Pancreatic Cancer: Light at the End of the (Very Long) Tunnel Daniel Renouf, MD, MPH, FRCPC Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer Agency University of British Columbia
Objectives 1. Discuss recent updates in systemic therapy options in the metastatic setting 2. Discuss the role of palliative radiation 3. Review genetic issues 4. Review adjuvant systemic and radiation therapy 5. Future directions
Pancreatic cancer incidence and deaths are rising T o ta l n u m b e r p e r y e a r P o p u la tio n (th o u s a n d s ) Pancreatic cancer will become 2 nd most lethal cancer in the US by 2030 Pancreatic cancer rates will double in Canada by 2030 N e w c a s e s D e a th s P o p u la tio n (th o u s a n d s ) 5,0 0 0 7 0,0 0 0 4,5 0 0 4,0 0 0 3,5 0 0 6 0,0 0 0 5 0,0 0 0 3,0 0 0 2,5 0 0 2,0 0 0 4 0,0 0 0 3 0,0 0 0 1,5 0 0 1,0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0,0 0 0 1 0,0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 Y e a r Rahib et al., Cancer Res (2014) 74:2913-2921 Based on annual reports from the Canadian Cancer Society and Statistics Canada. 3
Gemcitabine vs. 5-FU Burris et al, JCO, 1997
Jones et al, Science, 2008 Molecularly targeted therapy Preclinical studies have demonstrated several molecular pathways that may be important in pancreatic tumorigenesis
1 year survival improved from 17-23% (p=0.023) Moore et al, JCO, 2007
Studies with biological therapy Renouf and Moore, Expert Rev. Anticancer Ther. 2010
What are we doing wrong? -Need for more active chemotherapy/combinations -Need for improved pre-clinical models -Need for agents that target the microenvironment Philip et al, JCO, 2009
New Chemotherapy Combinations: Patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (N = 342) PRODIGE 4/ACCORD 11 Trial R A N D O M I Z E FOLFIRINOX (n = 171) Gemcitabine (n = 171) for both arms: CT scans: obtained every 2 mos 6 mos of chemotherapy recommended Stratified by Center Performance score 0 vs 1 Location of the tumor: head vs other location of the primary Conroy T, et al. ASCO 2010. Abstract 4010. Reprinted with permission Conroy T, NEJM, 2011
Probability PRODIGE 4/ACCORD 11: Overall Survival 1.00 0.75 0.50 Median OS, Mos FOLFIRINOX 11.1 Gemcitabine 6.8 HR: 0.57 (95% CI: 0.45-0.73) Stratified log rank test P <.0001 0.25 0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 Patients at Risk, n Mos Gemcitabine FOLFIRINOX 171 134 89 48 28 14 7 6 3 3 2 2 2 171 146 116 81 62 34 20 13 9 5 3 2 2 Conroy T, et al. ASCO 2010. Abstract 4010. Reprinted with permission. RR 31.6 vs. 9.4%
Time to definitive QoL degradation 1.00 Kaplan-Meier estimation for TUDD of Global health status/qol (MCID 10 points) 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 Number at risk Gemcitabine Folfirinox p=.001 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 Months 157 53 9 1 0 0 0 163 89 35 13 4 1 1 Gemcitabine Folfirinox
MPACT: Randomized Phase III Study Planned N = 842 Stage IV No prior treatment for metastatic disease KPS 70 Measurable disease Total bilirubin ULN Primary endpoint: OS Secondary endpoints: PFS and ORR by independent review (RECIST) Safety and tolerability by NCI CTCAE v3.0 nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m 2 IV qw 3/4 weeks + Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m 2 IV qw 3/4 weeks 1:1, stratified by KPS, region, liver metastasis Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m 2 IV qw for 7/8 weeks then qw 3/4 weeks With 608 events, 90% power to detect OS HR = 0.769 (2-sided α = 0.049) One interim analysis for futility Treat until progression CT scans every 8 weeks Von Hoff DD, Ervin T, Arena FP, et al. Randomized Phase III Study of Weekly nab-paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine vs Gemcitabine Alone in Patients with Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas (MPACT) [abstract LBA148]. Oral presentation at: The Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2013; January 24-26; San Francisco, CA. 1
Proportion of Survival Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel 1.0 OS, months 0.9 0.8 nab-p + Gem Events/n Median (95% CI) 75 th Percentile 0.7 Gem 380/431 8.7 (7.89-9.69) 14.8 0.6 394/430 6.6 (6.01-7.20) 11.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 HR 0.72 95% CI, 0.620-0.825 P < 0.0001 0.2 0.1 0.0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Patients at Risk Time (months) nab-p + Gem: 431 357 284 208 144 84 48 34 25 16 10 6 5 2 1 0 Gem: 430 340 231 149 90 47 27 19 14 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 Goldstein D, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2014;32(suppl 3)[abstract 178].
Gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel vs. FOLFIRINOX FOLFIRINOX nab-p + Gem Number of patients 342 861 Sites of accrual France International PS included ECOG 0,1 KPS 70-100 Survival in Gem arm 6.8 mos 6.7 mos Survival in experimental arm 11.1 mos 8.5 mos HR for OS 0.57 0.72 HR for PFS 0.47 0.69 RR 31.6 23
Recent Updates: Any New Options?
