Sotorasib for lung cancers with KRAS P.G12C mutation

Ferdinandos Skoulidis, Bob T. Li, Grace K. Dy, Timothy J. Price, Gerald S. Falchook, Jürgen Wolf, Antoine Italiano, Martin Schuler, Hossein Borghaei, Fabrice Barlesi, Terufumi Kato, Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro, Adrian Sacher, Alexander Spira, Suresh S. Ramalingam, Toshiaki Takahashi, Benjamin Besse, Abraham Anderson, Agnes Ang, Qui TranOmar Mather, Haby Henary, Gataree Ngarmchamnanrith, Gregory Friberg, Vamsidhar Velcheti, Ramaswamy Govindan

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    Abstract

    Sotorasib showed anticancer activity in patients with KRAS p.G12C–mutated advanced solid tumors in a phase 1 study, and particularly promising anticancer activity was observed in a subgroup of patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS In a single-group, phase 2 trial, we investigated the activity of sotorasib, administered orally at a dose of 960 mg once daily, in patients with KRAS p.G12C–mutated advanced NSCLC previously treated with standard therapies. The primary end point was objective response (complete or partial response) according to independent central review. Key secondary end points included duration of response, disease control (defined as complete response, partial response, or stable disease), progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety. Exploratory biomarkers were evaluated for their association with response to sotorasib therapy. RESULTS Among the 126 enrolled patients, the majority (81.0%) had previously received both platinum-based chemotherapy and inhibitors of programmed death 1 (PD-1) or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). According to central review, 124 patients had measurable disease at baseline and were evaluated for response. An objective response was observed in 46 patients (37.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 28.6 to 46.2), including in 4 (3.2%) who had a complete response and in 42 (33.9%) who had a partial response. The median duration of response was 11.1 months (95% CI, 6.9 to could not be evaluated). Disease control occurred in 100 patients (80.6%; 95% CI, 72.6 to 87.2). The median progression-free survival was 6.8 months (95% CI, 5.1 to 8.2), and the median overall survival was 12.5 months (95% CI, 10.0 to could not be evaluated). Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 88 of 126 patients (69.8%), including grade 3 events in 25 patients (19.8%) and a grade 4 event in 1 (0.8%). Responses were observed in subgroups defined according to PD-L1 expression, tumor mutational burden, and co-occurring mutations in STK11, KEAP1, or TP53. CONCLUSIONS In this phase 2 trial, sotorasib therapy led to a durable clinical benefit without new safety signals in patients with previously treated KRAS p.G12C–mutated NSCLC.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2371-2381
    Number of pages11
    JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
    Volume384
    Issue number25
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 24 Jun 2021

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