3. 3
Current Treatment Overview of Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
Chemotherapy Targeted Therapy Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Standard of Care
• Used across all lines of therapy1
• Commonly used agents: (1L) platinum-based
chemotherapy, (2L) single-agent docetaxel,
pemetrexed, gemcitabine1,2
• Backbone of therapy for patients with lung
cancer3
EGFR/ALK+ Patients
• Mutational status rates and testing vary by
market/region
• Commonly used agents: erlotinib, gefitinib,
afatinib (EGFR+), crizotinib, ceritinib (ALK+)1,4
• Improved outcomes in patients with
mutations5–7
1L PD-L1 High Expressing Patients
2L+ All-comers or PD-L1+ Patients
• Indications/approvals vary by market/region
• Agents: (1L and 2L+) pembrolizumab (PD-L1
expression ≥50% and ≥1%, respectively), (2L+)
nivolumab and atezolizumab (all comers)8–10
• New to market; target immunosuppressive
mechanisms11
Mutation
M
G1
S
G2 G0
G1/S
Checkpoint
G2/M
Checkpoint
1L = first line; 2L = second line; ALK = anaplastic lymphoma kinase; EGFR = epidermal growth factor receptor; NSCLC = non–small cell lung cancer; PD-L1 = programmed death ligand 1.
Cell cycle image reprinted with permission from Samarasinghe B. The hallmarks of cancer: 2 – insensitivity to antigrowth signals. Scientific American website. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-hallmarks-of-cancer-2-
insensitivity-to-antigrowth-signals. Immune checkpoint inhibitors image adapted from Chen DS et al. Immunity. 2013;39(1):1–10. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
1. World Health Organization Expert Committees: 2014 Review of Cancer Medicines on the WHO List of Essential Medicines: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. http://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees
/expert/20/applications/NonSmallCellLungCancer.pdf?ua=1. Accessed 5 April 2017. 2. Davies J et al. PLoS One. 2017;12(4):e0175679. 3. Carrizosa DR et al. Oncology (Williston Park). 2013;27(5):396–404. 4. Holla VR et al. Cold Spring Harb Mol
Case Stud. 2017; 3(1):a001115. 5. Kwak EL et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(18):1693–1703. 6. Maemondo M et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;362(25):2380–2388. 7. Zhou C et al. Lancet Oncol. 2011;12(8):735–742. 8. Keytruda Prescribing Information India,
2018 9. OPDIVO US Prescribing Information. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb; January 2016. 10. TCENTRIQ US Prescribing Information. South San Francisco, CA: Genentech, Inc: October 2016. 11. Garon EB. Semin Oncol. 2015;42(Suppl
2):S11–S18.
5. 5
Antitumor Immune Response in Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
• The body’s immune response can detect and destroy tumor cells through activated T cells
and other mechanisms.1
• Tumor cells express multiple antigens that are not expressed in normal tissue.2
T-cell–mediated Immune Response1,2
NSCLC = non‒small cell lung cancer.
Image adapted from Chen DS et al. Immunity. 2013;39(1):1–10. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
1. May KF Jr et al. In: Prendergast GC et al. Cancer Immunotherapy. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2013:101–113. 2. Chen DS et al. Immunity. 2013;39(1):1–10.
Tumor cell
Tumor-specific antigens
Dendritic cell
Naïve cytotoxic
T cell
Tumor cellActivated cytotoxic
T cell
Antitumor effector mechanisms
6. 6
Abs = antibodies; BTLA = B and T lymphocyte attenuator; CD = cluster of differentiation; CTLA-4 = cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4; GITR = glucocorticoid induced tumor necrosis factor-related protein; HVEM = herpes virus entry
mediator; LAG-3 = lymphocyte activation gene 3; PD-1 = programmed death receptor-1;
TIM-3 = T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain-3; VISTA = V-domain immunoglobulin (Ig)-containing suppressor of T-cell activation.
Image reprinted with permission from Mellman I et al. Nature. 2011;480(7378):480–489.
