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Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancers in Adults and Children.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Fusions involving one of three tropomyosin receptor kinases (TRK) occur in diverse cancers in children and adults. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of larotrectinib, a highly selective TRK inhibitor, in adults and children who had tumors with these fusions. METHODS:We enrolled patients with consecutively and prospectively identified TRK fusion-positive cancers, detected by molecular profiling as routinely performed at each site, into one of three protocols: a phase 1 study involving adults, a phase 1-2 study involving children, or a phase 2 study involving adolescents and adults. The primary end point for the combined analysis was the overall response rate according to independent review. Secondary end points included duration of response, progression-free survival, and safety. RESULTS:A total of 55 patients, ranging in age from 4 months to 76 years, were enrolled and treated. Patients had 17 unique TRK fusion-positive tumor types. The overall response rate was 75% (95% confidence interval [CI], 61 to 85) according to independent review and 80% (95% CI, 67 to 90) according to investigator assessment. At 1 year, 71% of the responses were ongoing and 55% of the patients remained progression-free. The median duration of response and progression-free survival had not been reached. At a median follow-up of 9.4 months, 86% of the patients with a response (38 of 44 patients) were continuing treatment or had undergone surgery that was intended to be curative. Adverse events were predominantly of grade 1, and no adverse event of grade 3 or 4 that was considered by the investigators to be related to larotrectinib occurred in more than 5% of patients. No patient discontinued larotrectinib owing to drug-related adverse events. CONCLUSIONS:Larotrectinib had marked and durable antitumor activity in patients with TRK fusion-positive cancer, regardless of the age of the patient or of the tumor type. (Funded by Loxo Oncology and others; ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT02122913 , NCT02637687 , and NCT02576431 .).

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Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancers in Adults and Children.

Drilon Alexander A Laetsch Theodore W TW Kummar Shivaani S DuBois Steven G SG Lassen Ulrik N UN Demetri George D GD Nathenson Michael M Doebele Robert C RC Farago Anna F AF Pappo Alberto S AS Turpin Brian B Dowlati Afshin A Brose Marcia S MS Mascarenhas Leo L Federman Noah N Berlin Jordan J El-Deiry Wafik S WS Baik Christina C Deeken John J Boni Valentina V Nagasubramanian Ramamoorthy R Taylor Matthew M Rudzinski Erin R ER Meric-Bernstam Funda F Sohal Davendra P S DPS Ma Patrick C PC Raez Luis E LE Hechtman Jaclyn F JF Benayed Ryma R Ladanyi Marc M Tuch Brian B BB Ebata Kevin K Cruickshank Scott S Ku Nora C NC Cox Michael C MC Hawkins Douglas S DS Hong David S DS Hyman David M DM

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<h4>Background</h4>Fusions involving one of three tropomyosin receptor kinases (TRK) occur in diverse cancers in children and adults. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of larotrectinib, a highly selective TRK inhibitor, in adults and children who had tumors with these fusions.<h4>Methods</h4>We enrolled patients with consecutively and prospectively identified TRK fusion-positive cancers, detected by molecular profiling as routinely performed at each site, into one of three protocols: a phase ...[more]

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Project description:ObjectiveLarotrectinib is a highly selective tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitor with demonstrated efficacy across various TRK fusion-positive solid tumours. We assessed the efficacy and safety of larotrectinib in patients with TRK fusion-positive thyroid carcinoma (TC).MethodsWe pooled data from three phase I/II larotrectinib clinical trials (NCT02576431, NCT02122913, and NCT02637687). The primary endpoint was the investigator-assessed objective response rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors v1.1. Secondary endpoints included duration of response (DoR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety. Data cut-off: July 2020.ResultsTwenty-nine patients (median age: 60; range: 6-80) with TRK fusion-positive TC were treated. Tumour histology was papillary (PTC) in 20 (69%) patients, follicular (FTC) in 2 (7%), and anaplastic (ATC) in 7 (24%) patients. Among 28 evaluable patients, ORR was 71% (95% CI: 51-87); best responses were complete response in 2 (7%) patients, partial response in 18 (64%), stable disease in 4 (14%), progressive disease in 3 (11%), and undetermined in 1 (4%) due to clinical progression prior to the first post-baseline assessment. ORR was 86% (95% CI: 64-97) for PTC/FTC and 29% (95% CI 4-71) for ATC. Median time to response was 1.87 months (range 1.64-3.68). The 24-month DoR, PFS, and OS rates were 81, 69, and 76%, respectively. Treatment-related adverse events were mainly grades 1-2.ConclusionIn TRK fusion-positive TC, larotrectinib demonstrates rapid and durable disease control and a favourable safety profile in patients with advanced disease requiring systemic therapy.Significance statementNTRK gene fusions are known oncogenic drivers and have been identified in various histologies of thyroid carcinoma, most commonly in papillary thyroid carcinoma. This is the first publication specifically studying a TRK inhibitor in a cohort of TRK fusion-positive thyroid carcinoma patients. In the current study, the highly selective TRK inhibitor larotrectinib showed durable antitumour efficacy and a favourable safety profile in patients with TRK fusion-positive thyroid carcinoma. Our findings show that patients with advanced non-medullary thyroid carcinoma who may require systemic therapy could be considered for testing for gene fusions by next-generation sequencing.

