INDICATION OPDIVO® (nivolumab), in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy, is indicated for the neoadjuvant treatment of adult patients with resectable (tumors ≥4 cm or node positive) NSCLC and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements, followed by single-agent OPDIVO as adjuvant treatment after surgery.
CHECKMATE 77T: NEOADJUVANT OPDIVO + CHEMO FOLLOWED BY ADJUVANT OPDIVO AFTER SURGERY
Give patients the opportunity for an extended EFS*† benefit and a high pCR‡ rate with perioperative OPDIVO1,2,4
EFS: Median/minimum follow-up: 33.3/23.6 months.4
pCR: Median/minimum follow-up: 25.4/15.7 months.2
Limitation: The pCR rate was assessed in a descriptive analysis of a pre-specified secondary endpoint; the statistical testing plan did not assign alpha control to this endpoint, so direct comparisons between the treatment arms cannot be made.
*Vs chemo with placebo.1,2
†EFS per BICR is defined as time from randomization to disease progression that precludes surgery, disease progression/recurrence after surgery, progression for patients without surgery, or death due to any cause.1,2,5
‡pCR by BIPR is defined as 0% residual viable tumor cells in both the primary tumor (lung) and sampled lymph nodes.2,5
§Per the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging criteria.1,2
BICR=blinded independent central review; BIPR=blinded independent pathological review; NR=not reached.
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Serious Adverse Reactions
In Checkmate 77T, serious adverse reactions occurred in 21% of patients who received OPDIVO in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment (n=228). The most frequent (≥2%) serious adverse reactions was pneumonia. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2.2% of patients, due to cerebrovascular accident, COVID-19 infection, hemoptysis, pneumonia, and pneumonitis (0.4% each). In the adjuvant phase of Checkmate 77T, 22% of patients experienced serious adverse reactions (n=142). The most frequent serious adverse reaction was pneumonitis/ILD (2.8%). One fatal adverse reaction due to COVID-19 occurred.
Common Adverse Reactions
In Checkmate 77T, the most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥20%) in patients receiving OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy (n=228) were anemia (39.5%), constipation (32.0%), nausea (28.9%), fatigue (28.1%), alopecia (25.9%), and cough (21.9%).
Surgery Related Adverse Reactions
In Checkmate 77T, 5.3% (n=12) of the OPDIVO-treated patients who received neoadjuvant treatment, did not receive surgery due to adverse reactions. The adverse reactions that led to cancellation of surgery in OPDIVO-treated patients were cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia, and colitis/diarrhea (2 patients each).
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Perioperative OPDIVO: Studied in patients with stage IIA-IIIB NSCLC1,2,6
- Primary endpoint1,2,5:
- EFS (by BICR): Time from randomization to disease progression that precludes surgery, disease progression/recurrence after surgery, progression for patients without surgery, or death due to any cause
- Select pre-specified secondary endpoint1,2,5:
- pCRII (by BIPR): 0% residual viable tumor cells in both the primary tumor (lung) and sampled lymph nodes
- The median number of adjuvant doses received was 13 (range: 1-13) in both OPDIVO and chemo/placebo arms7
*EGFR testing was mandatory in all patients with NSQ histology. ALK testing was done in patients with a history of ALK alterations. EGFR/ALK testing done using US FDA/local health authority–approved assays.6
†Determined by the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay (Dako).6
‡NSQ: cisplatin + pemetrexed, carboplatin + pemetrexed, or carboplatin + paclitaxel; SQ: cisplatin + docetaxel or carboplatin + paclitaxel.8
§Until disease progression, recurrence, unacceptable toxicity or for up to 13 cycles (~1 year) post-surgery.1,5
∥Assessed per immune-related pathologic response criteria.8
AJCC=American Joint Committee on Cancer; ALK=anaplastic lymphoma kinase; ECOG PS=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; EGFR=epidermal growth factor receptor; IHC=immunohistochemistry; NSQ=non-squamous; OS=overall survival; pCR=pathologic complete response; PD-L1=programmed death-ligand 1; q3w=every 3 weeks; q4w=every 4 weeks; SQ=squamous.
Checkmate 77T baseline characteristics2,6
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
*1 patient had EGFR mutation and ALK translocation.6
†Five patients (2.2%) in the OPDIVO + chemo/OPDIVO group and 6 patients (2.6%) in the placebo + chemo/placebo group switched from cisplatin to carboplatin. Neoadjuvant platinum chemotherapy was not reported in 2 patients (0.9%) in the OPDIVO + chemo/OPDIVO group and 4 patients (1.7%) in the placebo + chemo/placebo group.2
‡Disease stage (per AJCC 8th edition) as reported in case report forms. 2 (1%) patients in the OPDIVO + chemo/OPDIVO arm had stage IIIC disease, and 2 (1%) patients in the placebo + chemo/placebo arm had stage IV disease.6
§Stage IIA was reported in 7% of patients in the OPDIVO + chemo/OPDIVO arm and 8% of patients in the placebo + chemo/placebo; stage IIB disease was reported in 29% and 27% of patients, respectively.6
IIStage IIIA was reported in 45% of patients in the OPDIVO + chemo/OPDIVO arm and 49% of patients in the placebo + chemo/placebo arm; stage IIIB disease was reported in 19% and 15% of patients, respectively.6
¶N3 node stage was reported in 2 patients (0.9%) in each treatment group.2
#Determined using the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay (Dako).6
**Includes only Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico.6
Dosing: Up to 4 cycles of OPDIVO + chemo prior to surgery and OPDIVO every 4 weeks post surgery1,2,5
- OPDIVO is administered as an IV infusion over 30 minutes1
- Refer to the respective Prescribing Information for each therapeutic agent for the recommended dosage and administration information as appropriate
- Administer OPDIVO first, followed by platinum-doublet chemo on the same day1
- No premedication required with OPDIVO1
*Any histology: paclitaxel and carboplatin; NSQ: pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin; SQ: cisplatin and docetaxel.1
IV=intravenous; Pt=platinum.