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FAST: a randomised phase II study of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus EOX versus EOX alone for first-line treatment of advanced CLDN18.2-positive gastric and gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
A. RusynIgor BondarenkoAhsan M. ArozullahMartin SchulerAssen DudovG. ManikhasDaniel MaurusFlorian LordickIgor BazinS.-e. Al-batranUgur SahinChristoph HuberKai WiechenKarl DhaeneJung Wook ParkÖ. TüreciIhor VynnychenkoBohuslav Melicharsubject
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Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) is contained within normal gastric mucosa epithelial tight junctions; upon malignant transformation, CLDN18.2 epitopes become exposed. Zolbetuximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody, mediates specific killing of CLDN18.2-positive cells through immune effector mechanisms.The FAST study enrolled advanced gastric/gastro-oesophageal junction and oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients (aged ≥18 years) with moderate-to-strong CLDN18.2 expression in ≥40% tumour cells. Patients received first-line epirubicin + oxaliplatin + capecitabine (EOX, arm 1, n = 84) every 3 weeks (Q3W), or zolbetuximab + EOX (loading dose, 800 mg/mIn the overall population, both PFS [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.44; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.29-0.67; P0.0005] and OS (HR = 0.55; 95% CI, 0.39-0.77; P0.0005) were significantly improved with zolbetuximab + EOX (arm 2) compared with EOX alone (arm 1). This significant PFS benefit was retained in patients with moderate-to-strong CLDN18.2 expression in ≥70% of tumour cells (HR = 0.38; 95% CI, 0.23-0.62; P0.0005). Significant improvement in PFS was also reported in the overall population of arm 3 versus arm 1 (HR = 0.58; 95% CI, 0.39-0.85; P = 0.0114) but not in high CLDN18.2-expressing patients; no significant improvement in OS was observed in either population. Most adverse events (AEs) related to zolbetuximab + EOX (nausea, vomiting, neutropenia, anaemia) were grade 1-2. Grade ≥3 AEs showed no substantial increases overall (zolbetuximab + EOX versus EOX alone).In advanced gastric/gastro-oesophageal junction and oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients expressing CLDN18.2, adding zolbetuximab to first-line EOX provided longer PFS and OS versus EOX alone. Zolbetuximab + EOX was generally tolerated and AEs were manageable. Zolbetuximab 800/600 mg/m
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-01 | Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology |