Phase II trial of imatinib plus binimetinib in patients with treatment-naive advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor Journal Article


Authors: Chi, P.; Qin, L. X.; Nguyen, B.; Kelly, C. M.; D'Angelo, S. P.; Dickson, M. A.; Gounder, M. M.; Keohan, M. L.; Movva, S.; Nacev, B. A.; Rosenbaum, E.; Thornton, K. A.; Crago, A. M.; Yoon, S.; Ulaner, G.; Yeh, R.; Martindale, M.; Phelan, H. T.; Biniakewitz, M. D.; Warda, S.; Lee, C. J.; Berger, M. F.; Schultz, N. D.; Singer, S.; Hwang, S.; Chen, Y.; Antonescu, C. R.; Tap, W. D.
Article Title: Phase II trial of imatinib plus binimetinib in patients with treatment-naive advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Abstract: PURPOSE Dual targeting of the gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) lineage-specific master regulators, ETV1 and KIT, by MEK and KIT inhibitors were synergistic preclinically and may enhance clinical efficacy. This trial was designed to test the efficacy and safety of imatinib plus binimetinib in first-line treatment of GIST. METHODS In this trial (NCT01991379), treatment-naive adult patients with confirmed advanced GISTs received imatinib (400 mg once daily) plus binimetinib (30 mg twice daily), 28-day cycles. The primary end point was RECIST1.1 best objective response rate (ORR; complete response plus partial response [PR]). The study was designed to detect a 20% improvement in the ORR over imatinib alone (unacceptable rate of 45%; acceptable rate of 65%), using an exact binomial test, one-sided type I error of 0.08 and type II error of 0.1, and a planned sample size of 44 patients. Confirmed PR or complete response in . 24 patients are considered positive. Secondary end points included Choi and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Response Rate, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), pathologic responses, and toxicity. RESULTS Between September 15, 2014, and November 15, 2020, 29 of 42 evaluable patients with advanced GIST had confirmed RECIST1.1 PR. The best ORR was 69.0% (two-sided 95% CI, 52.9 to 82.4). Thirty-nine of 41 (95.1%) had Choi PR approximately 8 weeks. Median PFS was 29.9 months (95% CI, 24.2 to not estimable); median OS was not reached (95% CI, 50.4 to not estimable). Five of eight patients with locally advanced disease underwent surgery after treatment and achieved significant pathologic response ($90% treatment effect). There were no unexpected toxicities. Grade 3 and 4 toxicity included asymptomatic creatinine phosphokinase elevation (79.1%), hypophosphatemia (14.0%), neutrophil decrease (9.3%), maculopapular rash (7.0%), and anemia (7.0%). CONCLUSION The study met the primary end point. The combination of imatinib and binimetinib is effective with manageable toxicity and warrants further evaluation in direct comparison with imatinib in frontline treatment of GIST. © 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume: 40
Issue: 9
ISSN: 0732-183X
Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology  
Date Published: 2022-03-20
Start Page: 997
End Page: 1008
Language: English
DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.02029
PUBMED: 35041493
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC8937014
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Notes: Conference Paper -- Export Date: 1 April 2022 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Sam Yoon
    108 Yoon
  2. Gary Ulaner
    146 Ulaner
  3. Yu Chen
    133 Chen
  4. Cristina R Antonescu
    895 Antonescu
  5. Ping Chi
    172 Chi
  6. Sinchun Hwang
    96 Hwang
  7. Li-Xuan Qin
    190 Qin
  8. Mary Louise Keohan
    124 Keohan
  9. Mrinal M Gounder
    228 Gounder
  10. Sandra Pierina D'Angelo
    252 D'Angelo
  11. Aimee Marie Crago
    106 Crago
  12. Samuel Singer
    337 Singer
  13. Mark Andrew Dickson
    169 Dickson
  14. Michael Forman Berger
    764 Berger
  15. William Douglas Tap
    372 Tap
  16. Nikolaus D Schultz
    486 Schultz
  17. Ciara Marie Kelly
    89 Kelly
  18. Benjamin Alexander Nacev
    30 Nacev
  19. Bastien Nguyen
    31 Nguyen
  20. Cindy J Lee
    18 Lee
  21. Sujana Movva
    46 Movva
  22. Haley Turner Phelan
    7 Phelan
  23. Sarah Warda
    8 Warda