title: Nivolumab in Combination With Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
abstract: Nivolumab, a fully human immunoglobulin G4 programmed death-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor antibody, has demonstrated improved survival in previously treated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). CheckMate 012, a phase I, multicohort study, was conducted to explore the safety and efficacy of nivolumab as monotherapy or combined with current standard therapies in first-line advanced NSCLC. Here, we report results for nivolumab plus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy (PT-DC).
  
  
  
  Patients (N = 56) received nivolumab (intravenously) plus PT-DC concurrently every 3 weeks for four cycles followed by nivolumab alone until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Regimens were nivolumab 10 mg/kg plus gemcitabine-cisplatin (squamous) or pemetrexed-cisplatin (nonsquamous) or nivolumab 5 or 10 mg/kg plus paclitaxel-carboplatin (all histologies). The primary objective was to assess safety and tolerability. Secondary objectives included objective response rate and 24-week progression-free survival rate (per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1); exploratory objectives included overall survival (OS) and response by tumor programmed death ligand-1 expression.
  
  
  
  No dose-limiting toxicities occurred during the first 6 weeks of treatment. Forty-five percent of patients (25 of 56 patients) reported grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events (AEs); 7% of patients (n = 4) had pneumonitis. Twenty-one percent of patients (n = 12) discontinued all study therapy as a result of treatment-related AEs. Objective response rates for nivolumab 10 mg/kg plus gemcitabine-cisplatin, nivolumab 10 mg/kg plus pemetrexed-cisplatin, nivolumab 10 mg/kg plus paclitaxel-carboplatin, and nivolumab 5 mg/kg plus paclitaxel-carboplatin were 33%, 47%, 47%, and 43%, respectively; 24-week progression-free survival rates were 51%, 71%, 38%, and 51%, respectively; 2-year OS rates were 25%, 33%, 27%, and 62%, respectively. Responses were achieved regardless of tumor programmed death ligand-1 expression.
  
  
  
  The safety profile of nivolumab plus PT-DC was consistent with that expected for individual agents; however, treatment discontinuation related to AEs was greater with the combination. Encouraging activity was observed, especially for the nivolumab 5 mg/kg plus paclitaxel-carboplatin group, with a 2-year OS rate of 62%.
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL. nar2144@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Naiyer A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hellmann
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Julie R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brahmer
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Rosalyn A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Juergens
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borghaei
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gettinger
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Laura Q
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Laurie
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Frances A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Allen C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Faith E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Harbison
authors.affiliation: Naiyer A. Rizvi and Matthew D. Hellmann, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Julie R. Brahmer, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; Rosalyn A. Juergens, Juravinski Cancer Centre at McMaster University, Hamilton; Scott A. Laurie, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa; Frances A. Shepherd, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hossein Borghaei, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA; Scott Gettinger, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Laura Q. Chow, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David E. Gerber, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Jonathan W. Goldman, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Allen C. Chen, Yun Shen, Faith E. Nathan, and Christopher T. Harbison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ; and Scott Antonia, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antonia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D060890:B7-H1 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077594:Nivolumab; D000068437:Pemetrexed / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000235:genetics; D015996:Survival Rate; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D060890:B7-H1 Antigen; C423236:CD274 protein, human; C117307:KRAS protein, human; D000068437:Pemetrexed; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000077594:Nivolumab; D016190:Carboplatin; C512478:EGFR protein, human; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D002945:Cisplatin; D000093542:Gemcitabine