Gavreto Drug Information
Generic name: PRALSETINIB
Kinase Inhibitor [EPC]
Uses of Gavreto
Metastatic
RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer GAVRETO is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as detected by an FDA approved test.
RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancer
GAVRETO is indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer who require systemic therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory (if radioactive iodine is appropriate). This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response . Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trial(s).
Dosage & Administration of Gavreto
| 300 mg once daily | |
| 200 mg once daily | |
| 100 mg once daily |
Side Effects of Gavreto
Clinical Trials Experience
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The pooled safety population in the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS reflect exposure to GAVRETO as a single agent at 400 mg orally once daily in 540 patients in ARROW. Among 540 patients who received GAVRETO, 71% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 57% were exposed for greater than one year. The most common adverse reactions (≥ 25%) were musculoskeletal pain, constipation, hypertension, diarrhea, fatigue, edema, pyrexia, and cough.
The most common Grade 3-4 laboratory abnormalities (≥ 2%) were decreased lymphocytes, decreased neutrophils, decreased hemoglobin, decreased phosphate, decreased leukocytes, decreased sodium, increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST), increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), decreased calcium (corrected), decreased platelets, increased alkaline phosphatase, increased potassium, decreased potassium and increased bilirubin. In addition to the 540 patients, certain subsections in the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS describe adverse reactions observed with exposure to GAVRETO as a single agent in a randomized, open-label study, AcceleRET-Lung (NCT04222972), which enrolled 223 patients with RET-fusion positive locally advanced unresectable or metastatic NSCLC. RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer The safety of GAVRETO was evaluated as a single agent at 400 mg orally once daily in 281 patients with metastatic rearranged during transfection ( RET fusion-positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in ARROW. Among the 281 patients who received GAVRETO, 72% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 56% were exposed for ≥1 year. The median age was 60 years (range: 26 to 87 years); 54% were female, 46% were White, 46% were Asian, and 4% were Hispanic/Latino.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 65% of patients who received GAVRETO. The most frequent serious adverse reactions (in ≥ 2% of patients) were pneumonia, anemia, pneumonitis, pyrexia, sepsis, urinary tract infection, coronavirus infection, pleural effusion, dyspnea, musculoskeletal pain, pulmonary embolism, and seizure. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 7% of patients; fatal adverse reactions which occurred in > 1 patient included pneumonia (n=8), sepsis (n=3) and COVID (n=3). Permanent discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 20% of patients who received GAVRETO. Adverse reactions resulting in permanent discontinuation which occurred in ≥ 2% of patients included pneumonitis (3.2%), and pneumonia (2.8%). Dosage interruptions due to an adverse reaction occurred in 73% of patients who received GAVRETO. Adverse reactions requiring dosage interruption in ≥ 2% of patients included anemia, pneumonia, pneumonitis, neutropenia, hypertension, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, fatigue, pyrexia, increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST), increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), coronavirus infection, diarrhea, hypophosphatemia, musculoskeletal pain, thrombocytopenia, dyspnea, hemorrhage, leukopenia, lymphopenia, edema, sepsis, and vomiting. Dose reductions due to adverse reactions occurred in 51% of patients who received GAVRETO. Adverse reactions requiring dosage reductions in ≥ 2% of patients included anemia, neutropenia, pneumonitis, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, leukopenia, hypertension, fatigue, pneumonia, and lymphopenia.
