Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial

Abstract Combined immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and chemoradiation (CRT) is approved in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) but optimal sequencing of CRT and ICB is unknown. NRG-GY017 (NCT03738228) was a randomized phase I trial of atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) neoadjuvant and concu...

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Main Authors: Jyoti Mayadev, Dmitriy Zamarin, Wei Deng, Heather A. Lankes, Giulio Pesci, Hayeon Kim, Junzo P. Chino, Barbara Banbury, Ned Sherry, Elad Sharon, Sharad A. Ghamande, Catherine Ferguson, Loren Mell, Laura Holman, Cara Mathews, David O’Malley, Alexander Olawaiye, Elizabeth Hopp, Charles Leath, Larry Copeland, Robert Mannel, Roisin O’Cearbhaill, Carol Aghajanian, Russell J. Schilder
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55200-2
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author Jyoti Mayadev
Dmitriy Zamarin
Wei Deng
Heather A. Lankes
Giulio Pesci
Hayeon Kim
Junzo P. Chino
Barbara Banbury
Ned Sherry
Elad Sharon
Sharad A. Ghamande
Catherine Ferguson
Loren Mell
Laura Holman
Cara Mathews
David O’Malley
Alexander Olawaiye
Elizabeth Hopp
Charles Leath
Larry Copeland
Robert Mannel
Roisin O’Cearbhaill
Carol Aghajanian
Russell J. Schilder
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Dmitriy Zamarin
Wei Deng
Heather A. Lankes
Giulio Pesci
Hayeon Kim
Junzo P. Chino
Barbara Banbury
Ned Sherry
Elad Sharon
Sharad A. Ghamande
Catherine Ferguson
Loren Mell
Laura Holman
Cara Mathews
David O’Malley
Alexander Olawaiye
Elizabeth Hopp
Charles Leath
Larry Copeland
Robert Mannel
Roisin O’Cearbhaill
Carol Aghajanian
Russell J. Schilder
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description Abstract Combined immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and chemoradiation (CRT) is approved in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) but optimal sequencing of CRT and ICB is unknown. NRG-GY017 (NCT03738228) was a randomized phase I trial of atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) neoadjuvant and concurrent with CRT (Arm A) vs. concurrent with CRT (Arm B) in patients with high-risk node-positive LACC. The primary endpoint was the fraction of expanded tumor-associated T-cell receptor (TCR) clones in blood at day 21 as a surrogate measure of anti-tumor immune response. Secondary objectives were safety and feasibility, 2-year disease-free survival (DFS), and predictive value of PD-L1 expression. Forty patients were randomized, 36 received treatment, and 25 were evaluable for the primary endpoint. After cycle 1, there was peripheral expansion of higher proportion of tumor-associated TCR clones in Arm A than in Arm B (p = 0.0025) that remained higher at day 21, meeting the pre-specified endpoint on two-sample T-test (p = 0.052), but not on sensitivity analysis by Wilcoxon test (p = 0.13). At the median follow up of 25.8 months, 2-year DFS was 76% in Arm A and 56% in Arm B (p = 0.28). There were no new safety signals. In conclusion, neoadjuvant ICB prior to CRT was safe and was associated with immunologically and clinically favorable outcomes, warranting larger confirmatory studies.
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spelling doaj-art-a759a9d1a47644199691b4dde0ea0cb82025-08-20T02:35:37ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111010.1038/s41467-024-55200-2Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trialJyoti Mayadev0Dmitriy Zamarin1Wei Deng2Heather A. Lankes3Giulio Pesci4Hayeon Kim5Junzo P. Chino6Barbara Banbury7Ned Sherry8Elad Sharon9Sharad A. Ghamande10Catherine Ferguson11Loren Mell12Laura Holman13Cara Mathews14David O’Malley15Alexander Olawaiye16Elizabeth Hopp17Charles Leath18Larry Copeland19Robert Mannel20Roisin O’Cearbhaill21Carol Aghajanian22Russell J. Schilder23University of California San DiegoIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNRG Oncology Statistics & Data CenterNRG OncologyOperations Center-Philadelphia EastMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterUPMC Hillman Cancer CenterDuke UniversityAdaptive Biotechnologies CorpAdaptive Biotechnologies CorpDana Faber Cancer InstituteAugusta University Medical College of GeorgiaAugusta University Medical College of GeorgiaUniversity of California San DiegoUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterWomen & Infants HospitalThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ColumbusUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterMedical College of WisconsinUniversity of AlabamaThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ColumbusUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterJefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical CollegeAbstract Combined immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and chemoradiation (CRT) is approved in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) but optimal sequencing of CRT and ICB is unknown. NRG-GY017 (NCT03738228) was a randomized phase I trial of atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) neoadjuvant and concurrent with CRT (Arm A) vs. concurrent with CRT (Arm B) in patients with high-risk node-positive LACC. The primary endpoint was the fraction of expanded tumor-associated T-cell receptor (TCR) clones in blood at day 21 as a surrogate measure of anti-tumor immune response. Secondary objectives were safety and feasibility, 2-year disease-free survival (DFS), and predictive value of PD-L1 expression. Forty patients were randomized, 36 received treatment, and 25 were evaluable for the primary endpoint. After cycle 1, there was peripheral expansion of higher proportion of tumor-associated TCR clones in Arm A than in Arm B (p = 0.0025) that remained higher at day 21, meeting the pre-specified endpoint on two-sample T-test (p = 0.052), but not on sensitivity analysis by Wilcoxon test (p = 0.13). At the median follow up of 25.8 months, 2-year DFS was 76% in Arm A and 56% in Arm B (p = 0.28). There were no new safety signals. In conclusion, neoadjuvant ICB prior to CRT was safe and was associated with immunologically and clinically favorable outcomes, warranting larger confirmatory studies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55200-2
spellingShingle Jyoti Mayadev
Dmitriy Zamarin
Wei Deng
Heather A. Lankes
Giulio Pesci
Hayeon Kim
Junzo P. Chino
Barbara Banbury
Ned Sherry
Elad Sharon
Sharad A. Ghamande
Catherine Ferguson
Loren Mell
Laura Holman
Cara Mathews
David O’Malley
Alexander Olawaiye
Elizabeth Hopp
Charles Leath
Larry Copeland
Robert Mannel
Roisin O’Cearbhaill
Carol Aghajanian
Russell J. Schilder
Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial
Nature Communications
title Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial
title_full Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial
title_fullStr Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial
title_full_unstemmed Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial
title_short Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial
title_sort neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer a randomized phase i trial
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55200-2
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