PIVOT-10: Phase II study of bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab in cisplatin-ineligible advanced urothelial cancer

Robert A. Huddart, Arlene O. Siefker-Radtke, Arjun V. Balar, Mehmet A. Bilen, Thomas Powles, Aristotelis Bamias, Daniel Castellano, Maged F. Khalil, Michiel S. Van Der Heijden, Vadim S. Koshkin, David W. Pook, Mustafa Ozguroglu, Linda Santiago, Bob Zhong, David Chien, Wei Lin, Mary A. Tagliaferri, Yohann Loriot

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Abstract

The choice of first-line therapy for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) is based on cisplatin-eligibility and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) status. For patients with mUC who are ineligible for cisplatin and with low PD-L1 expression, chemotherapy-based regimens are the only approved first-line option. In a Phase I/II trial of the chemotherapy-free regimen, bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG; NKTR-214) plus nivolumab, patients with locally advanced or mUC experienced tumor responses regardless of baseline PD-L1 expression (objective response rates: 50 and 45% in patients with PD-L1-positive and-negative tumors, respectively). The Phase II PIVOT-10 study (NCT03785925), evaluates efficacy and safety of first-line BEMPEG plus nivolumab in cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced or mUC. Most patients will have low PD-L1 expression. Primary end point: objective response rates (including complete response).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-149
Number of pages13
JournalFuture Oncology
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • bempegaldesleukin
  • cisplatin-ineligible
  • IL-2 pathway
  • immune checkpoint inhibitor combinations
  • immunotherapy
  • metastatic urothelial cancer
  • nivolumab
  • NKTR-214
  • PD-L1
  • PD-L1 negative

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