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Trial reportBlood advances2026

Atezolizumab for relapsed/refractory extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma: phase 2 of NCCH1903/ATTACK trial.

Shinichi Makita, Junji Koya, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Momoko Nishikori, Noriko Fukuhara, Akiko Miyagi Maeshima, Akihiro Hirakawa, Yuta Ito, Yasunori Kogure, Kenichi Chiba and 9 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Blood advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Shinichi MakitaDepartment of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6609-8088
Junji KoyaDivision of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0605-1226
Yasuhiro SuzukiDepartment of Hematology, NHO Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.
Momoko NishikoriDepartment of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4171-2162
Noriko FukuharaDepartment of Hematology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2682-2179
Akiko Miyagi MaeshimaDepartment of Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7251-7920
Akihiro HirakawaDepartment of Clinical Biostatistics, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuta ItoDivision of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7259-4870
Yasunori KogureDivision of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1158-5131
Kenichi ChibaDivision of Genome Analysis Platform Development, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Ai OkadaDivision of Genome Analysis Platform Development, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichi ShiraishiDivision of Genome Analysis Platform Development, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi KawashimaClinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5289-5518
Yukari NagasakaClinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5481-8284
Ayumi FujimotoDivision of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirokazu NagaiDepartment of Hematology, NHO Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.
Kengo TakeuchiDivision of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1599-5800
Keisuke KataokaDivision of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Koji IzutsuDepartment of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractExtranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is rare, and treatment options for relapsed/refractory (R/R) disease are limited. This multicenter, single-arm phase 2 study evaluated the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab monotherapy in patients with R/R ENKTL. The primary end point was objective response rate (ORR), as assessed by an independent review committee (IRC). Fourteen patients were ultimately enrolled. Among the 13 with evaluable responses, the median age was 72 years (range, 27-80), 46% were female, and 77% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 1. The IRC-assessed ORR was 54% (7/13), including 4 complete responses (31%). Over a median follow-up period of 24.9 months, the median duration of response was not reached. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 2.4 and 10.3 months, respectively. Structural variations (SVs) in programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) were detected in 4 of 11 evaluable patients (36%) by targeted-capture sequencing and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization. The ORR in those patients was 75% (3/4), whereas 3 of 7 patients without PD-L1 SVs responded (ORR, 43%). PD-L1 expression was positive in 5 of 11 evaluable patients (45%) by immunohistochemistry. The ORR in that group was 80% (4/5) vs 33% (2/6) in those without PD-L1 expression. Atezolizumab demonstrated clinically meaningful efficacy with durable responses in patients with R/R ENKTL. PD-L1 genetic alterations and/or PD-L1 expression levels may represent predictive biomarkers of patient response to this approach. This trial was registered at the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT2031190177).

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedLymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-CellAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanizedatezolizumab

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PMID42160759
PMCPMC13449379

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