Advanced High-grade Ovarian Cancer Research Articles

Endocrine therapy in advanced high-grade ovarian cancer: real-life data from a multicenter study and a review of the literature.

In women, ovarian cancer is the eighth most frequent cancer in incidence and mortality. It is often diagnosed at advanced stages; relapses are frequent, with a poor prognosis. When platinum resistant, subsequent lines of chemotherapy are of limited effect and often poorly tolerated, leading to quality of life deterioration. Various studies suggest a hormonal role in ovarian carcinogenesis, with a rationale for endocrine therapy in these cancers. This multicenter, retrospective study assessed the use of endocrine treatment for high-grade ovarian epithelial carcinomas treated between 2010 and 2020. Eighty-one patients with ovarian cancers were included. The median duration of platinum sensitivity was 29 months. We observed a 35% disease control rate with endocrine therapy, and 10% reported symptom improvement. For 19 patients (23.5%), the disease was stabilized for more than 6 months. Median overall survival from diagnosis was 62.6 months. Regarding endocrine therapy predictive factors of response, in a multivariate analysis, 3 factors were statistically significant in favoring progression-free survival: platinum sensitivity (P = .021), an R0 surgical resection (P = .020), and the indication for hormone therapy being maintenance therapy (P = .002). This study shows real-life data on endocrine therapy in ovarian cancer. As it is a low-cost treatment with many advantages such as its oral administration and its safety, it may be an option to consider. A perspective lies in the search for cofactors to aim as future therapeutic targets to improve the effectiveness of hormone treatment by means of combination therapy.

Olaparib Addition to Maintenance Bevacizumab Therapy in Ovarian Carcinoma With BRCA-Like Genomic Aberrations

Testing for homologous recombination deficiency is required for the optimal treatment of high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. The search for accurate biomarkers is ongoing. To investigate whether progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer treated with maintenance olaparib or placebo differed between patients with a tumor BRCA-like genomic profile and patients without a tumor BRCA-like profile. This cohort study was a secondary analysis of the PAOLA-1 randomized clinical trial that compared olaparib plus bevacizumab with placebo plus bevacizumab as maintenance treatment in patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer after a good response to first-line platinum with taxane chemotherapy plus bevacizumab, irrespective of germline or tumor BRCA1/2 mutation status. All patients with available tumor DNA were included in the analysis. The current analysis tested for an interaction between BRCA-like status and olaparib treatment on survival outcomes. The original trial was conducted between July 2015 and September 2017; at the time of data extraction for analysis in March 2022, a median follow-up of 54.1 months (IQR, 28.5-62.2 months) and a total follow-up time of 21 711 months was available, with 336 PFS and 245 OS events. Tumor homologous recombination deficiency was assessed using the BRCA-like copy number aberration profile classifier. Myriad MyChoice CDx was previously measured. The trial was randomized between the olaparib and bevacizumab and placebo plus bevacizumab groups. This secondary analysis assessed hazard ratios (HRs) of olaparib vs placebo among biomarker strata and tested for interaction between BRCA-like status and olaparib treatment on PFS and OS, using Cox proportional hazards regression. A total of 469 patients (median age, 60 [range 26-80] years) were included in this study. The patient cohort consisted of women with International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics stage III (76%) high-grade serous (95%) ovarian cancer who had no evaluable disease or complete remission at initial or interval debulking surgery (76%). Thirty-one percent of the tumor samples (n = 138) harbored a pathogenic BRCA mutation, and BRCA-like classification was performed for 442 patients. Patients with a BRCA-like tumor had a longer PFS after olaparib treatment than after placebo (36.4 vs 18.6 months; HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.37-0.65; P < .001). No association of olaparib with PFS was found in patients with a non-BRCA-like tumor (17.6 vs 16.6 months; HR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.68-1.51; P = .93). The interaction was significant (P = .004), and HRs and P values (for interaction) were similar in the relevant subgroups, OS, and multivariable analyses. In this secondary analysis of the PAOLA-1 randomized clinical trial, patients with a BRCA-like tumor, but not those with a non-BRCA-like tumor, had a significantly longer survival after olaparib plus bevacizumab treatment than placebo plus bevacizumab treatment. Thus, the BRCA1-like classifier could be used as a biomarker for olaparib plus bevacizumab as a maintenance treatment.

AGO-OVAR 28/ENGOT-ov57. Niraparib alone versus niraparib in combination with bevacizumab in patients with carboplatin-taxane-based chemotherapy in advanced ovarian cancer: a multicenter randomized phase III trial

BackgroundPhase III trial data have shown a significant benefit by the addition of a maintenance treatment with niraparib, irrespective of BRCA or HRD status, in patients with advanced high-grade ovarian...

