1L r/m NSCLC (PD-L1 <1% and PD-L1 ≥1%)
With 5-Year Data
FOR PATIENTS WITH 1L METASTATIC NSCLC†
THEIR PD-L1 <1% DESERVES YOUR 100%
Reevaluate your current treatment approach.
Give patients with PD-L1 <1% a chance for long-term, durable survival with OPDIVO + YERVOY and 2 cycles of chemo.1,2a*
aExploratory analysis; study was not powered for comparison. Minimum/median follow-up for OS: 57.3/64.5 months.
*In Checkmate 9LA, patients received 2 cycles of platinum-doublet chemo q3w in the experimental arm, and 4 cycles in the comparator arm; NSQ: pemetrexed + carboplatin or cisplatin (optional pemetrexed maintenance therapy in the comparator arm only); SQ: paclitaxel + carboplatin.1
†Without EGFR or ALK tumor aberrations.1
INDICATION OPDIVO® (nivolumab), in combination with YERVOY® (ipilimumab) and 2 cycles of platinum-doublet chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
CHECKMATE 9LA: FOR PATIENTS WITH r/m NSCLC (PD-L1 <1% and PD-L1 ≥1%)
Consistent, durable OS across PD-L1 <1% and PD-L1 ≥1% at 5 years with OPDIVO® + YERVOY® and 2 cycles of chemo vs chemo1,2*
OVERALL SURVIVAL IN PD-L1 <1% AND PD-L1 ≥1%: EXTENDED FOLLOW-UP ANALYSIS AT 5 YEARS1-4
Minimum/median follow-up for OS: 57.3/64.5 months.2
Limitation: Checkmate 9LA was not powered to detect differences in the treatment effect in PD-L1 subgroups; therefore, results from this exploratory analysis should be interpreted with caution because of the limited patient numbers and potential imbalances in baseline characteristics within the subgroup.
- Primary analysis in the ITT population at the 8.1-month minimum follow-up: median OS was 14.1 months (95% CI: 13.2–16.2) with OPDIVO + YERVOY and 2 cycles of chemo and 10.7 months (95% CI: 9.5–12.5) with chemo alone; HR=0.69 (96.71% CI: 0.55–0.87); P=0.00061,3
- Median OS in the ITT population at the 57.3-month follow-up analysis was 15.8 months (95% CI: 13.9–19.7) with OPDIVO + YERVOY with chemo and 11.0 months (95% CI: 9.5–12.7) with chemo; HR=0.73 (95% CI: 0.62–0.85)2
- Median OS for patients with PD-L1 <1% at the 57.3-month minimum follow-up was 17.7 months (95% CI: 13.7–20.3) with OPDIVO + YERVOY with chemo and 9.8 months (95% CI: 7.7–13.5) with chemo; HR=0.63 (95% CI: 0.49–0.83)2
- Median OS for patients with PD-L1 ≥1% at the 57.3-month minimum follow-up was 15.8 months (95% CI: 13.8–22.2) with OPDIVO + YERVOY with chemo and 10.9 months (95% CI: 9.5–13.2) with chemo; HR=0.73 (95% CI: 0.59–0.90)2
Study design: Checkmate 9LA was a randomized (1:1), open-label, phase 3 study of OPDIVO 360 mg q3w in combination with YERVOY 1 mg/kg q6w and 2 cycles of histology-based chemotherapy vs 4 cycles of platinum-doublet chemotherapy as a first-line treatment in patients with metastatic or recurrent NSCLC regardless of histology or PD-L1 status. Key eligibility criteria included patients 18 years or older, stage IV or recurrent NSCLC, ECOG PS 0/1 and no prior systemic anticancer therapy. Patients with known EGFR mutations or ALK translocations sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy, untreated brain metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, active autoimmune disease, or medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression were excluded from the study. Treatment continued until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or for up to 2 years. Patients were stratified by histology (SQ vs NSQ), PD-L1 (<1% vs ≥1%), and sex. The primary endpoint was OS. Additional efficacy outcome measures were PFS, ORR, and DOR.1,5
*In Checkmate 9LA, patients received 2 cycles of platinum-doublet chemo q3w in the experimental arm, and 4 cycles in the comparator arm; NSQ: pemetrexed + carboplatin or cisplatin (optional pemetrexed maintenance therapy in the comparator arm only); SQ: paclitaxel + carboplatin.1
1L=first-line; ALK=anaplastic lymphoma kinase; CI=confidence interval; DOR=duration of response; ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; EGFR=epidermal growth factor receptor; HR=hazard ratio; ITT=intention to treat; mos=months; NR=not reached; NSCLC=non-small cell lung cancer; NSQ=non-squamous; ORR=overall response rate; OS=overall survival; PD-L1=programmed death-ligand 1; PFS=progression-free survival; q3w=every 3 weeks; q6w=every 6 weeks; r/m NSCLC=recurrent or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer; SQ=squamous.
