Cutaneous toxicity and clinical outcomes with enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

4574 Background: Enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (EV/P) recently became the standard of care frontline treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC). In patients treated with EV monotherapy, previous studies reported a potential association between cutaneous toxicities and improved clinical outcomes. While cutaneous toxicities are common with EV/P, the correlation with response has not been described. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort of patients treated with first line EV/P for la/mUC at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Clinical data were collected by chart review. Response to EV/P was defined by investigator assessment adhering to RECIST 1.1. Cutaneous toxicity events were recorded and classified as mild (managed with topical agents and/or oral antihistamines) or moderate/severe (requiring further pharmacological interventions and/or dose modifications). Association between clinical characteristics and response were analyzed using univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. Results: 186 patients who started EV/P between October 2018 and September 2024 were identified, 166 with distant metastases (89%) and 20 (11%) with locally advanced disease. Median age was 72 years, 68% were male, 31% had upper tract primary, and 44% had subtype/divergent histology component. Rates of bone, lung, and liver metastases were 29%, 24%, and 19%, respectively, and 27% had lymph node only disease. Observed response rate was 64% (119/186; 95% CI 57%, 71%), including a complete response rate of 18% (33/186; 95% CI 13%, 24%). Cutaneous toxicities occurred in 106 patients (57%), predominantly within the first 12 weeks (94/106), 70% of events were classified as mild and 30% as moderate/severe. On univariable analysis, cutaneous toxicity at any time, and before 12 weeks were significantly associated with response to EV/P, with odds ratio (OR) 2.6 (95% CI 1.44 - 4.94, p = 0.002) and 1.91 (95% CI 1.04 - 3.53, p = 0.037). Greater effect was seen based on severity: OR 2.24 (95% CI 1.17 - 4.42, p = 0.017) for mild events and OR 4.12 (95% CI 1.62 - 12.0, p = 0.005) for moderate/severe events compared to patients without cutaneous toxicity. Response to EV/P was less likely with distant metastatic disease (vs. locally advanced; OR 0.28, p = 0.05), and with bone metastases (OR 0.44, p = 0.015), and more likely with lymph node only disease (OR 2.89, p = 0.007). When adjusted for treatment setting (metastatic vs locally advanced) and time on treatment in multivariable analysis, the effect of cutaneous toxicity ≤12 weeks on response was no longer significant (OR 1.7, 95% CI 0.9 - 3.25, p = 0.11). Conclusions: In our large, real-world cohort there was a non-significant trend for response to EV/P in patients with cutaneous toxicities. Further studies are needed to define the potential correlation.

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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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2025-05-28
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Cutaneous toxicity and clinical outcomes with enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Eric H. Bent, Samuel A. Funt, Michal Sternschuss, Nathaniel Alvarez et al.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
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Cutaneous toxicity and clinical outcomes with enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Eric H. Bent, Samuel A. Funt, Michal Sternschuss, Nathaniel Alvarez, Karissa Whiting, Firas Ahmed, Jonathan E. Rosenberg, Irina Ostrovnaya, Gopa Iyer, Ashley Marie Regazzi, Dean F. Bajorin, David H. Aggen, Aditi Gupta, Oğuz Akın, Stanley Liang, Volkan Beylergil, Alyssa Arbuiso
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4574 Background: Enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (EV/P) recently became the standard of care frontline treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC). In patients treated with EV monotherapy, previous studies reported a potential association between cutaneous toxicities and improved clinical outcomes. While cutaneous toxicities are common with EV/P, the correlation with response has not been described. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort of patients treated with first line EV/P for la/mUC at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Clinical data were collected by chart review. Response to EV/P was defined by investigator assessment adhering to RECIST 1.1. Cutaneous toxicity events were recorded and classified as mild (managed with topical agents and/or oral antihistamines) or moderate/severe (requiring further pharmacological interventions and/or dose modifications). Association between clinical characteristics and response were analyzed using univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. Results: 186 patients who started EV/P between October 2018 and September 2024 were identified, 166 with distant metastases (89%) and 20 (11%) with locally advanced disease. Median age was 72 years, 68% were male, 31% had upper tract primary, and 44% had subtype/divergent histology component. Rates of bone, lung, and liver metastases were 29%, 24%, and 19%, respectively, and 27% had lymph node only disease. Observed response rate was 64% (119/186; 95% CI 57%, 71%), including a complete response rate of 18% (33/186; 95% CI 13%, 24%). Cutaneous toxicities occurred in 106 patients (57%), predominantly within the first 12 weeks (94/106), 70% of events were classified as mild and 30% as moderate/severe. On univariable analysis, cutaneous toxicity at any time, and before 12 weeks were significantly associated with response to EV/P, with odds ratio (OR) 2.6 (95% CI 1.44 - 4.94, p = 0.002) and 1.91 (95% CI 1.04 - 3.53, p = 0.037). Greater effect was seen based on severity: OR 2.24 (95% CI 1.17 - 4.42, p = 0.017) for mild events and OR 4.12 (95% CI 1.62 - 12.0, p = 0.005) for moderate/severe events compared to patients without cutaneous toxicity. Response to EV/P was less likely with distant metastatic disease (vs. locally advanced; OR 0.28, p = 0.05), and with bone metastases (OR 0.44, p = 0.015), and more likely with lymph node only disease (OR 2.89, p = 0.007). When adjusted for treatment setting (metastatic vs locally advanced) and time on treatment in multivariable analysis, the effect of cutaneous toxicity ≤12 weeks on response was no longer significant (OR 1.7, 95% CI 0.9 - 3.25, p = 0.11). Conclusions: In our large, real-world cohort there was a non-significant trend for response to EV/P in patients with cutaneous toxicities. Further studies are needed to define the potential correlation.

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 43(16_suppl)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US), Cornell University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 81%
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
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