surgery/radiation and recent systemic therapies did not impact severity. Human leukocyte antigen supertypes were generally similar in mild or severe cases of COVID-19 compared with non-COVID-19 controls. Most patients recovered from COVID-19, including 25% patients initially requiring intubation. Among hospitalized patients, hydroxychloroquine did not improve COVID-19 outcomes. CONCLUSION COVID-19 is associated with high burden of severity in patients with lung cancer. Patient-specific features, rather than cancer-specific features or treatments, are the greatest determinants of severity.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Luo
- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
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