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1L Metastatic Gastric, GEJ, or EAC and 1L Metastatic ESCC

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INDICATION OPDIVO® (nivolumab), in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

INDICATION OPDIVO, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

Safety data for OPDIVO + chemotherapy in the 1L metastatic setting

CHECKMATE 649: IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED OR METASTATIC NON-HER2+ GASTRIC CANCER, GEJ, AND ESOPHAGEAL
ADENOCARCINOMAS

The chance for long-term survival with a well-known safety profile

ADVERSE REACTIONS IN ≥10% OF PATIENTS RECEIVING OPDIVO + FOLFOX OR CapeOx1
ADVERSE REACTIONS OPDIVO + FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=782)
FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=767)
OPDIVO + FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=782)
FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=767)
ALL GRADES (%) ALL GRADES (%) GRADES 3-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%)
Adverse reactions 99 98 69 59
Nervous system
Peripheral neuropathy* 
Headache

53
11

46
6

7
0.8

4.8
0.3
Gastrointestinal 
Nausea 
Diarrhea 
Vomiting 
Abdominal pain 
Constipation 
Stomatitis

48
39
31
27
25
17

44
34
29
24
21
13

3.2
5
4.2
2.8
0.6
1.8

3.7
3.7
4.2
2.6
0.4
0.8
General 
Fatigue§ 
Pyrexia|| 
Edema

44
19
12

40
11
8

7
1.0
0.5

5
0.4
0.1
Metabolism and nutrition 
Decreased appetite 
Hypoalbuminemia#

29
14

26
9

3.6
0.3

2.5
0.3
Investigations 
Weight decreased 
Increased lipase 
Increased amylase

17
14
12

15
8
5

1.3
7
3.1

0.7
3.7
0.4
Musculoskeletal and 
connective tissue
 
Musculoskeletal pain**


20


14


1.3


2.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 
Rash†† 
Palmar-plantar 
erythrodysesthesia syndrome

18
 
13

4.4
 
12

1.7
 
1.5

0.1
 
0.8
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal 
Cough‡‡


13


9


0.1


0
Infections and infestations 
Upper respiratory tract infection§§

10

7

0.1

0.1

Adverse reaction data is from the primary analysis.
*Includes dysaesthesia, hypoaesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, and peripheral sensory neuropathy.
Includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain lower, and abdominal pain upper.
Includes aphthous ulcer, mouth ulceration, and mucosal inflammation.
§Includes asthenia.
||Includes tumor-associated fever.
Includes swelling, generalized edema, edema peripheral, and peripheral swelling.
#Includes blood albumin decreased.
**Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, and spinal pain.
††Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis allergic, dermatitis bullous, drug eruption, exfoliative rash, nodular rash, rash erythematous, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pruritic, and rash vesicular.
‡‡Includes productive cough.
§§Includes nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, and rhinitis.

1L=first-line; CapeOx=capecitabine and oxaliplatin; EAC=esophageal adenocarcinoma; FOLFOX=leucovorin, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin; GC=gastric cancer; GEJC=gastroesophageal junction cancer.


Among patients who received OPDIVO + FOLFOX or CapeOx:

  • Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 16 (2.0%) patients who were treated with OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy; these included pneumonitis (4 patients), febrile neutropenia (2 patients), stroke (2 patients), gastrointestinal toxicity, intestinal mucositis, septic shock, pneumonia, infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, mesenteric vessel thrombosis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation1
  • Serious adverse reactions occurred in 52% of patients treated with OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy1
  • OPDIVO and/or chemotherapy were discontinued in 44% of patients and at least one dose was withheld in 76% of patients due to an adverse reaction1
  • The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients treated with OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy were vomiting (3.7%), pneumonia (3.6%), anemia (3.6%), pyrexia (2.8%), diarrhea (2.7%), febrile neutropenia (2.6%), and pneumonitis (2.4%)1 
  • In Checkmate 649, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) in patients treated with OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy (n=782) were peripheral neuropathy (53%), nausea (48%), fatigue (44%), diarrhea (39%), vomiting (31%), decreased appetite (29%), abdominal pain (27%), constipation (25%), and musculoskeletal pain (20%)1

 

Please see additional Important Safety Information below.

 

Laboratory values worsening from baseline* occurring in ≥10% of patients1

LABORATORY ABNORMALITY OPDIVO + FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=782)
FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=767)
OPDIVO + FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=782)
FOLFOX or
CapeOx (n=767)
GRADES 1-4 (%) GRADES 1-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%)
Hematology 
Neutropenia 
Leukopenia 
Thrombocytopenia 
Anemia 
Lymphopenia

73
69
68
59
59

62
59
63
60
49

29
12
7
14
12

23
9
4.4
10
9
Chemistry 
Increased AST 
Hypocalcemia 
Hyperglycemia 
Increased ALT 
Hyponatremia 
Hypokalemia 
Hyperbilirubinemia 
Increased creatinine 
Hyperkalemia 
Hypoglycemia 
Hypernatremia

52
42
41
37
34
27
24
15
14
12
11

47
37
38
30
24
24
21
9
11
9
7.1

4.6
1.6
3.9
3.4
6
7
2.8
1.0
1.4
0.7
0.5

1.9
1.0
2.7
1.9
5
4.8
2.0
0.5
0.7
0.2
0

*Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: OPDIVO and FOLFOX or CapeOx group (range: 407–767 patients) or mFOLFOX6 or CapeOx (range: 405–735 patients).1

ALT=alanine aminotransferase; AST=aspartate aminotransferase.

