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    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 40, No. 16_suppl ( 2022-06-01), p. 9089-9089
    Abstract: 9089 Background: Platinum-based chemotherapy is the backbone of treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Cisplatin has well-known side effects such as gastrointestinal reaction and fatigue, and nedaplatin was developed to be an alternative platinum with less toxicity. We aimed to compare nedaplatin plus pemetrexed was non-inferior to cisplatin plus pemetrexed as first-line chemotherapy for advanced EGFR/ALK-negative lung adenocarcinoma. Methods: We did an open-label, randomized, phase III trial at 15 centers in China. Advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR/ALK-negative status were randomly assigned to receive nedaplatin 90 mg/m 2 or cisplatin 75 mg/m 2 plus pemetrexed 500 mg/m 2 for 6 cycles as first-line treatment, and pemetrexed maintenance for those without progressive disease. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), non-inferiority was shown if the upper limit of the 95% CI for the hazard ratio (HR) of PFS did not exceed 1.30. Secondary endpoints included objective response, overall survival and toxicity. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02607592. Results: Between Sep 2015 and May 2021, 218 patients were randomized to nedaplatin group (n = 111) or cisplatin group (n = 107). In the intention-to-treat population, median PFS time was 6.87 months (95%CI, 5.25 to 8.49) in the nedaplatin group and 5.53 months (95%CI, 4.57 to 6.50) in the cisplatin group, with a HR of 0.76 (95%CI, 0.56 to 1.03, p= 0.078). In the per-protocol population (nedaplatin group, n = 105; cisplatin group, n = 94), median PFS time was 6.87 months (95%CI, 5.36 to 8.37) and 5.20 months (95%CI, 4.03 to 6.37) respectively, with a HR of 0.76 (95%CI, 0.56 to 1.03, p= 0.082). Overall response rate was 41.9% in nedaplatin group and 26.6% in cisplatin group ( p= 0.026). A significantly higher frequency of any grade nausea and vomiting (51[53.68%] of 95 in the cisplatin group vs 30[28.04%] of 107 in the nedaplatin group, p 〈 0.001), fatigue (37[38.95%] vs 27[25.23%] , p= 0.037), and constipation (15[15.79%] vs 5[4.67%] , p= 0.008) were reported in the cisplatin group compared with the nedaplatin group. Higher rate of grade 3/4 nausea and vomiting was observed in cisplatin group (10[10.53%] v s 0, p= 0.001). Patients in the nedaplatin group had higher frequency of thrombocytopenia but without statistical significance (any grade: 28[26.17%] of 107 in the nedaplatin group vs17[17.89%] of 95 in the cisplatin group, p= 0.158; grade 3/4: 8[7.48%] in the nedaplatin group vs 3[3.16%] in the cisplatin group, p= 0.177). Conclusions: Our findings show that nedaplatin plus pemetrexed is not inferior to cisplatin plus pemetrexed in progression-free survival, with less toxicities, which represents an alternative chemotherapy regimen for EGFR/ALK-negative advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Clinical trial information: NCT02607592.
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    In: European Journal of Cancer, Elsevier BV, Vol. 188 ( 2023-07), p. 81-89
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    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 41, No. 16_suppl ( 2023-06-01), p. e20628-e20628
    Abstract: e20628 Background: Anlotinib is a multi-target receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been developed in China. It works by inhibiting various kinases involved in angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation, including VEGFR, FGFR, PDGFR, and c-Kit. The results of the Phase II ALTER1202 trial showed that patients who received anlotinib as a third-line or later treatment after failing at least two chemotherapy regimens had a better progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to those who received placebo. In light of these results, the combination of anlotinib and penpulimab (a novel PD-1 inhibitor) is being studied as a second-line treatment for small cell lung cancer patients who failed first-line chemotherapy with platinum-containing drugs. Methods: This open-label, single-arm, multi-center, Phase II exploratory study (NCT050019710) enrolled patients with small cell lung cancer who had previously received platinum-based chemotherapy. Participants were given 200mg of penpulimab every three weeks and 10mg of anlotinib daily, with a two-week on and one-week off schedule, until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or study discontinuation. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the antitumor activity of the combination therapy using the objective response rate (ORR) as measured by RECIST v1.1. Secondary objectives included evaluating the disease control rate (DCR), PFS, OS, and the safety and tolerability of the combination therapy. Results: As of January 31, 2023, 21 patients (median age 58 years, with 66% having ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, 95% being male) had been enrolled and received treatment. Of these, 18 patients were evaluable for RECIST and had an ORR of 33.33% (6/18) and a DCR of 77.78% (14/18). The median PFS was 5.934 months with a 6-month PFS rate of 33.33%. The median duration of response was 8 months. Nineteen of the 21 patients (90%) experienced treatment-related adverse events, with 4 patients (21%) experiencing grade 3 or higher adverse events. The most common adverse events related to anlotinib were hepatic injury, hematotoxicity, and hypertension. Conclusions: The combination of penpulimab and anlotinib showed promising clinical benefits and a favorable safety profile in small cell lung cancer patients who failed first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT05001971 .
