PMID- 30918950 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200623 LR - 20240229 IS - 1569-8041 (Electronic) IS - 0923-7534 (Print) IS - 0923-7534 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul 1 TI - Phase Ib study of atezolizumab combined with cobimetinib in patients with solid tumors. PG - 1134-1142 LID - S0923-7534(19)31228-1 [pii] LID - 10.1093/annonc/mdz113 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Preclinical evidence suggests that MEK inhibition promotes accumulation and survival of intratumoral tumor-specific T cells and can synergize with immune checkpoint inhibition. We investigated the safety and clinical activity of combining a MEK inhibitor, cobimetinib, and a programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, atezolizumab, in patients with solid tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This phase I/Ib study treated PD-L1/PD-1-naive patients with solid tumors in a dose-escalation stage and then in multiple, indication-specific dose-expansion cohorts. In most patients, cobimetinib was dosed once daily orally for 21 days on, 7 days off. Atezolizumab was dosed at 800 mg intravenously every 2 weeks. The primary objectives were safety and tolerability. Secondary end points included objective response rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival. RESULTS: Between 27 December 2013 and 9 May 2016, 152 patients were enrolled. As of 4 September 2017, 150 patients received >/=1 dose of atezolizumab, including 14 in the dose-escalation cohorts and 136 in the dose-expansion cohorts. Patients had metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC; n = 84), melanoma (n = 22), non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC; n = 28), and other solid tumors (n = 16). The most common all-grade treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were diarrhea (67%), rash (48%), and fatigue (40%), similar to those with single-agent cobimetinib and atezolizumab. One (<1%) treatment-related grade 5 AE occurred (sepsis). Forty-five (30%) and 23 patients (15%) had AEs that led to discontinuation of cobimetinib and atezolizumab, respectively. Confirmed responses were observed in 7 of 84 patients (8%) with mCRC (6 responders were microsatellite low/stable, 1 was microsatellite instable), 9 of 22 patients (41%) with melanoma, and 5 of 28 patients (18%) with NSCLC. Clinical activity was independent of KRAS/BRAF status across diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Atezolizumab plus cobimetinib had manageable safety and clinical activity irrespective of KRAS/BRAF status. Although potential synergistic activity was seen in mCRC, this was not confirmed in a subsequent phase III study. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT01988896 (the investigators in the NCT01988896 study are listed in the supplementary Appendix, available at Annals of Oncology online). CI - (c) The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Hellmann, M D AU - Hellmann MD AD - Department of Medicine, Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. Electronic address: hellmanm@mskcc.org. FAU - Kim, T-W AU - Kim TW AD - Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Lee, C B AU - Lee CB AD - UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. FAU - Goh, B-C AU - Goh BC AD - Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore. FAU - Miller, W H Jr AU - Miller WH Jr AD - Segal Cancer Center, Jewish General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. FAU - Oh, D-Y AU - Oh DY AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Jamal, R AU - Jamal R AD - Department of Hematology-Oncology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM), University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada. FAU - Chee, C-E AU - Chee CE AD - Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore. FAU - Chow, L Q M AU - Chow LQM AD - Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. FAU - Gainor, J F AU - Gainor JF AD - Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. FAU - Desai, J AU - Desai J AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne. FAU - Solomon, B J AU - Solomon BJ AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Australia. FAU - Das Thakur, M AU - Das Thakur M AD - Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, USA. FAU - Pitcher, B AU - Pitcher B AD - Biostatistics, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississuaga, Canada. FAU - Foster, P AU - Foster P AD - Product Development Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, USA. FAU - Hernandez, G AU - Hernandez G AD - Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, USA. FAU - Wongchenko, M J AU - Wongchenko MJ AD - Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, USA. FAU - Cha, E AU - Cha E AD - Product Development Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, USA. FAU - Bang, Y-J AU - Bang YJ AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. FAU - Siu, L L AU - Siu LL AD - Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre-University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. FAU - Bendell, J AU - Bendell J AD - Drug Development Unit Nashville, Sarah Cannon Research Institute/Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, USA. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01988896 GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA016086/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Clinical Trial, Phase I PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Ann Oncol JT - Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology JID - 9007735 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 0 (Azetidines) RN - 0 (Piperidines) RN - 52CMI0WC3Y (atezolizumab) RN - ER29L26N1X (cobimetinib) SB - IM CIN - Ann Oncol. 2019 Jul 1;30(7):1033-1037. PMID: 31114864 MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use MH - Azetidines/administration & dosage MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Piperidines/administration & dosage MH - Prognosis MH - Survival Rate MH - Tissue Distribution MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC6931236 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PD-L1 OT - atezolizumab OT - cobimetinib OT - melanoma OT - metastatic colorectal cancer OT - non-small-cell lung cancer EDAT- 2019/03/29 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/24 06:00 PMCR- 2020/07/01 CRDT- 2019/03/29 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0923-7534(19)31228-1 [pii] AID - mdz113 [pii] AID - 10.1093/annonc/mdz113 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Oncol. 2019 Jul 1;30(7):1134-1142. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz113.