nab-Sirolimus for Patients With Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumors

  • Andrew J. Wagner
  • , Vinod Ravi
  • , Richard F. Riedel
  • , Kristen Ganjoo
  • , Brian A. Van Tine
  • , Rashmi Chugh
  • , Lee Cranmer
  • , Erlinda M. Gordon
  • , Jason L. Hornick
  • , Heng Du
  • , Berta Grigorian
  • , Anita N. Schmid
  • , Shihe Hou
  • , Katherine Harris
  • , David J. Kwiatkowski
  • , Neil P. Desai
  • , Mark A. Dickson

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Abstract

PURPOSE Malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is a rare aggressive sarcoma, with no approved treatment. To our knowledge, this phase II, single-arm, registration trial is the first prospective clinical trial in this disease, investigating the safety and efficacy of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor nab-sirolimus (AMPECT, NCT02494570). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with malignant PEComa were treated with nab-sirolimus 100 mg/m2 intravenously once weekly for 2 weeks in 3-week cycles. The primary end point was objective response rate evaluated by independent radiology review. Key secondary end points included duration of response, progression-free survival, and safety. A key exploratory end point was tumor biomarker analysis. RESULTS Thirty-four patients were treated (safety evaluable), and 31 were evaluable for efficacy. The overall response rate was 39% (12 of 31; 95% CI, 22 to 58) with one complete and 11 partial responses, 52% (16 of 31) of patients had stable disease, and 10% (3 of 31) had progressive disease. Responses were of rapid onset (67% by week 6) and durable. Median duration of response was not reached after a median follow-up for response of 2.5 years, with 7 of 12 responders with treatment ongoing (range, 5.6-47.21 months). Twenty-five of 31 patients had tumor mutation profiling: 8 of 9 (89%) patients with a TSC2 mutation achieved a confirmed response versus 2 of 16 (13%) without TSC2 mutation (P, .001). The median progression-free survival was 10.6 months (95% CI, 5.5 months to not reached), and the median overall survival was 40.8 months (95% CI, 22.2 months to not reached). Most treatment-related adverse events were grade 1 or 2 and were manageable for long-term treatment. No grade $ 4 treatment-related events occurred. CONCLUSION nab-Sirolimus is active in patients with malignant PEComa. The response rate, durability of response, disease control rate, and safety profile support that nab-sirolimus represents an important new treatment option for this disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3660-3670
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume39
Issue number33
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 20 2021

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