CHECKMATE 648: IN THE 1L TREATMENT OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

The chance for durable survival with a well known safety profile

ADVERSE REACTIONS IN ≥10% OF PATIENTS RECEIVING OPDIVO AND CHEMOTHERAPY1

ADVERSE REACTIONS OPDIVO + Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=310)
Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=304)
OPDIVO + Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=310)
Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=304)
GRADES 1-4 (%) GRADES 1-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%)
Gastrointestinal 
Nausea 
Constipation 
Stomatitis* 
Diarrhea 
Vomiting 
Dysphagia 
Abdominal pain
 
65
44
44
29
23
14
13
 
56
43
35
20
19
12
11
 
4.2
1.0
9
2.9
2.3
7
1.9
 
2.6
1.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
4.9
0.7
Metabolism and nutrition 
Decreased appetite
 
51
 
50
 
7
 
6
General
Fatigue
Pyrexia§
Edema||

47
19
16

41
12
13

3.5
0.3
0

4.9
0.3
0
Nervous system 
Peripheral neuropathy

18

13

1.3

1.0
Psychiatric
Insomnia

16

10

0

0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 
Rash# 
Pruritus 
Alopecia
 
16
11
10
 
7
3.6
11
 
0.6
0
0
 
0
0
0
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal 
Cough**
 
 16
 
 13
 
 0.3
 
 0.3
Infections and infestations 
Pneumonia††
 
13
 
10
 
5
 
2.6
Endocrine 
Hypothyroidism
 
7
 
0.3
 
0
 
0
Investigations 
Weight decreased
 
12
 
11
 
0.6
 
1.0
Musculoskeletal and
connective tissue 

Musculoskeletal pain‡‡
 
 
11
 
 
8
 
 
0.3
 
 
0.3


Adverse reaction data is from the primary analysis. 

Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4.1
*Includes aphthous ulcer, mouth ulceration, and mucosal inflammation.1
Includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain lower, and abdominal pain upper.1
Includes asthenia and malaise.1
§
Includes tumor associated fever.1
||
Includes swelling, generalized edema, edema peripheral, and peripheral swelling.1
Includes hyperaesthesia, hypoaesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, and peripheral sensory neuropathy.1
#
Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis allergic, dermatitis bullous, drug eruption, exfoliative rash, rash erythematous, rash follicular, rash macular, rash maculopapular, rash papular, and rash pruritic.1
**Includes productive cough.1
††
Includes organizing pneumonia, pneumonia bacterial, and pneumonia pseudomonal.1
‡‡
Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, and spinal pain.1

1L=first-line; 5-FU=5-fluorouracil; NCI CTACAE v4=National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4; UGI=upper gastrointestinal.

Among patients who received OPDIVO + chemotherapy:

  • Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 5 (1.6%) patients who received OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy; these included pneumonitis, pneumatosis intestinal, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury1
  • Serious adverse reactions occurred in 62% of patients receiving OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy1
  • OPDIVO and/or chemotherapy were discontinued in 39% of patients and were delayed in 71% of patients for an adverse reaction1
  • The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients who received OPDIVO with chemotherapy were pneumonia (11%), dysphagia (7%), esophageal stenosis (2.9%), acute kidney injury (2.9%), and pyrexia (2.3%)1
  • The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥20% of patients treated with OPDIVO in combination with chemotherapy were nausea (65%), decreased appetite (51%), fatigue (47%), constipation (44%), stomatitis (44%), diarrhea (29%), and vomiting (23%)1
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Laboratory values worsening from baseline* occurring in ≥10% of patients on OPDIVO, cisplatin, and 5-FU1

LABORATORY ABNORMALITY OPDIVO + Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=310)
Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=304)
OPDIVO + Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=310)
Cisplatin and 5-FU
(n=304)
GRADES 1-4 (%) GRADES 1-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%) GRADES 3-4 (%)
Hematology
Anemia
Lymphopenia
Neutropenia
Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia
 
81
67
61
53
43
 
66
44
48
39
29
 
21
23
18
11
3.3
 
14
8
13 
5
2.8
Chemistry
Hyponatremia
Hypocalcemia
Increased creatinine
Hypomagnesemia
Hyperglycemia
Hyperkalemia
Hypokalemia
Increased alkaline phosphatase
Increased AST
Increased ALT
Hypoglycemia
Hypercalcemia

52
43
41
35
34
33
29
26
23
23
18
11

40
23
31
25
36
24
17
15
11
8
7
8

15
3.0
2.3
1.7
0
2.3
9
1.3
3.3
2.3
0.4
2.6

8
0.7
0.7
1.8
0.8
0.7
6
0
1.4
0.7
0
0

*Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: OPDIVO with cisplatin and 5-FU group (range: 60 to 305 patients) or cisplatin and 5-FU group (range: 56 to 283 patients).1

5-FU=fluorouracil; ALT=alanine aminotransferase; AST=aspartate aminotransferase; EC=esophageal cancer; GEJC=gastroesophageal junction cancer.

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Reference:

  1. OPDIVO [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.


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