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Phase 2 study of pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent and residual high-grade meningiomas.

ABSTRACT: High-grade meningiomas are associated with neuro-cognitive morbidity and have limited treatments. High-grade meningiomas harbor an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression may contribute to their aggressive phenotype. Here, we present the results of a single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial (NCT03279692) evaluating the efficacy of pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, in a cohort of 25 evaluable patients with recurrent and progressive grade 2 and 3 meningiomas. The primary endpoint is the proportion of patients alive and progression-free at 6 months (PFS-6). Secondary endpoints include progression-free and overall survival, best intracranial response, and toxicity. Our study has met its primary endpoint and achieved a PFS-6 rate of 0.48 (90% exact CI: 0.31-0.66) and a median PFS of 7.6 months (90% CI: 3.4-12.9 months). Twenty percent of patients have experienced one (or more) grade-3 or higher treatment-related adverse events. These results suggest that pembrolizumab exerts promising efficacy on a subset of these tumors. Further studies are needed to identify the biological facets within the meningioma TME that may drive response to immune-based therapies.

SUBMITTER: Brastianos PK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921328 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Phase 2 study of pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent and residual high-grade meningiomas.

Brastianos Priscilla K PK Kim Albert E AE Giobbie-Hurder Anita A Lee Eudocia Quant EQ Wang Nancy N Eichler April F AF Chukwueke Ugonma U Forst Deborah A DA Arrillaga-Romany Isabel C IC Dietrich Jorg J Corbin Zachary Z Moliterno Jennifer J Baehring Joachim J White Michael M Lou Kevin W KW Larson Juliana J de Sauvage Magali A MA Evancic Kathryn K Mora Joana J Nayyar Naema N Loeffler Jay J Oh Kevin K Shih Helen A HA Curry William T WT Cahill Daniel P DP Barker Fred G FG Gerstner Elizabeth R ER Santagata Sandro S

Nature communications 20220314 1

High-grade meningiomas are associated with neuro-cognitive morbidity and have limited treatments. High-grade meningiomas harbor an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression may contribute to their aggressive phenotype. Here, we present the results of a single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial (NCT03279692) evaluating the efficacy of pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, in a cohort of 25 evaluable patients with recurrent and progressive grade 2 and 3 ...[more]

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Project description:Abstract BACKGROUND There is strong pre-clinical evidence for the combination of PD-1 blockade with radiotherapy and anti-VEGF therapy. Herein, we present safety and efficacy data from a phase 1 study combining pembrolizumab, an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, with hypofractionated stereotactic irradiation (HFSRT) and bevacizumab in recurrent high grade glioma. METHODS This phase I study (3 + 3 design) explored the safety, tolerability, recommended phase II dose (RP2D), and antitumor activity of pembrolizumab administered concurrently with HFSRT and bevacizumab. Adult patients with recurrent glioblastoma or anaplastic astrocytoma (maximum diameter of target lesion ≤ 3.5 cm) were eligible. Eligible patients received HFSRT to the recurrent tumor (30 Gy in 5 fractions) combined with bevacizumab (10 mg/kg, Q2W) and pembrolizumab (100 mg or 200 mg intravenously based on dose level, Q3W). Two dose levels of pembrolizumab were explored and 20 patients were treated at RPD2. Treatment continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. RESULTS Twenty three patients with recurrent glioblastoma have been treated on this study (3 patients at 100 mg and 20 patients at 200 mg dose levels). Five patients had previous tumor progression on bevacizumab. Combination of HFSRT with pembrolizumab (200 mg every 3 weeks) and bevacizumab was generally well tolerated. The most common toxicities were grade 1 fatigue and grade 1 proteinuria. No treatment-related neurologic adverse events were observed. In 1 patient, study treatment was discontinued due to grade 3 elevation of liver transaminases. Durable objective responses (complete response + partial response ≥ 6 months) were observed in 53% of patients. The overall survival rate (at the time of abstract submission) at 6 and 12 months were 94% (16 out of 17 patients) and 64% (7 out of 11 patients), respectively. CONCLUSION Combination of HFSRT with pembrolizumab (200 mg every 3 weeks) and bevacizumab is safe. Clinical activity of this combination therapy is encouraging.

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Phase 2 study of pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent and residual high-grade meningiomas.

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Phase 2 study of pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent and residual high-grade meningiomas.

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