1. Pardoll DM. Nat Rev Cancer. 2012;12(4):252–264.
2. Mellman I et al. Nature. 2011;480(7378):480–489.
Tumors Exploit Immune Checkpoint Pathways as One Mechanism of
Immune Evasion
• Normal immune checkpoint pathway
= elaborate series of cellular
interactions that prevent excessive T-
cell activity.1
• T-cell responses are regulated by a
number of activating and inhibitory
interactions.1
Immune Checkpoint Receptors2
7. In Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC, the PD-1 Pathway May Be Exploited
to Evade the Immune Response1,2
APC = antigen-presenting cell; MHC = major histocompatibility complex; NSCLC = non‒small cell lung cancer; PD-1 = programmed death receptor-1;
PD-L1 = programmed death ligand 1; PD-L2 = programmed death ligand 2; TCR = T-cell receptor.
Image adapted with permission from Pardoll DM. Nat Rev Cancer. 2012;12(4):252–264.
1. Keytruda Prescribing Information India, 2018 2. Pardoll DM. Nat Rev Cancer. 2012;12(4):252–264.
• Emerging research has identified PD-1 as a key immune checkpoint pathway involved in inhibiting the T-
cell–mediated immune response.
• Tumor cells can downregulate T-cell activity by exploiting the PD-1 checkpoint pathway through
expression of the PD-1 ligands, PD‐L1 and PD‐L2.
• PD-L1 and PD-L2 engage the PD-1 receptor on T cells to inactivate them, which may allow tumor cells to
evade the immune response.
Antigen
MHCTCR
Activated cytotoxic
T cell
Tumor cell/APC
PD-L2
PD-L1
PD-1
Antigen
MHCTCR
Inactivated cytotoxic
T cell
PD-1
PD-L2
PD-L1
Tumor cell/APC
8. Phase III KEYNOTE-024: Pembrolizumab vs CT as First-
line Therapy for Advanced NSCLC With PD-L1 ≥ 50%
Primary endpoint: PFS
Secondary endpoints: ORR, OS, and safety
Patients with stage IV NSCLC and
ECOG PS 0/1, no previous systemic
therapy, no actionable EGFR/ALK
mutations, and PD-L1 TPS ≥ 50%*
(N = 305)
Pembrolizumab 200 mg IV Q3W
for up to 35 cycles
(n = 154)
Histology-based Chemotherapy†
for up to 6 cycles
(n = 151)
Until PD or
unacceptable toxicity
Stratified by ECOG PS (0 vs 1), histology (squamous
vs nonsquamous), and enrollment region
Until PD (crossover to
pembrolizumab allowed
if safety criteria met)
*≥ 50% tumor cell staining using 22C3 companion diagnostic IHC assay.
†Investigator’s choice of: pem + carbo or cis; pac + carbo; gem + carbo or cis. Pem-containing regimens only for nonsquamous
histology; these patients could receive pem maintenance treatment.
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.comReck M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016;375:1823-1833.
9. KEYNOTE-024: Survival
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
PFS2[1]
Mos
Patients at Risk, n
100
80
60
40
20
0
PFS2(%)
0 63 9 12 1815 21 24
154
151
134
121
112
99
96
64
90
56
71
36
40
18
16
6
3
1
59.7%
38.5% 51.0%
24.6%
mPFS: 10.3 vs 6.0 mos[2]
mPFS2: 18.3 vs 8.4 mos
HR: 0.54 (P < .001)
24
4
4
OS[1]
Mos
100
80
60
40
20
0
OS(%)
0 63 9 12 1815 21
154
151
136
123
121
107
112
88
106
79
88
64
57
35
20
15
70.3%
54.8% 61.0%
43.0%
mOS: NR vs 14.5 mos
HR: 0.63 (P = .003)
1. Brahmer JR, et al. ASCO 2017. Abstract 9000. 2. Reck M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016;375:1823-1833.
Pembrolizumab
Chemotherapy
Patients at Risk, n
11. Why Combine Chemotherapy With Immunotherapy?
Cytotoxic agents enhance antigen presentation and immunogenic cell
death[1]
Chemotherapy disrupts immune evasion mechanisms in the tumor
microenvironment[2,3]
Dose, schedule, and drug dependent[4,5]
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
1. Zitvogel L, et al. Immunity. 2013;39:74-88. 2. Mouw KW, et al. Cancer Discov. 2017;7:675-693.
3. Fukumura D, et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2018;15:325-340. 4. Emens LA, et al. Curr Opin Mol Ther. 2001;3:77-84.
