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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Substantial preclinical evidence and case reports suggest that MEK inhibition is an active approach in tumors with BRAF mutations outside the V600 locus, and in BRAF fusions. Thus, Subprotocol R of the NCI-MATCH study tested the MEK inhibitor trametinib in this population.Patients and methods
The NCI-MATCH study performed genomic profiling on tumor samples from patients with solid tumors and lymphomas progressing on standard therapies or with no standard treatments. Patients with prespecified fusions and non-V600 mutations in BRAF were assigned to Subprotocol R using the NCI-MATCHBOX algorithm. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR).Results
Among 50 patients assigned, 32 were eligible and received therapy with trametinib. Of these, 1 had a BRAF fusion and 31 had BRAF mutations (13 and 19 with class 2 and 3 mutations, respectively). There were no complete responses; 1 patient (3%) had a confirmed partial response (patient with breast ductal adenocarcinoma with BRAF G469E mutation) and 10 patients had stable disease as best response (clinical benefit rate 34%). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 1.8 months, and median overall survival was 5.7 months. Exploratory subgroup analyses showed that patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma (n = 8) had particularly poor PFS. No new toxicity signals were identified.Conclusions
Trametinib did not show promising clinical activity in patients with tumors harboring non-V600 BRAF mutations, and the subprotocol did not meet its primary endpoint.
SUBMITTER: Johnson DB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7165046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Johnson Douglas B DB Zhao Fengmin F Noel Marcus M Riely Gregory J GJ Mitchell Edith P EP Wright John J JJ Chen Helen X HX Gray Robert J RJ Li Shuli S McShane Lisa M LM Rubinstein Larry V LV Patton David D Williams P Mickey PM Hamilton Stanly R SR Conley Barbara A BA Arteaga Carlos L CL Harris Lyndsay N LN O'Dwyer Peter J PJ Chen Alice P AP Flaherty Keith T KT
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<h4>Purpose</h4>Substantial preclinical evidence and case reports suggest that MEK inhibition is an active approach in tumors with <i>BRAF</i> mutations outside the V600 locus, and in <i>BRAF</i> fusions. Thus, Subprotocol R of the NCI-MATCH study tested the MEK inhibitor trametinib in this population.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>The NCI-MATCH study performed genomic profiling on tumor samples from patients with solid tumors and lymphomas progressing on standard therapies or with no standard tre ...[more]