Outcomes of patients (pts) with metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (mCCRCC) treated with second-line (2L) vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGFR-TKI) after first-line (1L) immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).

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682 Background: Little data exists on objective response rates (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), and safety of 2L VEGFR-TKI after 1L ICI therapy in pts with mCCRCC. Methods: This is a retrospective study of pts with mCCRCC who received 2L VEGFR-TKI after progressive disease (PD) with 1L ICI. Tumor response was assessed by a blinded radiologist using RECIST 1.1. Descriptive statistics, the Fisher’s test, and Kaplan-Meier method were used. Results: We report on 43 pts who were treated at MDACC from 2015 till present. Median age at mCCRCC diagnosis was 59 years (range: 43-72). 33 pts had lung mets, 20 had LN mets, 14 had bone mets, and 3 had liver mets. As 1L therapy, 20 pts received nivolumab + ipilimumab, 14 received nivolumab + bevacizumab, and 9 received nivolumab. Median time on ICI therapy was 29.4 weeks. All pts had resolution of Grade 3/4 AEs from ICI and PD before initiation of VEGFR-TKI. One patient (2%) had CR, 17 pts (40%) had PR, and 25 pts (58%) had SD, leading to 100% disease control rate (DCR) as best response to 2L VEGFR-TKI. Median PFS was 10.0 months (95% CI: 7.4, NA). Estimated 1-yr overall survival (OS) was 87.5% (95% CI: 74.6 - 100). Seven pts (16%) discontinued VEGFR-TKI therapy because of AEs: Gr 3 transaminitis (3 on pazopanib), Gr 3 hand-foot skin reaction (1 on axitinib), impaired wound healing (1 on axitinib), and Gr 3 pancreatitis (1 on pazopanib, 1 on axitinib). Conclusions: In this retrospective study, we observed a 42% ORR, a 10-month median PFS, and a 100% DCR in pts with mCCRCC who received VEGFR-TKI after PD with ICI. These results inform the design of trials with 2L VEGFR-TKI after failure of ICI therapy. [Table: see text]