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 80, No. 16_Supplement ( 2020-08-15), p. 2997-2997
    Abstract: Introduction: In the previous phase II clinical trial (NCT03215693), ensartinib, a next generation (NG) ALK TKI, showed comparable efficacy to other NG ALK TKIs in the post-crizotinib setting. In the preplanned biomarker analysis, we investigated the efficacy and the resistance mechanisms of ensartinib via longitudinal ctDNA analysis. Methods: Pts with stage IIIB/IV ALK+ NSCLC, and had progressive disease (PD) after crizotinib were eligible. Plasma samples from this trial were prospectively collected for ctDNA analysis at baseline (BL), cycle 3 day 1 (C3D1) and the end of treatment (EOT). Plasma DNA was analyzed using a 212-gene sequencing panel. ctDNA amount was defined as the sum of variant allele fraction (VAF) of ALK fusions and mutations. Cox model was applied for multivariate analysis. Results: Between 9/2017 and 7/2019, 182 pts were enrolled in the trial. In total, 178 were included in the full analysis set (FAS), with a median PFS (mPFS) of 9.8 months (95% CI, 7.5 to 11.7 months). 169 pts were evaluable by independent review committee (IRC), with an ORR of 57.7% (95% CI, 50.2% to 65.3%). A total of 431 ctDNA samples were analyzed, including 168 at BL, 165 at C3D1, and 106 at EOT (8 overlappings between C3D1 and EOT). 168 (99.4%) pts had evaluable ctDNA at BL. The median ctDNA amount was 0.00704. The higher ctDNA amount was associated with liver metastases, bone metastases, and TP53 mutations. Tumor burden, as measured by the sum of the target lesions' longest diameters, also positively correlated with ctDNA amount (Pearson correlation 0.261; p & lt; 0.001). Multivariable Cox regression revealed that high level of ctDNA amount and TP53 mutations at BL was significantly associated with poor PFS independently (p =0.020 and p & lt; 0.001) (Table). 106 (62.7%) pts had evaluable ctDNA at both BL and EOT. Compared to baseline, the frequency of certain ALK mutations significantly increased at EOT, such as G1269A (7.5% vs 21.7%), G1202R (3.8% vs 17.0%) and E1210K (0% vs 10.4%). TP53 statusctDNA amountTP53 Wildtype TP53 Mutations Low amountHigh amount(n = 34)(n = 134)(n = 46)(n = 47)mPFS, months (95% CI) 11.7 (9.8, 14.0) 4.2 (3.0, 5.6)9.3 (5.6, 11.7) 4.2 (2.8, 5.5)HR (95% CI); p value2.50 (1.65, 3.79) ; p & lt; 0.0012.34 (1.52, 3.61) ; p & lt; 0.001 Consistent with the change in frequency, the abundance of G1269A, G1202R, and E1210K also trended to increase at EOT, while the abundance of C1156Y and I1171X had a downward trend in most pts. Conclusions: Consistent with previous reports, ensartinib showed high clinical efficacy. Longitudinal ctDNA analysis could be a powerful tool in predicting treatment outcomes and revealing resistant mechanisms of ensartinib. We observed G1269A, G1202R and E1210K as the major resistant mutations to ensartinib. Additional analyses are ongoing and results will be updated and reported in the meeting. Citation Format: Yunpeng Yang, Jie Huang, Tao Wang, Jianya Zhou, Jing Zheng, Jifeng Feng, Wu Zhuang, Jianhua Chen, Jun Zhao, Wei Zhong, Yanqiu Zhao, Yiping Zhang, Yong Song, Yi Hu, Zhuang Yu, Youling Gong, Yuan Chen, Feng Ye, Shucai Zhang, Lejie Cao, Yun Fan, Gang Wu, Yubiao Guo, Chengzhi Zhou, Kewei Ma, Jian Fang, Weineng Feng, Yunpeng Liu, Zhendong Zheng, Gaofeng Li, Ning Wu, Wei Song, Xiaoqing Liu, Shijun Zhao, Lieming Ding, Li Mao, Giovanni Selvaggi, Larry Zhu, Shanshan Xiao, Li Zhang. Longitudinal circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis predicts response and reveals the resistance mechanisms of ensartinib in ALK+ NSCLC patients (pts) progressed on crizotinib: Updated analysis of a phase II clinical trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 2997.
