Four-year survival with durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy in stage III NSCLC - An update from the PACIFIC trial Journal Article


Authors: Faivre-Finn, C.; Vicente, D.; Kurata, T.; Planchard, D.; Paz-Ares, L.; Vansteenkiste, J. F.; Spigel, D. R.; Garassino, M. C.; Reck, M.; Senan, S.; Naidoo, J.; Rimner, A.; Wu, Y. L.; Gray, J. E.; Özgüroğlu, M.; Lee, K. H.; Cho, B. C.; Kato, T.; de Wit, M.; Newton, M.; Wang, L.; Thiyagarajah, P.; Antonia, S. J.
Article Title: Four-year survival with durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy in stage III NSCLC - An update from the PACIFIC trial
Abstract: Introduction: In the Phase 3, placebo-controlled PACIFIC trial of patients with unresectable, stage III NSCLC without disease progression after concurrent chemoradiotherapy, consolidative durvalumab was associated with significant improvements in the primary end points of overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.68; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.53–0.87; p = 0.00251; data cutoff, March 22, 2018) and progression-free survival (PFS) (blinded independent central review; Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1) (HR = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.42–65; p < 0.0001; February 13, 2017) with manageable safety. Here, we report updated analyses of OS and PFS, approximately 4 years after the last patient was randomized. Methods: Patients with WHO performance status of 0 or 1 (and any tumor programmed death-ligand 1 status) were randomized (2:1) to intravenous durvalumab (10 mg/kg) or placebo, administered every 2 weeks (≤12 months), stratified by age, sex, and smoking history. OS and PFS were analyzed using a stratified log-rank test in the intent-to-treat population. Medians and 4-year OS and PFS rates were estimated by the Kaplan–Meier method. Results: Overall, 709 of 713 randomized patients received durvalumab (n/N=473/476) or placebo (n/N=236/237). As of March 20, 2020 (median follow-up = 34.2 months; range: 0.2–64.9), updated OS (HR = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.57–0.88) and PFS (HR = 0.55; 95% CI: 0.44–0.67) remained consistent with the primary analyses. The median OS for durvalumab was reached (47.5 mo; placebo, 29.1 months). Estimated 4-year OS rates were 49.6% versus 36.3% for durvalumab versus placebo, and 4-year PFS rates were 35.3% versus 19.5% respectively. Conclusion: These updated exploratory analyses demonstrate durable PFS and sustained OS benefit with durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy. An estimated 49.6% of patients randomized to durvalumab remain alive at 4 years (placebo, 36.3%), and 35.3% remain alive and progression-free (placebo, 19.5%). © 2021 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Keywords: cancer survival; controlled study; protein expression; aged; survival rate; major clinical study; overall survival; cisplatin; placebo; gemcitabine; radiation dose; cancer staging; follow up; carboplatin; cancer immunotherapy; progression free survival; randomized controlled trial; carcinoma, non-small-cell lung; lung neoplasms; smoking; age; monoclonal antibody; health care quality; lung tumor; survival time; antibodies, monoclonal; risk reduction; chemoradiotherapy; sex; programmed death 1 ligand 1; non small cell lung cancer; progression-free survival; randomized controlled trial (topic); phase 3 clinical trial (topic); exploratory research; response evaluation criteria in solid tumors; intention to treat analysis; humans; human; male; female; priority journal; article; durvalumab; pacific; mortality risk; locally advanced nsclc
Journal Title: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Volume: 16
Issue: 5
ISSN: 1556-0864
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.  
Date Published: 2021-05-01
Start Page: 860
End Page: 867
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.12.015
PUBMED: 33476803
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 July 2021 -- Source: Scopus
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