Table 5 summarizes the adverse reactions in patients with NSCLC in ARROW. Table 5: Adverse Reactions (≥ 15%) in RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC Patients Who Received GAVRETO in ARROW Adverse reaction GAVRETO N = 281 Grades 1 - 4 (%) Grades 3 or 4 (%) Gastrointestinal disorders Constipation 45
Diarrhea 30 2.5 Nausea 19 0 Dry mouth 17 0 General Disorders
and Administration Site Conditions Edema Includes the preferred terms: Edema, Swelling face, Peripheral swelling, Generalized oedema, Edema peripheral, Face edema, Periorbital edema, Eyelid edema, Swelling, Localized edema 44 0 Fatigue Includes the preferred terms: Fatigue, Asthenia 42
Pyrexia 29 0.7 Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders Musculoskeletal pain Includes the
preferred terms: Myalgia, Arthralgia, Pain in extremity, Neck pain, Musculoskeletal pain, Back pain, Musculoskeletal chest pain, Bone pain, Musculoskeletal stiffness 44
Increased Blood Creatine Phosphokinase 19 9 Vascular Hypertension Includes the preferred terms
Hypertension, Blood pressure increased 38 18 Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders Cough Includes the preferred terms: Cough, Productive Cough, Upper-airway cough syndrome 36
Dyspnea 21 2.1 Infection and Infestations Pneumonia Includes the preferred terms: Pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Pneumonia cytomegaloviral, Atypical pneumonia, Lung infection, Pneumonia bacterial, Pneumonia hemophilus, Pneumonia influenzal, Pneumonia streptococcal, Pneumonia viral, Pneumonia pseudomonal 24 13 Urinary tract infection 16
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorders Decreased appetite 18 1.1 Nervous system disorders Taste
disorder Includes the preferred terms: Dysgeusia, Ageusia 17 0 Headache Includes the preferred terms: Headache, Tension Headache 15
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Rash Includes the preferred terms: Rash, Rash
maculo-papular, Dermatitis acneiform, Erythema, Rash generalized, Rash papular, Rash macular, Rash erythematous 17 0 Clinically relevant adverse reactions occurring in < 15% of patients included pneumonitis (14%), vomiting (14%), abdominal pain (14%), and stomatitis (6%). Table 6 summarizes the laboratory abnormalities in ARROW. Table 6: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 20%) Worsening from Baseline in RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC Patients Who Received GAVRETO in ARROW Laboratory Abnormality GAVRETO N=281 Grades 1-4 (%) Grades 3-4 (%) Chemistry Increased AST 80
Increased
ALT 58
Decreased albumin 52 0 Decreased calcium (corrected) 50 1.8 Decreased phosphate 50
17 Increased creatinine 45
Increased Potassium 27 1.8 Decreased Magnesium 25 0 Increased Bilirubin 20 1.8
Hematology Decreased leukocytes 79 11 Decreased hemoglobin 78 18 Decreased lymphocytes 73 32 Decreased neutrophils 70 21 Decreased platelets 33 5 Clinically relevant laboratory abnormalities occurring in < 20% of patients who received GAVRETO included increased magnesium (14%). RET -altered Thyroid Cancer The safety of GAVRETO was evaluated as a single agent at 400 mg orally once daily in 138 patients with RET -altered Thyroid Cancer (including 19 patients with RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer) in ARROW. Among the 138 patients who received GAVRETO, 68% were exposed for 6 months or longer, and 40% were exposed for greater than one year. The median age was 59 years (range: 18 to 83 years); 36% were female, 74% were White, 17% were Asian, and 6% were Hispanic/Latino. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 39% of patients who received GAVRETO. The most frequent serious adverse reactions (in ≥ 2% of patients) were pneumonia, pneumonitis, urinary tract infection, pyrexia, fatigue, diarrhea, dizziness, anemia, hyponatremia, and ascites.
Fatal adverse reaction occurred in 2.2% of patients; fatal adverse reactions that occurred in > 1 patient included pneumonia (n=2). Permanent discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 9% of patients who received GAVRETO. Adverse reactions resulting in permanent discontinuation which occurred in > 1 patient included fatigue, pneumonia and anemia. Dosage interruptions due to an adverse reaction occurred in 67% of patients who received GAVRETO. Adverse reactions requiring dosage interruption in ≥ 2% of patients included neutropenia, hypertension, diarrhea, fatigue, pneumonitis, anemia, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, musculoskeletal pain, vomiting, pyrexia, increased AST, dyspnea, hypocalcemia, cough, thrombocytopenia, abdominal pain, increased blood creatinine, dizziness, headache, decreased lymphocyte count, stomatitis, and syncope. Dose reductions due to adverse reactions occurred in 44% of patients who received GAVRETO. Adverse reactions requiring dosage reductions in ≥ 2% of patients included neutropenia, anemia, hypertension, increased blood creatine phosphokinase, decreased lymphocyte count, pneumonitis, fatigue and thrombocytopenia.
