Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy)
Combination With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy for 1L Treatment of mNSCLC
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Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy)
Combination With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy for 1L Treatment of Patients With mNSCLC
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Summary
EVOKE-02 Study: SG + CP for 1L Treatment
EVOKE-02 is an ongoing, multi-cohort, phase 2 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of SG in combination with pembro ± PLT agent in the 1L treatment of adult patients with advanced or mNSCLC without AGAs.1
- During the safety run-in (SG 10 mg/kg + CP; n=5), the de-escalation criteria (≥2 patients with a predefined DLT) were not met. At a planned follow‑up safety evaluation, the SG dose was reduced to 7.5 mg/kg due to rates of myelosuppression (mainly Grade ≥3 neutropenia).
- In Cohort C (Sq; n=54), ORR was 45.1% (95% CI: 31.1–59.7%) and median PFS was 8.1 months (95% CI: 5.2–15%).
- In Cohort D (Sq; n=41), ORR was 39% (95% CI: 24.2–55.5%) and median PFS was 8.3 months (95% CI: 4.3–11.2%).
- The most common any-grade TEAEs in the SG 10 mg/kg + CP group were neutropenia (76%), anemia (75%), and diarrhea (69%).
- The most common any-grade TEAEs in the SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP group were anemia (65%), diarrhea (59%), and nausea (42%).
In an exploratory analysis with a later data cutoff date, Trop-2 expression ≥178 (median H‑score) was associated with a numerically higher PFS and ORR; however, the association was not statistically significant.2
EVOKE-02 Study: SG + CP for 1L Treatment
Study Design and Demographics
EVOKE-02 is an ongoing, open-label, multicenter, multi-cohort, phase 2 study (NCT05186974) evaluating the efficacy and safety of SG in combination with pembro ± PLT agent (eg, carbo) in the 1L treatment of adult patients with advanced or mNSCLC without AGAs (Figure 1).1
Figure 1. EVOKE-02: Study Design1,3
Abbreviations: DCR=disease control rate; G-CSF=granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; NSCLC=non-small cell lung cancer; RECIST=Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors.
aDe-escalating dose of SG (10 mg/kg, 7.5 mg/kg, and 5 mg/kg) IV on Days 1 and 8 + pembro 200 mg IV on Day 1 + carbo (AUC 5) IV on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle.
bBased on safety assessment, mandatory long-acting G-CSF on Day 9 or short-acting G-CSF once daily for 10 days starting from Day 9 of each cycle.
The baseline demographics and disease characteristics of patients included in a preliminary analysis of Cohorts C and D are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. EVOKE-02 (Cohorts C and D):
Select Baseline Demographics and Disease Characteristics1
Key Demographics and Characteristics | Cohort C (n=54) | Cohort D (n=41) |
Age, median (range), years | 67 (46–87) | 68 (42–79) |
Male, n (%) | 40 (74.1) | 34 (82.9) |
Race, White/Asian/Black/other, % | 48.1/44.4/0/7.4 | 58.5/29.3/0/12.2 |
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance | 27.8/72.2 | 34.1/65.9 |
Stage IV at diagnosis, n (%) | 44 (81.5) | 32 (78) |
PD-L1 TPS, ≥50/1–49/<1, % | 14.8/40.7/44.4 | 9.8/39/51.2 |
Baseline brain metastasis, n (%) | 4 (7.4) | 1 (2.4) |
Tobacco use status, current/former/never/missing, % | 14.8/53.7/20.4/11.1 | 31.7/58.5/7.3/2.4 |
Results: Cohort C and Cohort D1
Safety run-in
During the safety run-in (SG 10 mg/kg + CP; n=5), the de-escalation criteria (≥2 patients with a predefined DLT) were not met. One DLT of sepsis leading to death was seen. At a planned follow‑up safety evaluation, the SG dose was reduced to 7.5 mg/kg due to rates of myelosuppression (mainly Grade ≥3 neutropenia). The RP2D was 7.5 mg/kg of SG combined with pembro 200 mg and carbo AUC 5.