Project description:BackgroundThe highly selective oral tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitor larotrectinib has demonstrated significant activity in adult and pediatric TRK fusion cancers. In the current study, the authors describe the clinical course of children with locally advanced TRK fusion sarcoma who were treated preoperatively with larotrectinib and underwent subsequent surgical resection.MethodsA total of 24 children were treated on a pediatric phase 1 trial of larotrectinib (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02637687). Five children who had a documented TRK fusion sarcoma and underwent surgical resection were included in the current analysis. Tumor response (Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors [RECIST] version 1.1) and surgical outcomes were collected prospectively.ResultsA total of 5 patients (median age, 2 years; range, 0.4-12 years) had locally advanced infantile fibrosarcoma (3 patients) or soft-tissue sarcoma (2 patients). Four patients had disease that was refractory to standard therapy. All 5 patients achieved a partial response to larotrectinib by version 1.1 of RECIST and underwent surgical resection after a median of 6 cycles (range, 4-9 cycles) of treatment. Surgical resections were R0 (negative resection margins with no tumor at the inked resection margin) in 3 patients, R1 (microscopic residual tumor at the resection margin) in 1 patient, and R2 (macroscopic residual tumor at the resection margin) in 1 patient. Three patients achieved complete (2 patients) or near-complete (>98% treatment effect; 1 patient) pathologic responses. These patients remained in follow-up and were no longer receiving larotrectinib for a minimum of 7 to 15 months postoperatively. Two patients had viable tumor at the time of surgical resection and positive resection margins and continued to receive adjuvant larotrectinib. No patients experienced postoperative complications or wound healing issues.ConclusionsChildren with locally advanced TRK fusion sarcomas may proceed to surgical resection after treatment with the selective TRK inhibitor larotrectinib, thereby sparing them the potentially significant morbidity noted with current approaches. These results support the evaluation of larotrectinib as presurgical therapy in children with newly diagnosed TRK fusion sarcomas.

Project description:Abstract Background NTRK gene fusions are oncogenic drivers in various CNS and non-CNS tumors. Larotrectinib is a highly selective TRK inhibitor approved to treat patients with TRK fusion cancer, with an objective response rate (ORR) of 78% across multiple non-CNS cancers (McDermott et al, ESMO 2020). We report updated data on pediatric patients with TRK fusion-positive primary CNS tumors. Methods Patients aged <18 years with primary CNS tumors harboring an NTRK gene fusion enrolled in two clinical trials (NCT02637687, NCT02576431) were identified. Larotrectinib was administered until disease progression, withdrawal, or unacceptable toxicity. Response was investigator assessed. Results By July 2020, 26 pediatric patients with TRK fusion-positive CNS tumors were treated. Tumor histologic subtypes included high-grade glioma (n=13), low-grade glioma (n=7), glioneuronal tumor (n=2), neuroepithelial tumor (n=2), CNS neuroblastoma (n=1), and small round blue cell tumor (n=1). Median age was 7.0 years (range 1.3–16.7). The ORR was 38% (95% CI 20–59%): 3 complete responses, 7 partial responses (including 2 pending confirmation), 14 stable disease, and 2 progressive disease. The ORR in patients with high-grade glioma was 38% (95% CI 14–68%). Nineteen of 21 patients (90%) with measurable disease had tumor shrinkage. The 24-week disease control rate was 77% (95% CI 56–91%). Median duration of response (DoR), PFS and overall survival (OS) were not reached. The 12-month rates for DoR, PFS and OS were 75%, 65%, and 86%, respectively. Duration of treatment ranged from 1.2 to 31.3+ months. Treatment-related adverse events were reported for 15 patients (58%) and were Grade 3–4 in 3 patients (12%), with no discontinuations related to larotrectinib. Conclusions In pediatric patients with TRK fusion-positive CNS tumors, larotrectinib demonstrated durable responses, high disease control rate, and good tolerability. These results support testing for NTRK gene fusions in pediatric patients with CNS tumors.

Project description:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusions are oncogenic drivers in various tumours. Larotrectinib, a highly selective TRK inhibitor, demonstrated an objective response rate (ORR) of 75% across 206 evaluable patients with various non-primary CNS cancers (Hong et al, ASCO 2021). We report long-term data on larotrectinib-treated paediatric patients with TRK fusion-positive primary CNS tumours. METHODS: Patients aged <18 years with TRK fusion-positive primary CNS tumours enrolled in two clinical trials (NCT02637687, NCT02576431) were included. Larotrectinib was administered at 100 mg/m2 (maximum: 100 mg) twice-daily. Response was investigator-assessed per RECIST v1.1 and RANO. RESULTS: As of July 2021, 28 patients with TRK fusion-positive primary CNS tumours were enrolled, including 14 high-grade and eight low-grade gliomas. Median age at enrolment was 7.0 years (range 1.0–17.0). Twenty-three patients (82%) received prior systemic therapy and 12 (43%) received prior radiotherapy. The ORR was 39% (95% confidence interval [CI] 22–59): three complete responses, eight partial responses, 15 stable disease and two progressive disease. The 24-week disease control rate was 82% (95% CI 63–94). Median duration of response (DoR) was not reached; median follow-up was 25.6 months. Median progression-free survival was 21.9 months (95% CI 9.2–not estimable). Median overall survival (OS) was not reached; median follow-up was 27.6 months. DoR and OS 24-month rates were 53% and 71%, respectively. Treatment duration ranged from 1.0 to 39.0+ months. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were mostly Grade 1–2. Grade 3–4 events occurred in three patients (increased gamma-glutamyltransferase, hyperglycaemia, hypernatraemia, hyponatraemia and neutropaenia). No patients discontinued treatment due to TRAEs. Fourteen patients progressed on treatment; four continued treatment post-progression for ≥4 weeks. CONCLUSION: Larotrectinib demonstrated high disease control rate, durable responses and a manageable safety profile. These results support testing for NTRK gene fusions in paediatric patients with primary CNS tumours.

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Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancers in Adults and Children.

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