Table 7 summarizes the adverse reactions occurring in RET -altered Thyroid Cancer Patients in ARROW. Table 7: Adverse Reactions (≥ 15%) in RET-altered Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Received GAVRETO in ARROW Adverse Reactions GAVRETO N=138 Grades 1-4 (%) Grades 3-4 (%) Musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal Pain Musculoskeletal Pain includes arthralgia, arthritis, back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal pain, musculoskeletal stiffness, myalgia, neck pain, non-cardiac chest pain, pain in extremity, spinal pain 42
Only includes a Grade 3 adverse reaction Gastrointestinal Constipation 41 0.7 Diarrhea
Diarrhea includes colitis, diarrhea 34 5 Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, abdominal pain upper, abdominal tenderness, epigastric discomfort 17
Dry mouth 17 0 Stomatitis Stomatitis includes mucosal inflammation, stomatitis, tongue ulceration
17
Nausea 17 0.7 Vascular Hypertension 40 21 General Fatigue Fatigue includes asthenia
fatigue 38 6 Edema Edema includes eyelid edema, face edema, edema, edema peripheral, periorbital edema 29 0 Pyrexia 22
Respiratory Cough Cough includes cough, productive cough, upper-airway cough syndrome 27 1.4
Dyspnea Dyspnea includes dyspnea, dyspnea exertional 22
Nervous System Headache Headache includes headache, migraine 24 0 Peripheral Neuropathy Peripheral
neuropathy includes dysaesthesia, hyperaesthesia, hypoaesthesia, neuralgia, neuropathy peripheral, paraesthesia, peripheral sensory neuropathy, polyneuropathy 20 0 Dizziness Dizziness includes dizziness, dizziness postural, vertigo 19
Dysgeusia Dysgeusia includes ageusia, dysgeusia 17 0 Skin and Subcutaneous Rash Rash
includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, eczema, palmar-plantar, erythrodysaesthesia syndrome, rash, rash erythematous, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pustular 24 0 Metabolism and Nutrition Decreased Appetite 15 0 Clinically relevant adverse reactions in < 15% of patients who received GAVRETO included tumor lysis syndrome and increased creatine phosphokinase. Table 8 summarizes the laboratory abnormalities occurring in RET -altered Thyroid Cancer Patients in ARROW. Table 8: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 20%) Worsening from Baseline in RET-altered Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Received GAVRETO in ARROW Laboratory Abnormality GAVRETO N=138 Grades 1-4 (%) Grades 3-4 (%) Denominator for each laboratory parameter is based on the number of patients with a baseline and post-treatment laboratory value available, which ranged from 135 to 138 patients. Chemistry Decreased calcium (corrected) 70 9 Increased AST 69
Increased
ALT 43
Increased creatinine 41 0 Decreased albumin 41 1.5 Decreased sodium 28 2.2
Decreased phosphate 28 8 Decreased magnesium 27
Hematology Decreased lymphocytes 67 27 Decreased hemoglobin 63 13 Decreased neutrophils 59
16 Decreased platelets 31
Clinically relevant laboratory abnormalities in patients who received
GAVRETO included increased phosphate (40%). Other Clinical Trials Experience AcceleRET-Lung trial (NCT04222972) In AcceleRET-Lung trial (NCT04222972), single agent GAVRETO (n=108) was compared to chemotherapy/immunotherapy (n=104) in patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC. Adverse reactions were infections (72% vs.52%), including pneumonia (29% vs. 6%), urinary tract infection (22% vs. 8%), and opportunistic infections (20% vs. 6%). Opportunistic infections included pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, fungal infections, legionella pneumonia, cytomegalovirus infection, and herpes simplex.
Warnings & Cautions for Gavreto
Serious Infections, Including Opportunistic Infections
GAVRETO may increase the risk for serious infections, including fatal and opportunistic infections. In the AcceleRET-Lung trial , infections occurred in 72% of patients who received GAVRETO, including 18% with Grade 3, 3.7% with Grade 4, and 7% with fatal outcomes. Among the patients who received chemotherapy/immunotherapy, infections occurred in 52%, including 10% with Grade 3. Infections in the GAVRETO arm included pneumonia, urinary tract infection, opportunistic infections (such as pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, and fungal infections) and others.
Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection and treat appropriately. Withhold, reduce the dose, or permanently discontinue GAVRETO based on severity .
Interstitial Lung Disease/Pneumonitis Severe, life-threatening, and fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD) /
pneumonitis can occur in patients treated with GAVRETO. Pneumonitis occurred in 12% of patients who received GAVRETO, including 3.3% with Grade 3-4, and 0.2% with fatal reactions. Monitor for pulmonary symptoms indicative of ILD/pneumonitis. Withhold GAVRETO and promptly investigate for ILD in any patient who presents with acute or worsening of respiratory symptoms which may be indicative of ILD (e.g., dyspnea, cough, and fever). Withhold, reduce dose or permanently discontinue GAVRETO based on severity of confirmed ILD .
Hypertension Hypertension occurred in 35% of patients, including Grade 3 hypertension in
18% of patients . Overall, 8% had their dose interrupted and 4.8% had their dose reduced for hypertension. Treatment-emergent hypertension was most commonly managed with anti-hypertension medications. Do not initiate GAVRETO in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
Optimize blood pressure prior to initiating GAVRETO. Monitor blood pressure after 1 week, at least monthly thereafter and as clinically indicated. Initiate or adjust anti-hypertensive therapy as appropriate. Withhold, reduce dose, or permanently discontinue GAVRETO based on the severity .
Hepatotoxicity Serious hepatic adverse reactions occurred in 1.5% of patients treated with
GAVRETO. Increased AST occurred in 49% of patients, including Grade 3 or 4 in 7% and increased ALT occurred in 37% of patients, including Grade 3 or 4 in 4.8%. The median time to first onset for increased AST was 15 days (range: 5 days to 2.5 years) and for increased ALT was 24 days (range: 7 days to 3.7 years). Monitor AST and ALT prior to initiating GAVRETO, every 2 weeks during the first 3 months, then monthly thereafter and as clinically indicated. Withhold, reduce dose or permanently discontinue GAVRETO based on severity .
Hemorrhagic Events Serious, including fatal, hemorrhagic events can occur with
GAVRETO. Grade ≥ 3 hemorrhagic events occurred in 4.1% of patients treated with GAVRETO including one patient with a fatal hemorrhagic event. Permanently discontinue GAVRETO in patients with severe or life-threatening hemorrhage .
Tumor Lysis Syndrome Cases of tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) have been reported
in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma receiving GAVRETO . Patients may be at risk of TLS if they have rapidly growing tumors, a high tumor burden, renal dysfunction, or dehydration. Closely monitor patients at risk, consider appropriate prophylaxis including hydration, and treat as clinically indicated.
Risk of Impaired Wound Healing Impaired wound healing can occur in patients
who receive drugs that inhibit the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway. Therefore, GAVRETO has the potential to adversely affect wound healing. Withhold GAVRETO for at least 5 days prior to elective surgery.
Do not administer for at least 2 weeks following major surgery and until adequate wound healing. The safety of resumption of GAVRETO after resolution of wound healing complications has not been established.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Based on findings from animal studies and its mechanism of action, GAVRETO can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Oral administration of pralsetinib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis resulted in malformations and embryolethality at maternal exposures below the human exposure at the clinical dose of 400 mg once daily. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective non-hormonal contraception during treatment with GAVRETO and for 2 weeks after the last dose. Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with GAVRETO and for 1 week after the last dose .
Drug Interactions with Gavreto
Effects of Other Drugs on
GAVRETO Strong or Moderate CYP3A and/or P-gp Inhibitors Concomitant use with a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor and/or a P-gp inhibitor increases pralsetinib exposure , which may increase the risk of adverse reactions related to GAVRETO. Avoid coadministration of GAVRETO with a strong or moderate CYP3A and/or P-gp inhibitor. If coadministration with any of the above inhibitors cannot be avoided, reduce the GAVRETO dose. Strong or Moderate CYP3A Inducers Concomitant use with a strong CYP3A inducer decreases pralsetinib exposure, which may decrease efficacy of GAVRETO. Avoid concomitant use of GAVRETO with strong or moderate CYP3A inducers.