774P CCNE1 amplification defines a good prognostic subgroup among BRCAwt/HRDneg advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC)

774P CCNE1 amplification defines a good prognostic subgroup among BRCAwt/HRDneg advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC)

Maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab in patients with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer: Main analysis of second progression-free survival in the phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial

BackgroundPAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 (NCT02477644) demonstrated a significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit with maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab versus placebo plus bevacizumab in newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer. We report the prespecified main second progression-free survival (PFS2) analysis for PAOLA-1. MethodsThis randomised, double-blind, phase III trial was conducted in 11 countries. Eligible patients had newly diagnosed, advanced, high-grade ovarian cancer and were in response after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy plus bevacizumab. Patients were randomised 2:1 to olaparib (300 mg twice daily) or placebo for up to 24 months; all patients received bevacizumab (15 mg/kg every 3 weeks) for up to 15 months. Primary PFS end-point was reported previously. Time from randomisation to second disease progression or death was a key secondary end-point included in the hierarchical-testing procedure. ResultsAfter a median follow-up of 35.5 months and 36.5 months, respectively, median PFS2 was 36.5 months (olaparib plus bevacizumab) and 32.6 months (placebo plus bevacizumab), hazard ratio 0.78; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.64–0.95; P = 0.0125. Median time to second subsequent therapy or death was 38.2 months (olaparib plus bevacizumab) and 31.5 months (placebo plus bevacizumab), hazard ratio 0.78; 95% CI 0.64–0.95; P = 0.0115. Seventy-two (27%) patients in the placebo plus bevacizumab group received a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor as first subsequent therapy. No new safety signals were observed for olaparib plus bevacizumab. ConclusionIn newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer, maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab provided continued benefit beyond first progression, with a significant PFS2 improvement and a time to second subsequent therapy or death delay versus placebo plus bevacizumab.

Correlation of BRCA and HRD status with clinical and survival outcomes in patients with advanced-stage ovarian cancer in the age of PARPi maintenance therapy (187)

Objectives: Fifty percent of patients with high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC) have a germline or somatic (tumor) mutation in BRCA1/BRCA2 or are women who have tumors that do not have a somatic mutation but are classified as homologous recombination deficient (HRD). Current studies suggest that patients with HGOC who are germline BRCA+ (gBRCA) or somatic BRCA (sBRCA)/HRD+ will have a favorable response to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). We aimed to compare clinical and survival outcomes of women with HGOC stratified by germline BRCA or somatic BRCA/HRD status and evaluate the impact of PARPi maintenance therapy. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients with advanced HGOC from April 2013 to March 2021. Patients were included if germline BRCA and HRD status were known. Clinical outcomes were analyzed and stratified by (1) gBRCA+ (2) gBRCA - and sBRCA/HRD+, or (3) BRCA-/HRD-. Progression-free survival (PFS) was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods stratified by HRD status and modeled via Cox proportional hazards regression. Results: A total of 1,124 patients were reviewed, and 352 met our inclusion criteria. The Median follow-up was 27.3 months. One hundred and thirty-nine patients had gBRCA+ mutation, 69 sBRCA+/ HRD+, and 143 BRCA-/HRD-. Patients with BRCA-/HRD- tumors had older median age (64 vs 54 and 62 years, p<0.001) and lower median CA-125 at diagnosis (423 vs 832 and 857 U/ml, p=0.002), were more likely of White race (87% vs 76% and 66%, p=0.008), required more median NACT cycles (4 vs 3 and 3 cycles, p=0.03), were more likely to have surgically unresectable disease at diagnosis (52% vs 35% and 46%, p=0.02), and were less likely to get PARPi frontline maintenance therapy (7% vs 17% and 25%, p=0.001). Twenty-nine patients (8%) received PARPi frontline, and 51 patients (14%) received PARPi maintenance therapy at recurrence. Patients with BRCA-/HRD- disease had worse PFS (16.9 months vs 25 and 25.2 months, p<0.001) than those with gBRCA+ and sBRCA+/HRD+ disease. Multivariate analysis for PFS revealed that age (HR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00-1.03, p=0.04), stage III, IV (HR: 5.02, 95% CI: 1.21-20.94, p=0.03), complete gross resection at tumor reductive surgery (HR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.23-0.69, p=0.004), and BRCA-/HRD- status (HR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.20-2.51, p=0.004) were significant factors for PFS. The 6-month and 12-month survival probabilities of patients on frontline PARPi maintenance therapy were 1.00 (95% CI: NE) and 0.82 (0.59-0.93), respectively, regardless of gBRCA+ or sBRCA+/HRD+ status. Objectives: Fifty percent of patients with high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC) have a germline or somatic (tumor) mutation in BRCA1/BRCA2 or are women who have tumors that do not have a somatic mutation but are classified as homologous recombination deficient (HRD). Current studies suggest that patients with HGOC who are germline BRCA+ (gBRCA) or somatic BRCA (sBRCA)/HRD+ will have a favorable response to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). We aimed to compare clinical and survival outcomes of women with HGOC stratified by germline BRCA or somatic BRCA/HRD status and evaluate the impact of PARPi maintenance therapy. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients with advanced HGOC from April 2013 to March 2021. Patients were included if germline BRCA and HRD status were known. Clinical outcomes were analyzed and stratified by (1) gBRCA+ (2) gBRCA - and sBRCA/HRD+, or (3) BRCA-/HRD-. Progression-free survival (PFS) was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods stratified by HRD status and modeled via Cox proportional hazards regression. Results: A total of 1,124 patients were reviewed, and 352 met our inclusion criteria. The Median follow-up was 27.3 months. One hundred and thirty-nine patients had gBRCA+ mutation, 69 sBRCA+/ HRD+, and 143 BRCA-/HRD-. Patients with BRCA-/HRD- tumors had older median age (64 vs 54 and 62 years, p<0.001) and lower median CA-125 at diagnosis (423 vs 832 and 857 U/ml, p=0.002), were more likely of White race (87% vs 76% and 66%, p=0.008), required more median NACT cycles (4 vs 3 and 3 cycles, p=0.03), were more likely to have surgically unresectable disease at diagnosis (52% vs 35% and 46%, p=0.02), and were less likely to get PARPi frontline maintenance therapy (7% vs 17% and 25%, p=0.001). Twenty-nine patients (8%) received PARPi frontline, and 51 patients (14%) received PARPi maintenance therapy at recurrence. Patients with BRCA-/HRD- disease had worse PFS (16.9 months vs 25 and 25.2 months, p<0.001) than those with gBRCA+ and sBRCA+/HRD+ disease. Multivariate analysis for PFS revealed that age (HR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00-1.03, p=0.04), stage III, IV (HR: 5.02, 95% CI: 1.21-20.94, p=0.03), complete gross resection at tumor reductive surgery (HR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.23-0.69, p=0.004), and BRCA-/HRD- status (HR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.20-2.51, p=0.004) were significant factors for PFS. The 6-month and 12-month survival probabilities of patients on frontline PARPi maintenance therapy were 1.00 (95% CI: NE) and 0.82 (0.59-0.93), respectively, regardless of gBRCA+ or sBRCA+/HRD+ status.

