First-in-class PD-1/IL-2 bispecific antibody IBI363 in patients (Pts) with advanced immunotherapy-treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Jianya Zhou, Xueli Bai, Yiwen Chen, Tingbo Liang, Hui Wang, Yuping Sun, Xinjun Liang, Qian Chu, Lin Wu, Caicun Zhou, Jian Fang, Yueyin Pan, Jiuwei Cui, Zhangzhou Huang, Yu Chen, Chengzhi Zhou, Xiaoqing Liu, Yu Yang, Ning Li, Tongmei Zhang
Abstract
8509 Background: IBI363 is a first-in-class PD-1/IL-2 α-bias bispecific antibody fusion protein to block PD-1 checkpoint and rejuvenate exhausted tumor-specific T cells by cis-activating α-bias IL-2. It has potential to address the unmet clinical need of patients (pts) with immunotherapy-resistant and cold tumors. Here, we report safety and efficacy results from a phase I, multicenter, first-in-human study (NCT05460767) of IBI363 in pts with advanced NSCLC. Methods: Eligible pts with advanced NSCLC who failed or were intolerant of standard therapy were enrolled and received IBI363 intravenously at dose levels of 2/10/300/600 ug/kg every week (QW), 0.3/0.6/1 mg/kg every two weeks (Q2W) or 1.5/2/3/4 mg/kg every three weeks (Q3W). Endpoints included safety, objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), duration of response (DoR) and progression-free survival (PFS) by investigator per RECIST v1.1. Results: As of December 6, 2024, 136 NSCLC pts were enrolled (median age: 61 years; prior treatment lines ≥2: 72%). Most patients were treated with IBI363 at 0.6/1 mg/kg Q2W (n=56), 1.5 mg/kg Q3W (n=11) or 3 mg/kg Q3W (n=57). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurred in 135/136 pts (≥G3: 42.6%). TEAEs led to treatment discontinuation in 9 (6.6%) pts and TEAEs led to death in 4 (2.9%) pts with only 1 (0.7%) event considered treatment-related (unexplained death). Most common TEAEs were arthralgia (51.5%; 3.7% ≥G3), anemia (43.4%; 3.7% ≥G3), and rash (38.2%; 4.4% ≥G3). In pts with squamous cell carcinoma who had at least 1 post-baseline tumor assessment, 30 (including 1 pt who had not received PD-(L)1 before enrolled) and 27 pts had been treated with IBI363 3 mg/kg and 1/1.5 mg/kg, respectively; more encouraging efficacy signals were observed in the 3 mg/kg group: ORR 43.3% vs 25.9%, confirmed ORR 36.7% vs 25.9%, DCR 90.0% vs 66.7%, median PFS 7.3 (95% CI: 6.0-11.7) vs 5.5 (95% CI: 1.5-8.3) months, with a median follow up time of 7.3 vs 11.1 months. In the PD-(L)1 treated adenocarcinoma pts with no actionable genomic alterations who had at least 1 post-baseline tumor assessment, 25 and 30 pts had been treated with IBI363 3 mg/kg and 0.6/1/1.5 mg/kg, respectively, similarly, 3 mg/kg group showed higher ORR (28.0% vs 16.7%), confirmed ORR (24.0% vs 13.3%), DCR (76.0% vs 63.3%) and median PFS (4.2 [95% CI: 3.0-not estimable] vs 2.8 [95% CI: 1.4-5.1] months, with a median follow up of 5.9 vs 16.5 months). A higher ORR of 29% versus 4% and a longer PFS of 5.3 months compared to 2.7 months were observed in smokers (N=31, 56.4%). Notably, in patients at all dose levels with a tumor cell proportion score (TPS) under 1%, the ORR was 45.5% for squamous cell carcinoma (N=22) and 29.4% for adenocarcinoma (N=17). Conclusions: IBI363 was well tolerated with encouraging and durable efficacy observed in pts with advanced NSCLC who progressed to PD-(L)1, especially in the squamous subtype. Clinical trial information: NCT05460767 .