Nirogacestat, a γ-Secretase Inhibitor for Desmoid Tumors

Gounder, M.; Ratan, R.; Alcindor, T.; Schöffski, P.; Graaf, W.T. van der; Wilky, B.A.; Riedel, R.F.; Lim, A.; Smith, L.M.; Moody, S.; Attia, S.; Chawla, S.; D'Amato, G.; Federman, N.; Merriam, P.; Tine, B.A. van; Vincenzi, B.; Benson, C.; Bui, N.Q.; Chugh, R.; Tinoco, G.; Charlson, J.; Dileo, P.; Hartner, L.; Lapeire, L.; Mazzeo, F.; Palmerini, E.; Reichardt, P.; Stacchiotti, S.; Bailey, H.H.; Burgess, M.A.; Cote, G.M.; Davis, L.E.; Deshpande, H.; Gelderblom, H.; Grignani, G.; Loggers, E.; Philip, T.; Pressey, J.G.; Kummar, S.; Kasper, B.

doi:doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2210140

BackgroundDesmoid tumors are rare, locally aggressive, highly recurrent soft-tissue tumors without approved treatments.MethodsWe conducted a phase 3, international, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nirogacestat in adults with progressing desmoid tumors according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1. Patients were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive the oral γ-secretase inhibitor nirogacestat (150 mg) or placebo twice daily. The primary end point was progression-free survival. Results
From May 2019 through August 2020, a total of 70 patients were assigned to receive nirogacestat and 72 to receive placebo. Nirogacestat had a significant progression-free survival benefit over placebo (hazard ratio for disease progression or death, 0.29; 95% confidence interval, 0.15 to 0.55; P<0.001); the likelihood of being event-free at 2 years was 76% with nirogacestat and 44% with placebo....Show moreBackgroundDesmoid tumors are rare, locally aggressive, highly recurrent soft-tissue tumors without approved treatments.MethodsWe conducted a phase 3, international, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nirogacestat in adults with progressing desmoid tumors according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1. Patients were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive the oral γ-secretase inhibitor nirogacestat (150 mg) or placebo twice daily. The primary end point was progression-free survival. Results
From May 2019 through August 2020, a total of 70 patients were assigned to receive nirogacestat and 72 to receive placebo. Nirogacestat had a significant progression-free survival benefit over placebo (hazard ratio for disease progression or death, 0.29; 95% confidence interval, 0.15 to 0.55; P<0.001); the likelihood of being event-free at 2 years was 76% with nirogacestat and 44% with placebo. Between-group differences in progression-free survival were consistent across prespecified subgroups. The percentage of patients who had an objective response was significantly higher with nirogacestat than with placebo (41% vs. 8%; P<0.001), with a median time to response of 5.6 months and 11.1 months, respectively; the percentage of patients with a complete response was 7% and 0%, respectively. Significant between-group differences in secondary patient-reported outcomes, including pain, symptom burden, physical or role functioning, and health-related quality of life, were observed (P≤0.01). Frequent adverse events with nirogacestat included diarrhea (in 84% of the patients), nausea (in 54%), fatigue (in 51%), hypophosphatemia (in 42%), and maculopapular rash (in 32%); 95% of adverse events were of grade 1 or 2. Among women of childbearing potential receiving nirogacestat, 27 of 36 (75%) had adverse events consistent with ovarian dysfunction, which resolved in 20 women (74%).ConclusionsNirogacestat was associated with significant benefits with respect to progression-free survival, objective response, pain, symptom burden, physical functioning, role functioning, and health-related quality of life in adults with progressing desmoid tumors. Adverse events with nirogacestat were frequent but mostly low grade. (Funded by SpringWorks Therapeutics; DeFi ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03785964.)Show less

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