Quality of life in patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC) receiving maintenance therapies after first-line (1L) chemotherapy in the randomized phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial (NCT02477644).

5560 Background: In the Phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial, maintenance olaparib + bevacizumab (bev) provided a significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit vs placebo (pbo) + bev in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer in response to platinum-based chemotherapy. Subgroup analyses revealed a substantial PFS benefit in homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)-positive (including BRCA1/2 mutation) pts, leading to US/EU labels for this combination. Preliminary analyses reported that olaparib did not alter global health-related quality of life (G-HQoL; Ray-Coquard I et al. NEJM 2019). We analyzed HQoL by domains and molecular subgroups and explored the impact of disease progression (DP) on HQoL in the 1L setting. Methods: Eligible pts with newly diagnosed advanced (FIGO stage III–IV) HGOC were randomized 2:1 to maintenance olaparib + bev or pbo + bev. Pts completed European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OV28 HQoL questionnaires at baseline and every 12 weeks for 2 years’ follow-up, irrespective of DP. The minimal important difference for clinically relevant change was fixed at 10 points. Longitudinal data were analyzed by mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM) and time until definitive deterioration (TUDD). Analyses were in the intent-to-treat population and HRD-positive subgroup. HQoL analyses at DP (± 60 days) were explored. Results: 806 pts were randomized to olaparib + bev (n=537) or pbo + bev (n=269). 465 pts had DP over 2 years’ follow-up. Compliance to HQoL questionnaires was high at baseline (95%) and over time (&gt;70%). MMRM models by HQoL domain did not reveal a clinically relevant difference between treatment arms over time. TUDD of G-HQoL did not differ between arms (hazard ratio [HR] 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.72–1.07). In the HRD-positive subgroup (n=372), we observed no difference by HQoL domain between treatment arms. Interestingly, TUDD of G-HQoL was statistically significantly in favor of olaparib + bev compared with pbo + bev (HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.52–0.93). We also observed a clinically significant deterioration in emotional (mean change −12.30 points, 95% CI −16.46 to −8.13) and social (−11.17 points, 95% CI −16.21 to −6.12) functioning in both treatment arms at DP, among 103 pts with HQoL questionnaires at DP. Conclusions: The substantial PFS benefit provided by maintenance olaparib + bev in the newly diagnosed setting was achieved without detrimental effect on HQoL domains, even with longer TUDD of G-HQoL in the HRD-positive subgroup. Use of an effective maintenance therapy (ie one with a significant PFS benefit) in HGOC patients in the 1L setting is likely to delay the clinically significant deterioration in emotional and social functioning we identified in patients at DP across PAOLA-1 treatments arms. Clinical trial information: NCT02477644.

