Ipilimumab alone or in combination with radiotherapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: Results from an open-label, multicenter phase i/ii study Journal Article


Authors: Slovin, S. F.; Higano, C. S.; Hamid, O.; Tejwani, S.; Harzstark, A.; Alumkal, J. J.; Scher, H. I.; Chin, K.; Gagnier, P.; McHenry, M. B.; Beer, T. M.
Article Title: Ipilimumab alone or in combination with radiotherapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: Results from an open-label, multicenter phase i/ii study
Abstract: Background: This phase I/II study in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) explored ipilimumab as monotherapy and in combination with radiotherapy, based on the preclinical evidence of synergistic antitumor activity between anti-CTLA-4 antibody and radiotherapy. Patients and methods: In dose escalation, 33 patients (=6/cohort) received ipilimumab every 3 weeks × 4 doses at 3, 5, or 10 mg/kg or at 3 or 10 mg/kg + radiotherapy (8 Gy/lesion). The 10-mg/kg cohorts were expanded to 50 patients (ipilimumab monotherapy, 16; ipilimumab + radiotherapy, 34). Evaluations included adverse events (AEs), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline, and tumor response. Results: Common immune-related AEs (irAEs) among the 50 patients receiving 10 mg/kg ± radiotherapy were diarrhea (54%), colitis (22%), rash (32%), and pruritus (20%); grade 3/4 irAEs included colitis (16%) and hepatitis (10%). One treatment-related death (5 mg/kg group) occurred. Among patients receiving 10 mg/kg ± radiotherapy, eight had PSA declines of =50% (duration: 3-13+ months), one had complete response (duration: 11.3+ months), and six had stable disease (duration: 2.8-6.1 months). Conclusions: In mCRPC patients, ipilimumab 10 mg/kg ± radiotherapy suggested clinical antitumor activity with disease control and manageable AEs. Two phase III trials in mCRPC patients evaluating ipilimumab 10 mg/ kg ± radiotherapy are ongoing. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00323882. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved.
Keywords: adult; cancer survival; controlled study; treatment response; aged; major clinical study; fatigue; hepatitis; cancer growth; diarrhea; monotherapy; side effect; treatment duration; cancer radiotherapy; radiation dose; prostate specific antigen; cytotoxic t lymphocyte antigen 4 antibody; ipilimumab; cancer immunotherapy; multiple cycle treatment; phase 2 clinical trial; nausea; vomiting; hemoglobin; antineoplastic activity; docetaxel; drug dose escalation; lymphocytopenia; pneumonia; pruritus; rash; goserelin; leuprorelin; alkaline phosphatase; cause of death; drug fatality; immunotherapy; heart infarction; multicenter study; sepsis; colitis; liver disease; disease duration; metastasis potential; intestine perforation; external beam radiotherapy; maximum tolerated dose; phase 1 clinical trial; bicalutamide; flutamide; nilutamide; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; levothyroxine; corticosteroid; granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor vaccine; mycophenolic acid 2 morpholinoethyl ester; neurologic disease; endocrine disease; aspergillosis; hormone substitution; phase i/ii trial; castration resistant prostate cancer; adrenal insufficiency; decreased appetite; abnormal laboratory result; hypophysitis; hypopituitarism; infliximab; metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; prostate-specific antigen andradiotherapy
Journal Title: Annals of Oncology
Volume: 24
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0923-7534
Publisher: Oxford University Press  
Date Published: 2013-07-01
Start Page: 1813
End Page: 1821
Language: English
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt107
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC3707423
PUBMED: 23535954
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