Clinique Clémentville

Persons with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) refractory or in first progression/relapsed (R/R) after chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy exhibit dramatic outcomes. We enrolled such persons in a phase 2 single-arm, nonblinded trial ( NCT04703686 ) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of glofitamab, a CD20-CD3 T cell-engaging bispecific antibody, using a short ramp-up regimen to reach full dose within 1 week. A total of 46 participants received at least one glofitamab infusion following obinutuzumab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) pretreatment. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints included independent-assessed best overall metabolic response rate (OMRR) and complete metabolic response rate (CMRR), progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response, safety and tolerability and health-related quality of life. After a median follow-up of 15.3 months (95% confidence interval (CI), 10.1-17.7), the primary endpoint was met, achieving a median OS of 14.7 months (90% CI, 8.8-not reached). The best OMRR was 76.1%. The best CMRR was 45.7%. The median PFS was 3.8 months (95% CI, 2.4-19.6). Despite the shortened setup dosing, no excess cytokine release syndrome or neurotoxicity events were observed (grade ≥ 3, 0% for both). In conclusion, glofitamab improved OS in participants with R/R DLBCL after CAR-T cell therapy, with a favorable safety profile.

Introduction: Virtual reality (VR) has garnered increasing attention in oncology due to its potential to enhance patient care by alleviating anxiety and emotional distress. The present work evaluates the hypothesis proposed by a recent theoretical model that engagement and the sense of presence are key mediators that impact the degree of beneficial effects that VR may have on the emotional well-being of breast cancer patients. Methods: This study draws on data from three previous studies comprising 156 breast cancer patients. The psychological variables of well-being studied included emotional dimensions measured before and after exposure to a virtual environment, as well as factors related to immersive qualities. Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted to explore relationships among said variables, namely, one’s tendency to be immersed in an activity, engagement, spatial presence, and emotional well-being (i.e., valence and arousal) of the patients. Results: Engagement plays a crucial mediating role between tendency of immersion, spatial presence, and positive emotional responses. Patients with a greater tendency toward immersion and higher engagement in the virtual environment showed significant emotional improvements. However, tendency of immersion and spatial presence alone did not directly lead to more positive emotional experiences; their influence was primarily exerted through engagement. Conclusions: Engagement emerges as a fundamental lever for maximizing the psychological benefits of VR in oncology. Clinical interventions using VR should prioritize optimizing engagement in immersive environments to improve patients’ emotional state throughout their cancer treatment journey.

Total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) at baseline becomes a key biomarker in several lymphoma subtypes. Variability in segmentation methods such as 41%SUVmax and SUVmax > 4 has limited its clinical application. Additionally, immune-checkpoint-inhibitors introduced challenges in response assessment due to pseudoprogression, complicating the use of traditional metrics. This study investigates the prognostic impact of baseline- and residual-TMTV and introduces a novel personalized-liver-based-threshold (pTMTVliver) to enhance precision in patient stratification. We analyzed 91 patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse-large-B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma from the GATA trial, comparing patient's outcome according to three segmentation methods: TMTV41%, TMTV4, and pTMTVliver. pTMTVliver used a threshold of 200%SUVmeanliver aligning with 125%SUVmaxliver to enhance standardization and reduce variability. Baseline-TMTV significantly influenced prognosis with higher TMTV correlating with shorter PFS and OS (p < 0.0001 for all methods). Residual-TMTV, particularly with pTMTVliver and TMTV4, stratified no-CMR patients with the lowest predictive errors and better predictive accuracy compared to TMTV41% Multivariate analyses confirmed residual-pTMTVliver as superior for prognostic performance for PFS (HR:5.10; C-index:0.724) and OS (HR:4.00; C-index:0.853) compared to TMTV4 and Deauville Score (DS). The DS alone did not fully capture the heterogeneity of outcomes of DS4-5 patients. Baseline- and residual-TMTV strongly influence prognosis and response in lymphoma patients. The novel personalized pTMTVliver method offers improved accuracy of patient stratification, particularly for those with DS4-5, providing more reliable risk assessment. Larger cohorts are needed to validate these findings and optimize residual-TMTV-based clinical applications.