Early separation* observed and durable survival with OPDIVO + YERVOY and 2 cycles of chemo vs chemo1,2†‡
OVERALL SURVIVAL ITT POPULATION (EXTENDED FOLLOW-UP ANALYSIS)1-3
*Early separation of the curves is observational and not powered to detect differences in the treatment effect.3
Minimum/median follow-up for OS: 57.3/64.5 months.2
- Efficacy results from the pre-specified interim analysis when 351 events were observed (87% of the planned number of events for final analysis) with an 8.1-month minimum follow-up1,3
- At the 57.3-month minimum follow-up:
- Median OS in the ITT population was 15.8 months (95% CI: 13.9–19.7) with OPDIVO + YERVOY with chemo and 11.0 months (95% CI: 9.5–12.7) with chemo; HR=0.73 (95% CI: 0.62–0.85)2
- Median PFS in the ITT population was 6.7 months (95% CI: 5.6–8.0) with OPDIVO + YERVOY with chemo and 5.3 months (95% CI: 4.4–5.6) with chemo; HR=0.70 (0.60–0.83)2
- ORR in the ITT population was 38% (95% CI: 33-43) with OPDIVO + YERVOY with chemo and 25% (95% CI: 21-30) with chemo2
- 37% of patients enrolled had PD-L1 expression of <1%; 24% had PD-L1 expressions of ≥50%5
- 32% of patients enrolled had SQ disease; 68% had NSQ disease1
†In Checkmate 9LA, patients received 2 cycles of platinum-doublet chemo q3w in the experimental arm, and 4 cycles in the comparator arm; NSQ: pemetrexed + carboplatin or cisplatin (optional pemetrexed maintenance therapy in the comparator arm only); SQ: paclitaxel + carboplatin.1
‡In the intent-to-treat population vs chemo.1
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Serious Adverse Reactions
In Checkmate 9LA, serious adverse reactions occurred in 57% of patients (n=358). The most frequent (>2%) serious adverse reactions were pneumonia, diarrhea, febrile neutropenia, anemia, acute kidney injury, musculoskeletal pain, dyspnea, pneumonitis, and respiratory failure. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 7 (2%) patients, and included hepatic toxicity, acute renal failure, sepsis, pneumonitis, diarrhea with hypokalemia, and massive hemoptysis in the setting of thrombocytopenia.
Common Adverse Reactions
In Checkmate 9LA, the most common (>20%) adverse reactions were fatigue (49%), musculoskeletal pain (39%), nausea (32%), diarrhea (31%), rash (30%), decreased appetite (28%), constipation (21%), and pruritus (21%).
Please see additional Important Safety Information below.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Category 1 recommended6
Nivolumab (OPDIVO) + ipilimumab (YERVOY) + platinum-doublet chemotherapy* PD-L1 <1% and PD-L1 ≥1%
NCCN Category 1, other recommended
- Nivolumab (OPDIVO) + ipilimumab (YERVOY) + platinum-doublet chemotherapy* is recommended as a Category 1, other recommended, first-line therapy option for eligible patients with metastatic NSCLC regardless of PD-L1 expression and performance status 0–1 (PD-L1 <1%) or 0–2 (PD-L1 ≥1%) (V.11.2024), including those who are EGFR,† ALK, ROS1, BRAF V600E, NTRK1/2/3, METex14, and RET negative, and with no contraindications to PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors6
*Histology-based chemotherapy; NSQ: pemetrexed + (carboplatin or cisplatin); SQ: paclitaxel + carboplatin.1
†EGFR exon 19 deletion, L858R, S768I, L861Q, and/or G719X mutations.6
Please see updated NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for a complete listing of all NCCN-recommended agents, including preferred options. NCCN makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever regarding their content, use or application and disclaims any responsibility for their application or use in any way.
NCCN=National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®); PD-1=programmed cell death protein-1.
OPDIVO + low-dose YERVOY (1 mg/kg) and 2 cycles of chemo1*†
- OPDIVO is administered as an IV infusion over 30 minutes1
- YERVOY is administered as an IV infusion over 30 minutes7
*For the r/m NSCLC dosing regimen in combination with chemo: on the first week, 4 agents will be administered (OPDIVO 360 mg + YERVOY 1 mg/kg + histology-based† chemo), followed by 3 agents (OPDIVO + histology-based† chemo) on the third week, 2 agents (OPDIVO + YERVOY) on the sixth week, and OPDIVO monotherapy on the ninth week, followed by maintenance therapy of OPDIVO + YERVOY.1
†Histology-based chemo: SQ patients: carboplatin AUC 6 + paclitaxel 200 mg/m2 q3w; NSQ patients: carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 + pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 or cisplatin 75 mg/m2 + pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 q3w.1
AUC=area under the curve; IV=intravenous; Pt=platinum.
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References:
- OPDIVO [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
- Reck M, Ciuleanu TE, Schenker M, et al. Five-year outcomes with first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC in CheckMate 9LA. Poster presentation at ASCO 2024. Abstract 8560.
- Reck M, Ciuleanu T-E, Cobo M, et al. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab with two cycles of chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone (four cycles) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. CheckMate 9LA 2-year update. ESMO Open. 2021;6(5):100273.
- Data on file. NIVO 566. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; 2020.
- Paz-Ares L, Ciuleanu T-E, Cobo M, et al. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab combined with two cycles of chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (CheckMate 9LA): an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(2):198-211.
- Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. V.11.2024. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2024. All rights reserved. Accessed September 24, 2024. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go to NCCN.org. NCCN makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever regarding their content, use or application and disclaims any responsibilities for their application or use in any way.
- YERVOY [package insert]. Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.