University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Nat Commun. 2020 Dec 7;11(1):6262. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19810-w.
Combining PD-L1 blockade with inhibition of oncogenic mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling may result in long-lasting responses in patients with advanced melanoma. This phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation and -expansion study (NCT02027961) investigated safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) combined with dabrafenib (BRAF inhibitor) and trametinib (MEK inhibitor) for patients with BRAF-mutated melanoma (cohort A, n = 26), or durvalumab and trametinib given concomitantly (cohort B, n = 20) or sequentially (cohort C, n = 22) for patients with BRAF-wild type melanoma. Adverse events and treatment discontinuation rates were more common than previously reported for these agents given as monotherapy. Objective responses were observed in 69.2% (cohort A), 20.0% (cohort B) and 31.8% (cohort C) of patients, with evidence of improved tumor immune infiltration and durable responses in a subset of patients with available biopsy samples. In conclusion, combined MAPK inhibition and anti-PD-L1 therapy may provide treatment options for patients with advanced melanoma.
联合 PD-L1 阻断与致癌丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)信号抑制可能会使晚期黑色素瘤患者产生持久的反应。这项 1 期、开放标签、剂量递增和扩展研究(NCT02027961)调查了 durvalumab(抗 PD-L1)联合 dabrafenib(BRAF 抑制剂)和 trametinib(MEK 抑制剂)治疗 BRAF 突变黑色素瘤患者(队列 A,n=26),或 durvalumab 和 trametinib 同时(队列 B,n=20)或序贯(队列 C,n=22)治疗 BRAF 野生型黑色素瘤患者的安全性、耐受性和初步疗效。与这些药物单药治疗相比,联合治疗的不良事件和停药率更为常见。在队列 A 中,69.2%的患者出现客观缓解,队列 B 中为 20.0%,队列 C 中为 31.8%,在部分有活检样本的患者中观察到肿瘤免疫浸润改善和持久缓解。总之,联合 MAPK 抑制和抗 PD-L1 治疗可能为晚期黑色素瘤患者提供治疗选择。