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ArticleCancer medicine2024

PD-1 inhibition with retifanlimab and/or arginase inhibition with INCB001158 in Japanese patients with solid tumors: A phase I study.

Yasutoshi Kuboki, Takafumi Koyama, Nobuaki Matsubara, Yoichi Naito, Shunsuke Kondo, Kenichi Harano, Kan Yonemori, Kiyotaka Yoh, Yuan Gu, Tetsuya Mita and 5 more

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yasutoshi KubokiDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Takafumi KoyamaDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5807-8458
Nobuaki MatsubaraDepartment of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9203-4245
Yoichi NaitoDepartment of General Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8490-9064
Shunsuke KondoDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9565-117X
Kenichi HaranoDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Kan YonemoriDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kiyotaka YohDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6928-357X
Yuan GuIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Tetsuya MitaIncyte Biosciences Japan G.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Xuejun ChenIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Eiji UedaIncyte Biosciences Japan G.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Noboru YamamotoDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshihiko DoiDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2042-6829
Toshio ShimizuDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
National Cancer Center Hospital East · JPTokyo National Hospital · JPIncyte (United States) · USWakayama Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRetifanlimab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting programmed death protein-1, and INCB001158 is an oral arginase inhibitor. This phase Ib study investigated retifanlimab, INCB001158, and their combination in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors.

methodsPatients received retifanlimab (500 mg every 4 weeks [Q4W] i.v.) or escalating doses of INCB001158 (75 or 100 mg twice daily [BID]) monotherapy in Part 1 and combination of retifanlimab (500 mg Q4W) and INCB001158 (100 mg BID) in Part 2. Primary endpoints were safety, tolerability, dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), and determination of recommended phase II doses in Japanese patients.

resultsEighteen patients (retifanlimab or INCB001158 monotherapy and combination; n = 6 each) were enrolled at 2 sites in Japan. There were no DLTs, fatal adverse events (AEs), or discontinuations due to AEs. Rash (all grade 1) was the most common treatment-emergent AE with retifanlimab (n = 6). Treatment-related AEs were reported with retifanlimab (n = 4) or INCB001158 (n = 2) monotherapy and with combination (n = 4); an immune-related AE (thyroid disorder, grade 2) was reported with combination. Two responses were observed with retifanlimab monotherapy (1 complete, 1 partial) and 1 stable disease (SD), for an overall response rate of 33.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.3-77.7) and disease control rate (DCR) of 50% (95% CI, 11.8-88.2). Three patients had SD with INCB001158 monotherapy (DCR 50%; 95% CI, 11.8-88.2). No responses or SD were observed with combination therapy.

conclusionRetifanlimab, INCB001158, and their combination had acceptable safety profiles. Promising retifanlimab antitumor activity warrants further investigation in Japanese patients.

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ArginaseNeoplasmsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsJapanMaleMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedArginaseImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorarginaseJapanPD‐1 inhibitorretifanlimabsolid tumors

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PMID38651187
PMCPMC11036078
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