Baseline biomarkers of efficacy and on-treatment immune-profile changes associated with bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab

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[Gogas H] National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. [Ravimohan S, Datta A, Chhibber A] Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA. [Muñoz Couselo E] Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain. [Diab A] MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2024-07-29T11:35:45Z

2024-07-29T11:35:45Z

2024-07-19



Abstract

Baseline biomarkers; Efficacy; Immune-profile


Biomarcadores basales; Eficacia; Perfil inmunológico


Biomarcadors basals; Eficàcia; Perfil immunològic


In PIVOT IO 001 (NCT03635983), the combination of the investigational interleukin-2 agonist bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG) with nivolumab (NIVO) had no added clinical benefit over NIVO monotherapy in unresectable/metastatic melanoma. Pre-defined baseline and on-treatment changes in selected biomarkers were analyzed to explore the potential mechanisms underlying the clinical observations. In each treatment arm, higher baseline tumor mutational burden or immune infiltration/inflammation was associated with improved efficacy compared with lower levels. On-treatment peripheral biomarker changes showed that BEMPEG + NIVO increased all immune cell subset counts interrogated, including regulatory T cells. This was followed by attenuation of the increase in CD8 + T cells, conventional CD4 + T cells, and systemic interferon gamma levels at later treatment cycles in the combination arm. Changes in tumor biomarkers were comparable between arms. These biomarker results help provide a better understanding of the mechanism of action of BEMPEG + NIVO and may help contextualize the clinical observations from PIVOT IO 001.

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English

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Nature Portfolio

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