Impact of osteoprotective therapies on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in melanoma patients – A multicentre study from the prospective skin cancer registry ADOReg

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Beitragende

  • Corinna Kochanek - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) (Autor:in)
  • Katrin Schaper-Gerhardt - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Autor:in)
  • Lisa Zimmer - , Universitätsklinikum Essen (Autor:in)
  • Selma Ugurel - , Universitätsklinikum Essen (Autor:in)
  • Friedegund Meier - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Nationales Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen Dresden (NCT/UCC), Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Peter Mohr - , Elbeklinikum Stade/Buxtehude (Autor:in)
  • Patrick Terheyden - , Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck (Autor:in)
  • Sebastian Haferkamp - , Universität Regensburg (Autor:in)
  • Martin Kaatz - , SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera, DRK Krankenhaus Chemnitz-Rabenstein (Autor:in)
  • Michael Sachse - , Klinikum Bremerhaven Reinkenheide gGmbH (Autor:in)
  • Frank Meiss - , Universitätsklinikum Freiburg (Autor:in)
  • Claudia Pföhler - , Universität des Saarlandes (Autor:in)
  • Ulrike Leiter - , Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Autor:in)
  • Jens Ulrich - , Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben GmbH (Autor:in)
  • Dirk Schadendorf - , Universitätsklinikum Essen (Autor:in)
  • Michael Weichenthal - , Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel (Autor:in)
  • Imke von Wasielewski - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) (Autor:in)
  • Yenny Angela - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Autor:in)
  • Ralf Gutzmer - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Autor:in)

Abstract

Background: Osteoprotective therapy (OT), including denosumab and bisphosphonates, is approved as supportive treatment for patients with solid tumors to prevent skeletal-related events from bone metastases. Preclinical studies and clinical studies/series suggested a synergistic effect of OT and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in metastatic melanoma patients with bone metastases. Therefore, we investigated this issue in a registry study. Methods: Melanoma patients with bone metastases undergoing first-line therapy with ICI were retrospectively identified from the prospective skin cancer registry ADOReg. Information on OT was additionally requested from the participating centers. The primary study endpoints were disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and time to next treatment (TTNT). Results: 180 patients were identified and analysed. Of those, 107 patients (59.4 %) received PD-1 monotherapy and 73 (40.6 %) dual ICI therapy (PD-1 + CTLA-4). 64 patients received additional an OT therapy (36 %) (OTpos). The median follow-up was 22.6 months (95 % CI = 18.2–27.1). There were no significant differences in demographics or clinical parameters between OTpos and OTneg patients. The DCR was comparable between groups (p = 0.758; OTpos = 23.3 % (95 % CI = 12.7–35.1), OTneg = 25.5 % (95 % CI = 17.0–35.2)). There was no significant difference observed between groups in PFS (p = 0.489; OTpos = 6.7 months (95 % CI = 1.3–12.1), OTneg = 6.4 months (95 % CI = 1.9–11.0)), in OS (p = 0.065; OTpos = 26.1 months (95 % CI = 14.6–37.5), OTneg = 16.9 months (95 % CI = 6.2–27.6)) and in TTNT (p = 0.891; OTpos = 18.4 months (95 % CI = 10.9–25.9), OTneg = 21.5 months (95 % CI = 7.8–35.1)). The majority of melanoma patients with bone metastasis did not receive an OT. No significant effects of OT were observed on efficacy outcomes, including response, PFS, OS, and TTNT.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer100731
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftEJC Skin Cancer
Jahrgang3
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 11 Apr. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4340-9706/work/204618298

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Schlagwörter

  • Bisphosphonates, Denosumab, Immune checkpoint inhibition, Malignant melanoma, Osteoprotective therapy