Outcomes based on prior therapy in the phase 3 METEOR trial of cabozantinib versus everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma

Thomas Powles*, Robert J. Motzer, Bernard Escudier, Sumanta Pal, Christian Kollmannsberger, Joanna Pikiel, Howard Gurney, Sun Young Rha, Se Hoon Park, Poul F. Geertsen, Marine Gross-Goupil, Enrique Grande, Cristina Suarez, David W. Markby, Alan Arroyo, Mark Dean, Toni K. Choueiri, Daniel George

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Abstract

Background: In the phase 3 METEOR trial, cabozantinib improved progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and overall survival (OS) versus everolimus in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), after prior antiangiogenic therapy. Methods: Outcomes were evaluated for subgroups defined by prior therapy with sunitinib or pazopanib as the only prior VEGFR inhibitor, or prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. Results: For the prior sunitinib subgroup (N = 267), median PFS for cabozantinib versus everolimus was 9.1 versus 3.7 months (HR 0.43, 95% CI 0.32–0.59), ORR was 16% versus 3%, and median OS was 21.4 versus 16.5 months (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.47–0.93). For the prior pazopanib subgroup (N = 171), median PFS for cabozantinib versus everolimus was 7.4 versus 5.1 months (HR 0.67, 95% CI 0.45–0.99), ORR was 19% versus 4%, and median OS was 22.0 versus 17.5 months (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.42–1.04). For prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy (N = 32), median PFS was not reached for cabozantinib versus 4.1 months for everolimus (HR 0.22, 95% CI 0.07–0.65), ORR was 22% versus 0%, and median OS was not reached versus 16.3 months (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.21–1.52). Conclusions: Cabozantinib was associated with improved clinical outcomes versus everolimus in patients with advanced RCC, irrespective of prior therapy, including checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)663-669
Number of pages7
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume119
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Sep 2018

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