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    American Thoracic Society ; 2005
    In:  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol. 171, No. 8 ( 2005-04-15), p. 850-857
    In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society, Vol. 171, No. 8 ( 2005-04-15), p. 850-857
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    ISSN: 1073-449X , 1535-4970
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    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 114, No. 22 ( 2009-11-20), p. 2084-2084
    Abstract: Abstract 2084 Poster Board II-61 Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) accounts for one fourth of acute leukemias in children, but it is responsible for more than half of the leukemia deaths in this patient population. In contrast to the tremendous success in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia over the last three decades, resulting in a 〉 80% cure rate, improvements in AML therapy have been limited. Resistance to cytarabine (ara-C), the most active drug in the treatment of AML, is a major cause of treatment failure in this disease. Therefore, new therapies for children with AML need to be developed to overcome drug resistance, decrease relapse rate, and reduce short- and long-term adverse effects of treatment. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) possess antitumor activity and are currently being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of a variety of different cancers. Valproic acid (VPA), an FDA-licensed drug for treating both children and adults with epilepsy, also acts as an HDACI and can induce apoptosis in leukemic cells but not normal cells. In this study, we hypothesized that VPA synergizes with ara-C in antileukemic activity by inducing apoptosis in AML cells. To model this concept and to provide the basis for future clinical studies, we examined the effects of VPA on sensitivities to ara-C in 8 AML cell lines derived from patients (4 were children) with different subtypes of AML and in AML blasts collected at the time of diagnosis from 10 children with de novo AML treated at Children's Hospital of Michigan. We demonstrated synergistic antileukemic interactions between ara-C and VPA in all of the AML cell lines and additive to synergistic antileukemic interactions between the two drugs in the patient samples by standard isobolograms and calculation of combination indexes. It is interesting to note that MV4-11 [which harbors t(4;11)] and Kasumi-1 [which harbors t(8;21)] cells were substantially more sensitive to VPA than the other AML cell lines. Analogous to the Kasumi-1 cells, diagnostic blasts from t(8;21) AML cases (n=4) were significantly more sensitive to VPA than blasts from non-t(8;21) AML cases (n=6) (mean VPA IC50 0.51 mM vs 1.95 mM, p=0.0095) and showed median 53.9-fold increased ara-C sensitivities when combined with VPA at concentrations of 0.5 mM or lower. By contrast, non-t(8;21) AML blasts only showed median 2.1-fold increased ara-C sensitivities when combined with 0.5 mM VPA (p=0.048). In a pilot experiment, treatment of SCID mice with K562 xenograft tumors with combined Palmo-ara-C and VPA resulted in a 31% T/C and a 0.8 gross log cell kill compared to treatments with Palmo-ara-C (67% T/C) or VPA alone (100% T/C), establishing unambiguous in vivo synergy. Real-time RT-PCR analyses revealed changes in transcript levels for hENT1 and cytidine deaminase in Kasumi-1 cells post VPA and ara-C treatment alone or in combination. However, these changes would antagonize ara-C sensitivity in Kasumi-1 cells, suggesting that the effects of VPA or ara-C alone or in combination on expression of genes related to ara-C transport and metabolism do not contribute to the observed synergistic effects in AML cells. Interestingly, ara-C and VPA co-treatment resulted in synergistic induction of apoptosis and S-phase arrest in Kasumi-1 cells determined by flow cytometry analysis with annexin V and PI staining. The synergy between ara-C and VPA in induction of apoptosis in Kasumi-1 cells was accompanied by synergistic activation of caspase-3, induction of both total and acetylated