Neoadjuvant toripalimab plus axitinib for clear cell renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: NEOTAX, a phase 2 study

Autor: Liangyou Gu, Cheng Peng, Qiyang Liang, Qingbo Huang, Deqiang Lv, Houming Zhao, Qi Zhang, Yu Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shichao Li, Junnan Xu, Luyao Chen, Yongpeng Xie, Jinhang Li, Gang Guo, Xu Zhang, Baojun Wang, Xin Ma
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-3635
DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01990-2
Popis: Abstract The potential benefit of neoadjuvant toripalimab plus axitinib in cases with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (IVC-TT) remains unclear. NEOTAX was a phase 2 study to investigate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant toripalimab plus axitinib in patients with ccRCC and IVC-TT (ChiCTR2000030405). The primary endpoint was the down-staging rate of IVC-TT level. Secondary endpoints included change in TT length, response rate, percentage change in surgical approach, surgical morbidity, progression-free survival (PFS), safety, and biomarker analyses. In all, 25 patients received study treatment, 44.0% (11/25) patients had a reduction in thrombus level, and none experienced an increase in Mayo level. The median change in tumor thrombus length was −2.3 cm (range: −7.1 to 1.1 cm). Overall, 61.9% (13/21) patients experienced changes in surgical strategy compared with planned surgery, three patients experienced major complications. The median PFS was 25.3 months (95% CI: 17.0-NE). The 1-year PFS was 89.1% (95% CI: 62.7–97.2). No any of grade 4 or 5 treatment-related adverse event was identified. Biopsy samples of non-responders exhibited increased T cytotoxic cell infiltration, but these cells were predominantly PD-1 positive. Biopsy samples of responders exhibited lower T helper cells, however, their subtype, regulatory T cells remained unchanged. In surgical samples of the TT, non-responders exhibited increased CD8T_01_GZMK_CXCR4 subset T cells. NEOTAX met preset endpoints proving that toripalimab in combination with axitinib downstages IVC-TT in a significant proportion of patients leading to simplification in the procedure of surgery.
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