If coadministration of GAVRETO with strong or moderate CYP3A inducers cannot be avoided, increase the GAVRETO dose
Pregnancy Safety for Gavreto
Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on findings from animal studies and its mechanism of action, GAVRETO can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available data on GAVRETO use in pregnant women to inform drug-associated risk. Oral administration of pralsetinib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis resulted in malformations and embryolethality at maternal exposures below the human exposure at the clinical dose of 400 mg once daily (see Data ). Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.
In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2-4% and 15-20%, respectively. Data Animal Data In an embryo-fetal development study, once daily oral administration of pralsetinib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis resulted in 100% post-implantation loss at dose levels ≥ 20 mg/kg (approximately 1.8 times the human exposure based on area under the curve at the clinical dose of 400 mg). Post-implantation loss also occurred at the 10 mg/kg dose level (approximately 0.6 times the human exposure based on AUC at the clinical dose of 400 mg). Once daily oral administration of pralsetinib at dose levels ≥ 5 mg/kg (approximately 0.2 times the human AUC at the clinical dose of 400 mg) resulted in an increase in visceral malformations and variations (absent or small kidney and ureter, absent uterine horn, malpositioned kidney or testis, retroesophageal aortic arch) and skeletal malformations and variations (vertebral and rib anomalies and reduced ossification).
Pediatric Use of Gavreto
Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of GAVRETO have been established in pediatric patients aged 12 years and older for RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer. Use of GAVRETO in this age group is supported by evidence from an adequate and well-controlled study of GAVRETO in adults with additional population pharmacokinetic data demonstrating that age and body weight had no clinically meaningful effect on the pharmacokinetics of pralsetinib, that the exposure of pralsetinib is expected to be similar between adults and pediatric patients age 12 years and older, and that the course of RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer is sufficiently similar in adults and pediatric patients to allow extrapolation of data in adults to pediatric patients. The safety and effectiveness of GAVRETO have not been established in pediatric patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC or in pediatric patients younger than 12 years old with RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer.
Animal Toxicity Data In a 4-week repeat-dose toxicology study in non-human primates, physeal dysplasia in the femur occurred at doses resulting in exposures similar to the human exposure (AUC) at the clinical dose of 400 mg. In rats there were findings of increased physeal thickness in the femur and sternum as well as tooth (incisor) abnormalities (fractures, dentin matrix alteration, ameloblast/odontoblast degeneration, necrosis) in both 4- and 13-week studies at doses resulting in exposures similar to the human exposure (AUC) at the clinical dose of 400 mg. Recovery was not assessed in the 13-week toxicology study, but increased physeal thickness in the femur and incisor degeneration did not show evidence of complete recovery in the 28-day rat study.
Monitor growth plates in adolescent patients with open growth plates. Consider interrupting or discontinuing therapy based on the severity of any growth plate abnormalities and based on an individual risk-benefit assessment.
Clinical Studies of Gavreto
Metastatic
RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer The efficacy of GAVRETO was evaluated in patients with RET fusion-positive metastatic NSCLC in a multicenter, non-randomized, open-label, multi-cohort clinical trial (ARROW, NCT03037385). The study enrolled, in separate cohorts, patients with metastatic RET fusion-positive NSCLC who had progressed on platinum-based chemotherapy and treatment-naïve patients with metastatic NSCLC. Identification of a RET gene fusion was determined by local laboratories using next generation sequencing (NGS), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and other tests. Among the 237 patients in the efficacy population(s) described in this section, samples from 40% of patients were retrospectively tested with the LIFE Technologies Corporation Oncomine Dx Target Test (ODxTT). Patients with asymptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases, including patients with stable or decreasing steroid use within 2 weeks prior to study entry, were enrolled. Patients received GAVRETO 400 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
The major efficacy outcome measures were overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR), as assessed by a blinded independent central review (BICR) according to RECIST v1.1. Metastatic RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC Previously Treated with Platinum Chemotherapy Efficacy was evaluated in 130 patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC with measurable disease who were previously treated with platinum chemotherapy enrolled into a cohort of ARROW. The median age was 59 years (range: 26 to 85); 51% were female, 40% were White, 50% were Asian, 4.6% were Hispanic/Latino. ECOG performance status was 0-1 (95%) or 2 (3.8%), 99% of patients had metastatic disease, and 41% had either a history of or current CNS metastasis. Patients received a median of 2 prior systemic therapies (range 1–6); 42% had prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy and 27% had prior kinase inhibitors.