p53 (ac-p53), and release of the active form of Bax determined by caspase-3 assays, co-immunoprecipitation, and Western blotting. Collectively, these results suggest that VPA enhances ara-C sensitivity in Kasumi-1 cells most likely by modulating levels of total and ac-p53 proteins and then release of the active form of Bax to trigger apoptosis. Based on our laboratory results, VPA has been incorporated into a treatment arm for high risk AML patients enrolled in the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH) clinical trial AML08: “A Randomized Trial of Clofarabine Plus Cytarabine Versus Conventional Induction Therapy and of Natural Killer Cell Transplantation Versus Conventional Consolidation Therapy in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia”. The results of our study provide compelling evidence to support the use of VPA in combination with ara-C in clinical trials for treating different risk groups of pediatric AML. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
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    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 41, No. 16_suppl ( 2023-06-01), p. 8590-8590
    Abstract: 8590 Background: Extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) is a highly aggressive tumor with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. It is necessary to explore new first-line therapeutic strategies to improve patients’ outcomes. This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of induction chemotherapy followed by camrelizumab, apatinib plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with ES-SCLC. Methods: Patients (pts) aged 18-75 years with histopathologically confirmed ES-SCLC and ECOG performance score of 0-1 who did not receive systemic treatment were prospectively enrolled to this study. After two 21-day cycles of induction chemotherapy (etoposide 100 mg/m 2 on days 1-3 and carboplatin AUC 5 mg/mL/min on day 1 [EC]), pts received camrelizumab (200 mg, q3w) plus apatinib (250 mg, qd) and EC for 2-4 cycles, then followed by camrelizumab and apatinib as maintenance treatment until disease progression/unacceptable toxicity/up to two years. The primary endpoint was safety. Secondary endpoints were objective response rate (ORR), PFS and OS. Targeted sequencing and whole transcriptome sequencing (WTS) were performed for pts who had sufficient tissue samples. Results: From Jan 28, 2021 to Aug 20, 2022, 40 eligible pts were enrolled. At the data cut-off (Jan 21, 2023), the median follow-up time was 13.6 months. Grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were reported in 72.5% (29/40) of pts. The most common grade 3/4 TRAEs were decreased neutrophil count (35.0%, 14/40), anemia (15.0%, 6/40), decreased platelet count (12.5%, 5/40), increased serum alanine aminotransferase (12.5%, 5/40), and hyponatremia (12.5%, 5/40). Hemoptysis was observed in 15.0% of (6/40) pts, all of whom were grade 1-2. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Efficacy was evaluated in 36 pts who received two cycles of induction therapy and had at least one post-treatment efficacy evaluation. The ORR after two cycles of induction chemotherapy was 66.7% (24/36). The overall ORR and disease control rate reached 88.9% (32/36) and 97.2% (35/36), respectively. The median PFS was 7.4 months (95% CI: 6.5-8.3). The 1-year OS rate was 63.4%. Thirty and 20 pts underwent targeted sequencing and WTS, respectively. Pts with high tumor mutational burden level (TMB ≥ 7.0, p 〈 0.001), high homologous recombination deficiency score (HRD ≥ 34.0, p = 0.012), and altered RB1 (p 〈 0.001) presented a longer PFS, respectively. WTS suggested that high expression of cancer-associated fibroblast signature was associated with a shorter PFS (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Induction chemotherapy followed by camrelizumab, apatinib plus EC and then maintenance therapy showed acceptable safety and encouraging efficacy, and might be a promising regimen as first-line treatment in ES-SCLC. TMB, HRD and RB1 might be predictive biomarkers of response to the regimen. Clinical trial information: NCT05001412 .
