Tepotinib Efficacy and Safety in Patients with MET Exon 14 Skipping NSCLC: Outcomes in Patient Subgroups from the VISION Study with Relevance for Clinical Practice

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[Le X] Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. [Sakai H] Department of Thoracic Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Kitaadachi-gun, Japan. [Felip E] Department of Oncology, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain. [Veillon R] CHU Bordeaux, Service des Maladies Respiratoires, Bordeaux, France. [Garassino MC] Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. [Raskin J] Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2023-04-18T08:36:49Z

2023-04-18T08:36:49Z

2022-03-15



Abstract

Efficacy; Lung cancer


Eficacia; Cáncer de pulmón


Eficàcia; Càncer de pulmó


Purpose: Primary analysis of VISION showed tepotinib had durable clinical activity in patients with MET exon 14 (METex14) skipping non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We present updated outcomes for clinically relevant subgroups. Patients and Methods: This phase II, open-label, multi-cohort study of 500 mg (450 mg active moiety) tepotinib in patients with METex14 skipping NSCLC assessed efficacy and safety in predefined subgroups according to age, prior therapies (chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors), and brain metastases. An ad hoc retrospective analysis using Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) criteria assessed intracranial activity. Results: 152 patients were evaluable for efficacy (median age: 73.1). Overall, objective response rate (ORR) was 44.7% [95% confidence interval (CI): 36.7–53.0]. Patients aged <75 (n = 84) and ≥75 (n = 68) had ORRs of 48.8% (95% CI: 37.7–60.0) and 39.7% (95% CI: 28.0–52.3), respectively. Treatment-naïve (n = 69) versus previously treated (n = 83) patients showed consistent efficacy [ORR (95% CI): 44.9% (32.9–57.4) vs. 44.6% (33.7–55.9); median duration of response (95% CI): 10.8 (6.9–not estimable) vs. 11.1 (9.5–18.5) months]. Of 15 patients analyzed by RANO-BM (12 received prior radiotherapy), 13 achieved intracranial disease control; 5 of 7 patients with measurable brain metastases had partial intracranial responses. Of 255 patients evaluable for safety, 64 (25.1%) experienced grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events (TRAE), leading to discontinuation in 27 patients (10.6%). Rates of adverse events (AE) were broadly consistent irrespective of prior therapies. Conclusions: Tepotinib showed meaningful activity across subgroups by age, prior therapies, and brain metastases, with a manageable safety profile and few treatment discontinuations.


The trial was sponsored by the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (CrossRef Funder ID: 10.13039/100009945).

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English

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American Association for Cancer Research

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