PMID- 28419248 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171205 LR - 20220316 IS - 1465-3621 (Electronic) IS - 0368-2811 (Print) IS - 0368-2811 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 7 DP - 2017 Jul 1 TI - Nivolumab versus everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma: Japanese subgroup analysis from the CheckMate 025 study. PG - 639-646 LID - 10.1093/jjco/hyx049 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Nivolumab improved overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR) versus everolimus in previously treated patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in the phase III CheckMate 025 study (minimum follow-up: 14 months). We report efficacy and safety in the global and Japanese populations (minimum follow-up: 26 months). METHODS: Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive nivolumab 3 mg/kg intravenously every 2 weeks or everolimus 10-mg tablet orally once daily. Primary endpoint: OS, key secondary endpoints: ORR, progression-free survival and safety. RESULTS: Of 410 (nivolumab) and 411 (everolimus) patients, 37 (9%) and 26 (6%), respectively, were Japanese. Median OS for the global population was 26.0 months (nivolumab) and 19.7 months (everolimus; hazard ratio 0.73 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.61-0.88]; P = 0.0006), with medians not reached for Japanese patients. ORR for the global population was 26% (nivolumab) versus 5% (everolimus; odds ratio 6.13; 95% CI: 3.77-9.95); ORR for Japanese patients: 43% versus 8% (odds ratio 9.14; 95% CI: 1.76-88.33). In Japanese patients, any-grade treatment-related adverse events (AEs) occurred in 78% (Grade 3-4, 19%; most common, anemia [5%]) treated with nivolumab and 100% (Grade 3-4, 58%; most common, hypertriglyceridemia [12%]) treated with everolimus; the most common with nivolumab was diarrhea (19%) and with everolimus was stomatitis (77%). Quality of life was stable in the nivolumab arm. CONCLUSIONS: With >2 years of follow-up, Japanese patients had a higher response rate with nivolumab versus everolimus that was more pronounced yet consistent with the global population, with median OS not reached, and a favorable safety profile. CI - (c) The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. FAU - Tomita, Yoshihiko AU - Tomita Y AD - Department of Urology, Yamagata University Hospital, Yamagata. AD - Department of Urology, Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan. FAU - Fukasawa, Satoshi AU - Fukasawa S AD - Prostate Center and Division of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba. FAU - Shinohara, Nobuo AU - Shinohara N AD - Department of Urology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo. FAU - Kitamura, Hiroshi AU - Kitamura H AD - Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo. AD - Department of Urology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. FAU - Oya, Mototsugu AU - Oya M AD - Department of Urology, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo. FAU - Eto, Masatoshi AU - Eto M AD - Department of Urology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto. AD - Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Tanabe, Kazunari AU - Tanabe K AD - Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo. FAU - Kimura, Go AU - Kimura G AD - Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo. FAU - Yonese, Junji AU - Yonese J AD - Department of Urology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo. FAU - Yao, Masahiro AU - Yao M AD - Department of Urology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. FAU - Motzer, Robert J AU - Motzer RJ AD - Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Uemura, Hirotsugu AU - Uemura H AD - Department of Urology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. FAU - McHenry, M Brent AU - McHenry MB AD - Global Biometric Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA. FAU - Berghorn, Elmer AU - Berghorn E AD - Global Clinical Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA. FAU - Ozono, Seiichiro AU - Ozono S AD - Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan. LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial, Phase III PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PL - England TA - Jpn J Clin Oncol JT - Japanese journal of clinical oncology JID - 0313225 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) RN - 31YO63LBSN (Nivolumab) RN - 9HW64Q8G6G (Everolimus) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/*administration & dosage MH - Carcinoma, Renal Cell/*drug therapy/mortality/pathology MH - Disease-Free Survival MH - Everolimus/*administration & dosage MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/*administration & dosage MH - Kidney Neoplasms/*drug therapy/mortality/pathology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Nivolumab MH - Quality of Life MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC5896687 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Japanese OT - everolimus OT - immune checkpoint inhibitor OT - nivolumab OT - renal cell carcinoma EDAT- 2017/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/06 06:00 PMCR- 2017/04/13 CRDT- 2017/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/04/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 3610974 [pii] AID - hyx049 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jjco/hyx049 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jul 1;47(7):639-646. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyx049.