Testing of newly diagnosed advanced high grade ovarian cancer (OC) patients with the Myriad Genetics MyChoice CDx Plus next generation sequencing-based in vitro diagnostic test emphasizes the need for public insurance coverage of genetic testing: Results of a national program by the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncology (HeSMO).

e18520 Background: Homologous Recombination deficiency (HRD) represents a distinct entity in OC. Clinical data suggest that treatment selection can be based on both BRCA1/2 mutations and bearing Genomic Instability Status (GIS). Testing for GIS is critical in order to expand patients’ pool for targeted treatment. Myriad my Choice, is currently the only FDA approved test that can detect HRD by assessing BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation and GIS status in OC tumor specimens using 3 biomarkers: loss of heterozygosity, telomeric allelic imbalance and large-scale state transitions. To address this need, HeSMO has initiated a national program to provide access to myChoice to newly diagnosed patients with high grade stage III/IV OC. Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed stage III/IV high grade OC were eligible to participate in this program. The specific performance characteristics of myChoice CDx assay were determined on FFPE tumor samples by the evaluation of a range of representative tumor BRCA1 and BRCA2 sequence variants (e.g. single nucleotide variants, insertions or deletions and variants in homopolymers), Large Rearrangements (e.g. deletions and duplications affecting single and multiple exons) and a representative range of GIS. The overall results are composed of two major components: GIS Status (positive or negative) and tumor (t) BRCA1/2 Status (positive or negative). The combined results form the basis of the overall interpretation of the myChoice CDx Myriad HRD Status. Results: From December 2020 to January 2022, 454 patients from all over the country were tested within this program. 220 patients (48.46%) had a positive GIS report and 179 (39.43%) had a negative one. Among GIS positive cases, 122 patients were tBRCAwt (26.87%) 78 patients were tBRCA mutated (17.18%) and 10 patients had suspected deleterious BRCA1/2 mutations (2.20%). Inconclusive was the report in 38 specimens (8.37%) and myChoice Lab failed to complete the analysis in 15 cases (3.30%). Furthermore, mutations were also detected in a number of other genes, including but not limited to, ATM, BRIP1, PALB2, RAD51C, RAD51D, FANCL, CHEK2. Conclusions: In our series, 48.46% of the patients with high grade OC tested as BRCA1/2 and/or GIS positive, in accordance with published data, underlying the clinical need to implement GIS testing in OC patients’ molecular evaluation. Apart from the significant implications for treatment possibilities in an expanded patients’ population, these results are important for cancer prevention. We strongly believe that our results will strengthen our efforts for reimbursement of such testing in high grade OC patients, and will serve as a roadmap for the establishment of local HRD testing solutions.

Efficacy of maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer according to BRCA mutation genotype in the phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial.

5571 Background: In the Phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial, the addition of maintenance olaparib (ola) to bevacizumab (bev) in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC) resulted in prolonged progression-free survival (PFS), particularly for pts with HRD-positive tumors including a BRCA1/ BRCA2 mutation (BRCAm; Ray-Coquard et al. NEJM 2019). Preclinical data suggest that pts with mutations (mut) in the RING domain of BRCA1 are less sensitive to ola. The magnitude of benefit from ola + bev, according to the location of mut in the functional domains (FD) of BRCA , remains to be explored. Methods: Pts with newly diagnosed advanced HGOC in response after platinum-based chemotherapy + bev received maintenance bev (15 mg/kg q3w for 15 months [mo]) + either ola (300 mg bid for 24 mo) or placebo (pbo). In this post hoc exploratory analysis, PFS was analyzed in pts with BRCAm according to mut location in the FDs of BRCA1 (RING, DNA-binding domain [DNA-BD], or BRCA1 C terminus [BRCT]) and BRCA2 (RAD51-BD; DNA-BD). Results: Among the 806 randomized pts, 235 (29.2%) harbored a BRCAm: 160 (19.9%) with a BRCA1 mut and 76 (9.4%) with a BRCA2 mut. BRCA1 mut in FDs of RING, DNA-BD and BRCT were detected in 19 (11.8%), 41 (25.6%) and 34 (21.2%) pts, respectively. BRCA2 mut were detected in FDs of RAD51-BD and DNA-BD in 37 (48.7%) and 14 (18.4%) pts, respectively. With a median follow-up of 25.5 mo, 24-mo PFS rates and hazard ratios (HRs) according to mut locations are reported in the Table. In pts with a BRCA1 DNA-BD mut, 24-mo PFS was 89% and 14% (ola + bev vs pbo + bev; HR 0.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.02–0.26) compared with 64% and 24% for pts with mut in RING + BRCT + other domains (HR 0.33, 95% CI 0.19–0.57). In pts with BRCA2 mut, 24-mo PFS for pts with mut in the DNA-BD was 91% vs 100% (ola + bev vs pbo + bev) compared with 82% and 44% for pts with mut in RAD51-BD + other domains (HR 0.21, 95% CI 0.08–0.54). Conclusions: In this exploratory analysis, pts with newly diagnosed advanced HGOC and a BRCAm had a PFS benefit from maintenance ola + bev regardless of mut locations in BRCA1/BRCA2. Sensitivity to ola + bev maintenance was particularly high for pts with mut in the DNA-BD of BRCA1. Pts with a mut in the DNA-BD of BRCA2 commonly had excellent outcomes. Clinical trial information: NCT02477644. [Table: see text]

