Clinical trial of nintedanib in patients with recurrent or metastatic salivary gland cancer of the head and neck: A multicenter phase 2 study (Korean Cancer Study Group HN14‐01). Issue 11 (19th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Youjin; Lee, Su Jin; Lee, Ji Yun; Lee, Se‐Hoon; Sun, Jong‐Mu; Park, Keunchil; An, Ho Jung; Cho, Jae Yong; Kang, Eun Joo; Lee, Ha‐Young; Kim, Jinsoo; Keam, Bhumsuk; Kim, Hye Ryun; Lee, Kyoung Eun; Choi, Moon Young; Lee, Ki Hyeong; Ahn, Myung‐Ju
• Is Part Of: Cancer. Volume 123:Issue 11(2017)
• Page Start: 1958
• Page End: 1964
• Publication Date: 2017-01-19
• Subjects: nintedanib -- salivary gland cancer -- vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR); Cancer -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Cytopathology -- Periodicals; 616.99405
• DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30537
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0008-543X

Abstract

Abstract : BACKGROUND: Salivary gland cancers (SGCs) are uncommon and account for less than 5% of all head and neck cancers, but they are histologically heterogeneous. No specific therapy, including targeted agents, has consistently improved clinical outcomes in recurrent/metastatic SGC. Recent studies suggest that vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and platelet‐derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) play important roles in SGC. Nintedanib is a potent small‐molecule, triple‐receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGFR1, VEGFR2, and VEGFR3; fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 [FGFR1], FGFR2, and FGFR3; and PDGFRα and PDGFRß). This study sought to determine the antitumor activity of nintedanib in patients with recurrent or metastatic SGC. METHODS: This open‐label, multicenter, phase 2, single‐arm study was conducted at 11 hospitals in South Korea. Patients with pathologically confirmed recurrent and/or metastatic SGC for whom at least 1 line of systemic chemotherapy had failed were enrolled. Nintedanib was given orally at 200 mg twice a day until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was the response rate. The secondary endpoints were progression‐free survival, overall survival, toxicity, and the disease‐control rate. The Simon 2‐stage minimax design was used. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 54 years, 60% were female, and 95% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1. The majority of the patients had adenoid cystic carcinoma (65%), and 40% received at least 2 prior rounds of chemotherapy. After 20 patients were enrolled, the study was stopped because no responders were observed at stage I. There were no partial responses, but the disease‐control rate was 75% (15 of 20). The median duration of stable disease was 8.2 months (range, 1.76‐12.36 months). At the time of the data cutoff, with a median follow‐up of 9.5 months, the median overall survival had not been reached, and the progression‐free survival rate at 6 months was 60% (95% confidence interval, 0.34‐0.79). Grade 3 adverse events included liver enzyme elevation (25%) and nausea/vomiting (5%). Four patients who required a dose reduction because of a grade 3 liver enzyme elevation showed no further grade 3 events. CONCLUSIONS: Single‐agent nintedanib did not yield a partial response but did achieve a 75% disease‐control rate with long‐term stabilization in SGC patients. Because of the high rate and long duration of disease control with a good safety profile, further investigation is warranted. Cancer 2017;123:1958–1964 . © 2017 American Cancer Society . Abstract : Single‐agent nintedanib shows a high rate of disease control with a long duration of disease stabilization in patients with recurrent or metastatic salivary gland cancer. Nintedanib is tolerable, and toxicities are manageable. Because of the high rate and long duration of disease control, further investigation is warranted.