Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate efficacy and safety of veliparib combined with carboplatin/paclitaxel in patients with advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, germline BRCA (gBRCA)-associated breast cancer defined by hormone receptor (HR) and gBRCA1/2 mutation status. Patients and Methods: In this phase-3, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, patients (N = 509) with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer and gBRCA1/2 mutations were randomized 2:1 to receive veliparib plus carboplatin/paclitaxel or placebo plus carboplatin/paclitaxel. Patients who discontinued chemotherapy prior to disease progression continued receiving blinded veliparib/placebo monotherapy. The primary endpoint was investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS). Subgroup analyses of PFS stratified by HR and gBRCA1/2 mutation status were prespecified. Results: In the intention-to-treat population, there were similar proportions of patients with gBRCA1 versus gBRCA2 mutations (51% vs 49%) and HR+ disease versus triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (52% vs 48%). Median PFS was longer in the veliparib arm compared with the placebo arm for all subgroups (HR+: 13.0 vs 12.5 months, hazard ratio (95% confidence interval (CI)): 0.69 (0.52, 0.93), p = 0.013; TNBC: 16.6 vs 14.1 months, hazard ratio (95% CI): 0.72 (0.52, 1.00), p = 0.052; gBRCA1: 14.2 vs 12.6 months, hazard ratio (95% CI): 0.75 (0.55, 1.03), p = 0.073; gBRCA2: 14.6 vs 12.6 months, hazard ratio (95% CI): 0.69 (0.50, 0.95); p = 0.021). Benefit was durable, with improved PFS rates at 2 years (HR+, 27.5% vs 15.3%; TNBC, 40.4% vs 25.0%) and 3 years (HR+, 17.5% vs 8.6%; TNBC, 35.3% vs 13.0%) in all subgroups. gBRCA status (BRCA1 vs BRCA2) did not substantially affect the carboplatin/paclitaxel ± veliparib toxicity profile. Conclusion: Veliparib plus carboplatin/paclitaxel resulted in durable benefit in subgroups defined by HR status or by gBRCA1 versus gBRCA2 mutation. Overall, addition of veliparib to carboplatin/paclitaxel was tolerable, and there were no clinically meaningful differences in adverse events between the gBRCA1 versus gBRCA2 and HR+ versus TNBC subgroups. Trial Registration: NCT02163694, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02163694.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology |
Vol/bind | 13 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1-13 |
ISSN | 1758-8340 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2021 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: JPA: Research funding (institution), AbbVie, Boston Biomedical; consultancy, AstraZeneca, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Puma, Roche. HW: Consulting fees and honoraria (institution), Roche, AstraZeneca, Amgen, Lilly, Novartis, AbbVie, Vifor Pharma, Pfizer, Celldex Therapeutics, Janssen-Cilag, TRM Oncology, PUMA Biotechnology, Orion Corporation; unrestricted research grant, Roche; travel support, Roche, Pfizer. MF: Consulting/advisory role, AstraZeneca, MSD, AbbVie, Lilly, GSK, Takeda; speakers’ bureau, AstraZeneca; honoraria, AstraZeneca, MSD, GSK, Lilly, Takeda, Novartis, ACT Genomics; travel/accommodation expenses, AstraZeneca; research funding, BeiGene, AstraZeneca, Novartis. BKA: Research support (institution), AbbVie, PharmaMar, AstraZeneca, Invitae; steering committee (nonpaid), AbbVie. HSH: Research funding (institutions), Arvinas, AbbVie, BMS, Daiichi Pharma, GSK, G1 Therapeutics, Horizon, Karyopharm, Marker Therapeutics, Novartis, Pfizer, Prescient, Seattle Genetics, Zymeworks; speakers’ bureau, Lilly. SLP: Consultant, AbbVie, MedImmune, Celldex, Puma, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Eisai, NanoString; research funding to institution, AbbVie, Pfizer, Lilly, Novartis, Incyte, Covance-Bayer, AstraZeneca, Genentech, Medivation. YS: Advisory board: Pfizer; speaker: Roche, AstraZeneca, Pfizer; research/clinical studies: AbbVie, Roche, MSD, Boehringer Ingelheim. EHJ: Consulting/advisory role: Pfizer, Roche, Novartis, Eli Lilly. BB: Former employee of AbbVie and may hold AbbVie stock. MW, DF, CKR, and DM: AbbVie employees and may own stock. VD: Consulting/advisory role, Roche/Genentech, Novartis, Lilly, Pfizer, AbbVie, MSD, Daiichi Sankyo, Seattle Genetics, AstraZeneca, Gilead.
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The authors thank all the trial investigators, including the late Dr Bella Kaufman, and the patients who participated in this clinical trial. Medical writing support was provided by Thayer Darling, PhD, from Aptitude Health, Atlanta, Georgia, and funded by AbbVie.
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