Preliminary efficacy
In Cohort C, 17 patients (31%) received SG 10 mg/kg + CP, and 37 patients (69%) received SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP. In Cohort D, 12 patients (29%) received SG 10 mg/kg + CP, and 29 patients (71%) received SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP. The median (range) durations of follow-up were 14.5 (12.2–22.3) and 14.2 (11–23) months for Cohorts C and D, respectively. Three patients in Cohort C did not have measurable disease per IRC at baseline and were not included in the efficacy analysis. Efficacy results overall and by PD-L1 expression for patients receiving SG 7.5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg + CP are shown in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively.
Table 2. EVOKE-02 (Cohorts C and D): Efficacy by IRC1
Efficacya | Cohort C (n=51) | Cohort D (n=41) |
ORR, % (95% CI) | 45.1 (31.1–59.7) | 39 (24.2–55.5) |
PR, n (%) | 23 (45.1) | 16 (39) |
SD, n (%) | 16 (31.4) | 17 (41.5) |
PD, n (%) | 5 (9.8) | 3 (7.3) |
NE, n (%) | 7 (13.7) | 5 (12.2) |
Time to response, median (range), mo | 2.7 (1.2–7.2) | 1.5 (1.2–5.8) |
DOR, median (95% CI), mo | NR (3.2–NR) | 11.5 (5.6–NR) |
PFS, median (95% CI), mo | 8.1 (5.2–15) | 8.3 (4.3–11.2) |
PFS rate at 6 months, % (95% CI) | 53.7 (37.8–67.2) | 64.6 (46–78.2) |
aPatients received SG 7.5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg.
Table 3. EVOKE-02 (Cohorts C and D): Efficacy by PD-L1 Expression1
Efficacy by IRCa | PD-L1 TPS <1% | PD-L1 TPS 1–49% | PD-L1 TPS ≥50% |
ORR, % (95% CI) | 43.2 (28.3–59) | 33.3 (18.6–51) | 66.7 (34.9–90.1) |
PR, n (%) | 19 (43.2) | 12 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) |
SD, n (%) | 15 (34.1) | 16 (44.4) | 2 (16.7) |
PD, n (%) | 3 (6.8) | 4 (11.1) | 1 (8.3) |
NE, n (%) | 7 (15.9) | 4 (11.1) | 1 (8.3) |
PFS, median (95% CI), mo | 8.3 (5.2–15) | 6.8 (4–10.7) | NR (1.9–NR) |
aPatients received SG 7.5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg.
For patients with tumors that had PD-L1 TPS ≥1% (n=48), ORR was 41.7% (95% CI: 27.6–56.8%) and median PFS was 8.4 (95% CI: 5.3–11.2%) months.
Preliminary safety
Any-grade TEAEs were reported in all patients in each SG dose group, and a safety summary by SG dose is shown in Table 4. Grade ≥3 TEAEs occurred in 93.1% of the SG 10 mg/kg + CP group and in 86.4% of the SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP group. Grade 1 to 2 TEAEs occurred in 7% of the SG 10 mg/kg + CP group and in 14% of the SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP group. Additional TEAEs seen in ≥25% of patients are shown in Table 5.
Table 4. EVOKE-02 (Cohorts C and D): Summary of TEAEs by Dose Received1
TEAEs, n (%) | SG 10 mg/kg + CP (n=29) | SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP (n=66) |
Serious TEAEs | 18 (62.1) | 36 (54.5) |
Led to discontinuation of any study drug | 9 (31) | 12 (18.2) |
Led to discontinuation of SG/pembro/carbo | 9 (31)/9 (31)/7 (24.1) | 9 (13.6)/12 (18.2)/4 (6.1) |
Led to dose reduction of any study drug | 19 (65.5) | 27 (40.9) |
Led to dose reduction of SG/carbo | 19 (65.5)/13 (44.8) | 19 (28.8)/19 (28.8) |
Led to deatha | 5 (17.2) | 9 (13.6) |
Related to any study drug | 3 (10.3) | 5 (7.6) |
aIncluded sepsis (n=3), pneumonia (n=1), and abdominal infection (n=1) in the SG 10 mg/kg group and pneumonia (n=3), sepsis (n=2), febrile neutropenia (n=1), bacterial sepsis (n=1), gastroenteritis (n=1), pneumococcal sepsis (n=1), and hypoglycemia (n=1) in the SG 7.5 mg/kg group.