Immune Checkpoint Postow et al, JCO, 2015
Slide 2 Presented By Dung Le at 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting
Mutations per tumor Presented By Dung Le at 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting
PD-1 Blockade in Mismatch Repair Deficient Non-Colorectal Gastrointestinal Cancers Presented By Dung Le at TBD
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Baseline Characteristics Presented By Dung Le at TBD
Objective Responses Presented By Dung Le at TBD
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Second Line Therapy: NAPOLI Trial Phase III trial of nanoliposomal irinotecan (MM-398/Onivide) alone vs. 5-fluorouracil alone vs. combination Median OS 6.1 vs. 4.2 months Wang-Gillam et al, Lancet 2016
Optimism Disclosure Radiation Therapy in Advanced Disease (LAP07 Trial) JAMA, 2016
Early Stage and Locally Advanced PDAC A number of trials ongoing Resectable Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX vs. Gem/Nab-Paclitaxel Adjuvant FOLFIRINOX Adjuvant Gem/Nab-Paclitaxel Borderline Resectable FOLFIRINOX +/- SBRT Locally Advanced Role of high dose radiation Multidisciplinary assessment is key
Slide 1 Presented By John Neoptolemos at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
Slide 5 Presented By John Neoptolemos at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
CONKO-001: FINAL RESULTS Overall Survival 1 0,75 Gemcitabine Median : 22.8 mos (IC 95% : 18,5-27,2) Observation Median : 20.2 mo (IC 95% : 17,7-22,8) 0,50 Log Rank p=.005 0,25 5-year survival 20.7% vs. 10.4% 0 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 mos Oettle et al, JAMA, 2007
Slide 6 Presented By John Neoptolemos at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
Slide 7 Previous Phase III trial by same gro advanced setting demonstrated impr in PFS but not significant for OS (7 months, p=0.08) Presented By John Neoptolemos at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
Survival by Treatment Presented By John Neoptolemos at 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting
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Adjuvant therapy for PDAC GEMCAP is now an option for resected PDAC Results of APACT and PA.6 will be eagerly awaited Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is being explored
Exciting time in Oncology Entering a new era Chemotherapy for all (Up until 10 years ago) Targeted therapy, basic molecular markers (KRAS) (10 years ago to present) Mix of chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy How can we get there in pancreatic cancer?
Critical focus areas in pancreatic cancer Inter-tumoral heterogeneity Clinically relevant biomarkers New treatment modalities
Pancreatic cancer subtypes (or lack thereof )
Inter-tumoral heterogeneity of pancreatic cancer: genetic mutations Sporadic PDAC KRAS (95%) p16/cdkn2a (95%) p53 (75%) SMAD4 (50%) BRAF, MYB, AKT2, EGFR, MAP2K4, STK11, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, ACVR1B, ACVR2A, FBXW7, EP300 (<20%) Familial PDAC BRCA2 PALB2 CDKN2A STK11/LKB1 PRSS1
Critical focus areas in pancreatic cancer Inter-tumoral heterogeneity Clinically relevant biomarkers New treatment modalities
Recently Proposed Subtypes Bailey et al, Nature, 2016
BRCA mutant PDAC Unstables as Exceptional Responders Unstable subtype (>200 structural variation events) is associated with BRCA mutation signature Patients with unstable PDAC subtype responded well to therapy Waddell et al, Nature, 2015 42
PanGen study schema Baseline Recruit 120 patients Progression CT Scan CT Scan every 8 weeks until progression Metastatic PDAC patients eligible for biopsy Registration Core Biopsy 1. Clinical 2. WGS 3. WTS 4. Metab. 5. Bank/PD X Plasma, serum Ca19-9 Metabolomics First line therapy FOLFIRINOX or Gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel based regimes Prospective clinical data collection Plasma, serum every 4 weeks until progression Ca19-9 Metabolomics Plasma, serum Ca19-9 Metabolomics Analysis Biopsy cohort N = 70 WGS WTS Proteogenomics Metabolomics Outcome data EPPIC Knowledge Bank and Biorepository Genomic, transcriptome and phenotypic data Clinical outcome data Biobank data (ATiM system) Targeted Analysis Archival cohort N = 50 Whole blood WTS (germline DNA) 43
Critical focus areas in pancreatic cancer Inter-tumoral heterogeneity Clinically relevant biomarkers New treatment modalities
New Targets Garrido-Laguno and Hidalgo, Nature Review Clinical Oncology, 2015
Chemotherapy combined with Immunotherapy Limited activity of single agent PD-L1 inhibition in PDAC (MMR proficient) Mechanism of resistance may be related to cancer associated fibroblasts (CAF) Depletion may induce sensitivity to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibition (Feig, C. et al. 2013) Nab-paclitaxel depletes CAFs Chemotherapy may induced neo-antigen release
CCTG PA.7 study schema Baseline CT Scan Metastatic PDAC patients eligible for biopsy (treatment naive) R A N D O M I Z A T I O N Diagnostic biopsy Serum Ca19.9 1. Gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel + Durvalumab + Tremelimumab 2. Gemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel CT Scan every 8 weeks until progression Plasma, serum every 4 weeks until progression Ca19-9 Primary Endpoint: OS 47
Multidisciplinary Team
Summary Evolving biomarkers and therapeutic options for pancreatic cancer Entering era of increasing molecular substratification (BRCA, MMR) Multidisciplinary assessment key Reason for Optimism!
Acknowledgments Pancreas Centre BC Joanna Karasinska Steve Kalloger Candace Carter Hui-li Wong David Schaeffer Genome Sciences Centre Martin Jones Marco Marra Steven Jones Alex Fok Rob Holt Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Steven Gallinger Julie Wilson McGill University George Zogolopolous Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Jennifer Knox Tom Baker Cancer Centre Oliver Bathess Margaret Cancer Centre Lillian Siu BC Cancer Agency Peter Eirew Shoukat Dedhar Janessa Laskin Gregg Morin 50 50