5. Chen G, Emens LA. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2013;62:203-216.
12. Primary endpoint: PFS by RECIST v1.1 (BICR), OS
Secondary endpoints: ORR and DoR by RECIST v1.1 (BICR), safety
Phase III KEYNOTE-407: CT ± Pembrolizumab in
Untreated Metastatic Squamous NSCLC
Paz-Ares LG, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract 105. ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT02775435. Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Pembrolizumab + Carboplatin +
Paclitaxel or nab-Paclitaxel
3-wk cycle x 4
(n = 278)
Patients with untreated stage IV
squamous NSCLC, ECOG PS 0/1,
available tumor biopsy for PD-L1
assessment, no brain mets, and
no pneumonitis requiring
systemic steroids
(N = 559)
Stratified by PD-L1 TPS (< 1% vs ≥ 1%), taxane (paclitaxel
vs nab-paclitaxel), region (east Asia vs other)
Carboplatin AUC 6 Q3W, nab-paclitaxel 100 mg/m2 QW, paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 Q3W, pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W.
*Upon confirmation of PD by BICR and fulfillment of safety criteria, optional crossover could occur during combination or monotherapy.
Placebo + Carboplatin +
Paclitaxel or nab-Paclitaxel
3-wk cycle x 4
(n = 281)
Pembrolizumab
up to 31 cycles
Placebo
up to 31 cycles
Pembrolizumab
up to 35 cycles
Crossover
allowed*
PD
13. KEYNOTE-407: PFS by RECIST v1.1 (BICR) in ITT
Population
ORR: 58.4% vs 35%, P = .0004, pembro + chemo vs chemo, respectively.
Paz-Ares LG, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract 105. Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Mos
Patients at Risk, n
PFS(%)
Median PFS, Mos (95% CI)
6.4 (6.2-8.3)
4.8 (4.3-5.7)
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21
Pembro + Chemo
Chemo
54.7
70.1
0.56
(0.45-0.70)
< .0001
Events, % HR (95% CI) P Value
278
281
223
190
142
90
57
26
23
12
5
4
0
0
0
0
15. KEYNOTE-407: OS in ITT Population
Paz-Ares LG, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract 105. Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Mos
Patients at Risk, n
OS(%)
Median OS, Mos (95% CI)
15.9 (13.2-NE)
11.3 (9.5-14.8)
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21
Pembro + Chemo
Chemo
30.6
42.7
0.64
(0.49-0.85)
.0008
Events, % HR (95% CI) P Value
278
281
256
246
188
175
124
93
62
45
17
16
2
4
0
0
16. 40
Paz-Ares LG, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract 105. Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
KEYNOTE-407: OS by PD-L1 Expression Level (Second
Interim Analysis)
50 5050
TPS < 1% TPS 1% to 49% TPS ≥ 50%
Mos
OS(%)
210 3 6 9 12 15 18
100
90
80
70
60
40
30
20
10
0
Median OS, Mos (95% CI)
15.9 (13.1-NE)
10.2 (8.6-13.8)
Events, % HR (95% CI)
Pembro + chemo 30.5 0.61 (0.38-0.98)
Placebo + chemo 44.4
95
99
78
92
62
63
41
32
20
14
5
4
1
1
0
0
Data cutoff date: Apr 3, 2018.
