PMID- 36625894 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230212 LR - 20230317 IS - 1432-0843 (Electronic) IS - 0344-5704 (Print) IS - 0344-5704 (Linking) VI - 91 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Feb TI - Cabozantinib exposure-response analysis for the phase 3 CheckMate 9ER trial of nivolumab plus cabozantinib versus sunitinib in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma. PG - 179-189 LID - 10.1007/s00280-022-04500-9 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: In the phase 3 CheckMate 9ER trial, intravenous nivolumab (240 mg every 2 weeks) plus oral cabozantinib (40 mg/day) improved progression-free survival (PFS) versus sunitinib as first-line therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). To support cabozantinib dosing with the combination, this exposure-response analysis characterized the relationship of cabozantinib exposure with clinical endpoints. METHODS: Dose modification was allowed with cabozantinib (holds and reductions) to manage adverse events (AEs). The population pharmacokinetics analysis was updated and used to generate individual predicted cabozantinib exposure measures. Kaplan-Meier plots and time-to-event Cox proportional hazard (CPH) exposure-response models characterized the relationship of cabozantinib exposure with PFS, dose modifications, and selected AEs. RESULTS: Kaplan-Meier plots showed no clear difference in PFS across cabozantinib exposure quartiles. Cabozantinib exposure did not significantly affect the hazard of PFS in the CPH base model nor in the final model. In contrast, baseline albumin and nivolumab clearance had a significant effect on PFS. There was no significant relationship between cabozantinib clearance and risk of dose modification, but a significant relationship was identified between cabozantinib exposure and Grade >/= 1 palmar-plantar-erythrodysesthesia and Grade >/= 3 diarrhea in the exposure-response analysis. CONCLUSION: To optimize individual cabozantinib exposure, these data support the dose modification strategies in CheckMate 9ER for cabozantinib in patients with advanced RCC when combined with nivolumab. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Tran, Benjamin Duy AU - Tran BD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7077-9409 AD - Exelixis, Inc., 1851 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA, USA. btran@exelixis.com. FAU - Li, Jing AU - Li J AD - Exelixis, Inc., 1851 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA, USA. FAU - Ly, Neang AU - Ly N AD - Exelixis, Inc., 1851 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA, USA. FAU - Faggioni, Raffaella AU - Faggioni R AD - Exelixis, Inc., 1851 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA, USA. FAU - Roskos, Lorin AU - Roskos L AD - Exelixis, Inc., 1851 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA, USA. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT03141177 PT - Clinical Trial, Phase III PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230110 PL - Germany TA - Cancer Chemother Pharmacol JT - Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology JID - 7806519 RN - 0 (Anilides) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 1C39JW444G (cabozantinib) RN - 31YO63LBSN (Nivolumab) RN - V99T50803M (Sunitinib) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Anilides MH - *Antineoplastic Agents MH - *Carcinoma, Renal Cell/drug therapy MH - *Kidney Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Nivolumab MH - Sunitinib/therapeutic use PMC - PMC9905187 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cabozantinib OT - Exposure-response analysis OT - Nivolumab OT - Renal cell carcinoma COIS- All authors are employees and stockholders of Exelixis, Inc. EDAT- 2023/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/10 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/10 CRDT- 2023/01/10 11:14 PHST- 2022/09/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/10 11:14 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s00280-022-04500-9 [pii] AID - 4500 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00280-022-04500-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2023 Feb;91(2):179-189. doi: 10.1007/s00280-022-04500-9. Epub 2023 Jan 10.