751P Survival prognostic and surrogate values of the early modeled CA-125 KELIM in newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer: Data from the GCIG meta-analysis group

In patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer, the modeled CA-125 ELIMination rate constant K (KELIM) calculated during first-line chemotherapy was associated with overall survival (OS) in 6 independent datasets. We aimed to assess KELIM prognostic and surrogate values in the GCIG mega-database (MAOV), an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized trials conducted before the PARP-inhibitor era (Paoletti, 2020).

RECIST/CA-125 progression-free survival and the role of CA-125 surveillance in the phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial evaluating maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab in patients with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian carcinoma

<h3>Objectives:</h3> In the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 primary analysis (NCT02477644), adding the PARP inhibitor olaparib to maintenance bevacizumab (bev) after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy with bev led to a significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit vs placebo (pbo) + bev in patients (pts) with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC), using modified RECIST v1.1 criteria (HR 0.59; 95% CI 0.49-0.72; <i>P</i><0.001; median PFS 22.1 vs 16.6 months) (Ray-Coquard <i>et al. NEJM</i> 2019). Limited evidence supports use of serum CA-125, a surrogate biomarker for progression, to detect relapse in pts receiving PARP inhibitor maintenance therapy. We evaluated RECIST/CA-125 progression and CA-125 surveillance in PAOLA-1. <h3>Methods:</h3> Pts with newly diagnosed, FIGO stage III-IV HGOC in response after platinum-based chemotherapy plus bev received bev (15 mg/kg q3w for 15 months) + olaparib (300 mg bid for 24 months) or pbo. Scans were performed every 24 weeks, or every 12 weeks if there was evidence of clinical or CA-125 progression. CA-125 levels were assessed every 12 weeks. Time to RECIST or CA-125 progression or death was a secondary endpoint; RECIST/CA-125 progression by biomarker status, response to initial therapy and CA-125 level at baseline were explored. <h3>Results:</h3> 537 pts were randomized to olaparib + bev and 269 to pbo + bev with median follow-up for PFS by RECIST/CA-125 of 24.2 vs 24.7 months (DCO 22 March 2019). In the ITT population, the benefit provided by olaparib + bev vs pbo + bev for PFS by RECIST/CA-125 (HR 0.58; 95% CI 0.48-0.70; <i>P</i><0.0001; median PFS 22.1 vs 15.4 months) was consistent with the primary analysis of PFS by RECIST. Of 462 pts with RECIST progression (ITT), 39% had RECIST progression alone and 45% had CA-125 progression more than 7 days before RECIST progression, with a median 2.4 months between CA-125 and RECIST progression (Table). In subgroup analyses, 49% of t<i>BRCA</i>m pts and 45% of HRD-positive pts had RECIST progression alone compared with only 37% of HRD-negative pts. 42% of pts with NED or CR had RECIST progression alone compared with 33% of pts with PR. 44% of pts with normal baseline CA-125 levels had RECIST progression alone compared with only 17% of pts with abnormal baseline CA-125 levels (<i>P</i><0.001). The rate of PFS events by RECIST/CA-125 was higher for pbo + bev vs olaparib + bev (74% vs 53%) (ITT). Of pts with RECIST progression, a similar proportion in each treatment arm had RECIST progression alone, including in subgroup analyses by biomarker status and response to initial therapy. <h3>Conclusions:</h3> Median PFS and HRs were consistent when progression was assessed by either RECIST or RECIST/CA-125 in PAOLA-1. Scans appear particularly important for detecting progression in HRD-positive pts, t<i>BRCA</i>m pts or pts with normal CA-125 levels at baseline as CA-125 levels did not seem to predict relapse in these pts. Results suggest that CA-125 surveillance alone may be sufficient to detect progression in most pts with abnormal baseline CA-125 levels when starting maintenance therapy.

Correlation of HRD status with clinical and survival outcomes in patients with advanced-stage ovarian cancer.