Mos
OS(%)
210 3 6 9 12 15 18
100
90
80
70
60
40
30
20
10
0
Median OS, Mos (95% CI)
14.0 (12.8-NE)
11.6 (8.9-17.2)
103
104
95
90
68
66
50
37
25
21
9
6
1
0
0
0
Events, % HR (95% CI)
30.1 0.57 (0.36-0.90)
43.3
Mos
OS(%)
210 3 6 9 12 15 18
100
90
80
70
60
30
20
10
0
Median OS, Mos (95% CI)
NR (11.3-NE)
NR (7.4-NE)
73
73
66
60
53
42
28
21
15
9
3
5
0
2
0
0
Events, % HR (95% CI)
31.5 0.64 (0.37-1.10)
41.1
Patients at Risk, n Patients at Risk, n Patients at Risk, n
17. Phase III IMpower131: CT ± Atezolizumab in Untreated
Metastatic Squamous NSCLC
Coprimary endpoints: investigator-assessed PFS per RECIST v1.1, OS (ITT)
Secondary endpoints: PFS, OS in PD-L1 subgroups; ORR, DoR, safety
Jotte RM, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract LBA9000. Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Patients with
stage IV squamous
NSCLC*; no prior CT;
ECOG PS 0/1;
any PD-L1 status†
(N = 1021)
Atezolizumab 1200 mg IV Q3W +
Carboplatin/Paclitaxel‡ for 4-6 cycles
(n = 338)
Carboplatin/nab-Paclitaxel‡
for 4-6 cycles
(n = 340)
Atezolizumab 1200 mg IV Q3W +
Carboplatin/nab-Paclitaxel‡ for 4-6 cycles
(n = 343)
Until PD
or loss of
clinical benefit
Stratified by sex; PD-L1 expression;
liver metastases
Atezolizumab
Atezolizumab
BSC Until PD
*Patients with EGFR or ALK aberrations must have PD or intolerance to ≥ 1 targeted tx. †PD-L1 assessed by SP142 IHC assay.
‡Carboplatin AUC 6 IV Q3W; nab-paclitaxel 100 mg/m2 IV QW; paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 IV Q3W.
Maintenance
(no crossover allowed)
18. IMpower131: Survival Outcomes in ITT Populations
(Coprimary Endpoints)
PD-L1 high: median OS, 23.6 vs 14.1 mos (HR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.32-0.99); 12-mo OS,
67% vs 52%; 24-mo OS, 47% vs 30%
Jotte RM, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract LBA9000. Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Atezolizumab +
Carbo/nab-Pac
(n = 343)
Carbo/nab-Pac
(n = 340)
Median PFS,
mos (95% CI)
6.3
(5.7-7.1)
5.6
(5.5-5.7)
Mos
12.0%
24.7%
12-mo PFS
PFS(%)
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Atezolizumab +
Carbo/nab-Pac
(n = 343)
Carbo/nab-Pac
(n = 340)
Median OS,
Mos (95% CI)
14.0
(12.0-17.0)
13.9
(12.3-16.4)
100
HR: 0.71 (95% CI: 0.60-0.85; P = .0001)
Minimum follow-up: 9.8 mos
Median follow-up: 17.1 mos
55.6%
56.9%
31.9%
12-mo OS
24.1%
24-mo OS
OS(%)
0
20
40
60
80
HR: 0.96 (95% CI: 0.78-1.18; P = .6931)
Mos
320 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
25. Additive Toxicity With Chemotherapy in NSCLC
KEYNOTE 024 KEYNOTE 189
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com1. Reck M, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016;375:1823-1833. 2. Gandhi L, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018;378:2078-2092.
