Antitumor Activity of Lurbinectedin, a Selective Inhibitor of Oncogene Transcription, in Patients with Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma: Results of a Basket Phase II Study

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[Subbiah V] The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. [Braña I] Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Longhi A] Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. [Boni V] START Madrid–Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal, Hospital Universitario Madrid Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain. [Delord JP] Institut Claudius Regaud, Toulouse, France. [Awada A] Institut Jules Bordet, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2022-09-09T07:38:05Z

2022-09-09T07:38:05Z

2022-07-01



Abstract

Ewing Sarcoma; Lurbinectedin


Sarcoma de Ewing; Lurbinectedina


Sarcoma d'Ewing; Lurbinectedina


Purpose: Lurbinectedin suppresses the oncogenic transcription factor EWS-FLI1 through relocalization to the nucleolus, and delays tumor growth in mice bearing Ewing sarcoma xenografts. On the basis of this rationale, lurbinectedin was evaluated in patients with relapsed Ewing sarcoma. Patients and Methods: This open-label, single-arm, Basket phase II trial included a cohort of 28 treated adult patients with confirmed Ewing sarcoma, measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v.1.1, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤2, adequate organ function, no central nervous system metastasis, and pretreated with ≤2 chemotherapy lines for metastatic/recurrent disease. Patients received lurbinectedin 3.2 mg/m2 as a 1-hour infusion every 3 weeks. Primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR) as per RECIST v.1.1. Secondary endpoints included time-to-event parameters and safety profile. Results: ORR was 14.3% [95% confidence interval (CI), 4.0%–32.7%], with median duration of response of 4.2 months (95% CI, 2.9–5.5 months). Median progression-free survival was 2.7 months (95% CI, 1.4–4.3 months), clinical benefit rate was 39.3%, and disease control rate was 57.1%. With 39% censoring, median overall survival was 12.0 months (95% CI, 8.5–18.5 months). Most common grade 3/4 adverse events were neutropenia (57%), anemia, thrombocytopenia, and treatment-related febrile neutropenia (14% each). No deaths or discontinuations were due to toxicity. Conclusions: Lurbinectedin was active in the treatment of relapsed Ewing sarcoma and had a manageable safety profile. Lurbinectedin could represent a valuable addition to therapies for Ewing sarcoma, and is currently being evaluated in combination with irinotecan in advanced Ewing sarcoma in a phase Ib/II trial.

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English

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American Association for Cancer Research

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