5568 Background: Nearly 50% of patients with high grade ovarian cancer (HGOC) harbor a germline or somatic mutation in BRCA1/BRCA2 or have tumors characterized by homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). HRD is associated with response to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) in HGOC. Although PARPi show great promise, there is interest in investigating how HRD status affects outcomes and can be used to objectively tailor other treatment strategies. We aimed to compare clinical and survival outcomes in HGOC stratified by HRD status. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all advanced HGOC from April 2013 to June 2019. Patients were included if germline BRCA and HRD status was known. Clinical outcomes were analyzed and stratified by (1) germline BRCA+ (2) germline BRCA - and somatic BRCA/HRD+, or (3) BRCA-/HRD-. Progression free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods stratified by HRD status and modeled via Cox proportional hazards regression. Results: 1271 patients with advanced HGOC presented during the study period of which 187 met inclusion criteria. 106 patients had germline BRCA mutation, 26 somatic BRCA/HRD+, and 55 BRCA/HRD-. Patients who had HRD- tumor had older median age at diagnosis (63 vs. 54 and 60 years, p&lt;0.001), white race (89% vs. 74% and 68%), non-serous histology (20% vs. 6% and 0%, p=0.04), required more NACT chemotherapy cycles (4 vs. 3 and 3 cycles, p=0.03), and less complete gross resection (R0) at tumor reductive surgery (TRS) (60% vs. 83% and 77%, p=0.02). Patients who had BRCA/HRD- tumor had worse PFS (14.9 months) compared to germline BRCA+ (23.5 months) or somatic BRCA/HRD+ (20.2 months, p&lt;0.001). Patients with BRCA/HRD- disease also had worse OS (42.3 months) compared to germline BRCA+ (68.8 months) or somatic BRCA/HRD+ (69.2 months). Multivariate analysis for PFS revealed that age (HR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00-1.04), p=0.01), stage (HR 5.7, 95% CI 1.39-23.4, p=0.02), R0 resection at TRS (HR 0.41, 95% CI 0.21-0.83, p=0.01), and BRCA/HRD- status (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.07-2.48, p=0.02) were significant factors impacting PFS. Multivariate analysis for OS revealed that age (HR 1.07, 95% CI 1.03-1.10, p&lt;0.001) and R0 resection at TRS (HR 0.19, 95% CI 0.08-0.44, p&lt;0.001) were significant factors impacting OS. Conclusions: Germline BRCA-mutant, somatic BRCA/HRD+ HGOC was associated with improved PFS and OS regardless of primary TRS or NACT. BRCA-/HRD- was a negative prognostic factor for survival in HGOC.

Maintenance vigil immunotherapy in newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer: Efficacy assessment of homologous recombination proficient (HRP) patients in the phase IIb VITAL trial.

5502 Background: In the VITAL (NCT02346747) trial, maintenance therapy with Vigil, an autologous tumor cell vaccine transfected with a DNA plasmid encoding GMCSF and bi-shRNA-furin for TGFβ expression control, following frontline platinum-based chemotherapy led to a recurrence-free survival (RFS) benefit in patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HR=0.69, 90% CI 0.44–1.07, p=0.078) and significantly in BRCA-wt patients (HR=0.51, 90% CI 0.30-0.88, p=0.020) ( Rocconi et al. Lancet Oncol. 2020). Here we report post-hoc HR deficiency (HRD) subgroup analysis and identification of an additional molecular subgroup sensitive to Vigil therapy involving STRING analysis. Methods: This double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2b study randomized 92 patients with newly diagnosed stage III/IV ovarian cancer with a complete clinical response (CR) to frontline surgery and chemotherapy. Patients received 1 x 10e7 cells/ml of Vigil or placebo intradermally once a month for up to 12 doses or disease progression. RFS was the primary endpoint assessed by blinded independent central review. HRD status was determined according to the Myriad Genetics myChoice CDx assay (HRD score &lt; 42 for proficient). Using tumor annotated DNA polymorphism data, a protein-protein interaction network was constructed using the STRING database. Properties of this network including topological distance and the identification of hub genes were used to predict a target molecular population sensitive to Vigil. Results: In the per-protocol population (PP, n=91), 62 BRCA-wt patients were tested for HRD status. Forty-five patients were HR proficient (HRP) and 17 patients were HR deficient (HRD). No HRP patients in the Vigil group reported treatment related Grade 3 or higher adverse events. From the time of study randomization median RFS was improved with Vigil (n=25) in HRP patients compared to placebo (n=20) (Table 1). Similarly, overall survival (OS) benefit was observed in the Vigil group compared to placebo (Table 1). Improved RFS was demonstrated for a subset of patients with STRING predicted molecular profile. Conclusions: Vigil immunotherapy as frontline maintenance in Stage III/IV ovarian cancer is well tolerated and showed clinical benefit in both BRCA-wt and HRP molecular profile patients. Results suggest a unique molecular network that enhances sensitivity to Vigil therapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02346747. [Table: see text]

Progression-free survival (PFS) and second PFS (PFS2) by disease stage in patients (pts) with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)-positive newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer receiving bevacizumab (bev) with olaparib/placebo maintenance in the phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial.

