Central nervous system disease in patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC treated with selpercatinib Journal Article
| Authors: | Murciano-Goroff, Y. R.; Falcon, C. J.; Lin, S. T.; Chacko, C.; Grimaldi, G.; Liu, D.; Wilhelm, C.; Iasonos, A.; Drilon, A. |
| Article Title: | Central nervous system disease in patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC treated with selpercatinib |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Central nervous system (CNS) metastases develop in nearly half of patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLCs and cause morbidity and mortality. The selective RET inhibitor selpercatinib treats existing intracranial disease, but no studies have investigated whether early initiation of selpercatinib is associated with decreased development of CNS metastases. Methods: A total of 61 patients with RET fusion-positive advanced NSCLC with and without CNS metastases treated with selpercatinib on the LIBRETTO-001 trial (NCT03157128) or the LIBRETTO-201 expanded access program (NCT03906331) were identified. Cumulative incidence rates (CIRs) for CNS metastases were assessed as an event of interest; systemic progression of disease and death were considered competing risks. Results: The median age was 65 years, and the most common 5′ fusion partners were KIF5B (67%) and CCDC6 (18%). There were 24 patients (39%) who received prior platinum chemotherapy and 20 patients (33%) who received prior multikinase inhibition. The median time on selpercatinib was 21.8 months. Furthermore, 30 patients (49%) had CNS disease at baseline and 31 patients (51%) had no baseline CNS disease. CIRs of CNS progression among patients with baseline CNS disease were 3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0%–10%), 10% (95% CI: 0%–22%), 17% (3%–30%), 17% (3%–30%), and 20% (5%–35%) at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months, respectively. CIR for CNS progression among patients without baseline CNS disease was 0% at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months (95% CI: 0%–0%). Conclusions: CNS progression was not observed with selpercatinib therapy in patients without baseline CNS disease. CNS progression on selpercatinib was rare in patients with baseline CNS disease. Early initiation of selpercatinib is associated with decreased rates of CNS metastasis formation and progression and may play a preventive role. © 2023 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer |
| Keywords: | central nervous system; brain metastases; non–small cell lung cancer; selpercatinib; ret fusion-positive; intracranial disease |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Thoracic Oncology |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 1556-0864 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2023-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 620 |
| End Page: | 627 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.01.008 |
| PUBMED: | 36657661 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC10122712 |
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| Notes: | The MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) is acknowledged in the PDF -- Corresponding author is MSK author: Alexander Drilon -- Source: Scopus |
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