Table 5. EVOKE-02 (Cohorts C and D): TEAEs in ≥25% of Patients by Dose Received1
TEAEs, % | SG 10 mg/kg + CP (n=29) | SG 7.5 mg/kg + CP (n=66) | ||
Grade 1–2 | Grade ≥3 | Grade 1–2 | Grade ≥3 | |
Diarrhea | 59 | 10 | 45 | 14 |
Anemia | 41 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Decreased appetite | 41 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
Constipation | 38 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
Alopecia | 38 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Pruritus | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
ALT increased | 34 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
AST increased | 34 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
COVID-19 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Pyrexia | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Nausea | 28 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
Stomatitis | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Infusion-related reaction | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Cough | 24 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Asthenia | 17 | 3 | 27 | 6 |
Dyspnea | 17 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
Neutropenia | 10 | 66 | 5 | 24 |
Platelet count decreased | 7 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 28 | 5 | 9 |
Febrile neutropenia | 3 | 28 | 2 | 15 |
Subanalysis: Efficacy by Trop-2 Expression2
An exploratory analysis with a later data cutoff date evaluated efficacy outcomes according to Trop-2 expression. Trop-2 membrane expression on archival tumor tissue was assessed with immunohistochemistry and expressed as an H-score of 0 to 300. Trop-2 expression was assessed for association with ORR and PFS. Clinical outcomes were evaluated in 184 patients with evaluable archival tissue. With a median Trop-2 H‑score of 178, outcomes were assessed in H-score groups of <178 and ≥178. To boost the numbers for subgroup analyses, Trop-2 subgroups from Cohorts A + B + C + D were combined to correlate with evaluated efficacy outcomes.
In patients who received SG + CP, there was no correlation between Trop-2 expression and best percentage change in tumor size (Spearman correlation coefficient ρ=-0.01) or best overall response. Trop-2 expression ≥ median H-score resulted in numerically higher but not statistically significant PFS and ORR (Table 6).
Table 6. EVOKE-02 Subanalysis of Trop-2 Status: Efficacy2
Efficacy Outcomes | SG + CP | ||
Trop-2 H-Score <178 | Trop-2 H-Score ≥178 | ||
ORR, n (%) [95% CI] | 10 (33.3) [17.3–52.8] | 14 (43.8) [26.4–62.3] | |
PFS | Median (95% CI), months | 5.5 (3.9–8.5) | 8.7 (5.6–NE) |
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | 0.68 (0.35–1.31) | ||
References
- Gray JE, Neal JW, Patel JD, et al. Sacituzumab govitecan + pembrolizumab + carboplatin in 1L metastatic non–small cell lung cancer: the EVOKE-02 study [Oral Presentation OA08.07]. Presented at: 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC); September 7-10, 2024; San Diego, CA.
- Patel J, Zavodovskaya M, Chul Cho B, et al. Trop-2 expression and association with efficacy in patients treated with sacituzumab govitecan + pembrolizumab +/- carboplatin in the EVOKE-02 study of non-small cell lung cancer (Poster LB399). Presented at: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); April 25-30, 2025; Chicago, IL, USA.
- ClinicalTrials.gov. Study of sacituzumab govitecan combinations in first-line treatment of participants with advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (EVOKE-02). ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05186974. Available at: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05186974.
Abbreviations
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1L=first-line
AGA=actionable genomic alteration
AUC=area under the concentration-time curve
carbo=carboplatin
BEP=biomarker-evaluable population
CP=carboplatin + pembrolizumab
DLT=dose-limiting toxicity
DOR=duration of response
H-score=histochemical-score
IRC=independent review committee
mNSCLC=metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
NE=not evaluable
NR=not reached
Nsq=nonsquamous
ORR=objective response rate
PD=progressive disease
PD-L1=programmed cell death-ligand 1
pembro=pembrolizumab
PFS=progression-free survival
PLT=platinum
PR=partial response
RP2D=recommended phase 2 dose
SD=stable disease
SG=sacituzumab govitecan-hziy
Sq=squamous
TEAE=treatment-emergent adverse event
TPS=tumor proportion score
Trop-2=trophoblast cell surface antigen-2
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