Neratinib in patients with HER2-mutant, metastatic cervical cancer: Findings from the phase 2 SUMMIT basket trial

Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Oct;159(1):150-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.07.025. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Abstract

Objective: Somatic HER2 mutations occur in ~5% of cervical cancers and are considered oncogenic and associated with poor prognosis. Neratinib, an irreversible pan-HER tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is active in multiple HER2-mutant cancers. SUMMIT is a phase II basket trial investigating the efficacy and safety of neratinib in solid tumors.

Methods: Patients with HER2-mutant, persistent, metastatic/recurrent cervical cancer with disease progression after platinum-based treatment for advanced/recurrent disease received oral neratinib 240 mg/day with mandatory loperamide prophylaxis during cycle 1. The primary endpoint was confirmed objective response rate (ORR). Secondary endpoints included: response duration (DOR); clinical benefit rate (CBR); progression-free survival (PFS); overall survival (OS); safety.

Results: Sixteen eligible patients were enrolled; 10 (62.5%) had endocervical adenocarcinoma. The most common HER2 mutation was S310F (63% of patients). Three of 12 RECIST-measurable patients had confirmed partial responses (ORR 25%; 95%CI 5.5-57.2%); 3 had stable disease ≥16 weeks (CBR 50%; 95%CI 21.1-78.9%). DOR for responders were 5.6, 5.9, and 12.3 months. Median PFS was 7.0 months (95%CI 0.7-18.3 months); median OS was 16.8 months (95%CI 4.1-NE months). Diarrhea (75%), nausea (44%), and decreased appetite (38%) were the most common adverse events. One patient (6%) reported grade 3 diarrhea. There were no grade 4 events, and no diarrhea-related treatment discontinuations.

Conclusions: Neratinib monotherapy showed evidence of activity in heavily pretreated patients with HER2-mutant cervical cancer, with no new safety signals. Given the few effective options for cervical cancer after platinum-based therapy failure, neratinib warrants further investigation in this molecularly defined patient population.

Trial registration number: NCT01953926 (ClinicalTrials.gov), 2013-002872-42 (EudraCT).

Keywords: Cervical cancer; Clinical trial; HER2 mutant; Neratinib; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Diarrhea / chemically induced
  • Diarrhea / diagnosis
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Nausea / chemically induced
  • Nausea / diagnosis
  • Nausea / epidemiology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / genetics
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
  • Progression-Free Survival
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Quinolines / administration & dosage*
  • Quinolines / adverse effects
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / genetics
  • Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / genetics
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / mortality

Substances

  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Quinolines
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • neratinib

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01953926
  • EudraCT/2013–002872-42