5514 Background: In the Phase III PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial (NCT02477644), the addition of maintenance olaparib to bev in pts with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC) resulted in a significant PFS benefit, particularly in HRD-positive (HRD+) pts (hazard ratio [HR] 0.33; 95% CI 0.25–0.45) (Ray-Coquard et al. NEJM 2019). We explored efficacy in HRD+ pts by disease stage. Methods: Pts with newly diagnosed, FIGO stage III–IV HGOC in response after platinum-based chemotherapy + bev received bev (15 mg/kg q3w for 15 months [mo]) + either olaparib (300 mg bid for 24 mo) or placebo (pbo). This exploratory analysis evaluated PFS (data cut-off [DCO]: Mar 22 2019) and PFS2 (DCO: Mar 22 2020) in HRD+ pts (tumor BRCA1/ BRCA2 mutation [tBRCAm] or genomic instability score [Myriad myChoice HRD Plus] ≥42) by FIGO stage. Results: 387/806 randomized pts (48%) were HRD+; 272/387 (70%) had stage III disease and 115/387 (30%) had stage IV disease. 153 (56%) HRD+ stage III pts and 61 (53%) HRD+ stage IV pts had a tBRCAm. Among HRD+ stage III pts, 172 (63%) had upfront surgery (51/172 [30%] had residual disease) and 90 (33%) had interval surgery (19/90 [21%] had residual disease); 52 (45%) HRD+ stage IV pts had upfront surgery (34/52 [65%] had residual disease) and 55 (48%) had interval surgery (18/55 [33%] had residual disease). Median follow-up for PFS and PFS2 was respectively 24.8 and 37.2 mo in HRD+ stage III pts and 24.0 and 37.0 mo in HRD+ stage IV pts. Median PFS, PFS2 and HRs are in the Table. Among HRD+ stage III pts, 36-mo PFS2 (olaparib + bev vs pbo + bev) was 74% vs 60%; among HRD+ stage IV pts, 53% vs 30%. Among HRD+ stage III pts with no residual disease after upfront surgery, HR (95% CI) for PFS was 0.15 (0.07–0.30) and for PFS2 was 0.22 (0.06–0.67). Among HRD+ stage III pts with residual disease after upfront surgery or who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, or HRD+ stage IV pts, HR (95% CI) for PFS was 0.38 (0.27–0.53) and PFS2 was 0.68 (0.46–1.03). Conclusions: In the PAOLA-1 study, maintenance olaparib + bev provided a PFS and PFS2 benefit over pbo + bev in HRD+ pts, irrespective of FIGO stage and residual disease after upfront surgery. Clinical trial information: NCT02477644. [Table: see text]

Timing of surgery in patients with partial response or stable disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer

ObjectiveThe ideal number of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) cycles prior to interval tumor-reductive surgery (iTRS) for advanced ovarian cancer is poorly defined. We sought to assess survival stratified by number of NACT cycles and residual disease following iTRS in patients with advanced ovarian cancer with partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) following 3–4 cycles of NACT. MethodsWe retrospectively identified patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (diagnosed 2/1/2013 to 2/1/2018) who received at least 3 cycles of NACT and iTRS and had a PR or SD. The population was divided into four groups based on the number of NACT cycles prior to iTRS and residual disease status after (CGR [complete gross residual] or incomplete resection [any amount of residual disease]): 1) 3–4 NACT cycles/CGR, 2) 3–4 NACT cycles/incomplete resection, 3) > 4 cycles/CGR, and 4) >4 cycles/incomplete resection. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated using a Kaplan-Meier product-limit estimator and modeled using univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis. ResultsThe cohort consisted of 265 patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer with a median age at diagnosis of 65 years. Most were White (87%), had serous histology (89%), and stage IV disease (57%), with an overall CGR rate of 81%. In a multivariable analysis receipt of >4 NACT cycles was not associated with worse PFS or OS (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.02, 95% CI 0.74–1.42; aHR 1.12, 95% CI, 0.73–1.72 respectively) than was receipt of 3–4 cycles. Any amount of residual disease was associated with worse PFS and OS regardless of the number of NACT cycles (aHR 1.56, 95% CI 1.09–2.22; aHR 2.38, 95% CI 1.52–3.72 respectively). ConclusionsResidual disease was associated with worse survival outcomes regardless of the number of NACT cycles in patients with PR or SD after NACT for advanced high-grade ovarian cancer. These data suggest that the ability to achieve CGR should take precedence in decision-making regarding the timing of surgery.

Multiple lines of chemotherapy for patients with high-grade ovarian cancer: Predictors for response and effect on survival.

