NSCLC: CheckMate 227 trial

Abbreviations

No EU-CTR

  • CheckMate 227 references
    2018-05-31
    M.D. Hellmann
    Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Lung Cancer with a High Tumor Mutational Burden
    2019-11-21
    M.D. Hellmann
    Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Investigated (inv)
Comparator (comp)

NIVO+IPIL

chemo

583

583

Phase:

3

Randomisation:

Open label

Primary tumour:

NSCLC

Subtype (biomarker):

Any

Stage:

meta

Line of therapy:

L1

Primary
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
HR
p
OS PD-L1≥1%
17.1 mo
14.9 mo
0.79 (0.65–0.96)
0.007
OS
Secondaries
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
HR
p
OS any PD-L1
17.1 mo
13.9 mo
0.73 (0.64–0.84)
DoR PD-L1≥1%
23.2 mo
6.2 mo
OS PD-L1<1%
17.2 mo
12.2 mo
0.62 (0.49–0.79)
PFS
7.2 mo
5.5 mo
0.58 (0.41-0.81)
<0.001
(all grades, %)
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
p
Any AE grade 3-4
31.2
36.1
NA
AE leading to discontinuation
17.4
8.9
NA
Rash
16.7
5.1
NA
Diarrhea
16.3
9.6
NA
Pruritus
14.1
0.9
NA
Hypothyroidism
11.6
0.0
NA
Nausea
9.7
36.0
NA
Vomiting
4.7
13.3
NA
Anemia
4.0
32.1
NA
Neutropenia
0.2
17.0
NA
Constipation
4.0
15.1
NA
  • Inclusion
  • Exclusion

- Subjects with histologically confirmed Stage IV or recurrent NSCLC squamous or non-squamous histology, with no prior systemic anticancer therapy - Subjects must have programmed death-ligand 1 (PD -L1) immunohistochemical (IHC) testing, with results, performed by the central lab during the Screening period - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 1 - Measurable disease by CT or MRI per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

- Subjects with untreated Central nervous system (CNS) metastases are excluded - Subjects with an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease are excluded - Any positive test for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) indicating acute or chronic infection Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

Characteristics
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
Age - no.(%)
Median (range)dc-comma yr
64.0 (26-87)
64.0 (29-87)
<65
306 (52.5)
305 (52.3)
≥65 to <75
219 (37.6)
223 (38.3)
≥75
58 (9.9)
55 (9.4)
Sex - no.(%)
Male
393 (67.4)
385 (66.0)
Female
190 (32.6)
198 (34.0)
Region - no.(%)
North America
56 (9.6)
70 (12.0)
Europe
302 (51.8)
293 (50.3)
Asia
121 (20.8)
124 (21.3)
Rest of the world
104 (17.8)
96 (16.5)
ECOG PS - no.(%)
0
204 (35.0)
191 (32.8)
1
377 (64.7)
386 (66.2)
≥2
2 (0.3)
4 (0.7)
Not reported
0
2 (0.3)
Smoking status - no.(%)
Never smoked
79 (13.6)
78 (13.4)
Current or former smoker
497 (85.2)
499 (85.6)
Unknown
7 (1.2)
6 (1.0)
Tumor histologic type - no.(%)
Squamous
163 (28.0)
162 (27.8)
Nonsquamous
419 (71.9)
421 (72.2)
Not reported
1 (0.2)
0
Metastasis - no.(%)
Liver
122 (20.9)
130 (22.3)
Bone
163 (28.0)
153 (26.2)
CNS
64 (11.0)
51 (8.7)
PD-L1 status - no.(%)
<1%
187 (32.1)
186 (31.9)
≥1%
396 (67.9)
397 (68.1)
1-49%
191 (32.8)
205 (35.2)
≥50%
205 (35.2)
192 (32.9)
TMB - no.(%)
Patients evaluated
330 (56.6)
349 (59.9)
≥10 mut/Mb
139 (42.1)
160 (45.8)
<10 mut/Mb
191 (57.9)
189 (54.2)
Ad-hoc:
no.pts inv.
no.pts comp.
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
HR
p
PFS @1yr TMB high
139
160
43%
13%
0.58 (0.41–0.81)
<0.001
PFS@1yr PD-L1≥1%
101
112
42%
16%
0.62 (0.44–0.88)
PFS@1yr PD-L1<1%
38
48
45%
8%
0.48 (0.27–0.85)
  • OS PD-L1≥1%
  • OS
analisys of OS PD-L1≥1%
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
HR (95% CI)
Agedc-comma yr
<65 (n=406)
19.7 mo
16.0 mo
0.70 (0.55–0.89)
65 to <75 (n=306)
16.6 mo
14.5 mo
0.91 (0.70–1.19)
Sex
Male (n=515)
18.7 mo
14.0 mo
0.75 (0.61–0.93)
Female (n=278)
16.6 mo
16.2 mo
0.91 (0.69–1.21)
ECOG
0 (n=269)
24.4 mo
17.5 mo
0.66 (0.48–0.89)
1 (n=519)
14.6 mo
12.7 mo
0.89 (0.73–1.09)
Tumor histologic type
Squamous (n=236)
14.8 mo
9.2 mo
0.69 (0.52–0.92)
Nonsquamous (n=557)
19.4 mo
17.2 mo
0.85 (0.69–1.04)
Liver metastases
Yes (n=156)
9.5 mo
11.9 mo
1.05 (0.74–1.49)
No (n=637)
19.9 mo
16.3 mo
0.76 (0.63–0.92)
Bone metastases
Yes (n=208)
13.4 mo
10.0 mo
0.75 (0.55–1.03)
No (n=585)
18.8 mo
16.7 mo
0.81 (0.67–0.99)
CNS metastases
Yes (n=81)
16.8 mo
13.4 mo
0.68 (0.41–1.11)
No (n=712)
17.1 mo
14.9 mo
0.82 (0.68–0.98)
Smoking status
Never smoked
15.2 mo
19.6 mo
1.23 (0.76–1.98)
Current or former smoker
18.1 mo
14.1 mo
0.77 (0.64–0.92)
analisys of OS
NIVO+IPIL
chemo
HR (95% CI)
PD-L1 expression level (ITT)
≥1%
17.1 mo
14.9 mo
0.79 (0.65–0.96)
<1%
17.2 mo
12.2 mo
0.62 (0.49–0.79)
PD-L1 expression level
1-49%
15.1 mo
15.1 mo
0.94 (0.75–1.18)
≥50%
21.2 mo
14.0 mo
0.70 (0.55–0.90)
Tumor mutational burden
Lowdc-comma <10 mut/Mb
16.2 mo
12.6 mo
0.75 (0.59–0.94)
Highdc-comma ≥10 mut/Mb
23.0 mo
16.4 mo
0.68 (0.51–0.91)
PD-L1<1% dc-and TMB
TMB <10 mut/Mb
15.5 mo
13.0 mo
0.69 (0.46–1.05)
TMB ≥10 mut/Mb
20.4 mo
11.2 mo
0.51 (0.30–0.87)
PD-L1≥1% dc-and TMB
TMB <10 mut/Mb
16.2 mo
12.1 mo
0.78 (0.59–1.02)
TMB ≥10 mut/Mb
24.4 mo
18.1 mo
0.77 (0.54–1.09)
PD-L1≥50% dc-and TMB
TMB <10 mut/Mb
18.1 mo
8.1 mo
0.67 (0.44–1.03)
TMB ≥10 mut/Mb
NR
17.2 mo
0.63 (0.37–1.07)