Tisotumab Vedotin in Combination With Carboplatin, Pembrolizumab, or Bevacizumab in Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer: Results From the innovaTV 205/GOG-3024/ENGOT-cx8 Study

Ignace Vergote, Els Van Nieuwenhuysen, Roisin E O'Cearbhaill, Anneke Westermann, Domenica Lorusso, Sharad Ghamande, Dearbhaile C Collins, Susana Banerjee, Cara A Mathews, Christine Gennigens, David Cibula, Krishnansu S Tewari, Kristine Madsen, Fatih Köse, Amanda L Jackson, Ingrid A Boere, Giovanni Scambia, Leslie M Randall, Azmat Sadozye, Jean-François BaurainEelke Gort, Michal Zikán, Hannelore G Denys, Nelleke Ottevanger, Frédéric Forget, Camilla Mondrup Andreassen, Lamar Eaton, Michael J Chisamore, Leonardo Viana Nicacio, Ibrahima Soumaoro, Bradley J Monk

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Tissue factor is highly expressed in cervical carcinoma and can be targeted by tisotumab vedotin (TV), an antibody-drug conjugate. This phase Ib/II study evaluated TV in combination with bevacizumab, pembrolizumab, or carboplatin for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer (r/mCC).

METHODS: This open-label, multicenter study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03786081) included dose-escalation arms that assessed dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and identified the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of TV in combination with bevacizumab (arm A), pembrolizumab (arm B), or carboplatin (arm C). The dose-expansion arms evaluated TV antitumor activity and safety at RP2D in combination with carboplatin as first-line (1L) treatment (arm D) or with pembrolizumab as 1L (arm E) or second-/third-line (2L/3L) treatment (arm F). The primary end point of dose expansion was objective response rate (ORR).

RESULTS: A total of 142 patients were enrolled. In dose escalation (n = 41), no DLTs were observed; the RP2D was TV 2 mg/kg plus bevacizumab 15 mg/kg on day 1 once every 3 weeks, pembrolizumab 200 mg on day 1 once every 3 weeks, or carboplatin AUC 5 on day 1 once every 3 weeks. In dose expansion (n = 101), the ORR was 54.5% (n/N, 18/33; 95% CI, 36.4 to 71.9) with 1L TV + carboplatin (arm D), 40.6% (n/N, 13/32; 95% CI, 23.7 to 59.4) with 1L TV + pembrolizumab (arm E), and 35.3% (12/34; 19.7 to 53.5) with 2L/3L TV + pembrolizumab (arm F). The median duration of response was 8.6 months, not reached, and 14.1 months, in arms D, E, and F, respectively. Grade ≥3 adverse events (≥15%) were anemia, diarrhea, nausea, and thrombocytopenia in arm D and anemia in arm F (none ≥15%, arm E).

CONCLUSION: TV in combination with bevacizumab, carboplatin, or pembrolizumab demonstrated manageable safety and encouraging antitumor activity in treatment-naive and previously treated r/mCC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5536-5549
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of clinical oncology
Volume41
Issue number36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Bevacizumab/adverse effects
  • Carboplatin/adverse effects
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/drug therapy
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
  • Anemia/drug therapy

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