Abstract Background: Talazoparib (TALA) is a highly potent PARP inhibitor that has demonstrated clinical benefit in the phase III EMBRACA trial for patients with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2-mutation and a locally advanced or metastatic HER2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer (BC). Methods: ViTAL is an ambispective, multi-center longitudinal, phase IV study that aims to ensure the effectiveness and safety of TALA in the real-world setting among patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2- BC, with somatic or germline BRCA mutation (sBRCA or gBRCA). This study includes two cohorts: - Cohort 1: patients treated through the French Early Access Program from November 2018 to September 2019. Inclusion of patients with sBRCA mutation was allowed. - Cohort 2: patients treated according to the European Marketing Approval granted 21/09/2021. The primary endpoint is Time to Treatment Discontinuation (TTD) for TALA defined as Time between the date of first dose of TALA and the date of last dose or death. Results: We present the results of Cohort 1 in which includes 85 patients. Patients’ characteristics are as follows: median age 50 years; 46% triple negative BC and 54% ER+ BC; 47% BRCA1-mutated and 53% BRCA2-mutated; 94% gBRCA and 6% sBRCA; 95% ECOG PS 0 or 1; 31% premenopausal status; 40% de novo metastatic BC (mBC). Visceral, bones and central nervous system metastases were found in 61%, 54% and 11% of patients, respectively. No breast or ovarian cancer in first degree relative was found in 35 patients (41%). The median number of prior cytotoxic regimen was 2, 15% were chemo-naïve for mBC; 35% received prior platinum in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or metastatic setting. For patients with ER+/HER2- mBC the median number of prior endocrine therapy was 2 and 74% of these patients received a CDK4/6 inhibitor prior to TALA. The median follow-up was 17.4 months [range 15.7-20.5]. Of 85 treated patients, 66 patients (78%) experienced permanent discontinuation of TALA due to progressive disease (88%), toxicity (8%), cancer-related death (3%), or other reasons (1.5%). The median TTD for TALA was 9.0 months [range 6.0-11.0] with 35% of patients still in under treatment at 12 months. At least one adverse event (AEs) was recorded in 71% of patients. Hematologic AEs (any grade) occurred in 44% of patients (anemia for 26%, thrombocytopenia for 9%, neutropenia for 8%). The most common non-hematologic AEs were alopecia (6%) and asthenia (5%). Related serious hematologic AEs occurred in 7 (8%) patients including 6 (7%) with anemia. Related serious non-hematologic AEs (vomiting, pyelonephritis) were seen in 2 patients (2%). AEs associated with temporary drug interruption, dose modification and permanent drug discontinuation occurred in 32 (38%), 16 (19%), and 5 (8%) patients respectively. After discontinuation of TALA, 83% of patients received a subsequent treatment with a TTD of 2.4 months [range 1.7-3.3]. The most common subsequent treatments were non-platinum chemotherapy (64%) and platinum therapy (24%). Conclusions: The TTD of 9 months is consistent with the outcomes and safety results of the EMBRACA study. ViTAL, the first real-word study with TALA confirms its interest in locally advanced or metastatic HER2- BC. Analysis of Cohort 2 will occur when data are mature. (Ref Litton JK, Rugo HR, Ellt J et al. Talazoparib in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer and a Germline BRCA Mutation. N Engl J Med. 2018; 379:753-763. Citation Format: Delphine Loirat, Marie Duboys de Labarre, Christine Essner, Ioana Hrab, Jean-Christophe Thery, Christelle Jouannaud, Cristian Villanueva, Perrine Vuagnat, Pauline Soibinet-Oudot, Anne Creisson, Audrey Mailliez, Jean-Loup Mouysset, Laura Salabert, Nadine Dohollou, Jean-David Fumet, Thibault De La Motte Rouge, Jean-Michel Vauthier, Maylis Decrop, Pascal Pujol. Phase IV study evaluating effectiveness and safety of talazoparib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2 negative breast cancer and a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (ViTAL) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-18-28.

Simple SummaryPrognosis of advanced cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (CSCC) is poor. Recent clinical trials have shown that immunotherapy achieves significantly improved survival of patients with advanced CSCCs. However, few real-world data are available on treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with advanced CSCCs receiving anti-programmed cell-death protein-1 (PD-1). To approach this issue, we conducted a retrospective study on 245 patients with advanced CSCCs from 58 centers who had been enrolled in an early-access program; 240 received cemiplimab. Our objectives were to evaluate, in the real-life setting, best overall response rate, progression-free survival, overall survival and safety. Results demonstrated cemiplimab efficacy in patients with advanced CSCCs, regardless of immune status. Patients with good Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status benefited more from cemiplimab. The safety profile was acceptable.Although cemiplimab has been approved for locally advanced (la) and metastatic (m) cutaneous squamous-cell carcinomas (CSCCs), its real-life value has not yet been demonstrated. An early-access program enrolled patients with la/mCSCCs to receive cemiplimab. Endpoints were best overall response rate (BOR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), duration of response (DOR) and safety. The 245 patients (mean age 77 years, 73% male, 49% prior systemic treatment, 24% immunocompromised, 27% Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (PS) ≥ 2) had laCSCCs (35%) or mCSCCs (65%). For the 240 recipients of ≥1 infusion(s), the BOR was 50.4% (complete, 21%; partial, 29%). With median follow-up at 12.6 months, median PFS was 7.9 months, and median OS and DOR were not reached. One-year OS was 73% versus 36%, respectively, for patients with PS < 2 versus ≥ 2. Multivariate analysis retained PS ≥ 2 as being associated during the first 6 months with PFS and OS. Head-and-neck location was associated with longer PFS. Immune status had no impact. Severe treatment-related adverse events occurred in 9% of the patients, including one death from toxic epidermal necrolysis. Cemiplimab real-life safety and efficacy support its use for la/mCSCCs. Patients with PS ≥ 2 benefited less from cemiplimab, but it might represent an option for immunocompromised patients.