A total of 48% of the patients received prior radiation therapy. RET fusions were detected in 80% of patients using NGS (37% tumor samples; 15% blood or plasma samples, 28% unknown), 13% using FISH, and 2% using other methods. The most common RET fusion partners were KIF5B (70%) and CCDC6 (19%). Efficacy results for RET fusion-positive NSCLC patients who received prior platinum-based chemotherapy are summarized in Table 10. Table 10: Efficacy Results in ARROW (Metastatic RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC Previously Treated with Platinum Chemotherapy) Efficacy Parameter GAVRETO N=130 NE = not estimable Overall Response Rate (ORR) Confirmed overall response rate assessed by BICR (95% CI) 63 Complete Response, % 6 Partial Response, % 57 Duration of Response (DOR) N=82 Median, months (95% CI) 38.8 (14.8, NE) Patients with DOR ≥ 12-months Based on observed duration of response, % 66 For the 54 patients who received an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy, either sequentially or concurrently with platinum-based chemotherapy, an exploratory subgroup analysis of ORR was 59% (95% CI: 45, 72) and the median DOR was 22.3 months (95% CI: 8.0, NE). Among the 130 patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC, 10 had measurable CNS metastases at baseline as assessed by BICR. No patients received radiation therapy (RT) to the brain within 2 months prior to study entry.
Responses in intracranial lesions were observed in 7 of these 10 patients including 2 patients with a CNS complete response; 71% of responders had a DOR of ≥ 6 months. Treatment-naïve RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC Efficacy was evaluated in 107 patients with treatment-naïve RET fusion-positive NSCLC with measurable disease enrolled into ARROW. The median age was 62 years (range 30 to 87); 53% were female, 49% were White, 45% were Asian, and 2.8% were Hispanic or Latino. ECOG performance status was 0-1 for 99% of the patients and 98% of patients had metastatic disease; 28% had either history of or current CNS metastasis.
RET fusions were detected in 68% of patients using NGS (30% tumor samples; 17% blood or plasma; 22% unknown) and 19% using FISH. The most common RET fusion partners were KIF5B (71%) and CCDC6 (18%). Efficacy results for treatment-naïve RET fusion-positive NSCLC are summarized in Table 11. Table 11: Efficacy Results for ARROW (Treatment-Naïve Metastatic RET Fusion-Positive NSCLC) Efficacy Parameter GAVRETO N=107 Overall Response Rate (ORR) Confirmed overall response rate assessed by BICR (95% CI) 78 Complete Response, % 7 Partial Response, % 71 Duration of Response (DOR) N=83 Median, months (95% CI)
Patients with
DOR ≥ 12-months Based on observed duration of response, % 45
RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancer
The efficacy of GAVRETO was evaluated in RET fusion-positive metastatic thyroid cancer patients in a multicenter, open-label, multi-cohort clinical trial (ARROW, NCT03037385). All patients with RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer were required to have disease progression following standard therapy, measurable disease by RECIST version 1.1, and have RET fusion status as detected by local testing (89% NGS tumor samples and 11% using FISH). The median age was 61 years (range: 46 to 74); 67% were male, 78% were White, 22% were Asian, 11% were Hispanic/Latino. All patients (100%) had papillary thyroid cancer. ECOG performance status was 0-1 (100%), all patients (100%) had metastatic disease, and 56% had a history of CNS metastases.
Patients had received a median of 2 prior therapies (range 1-8). Prior systemic treatments included prior radioactive iodine (100%) and prior sorafenib and/or lenvatinib (56%). Efficacy results are summarized in Table 12. Table 12: Efficacy Results for RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancer (ARROW) Efficacy Parameters GAVRETO N=9 NR = Not Reached; NE = Not Estimable Overall Response Rate (ORR) Confirmed overall response rate assessed by BICR (95% CI) 89 Complete Response, % 0 Partial Response, % 89 Duration of Response (DOR) N=8 Median in months (95% CI) NR (NE, NE) Patients with DOR ≥ 6 months Based on observed duration of response, % 100
Drug information sourced from the FDA. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before making any medication decisions.
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