Guidelines for the treatment of tubo-ovarian cancer patients beyond third line are lacking. We aimed to evaluate the effect of response in each line on patient's outcome as well as identify variables that predict response for additional line of chemotherapy. A cohort study was performed including all patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank tests. Odds ratios and hazard ratios were calculated using multilevel, mixed-effects logistic regression and Cox regression, adjusting for repeated measures within individual patients. Two-hundred thirty-eight patients were included and underwent up to 10 lines of chemotherapy. The median progression-free survival was 15.6 and overall survival (OS) was 55.6 months. Response rates dropped with each additional line and by line 5, most patients (61%) became refractory and only 16% had any type of response (complete 4% or partial 12%). By line 2, whether a patient had partial disease (PR), stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD) did not have an effect on the OS. From line 2, whether a patient had PR, SD or PD did not have an effect on chemotherapy-free interval. Number of previous lines and time from previous line were the only variables that significantly correlated with both outcome of patients and response to the next line. In conclusion, time interval from the previous line of chemotherapy is the major clinical factor that predicts beneficial effect of another line of treatment in patients with ovarian cancer.

Maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab (bev) after platinum-based chemotherapy plus bev in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC): Efficacy by timing of surgery and residual tumor status in the Phase III PAOLA-1 trial

Objective:In the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 (NCT01844986) trial, the addition of the PARP inhibitor olaparib to bevacizumab (BEV) maintenance therapy following first-line platinum-based chemotherapy plus BEV led to a statistically significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit in patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HR = 0.59, 95% CI 0.49–0.72) (Ray-Coquard et al. Annals Oncol 2019: abst LBA2_PR). This analysis evaluates olaparib plus BEV efficacy in PAOLA-1 by timing of surgery and presence of residual tumor after surgery.

812MO Maintenance olaparib + bevacizumab (bev) in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC): RECIST and/or CA-125 objective response rate (ORR) in the phase III PAOLA-1 trial

812MO Maintenance olaparib + bevacizumab (bev) in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC): RECIST and/or CA-125 objective response rate (ORR) in the phase III PAOLA-1 trial

Maintenance olaparib plus bevacizumab (bev) after platinum-based chemotherapy plus bev in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed advanced high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC): Efficacy by BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in the phase III PAOLA-1 trial.

6039 Background: In PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 (NCT02477644), adding the PARP inhibitor olaparib to maintenance bev after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy plus bev led to a statistically significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit in pts with advanced HGOC (HR 0.59; 95% CI 0.49–0.72) (Ray-Coquard et al. 2019). Retrospective subgroup analysis in GOG-0218 (Norquist et al. 2018) suggested BRCA mutation (BRCAm) status did not significantly impact the PFS benefit provided by bev. We explored the efficacy of olaparib plus bev by BRCA1 mutation ( BRCA1m) or BRCA2 mutation ( BRCA2m) in PAOLA-1. Methods: PAOLA-1 is a randomized, double-blind, Phase III trial in pts with newly diagnosed, FIGO stage III–IV, high-grade serous or endometrioid OC, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer receiving platinum-based chemotherapy plus bev then maintenance bev. Pts unrestricted by surgical outcome or BRCAm status and in response to first-line therapy were randomized to maintenance olaparib tablets (300 mg bid for up to 24 months) plus bev (15 mg/kg q3w for up to 15 months in total) or placebo plus bev, stratified by first-line treatment outcome and tumor BRCAm status. Investigator-assessed PFS (modified RECIST v1.1) by BRCAm was a predefined analysis. Results: Of 806 randomized pts, 160 (20%) had tumor BRCA1m, 76 (9%) had tumor BRCA2m and 1 (&lt;1%) had both. Median PFS follow-up was 24.1 and 27.4 months in BRCA1m and BRCA2m pts, respectively. At primary data cutoff, PFS was prolonged with olaparib plus bev versus placebo plus bev in BRCA1m pts and BRCA2m pts (Table). The percentage of BRCA1m pts who received olaparib plus bev and were progression-free at 1 and 2 years was 95% and 73% (vs. 70% and 29% for placebo plus bev) and for BRCA2m pts was 89% and 84% (vs. 84% and 53%) (Kaplan-Meier estimates). Conclusions: In PAOLA-1, maintenance olaparib plus bev provided a significant PFS benefit versus placebo plus bev in all pts analysed, regardless of whether they had BRCA1m or BRCA2m. The median PFS in the control arm suggests a role for bev in this subgroup and the hazard ratio versus an active control arm shows the value of adding maintenance olaparib to bev. Clinical trial information: NCT02477644. [Table: see text]

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors as maintenance treatment in patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis.

Aim: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPIs) improved progression-free survival among patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. This meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of PARPIs as maintenance strategy for newly diagnosed patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer with or without mutations. Materials & methods: Using defined selection criteria, a literature search identified four eligible randomized clinical trials involving 2386 patients. Results: Compared with placebo maintenance, PARPIs achieved a 46% reduction in the risk of progression or death as compared with placebo (hazard ratio: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.39-0.73; p < 0.0001). That benefit was shown in all clinical subgroups: among those with BRCA mutation, with negative/unknown BRCA mutation, and in those with homologous recombination deficient tumors. Data about the effect on overall survival are still premature. Conclusion: In patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer, PARPIs maintenance after standard therapy achieved a significant improvement in progression-free survival as compared with placebo, overall and in all subgroups.