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A Discussion on Biologic Agents in Gastric Cancer Treatment Yoon-Koo Kang, MD Professor of Medicine Asan Medical Center University of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul, Korea Opening the Door to Targeted Therapy in Gastric Cancer • Phase 3 trial results with 2 biologic agents recently reported • With ToGA trial, trastuzumab plus chemotherapy became new standard of care – Highly important to select patients mostly likely to benefit from trastuzumab Selecting Patients for Trastuzumab Therapy in Gastric Cancer • In ToGA, 22% of patients were HER2+1 – Real-life HER2+ rate estimated to be 10% to 15% • ToGA subgroup analysis suggested patients with HER2 IHC 2+/FISH+ or IHC 3+ benefit most from trastuzumab treatment2 • HER2 testing algorithm recommended FISH = fluorescence in situ hybridization; HER2 = human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; IHC = immunohistochemistry 1. Chung H et al. Eur J Cancer Suppl .2009; 7:364. 2. Van Cutsem E et al. J Clin Oncol. 2009; 27[Suppl15S]:Abstract 4509. Recommended HER2 Testing Algorithm in Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Patient tumor sample IHC 0 1+ 2+ 3+ FISH Important to test secondary and resected tumors, as they may differ in HER2 expression – + Eligible for trastuzumab Trastuzumab EU SmPC: http://www.ema.europa.eu/humandocs/PDFs/EPAR/ Herceptin/emea-combined-h278en.pdf. AVAGAST: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase-3 Study Locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer Capecitabine*/cisplatin (XP) + placebo q3w R Capecitabine*/cisplatin (XP) + bevacizumab q3w Stratification Factors: 1. Geographic region 2. Fluoropyrimidine backbone 3. Disease status *5-FU also allowed if capecitabine contraindicated Capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 oral bid, d1–14, 1-week rest Cisplatin 80 mg/m2 d1 Bevacizumab 7.5 mg/kg d1 Maximum of 6 cycles of cisplatin Capecitabine and bevacizumab/placebo until disease progression Kang Y-K et al. J Clin Oncol. 2010;28[18S]:Abstr LBA4007. AVAGAST Primary Endpoint: Overall Survival XP + placebo 1.0 XP + bevacizumab 0.9 Survival rate 0.8 HR = 0.87 0.7 95% CI 0.73–1.03 0.6 P = .1002 12.1 0.5 10.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0 3 6 9 15 18 21 24 98 104 54 50 15 19 0 0 Study month Number at risk XP + Placebo XP + Bev 12 387 387 343 355 271 291 204 232 146 178 CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio Kang, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2010;28[18S]:Abstract LBA4007. AVAGAST Secondary Endpoints: PFS and ORR 1.0 XP + bevacizumab XP + placebo (n = 387) (n = 387) 143 (46%) 111 (37%) ORR P = .0315 Survival rate 0.8 XP + placebo 0.6 6.7 XP + bevacizumab 5.3 0.4 HR = 0.80 95% CI 0.68–0.93 P = 0.0037 0.2 0 0 3 6 9 12 Study month PFS = progression-free survival; ORR = overall response rate Kang et al. J Clin Oncol. 2010;28[18S]:Abstract LBA4007. 15 18 21 24 AVAGAST: Areas for Further Study • Although bevacizumab did not meet primary endpoint of OS, secondary endpoints of PFS and ORR were significantly improved – Further study warranted for bevacizumab in gastric cancer • Efficacy of bevacizumab varied by geographic region – OS was longest in Asia, but benefit was the smallest – OS was shortest in Pan-America, but benefit was the largest Multiple Targets and Agents in Gastric Cancer Panitumumab Cetuximab Trastuzumab EGFR HER2 Gefitinib Ras Erlotinib SOS Grb2 PI-3 kinase Raf MEK STAT Receptor MoAb internalisation Bevacizumab Lapatinib MAPK Akt mTOR1 mTOR2 Everolimus Signal transduction cascade blocked Apoptosis Proliferation Gene transcription /cell cycle Angiogenesis Invasion/metastasis VEGF Ramucirumab Conclusions • Numerous targeted agents are being investigated in gastric cancer • To date, trastuzumab is the only targeted agent shown to improve OS in patients with advanced gastric cancer • Important to test HER2 status in all patients with advanced gastric cancer