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    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) ; 2020
    In:  Cancer Research Vol. 80, No. 16_Supplement ( 2020-08-15), p. 3174-3174
    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 80, No. 16_Supplement ( 2020-08-15), p. 3174-3174
    Abstract: Background: Cancer immunotherapy, especially immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), have shown remarkable effects in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but a limited number of patients derive durable benefit from it. Therefore, more accurate biomarkers are highly needed. The transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling signature was associated with a lack of response to ICIs in metastatic urothelial cancer. Genomic alterations (GAs) of the TGFβ signature were frequently detected by targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) in NSCLC, but their correlation with recognized immune biomarkers and predictive value for ICIs response remains unclear. Methods: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor and matched blood samples of 3433 NSCLC patients (2859 lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), 406 lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), and 168 other histologic subtypes) from OrigiMed were collected for targeted NGS panel sequencing from December 2017 to January 2019. GAs including single nucleotide variations, short and long insertions/deletions, copy number variations, and gene rearrangements were assessed. PD-L1 expression positive was defined as ≥1% of tumor cells with membranous staining (22C3, DAKO). Genomic data and ICIs treatment outcome of a cohort of 240 NSCLC patients were derived from cBioPortal (MSKCC, J Clin Oncol 2018). Results: GAs of the TGFβ signaling genes were found in 7.1% of patients (244/3433) in the OrigiMed database, including TGFBR1 (n = 34), TGFBR2 (n = 40), SMAD2 (n = 24), SMAD3 (n = 23), and SMAD4 (n = 130). TGFβ signaling GA sites were found scattered throughout the genes, and no significant difference was observed in the frequency of these GAs within the histologic subtypes. TGFBR1, TGFBR2, SMAD2, and SMAD4 GAs were associated with a significantly higher tumor mutational burden (TMB) compared with wild-type (WT) cases in LUAD (p & lt;0.01, respectively), while SMAD3 GAs were associated with a significantly higher TMB in LUAD and LUSC (p=0.019 and p=0.038, respectively). PD-L1 expression was detected in 32.4% of patients (1111/3433), including 73 patients with TGFβ signaling gene GAs. TGFβ signaling gene GAs were not correlated with PD-L1 expression. Survival analysis from an independent cohort confirmed that patients with SMAD4 GAs had a poor clinical benefit to ICIs compared with WT in both progression free survival (PFS) (1.97 months vs 3.5 months, respectively, p=0.02) and durable clinical benefit (DCB) (0% vs 32.5%, respectively, p=0.03). Furthermore, SMAD4 GAs were independent risk factors of PFS (HR: 2.01, 95%CI: 1.05-3.86, p=0.036). Conclusion: This study's findings revealed that the GAs of SMAD4 occurred in a subgroup of patients with LUAD and were associated with an unfavorable response to ICIs. This suggests that GAs of SMAD4 may have implications as a biomarker for guiding ICI treatment. Keywords: non-small cell lung cancer, SMAD4, tumor mutational burden, immunotherapy Citation Format: Shuben Li, Chengzhi Zhou, Jian Huang, Shiyue Zhang, Jiqiang He, Hui Chen, Shaohua Yuan, Weiwei Shi. Genomic alterations of TGFβ signaling genes as novel biomarkers for immunotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 3174.
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    In: Clinical Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 16, No. 22 ( 2010-11-15), p. 5499-5510
    Abstract: Purpose: To determine the possibility of synergistic antileukemic activity and the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with cytarabine combined with valproic acid (VPA; a histone deacetylase inhibitor and a Food and Drug Administration–licensed drug for treating both children and adults with epilepsy) in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Experimental Design: The type and extent of antileukemic interactions between cytarabine and VPA in clinically relevant pediatric AML cell lines and diagnostic blasts from children with AML were determined by MTT assays and standard isobologram analyses. The effects of cytarabine and VPA on apoptosis and cell cycle distributions were determined by flow cytometry analysis and caspase enzymatic assays. The effects of the two agents on DNA damage and Bcl-2 family proteins were determined by Western blotting. Results: We showed synergistic antileukemic activities between cytarabine and VPA in four pediatric AML cell lines and nine diagnostic AML blast samples. t(8;21) AML blasts were significantly more sensitive to VPA and showed far greater sensitivities to combined cytarabine and VPA than non-t(8;21) AML cases. Cytarabine and VPA cooperatively induced DNA double-strand breaks, reflected in induction of γH2AX and apoptosis, accompanied by activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3. Further, VPA induced Bim expression and short hairpin RNA knockdown of Bim resulted in significantly decreased apoptosis induced by cytarabine and by cytarabine plus VPA. Conclusions: Our results establish global synergistic antileukemic activity of combined VPA and cytarabine in pediatric AML and provide compelling evidence to support the use of VPA in the treatment of children with this deadly disease. Clin Cancer Res; 16(22); 5499–510. ©2010 AACR.
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    In: Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, Elsevier BV, Vol. 171, No. 1 ( 2006-11), p. 31-38
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