KEYNOTE-189[2]KEYNOTE-024[1]
Treatment-Related
AE, %
Pembro
(n = 154)
Chemo
(n = 150)
Any Gr Gr ≥ 3 Any Gr Gr ≥ 3
Any 73.4 26.6 90.0 53.3
Anemia 5.2 1.9 44.0 19.3
Nausea 9.7 0 43.3 2.0
Fatigue 10.4 1.3 28.7 3.3
Neutropenia 0.6 0 22.7 13.3
Vomiting 2.6 0.6 20.0 0.7
Diarrhea 14.3 3.9 13.3 1.3
Thrombocytopenia 0 0 11.3 5.3
Pyrexia 10.4 0 5.3 0
Immune mediated 29.2 9.7 4.7 0.7
Any-Cause AE, %
Pembro + Chemo
(n = 405)
Chemo
(n = 202)
Any Gr Gr ≥ 3 Any Gr Gr ≥ 3
Any 99.8 67.2 99.0 65.8
Anemia 46.2 16.3 46.5 15.3
Nausea 55.6 3.5 52.0 3.5
Fatigue 40.7 5.7 38.1 2.5
Neutropenia 27.2 15.8 24.3 11.9
Vomiting 24.2 3.7 23.3 3.0
Diarrhea 30.9 5.2 21.3 3.0
Thrombocytopenia 18.0 7.9 14.4 6.9
Pyrexia 19.5 0.2 14.9 0
Immune mediated 22.7 8.9 11.9 4.5
26. IMpower132 Phase III Study Design: First-line Atezo +
Carboplatin/ Cisplatin + Pemetrexed in Stage IV NSCLC
Coprimary endpoints: Investigator-assessed PFS and OS
Secondary endpoints: Investigator-assessed ORR and DoR, patient-reported outcomes, safety
Exploratory analyses: clinical and biomarker subgroups
Patients with stage IV
nonsquamous NSCLC
without EGFR or ALK
alterations and no prior
chemotherapy
(N = 578)
Maintenance
until PD or loss of
clinical benefit
Atezolizumab 1200 mg +
Carboplatin AUC 6 or
Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 +
Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2
Q3W x 4 or 6 cycles
(n = 292)
Carboplatin AUC 6 or
Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 +
Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2
Q3W x 4 or 6 cycles
(n = 286)
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Stratified by sex, smoking status,
ECOG PS (0 vs 1), chemotherapy regimen
Atezolizumab +
Pemetrexed
4 or 6 cycles
Pemetrexed
4 or 6 cycles
Induction Maintenance
Papadimitrakopoulou VA, et al. WCLC 2018. Abstract OA05.07.
27. 23
IMpower132: PFS, ORR, DoR
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.comPapadimitrakopoulou VA, et al. WCLC 2018. Abstract OA05.07.
Minimum follow-up: 11.7 mos
Median follow-up: 14.8 mos
Outcome Atezolizumab,
Platinum,
Pemetrexed
(n = 292)
Platinum,
Pemetrexed
(n = 286)
PFS, %
6 mos 59.1 40.9
12 mos 33.7 17.0
ORR, % 47 32
CR 2 1
PR 45 32
Median DoR, mos 10.1 7.2
Median OS, mos 18.1 13.6
Atezo + chemo
Chemo
7.6
5.2
0.60
(95% CI: 0.49-0.72)
< .0001
Median
PFS, Mos HR (95% CI) P Value
APP
PP
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
PFS(%)
Mos
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122
Patients at Risk, n
APP
PP
292
286
2280
273
260
236
231
195
224
178
19
142
169
115
149
98
140
87
120
72
110
59
109
53
88
44
48
15
43
11
31
6
26
6
11
3
10
3
274
39
28. Phase III IMpower150: Atezo + CT ± Bev vs CT + Bev in
Untreated Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC
Coprimary endpoints: investigator-assessed PFS and OS
Slide credit: clinicaloptions.com
Patients with stage IV or
recurrent metastatic
nonsquamous NSCLC,
no prior CT,* and tumor
tissue available for
biomarker analysis
(N = 1202)
Atezolizumab 1200 mg IV Q3W +
Carboplatin/Paclitaxel†
(n = 402)
Bevacizumab + Carboplatin/Paclitaxel†§
(n = 400)
Atezolizumab 1200 mg IV Q3W +
Bevacizumab + Carboplatin/Paclitaxel†
(n = 400)
Stratified by sex,
PD-L1 expression,
liver metastases
Atezolizumab
Atezolizumab +
Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab
Data cutoff: January 22, 2018.
*If sensitizing EGFR mutation or ALK translocation present, must have PD on or intolerance to ≥ 1 approved targeted therapy.
†Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg; carboplatin AUC 6; paclitaxel 200 mg/m2; all given IV Q3W for 4 or 6 cycles. ‡No crossover permitted. §Control arm.
Atezolizumab
until PD or loss
of clinical
benefit and/or
bevacizumab
until PD
Maintenance‡
Socinski MA, et al. ASCO 2018. Abstract 9002. Socinski MA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018; 378:2288-2301.