Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition).
Vol 24, No 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2006: LBA4
© 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology

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Abstract

A phase 3, randomized, 3-arm study of temsirolimus (TEMSR) or interferon-alpha (IFN) or the combination of TEMSR + IFN in the treatment of first-line, poor-risk patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (adv RCC)

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD; Poznan School of Medicine, Poznan, Poland; Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY; University of California, Los Angeles, CA; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Lublin Oncological Center, Lublin, Poland; Wyeth Research, Cambridge, MA

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Background: Temsirolimus (TEMSR, CCI-779) is a specific inhibitor of mTOR, a signaling protein that regulates cell growth and angiogenesis. In a single-agent, phase 2 study, TEMSR administration to heavily pretreated patients (pts, n = 111) with adv RCC resulted in a median overall survival (OS) of 15.0 mos (Atkins et al, J Clin Oncol 2004). Retrospectively, 49 pts were categorized in a poor-risk group (Motzer et al, J Clin Oncol 2002). The TEMSR-treated pts in this group had a 1.7-fold longer median OS than the first-line, IFN-treated, poor-risk group reported by Motzer et al. In a phase 1 study, the maximum tolerated dose of the combination of TEMSR + IFN in adv RCC pts was TEMSR 15 mg intravenously (IV) once/wk + IFN 6 million units (MU) subcutaneously (SC) 3 times weekly (TIW) (Smith et al, Proc ASCO 2004). Thus, this phase 3 study in first-line, poor-risk adv RCC pts was initiated in July 2003. Methods: Pts with adv RCC and no prior systemic therapy were enrolled in this open-label study if they had 3 of 6 risk factors (the 5 Motzer criteria and >1 metastatic disease site). Pts were randomized (1:1:1) to arm 1, IFN up to 18 MU SC TIW; arm 2, TEMSR 25 mg IV once/wk; or arm 3, TEMSR 15 mg IV once/wk + IFN 6 MU SC TIW. The primary study endpoint was OS; the study was powered to compare the TEMSR arms with the IFN arm. Results: We report 20 Mar 2006 preliminary data from an interim analysis performed by the IDMC. Of the 626 pts enrolled, 442 deaths occurred. Patients treated with TEMSR had a statistically longer survival than those treated with IFN (Table). OS of patients treated with IFN and TEMSR + IFN were not statistically different. The 3 most frequently occurring adverse events gr 3 were asthenia (arm 1: arm 2: arm 3, 27%: 12%: 30% pts), anemia (24%: 21%: 39% pts), and dyspnea (8%: 9%: 11% pts). Conclusions: Single-agent TEMSR significantly increases the OS of first-line, poor-risk adv RCC pts compared with IFN, with an acceptable safety profile.

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Abstract presentation from the 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting