Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy for HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer (KEYNOTE-859): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

Primer Autor
Rha, Sun Young
Co-autores
Oh, Do-Youn
Yanez, Patricio
Bai, Yuxian
Ryu, Min-Hee
Lee, Jeeyun
Rivera, Fernando
Alves, Gustavo Vasconcelos
Garrido, Marcelo
Shiu, Kai-Keen
Fernandez, Manuel Gonzalez
Li, Jin
Lowery, Maeve A.
Cil, Timucin
Cruz, Felipe Melo
Qin, Shukui
Luo, Suxia
Pan, Hongming
Wainberg, Zev A.
Yin, Lina
Bordia, Sonal
Bhagia, Pooja
Wyrwicz, Lucjan S.
Título
Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy for HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer (KEYNOTE-859): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Revista
LANCET ONCOLOGY
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Background:<bold> </bold>PD-1 inhibitors combined with chemotherapy have shown efficacy in gastric or gastro-esophageal junction cancer. We compared the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with placebo plus chemotherapy in participants with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma.Methods:<bold> </bold>KEYNOTE-859 is a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 3 trial, done at 207 medical centres across 33 countries. Eligible participants were aged 18 years and older with previously untreated histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive pembrolizumab or placebo 200 mg, administered intravenously every 3 weeks for up to 35 cycles. All participants received investigator's choice of fluorouracil (intravenous, 800 mg/m(2) per day) administered continuously on days 1-5 of each 3-week cycle plus cisplatin (intravenous, 80 mg/m(2)) administered on day 1 of each 3-week cycle or capecitabine (oral, 1000 mg/m(2)) administered twice daily on days 1-14 of each 3-week cycle plus oxaliplatin (intravenous, 130 mg/m(2)) administered on day 1 of each 3-week cycle. Randomisation was done using a central interactive voice-response system and stratified by geographical region, PD-L1 status, and chemotherapy in permuted block sizes of four. The primary endpoint was overall survival, assessed in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population, and the populations with a PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) of 1 or higher, and PD-L1 CPS of 10 or higher. Safety was assessed in the as-treated population, which included all randomly assigned participants who received at least one dose of study intervention. Here, we report the results of the interim analysis. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03675737, and recruitment is complete.Findings:<bold> </bold>Between Nov 8, 2018, and June 11, 2021, 1579 (66%) of 2409 screened participants were randomly assigned to receive pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy (pembrolizumab group, n=790) or placebo plus chemotherapy (placebo group, n=789). Most participants were male (527 [67%] of 790 participants in the pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy group, 544 [69%] of 789 participants in the placebo plus chemotherapy group) and White (426 [54%], 435 [55%]). Median follow-up at the data cutoff was 31<middle dot>0 months (IQR 23<middle dot>0-38<middle dot>3). Median overall survival was longer in the pembrolizumab group than in the placebo group in the ITT population (12<middle dot>9 months [95% CI 11<middle dot>9-14<middle dot>0] vs 11<middle dot>5 months [10<middle dot>6-12<middle dot>1], hazard ratio [HR] 0<middle dot>78 [95% CI 0<middle dot>70-0<middle dot>87], p<0<middle dot>0001), in participants with a PD-L1 CPS of 1 or higher (13<middle dot>0 months [11<middle dot>6-14<middle dot>2] vs 11<middle dot>4 months [10<middle dot>5-12<middle dot>0], 0<middle dot>74 [0<middle dot>65-0<middle dot>84], p<0<middle dot>0001), and in participants with a PD-L1 CPS of 10 or higher (15<middle dot>7 months [13<middle dot>8-19<middle dot>3] vs 11<middle dot>8 months [10<middle dot>3-12<middle dot>7], 0<middle dot>65 [0<middle dot>53-0<middle dot>79], p<0<middle dot>0001). The most common grade 3-5 adverse events of any cause were anaemia (95 [12%] of 785 participants in the pembrolizumab group vs 76 [10%] of 787 participants in the placebo group) and decreased neutrophil count (77 [10%] vs 64 [8%]). Serious treatment-related adverse events occurred in 184 (23%) participants in the pembrolizumab group and 146 (19%) participants in the placebo group. Treatment-related deaths occurred in eight (1%) participants in the pembrolizumab group and 16 (2%) participants in the placebo group. No new safety signals were identified.Interpretation: Participants in the pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy group had a significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival with manageable toxicity compared with participants in the placebo plus chemotherapy group. Therefore, pembrolizumab with chemotherapy might be a first-line treatment option for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00515-6
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Palabras Claves
Adenocarcinoma* / drug therapy
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
B7-H1 Antigen
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Male
Stomach
Neoplasms* / pathology
Ubicación del archivo
Categoría OCDE
Oncología
Materias
Adenocarcinoma / terapia farmacológica
Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efectos adversos
Antígeno B7-H1
método doble ciego
Femenino
Humanos
Masculino
Estómago
Neoplasias / patología
Página de inicio (Recomendado-único)
1181.0
Página final (Recomendado-único)
1195
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artículo original
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WOS:001108567100001
ISSN
1470-2045
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Categoría WOS
Oncología
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