Predictive value assessment of the Meet-URO and IMDC scores in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving first-line ICI–ICI vs ICI–TKI combinations (Meet-URO 33 study).

e16509 Background: The prognostic value of the IMDC and Meet-URO scores is well-established in clinical trials and real-world analyses in untreated and pretreated mRCC patients. However, their predictive performance in the novel 1 st line setting of immune-combinations is still unclear. Methods: We conducted an Italian multicenter retrospective-prospective real-world study of mRCC patients receiving 1 st line ICI–ICI or ICI–TKI. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. The predictive value of the Meet-URO score (5 categories) and the IMDC score (3 categories) was assessed using Cox proportional hazards models including formal treatment-by-risk interaction testing in univariable and multivariable analyses. Results: A total of 1907 patients were enrolled from 58 centres and 1511 patients (79%) were included in the analysis. Median age was 65.8 years, 85% had clear-cell histology, 76% received ICI–TKI and 24% ICI-ICI. After a median follow-up of 27.8 months, in the overall population, in the ICI-TKI group and in the ICI-ICI group: mOS was 37.8, 39.0 and 37.8 months, respectively; PFS was 17.9, 19.4 and 13.1 months, respectively. Hazard ratios for ICI–TKI vs ICI–ICI were consistent across all Meet-URO and IMDC groups for both OS and PFS (Table 1). No significant treatment-by-risk interaction was observed for Meet-URO score (OS p=0.73; PFS p=0.86) or IMDC risk group (OS p=0.73; PFS p=0.37). Conclusions: In this large real-world cohort, Meet-URO and IMDC prognostic scores did not show predictive value for selecting between 1 st line ICI–ICI and ICI–TKI combinations. These findings suggest that established risk models should not guide treatment choice between immune-based combinations in mRCC, but other factors should be considered (e.g. metastatic sites, tumor burden). Clinical trial information: CESC IOV 2023-78. Risk group N mOS ICI-TKI vs ICI-ICI (months) OS HR (95% CI) P value mPFS ICI-TKI vs ICI-ICI (months) PFS HR (95% CI) P value Meet-URO score 1 213 NR (≥45.7) vs NR (≥20.6) 1.32 (0.41–4.29) 0.73 34.5 vs 14.2 0.62 (0.31–1.25) 0.86 Meet-URO score 2 442 57.9 vs NR (≥XXX) 0.80 (0.52–1.25) 28.0 vs 26.8 0.85 (0.61–1.19) Meet-URO score 3 351 32.2 vs 37.8 1.05 (0.71–1.56) 18.2 vs 13.1 0.68 (0.49–0.94) Meet-URO score 4 376 25.7 vs 17.6 0.89 (0.63–1.24) 15.0 vs 7.1 0.71 (0.53–0.95) Meet-URO score 5 129 11.5 vs 7.2 0.71 (0.40–1.25) 6.8 vs 3.1 0.71 (0.41–1.21) IMDC favorable 282 57.9 vs NR (≥ 38.4) 1.20 (0.43–3.32) 0.73 39.5 vs 15.0 0.69 (0.36–1.32) 0.37 IMDC intermediate 901 37.2 vs 42.2 0.88 (0.67–1.14) 19.7 vs 15.7 0.74 (0.60–0.91) IMDC poor 328 13.7 vs 16.6 0.94 (0.66–1.32) 9.1 vs 7.1 0.77 (0.57–1.04)

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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Predictive value assessment of the Meet-URO and IMDC scores in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving first-line ICI–ICI vs ICI–TKI combinations (Meet-URO 33 study).

Martina Fanelli, Marilena Di Napoli, Cristian Lolli, Silvia Chiellino et al.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Renal cell carcinoma treatment
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Predictive value assessment of the Meet-URO and IMDC scores in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving first-line ICI–ICI vs ICI–TKI combinations (Meet-URO 33 study).

Martina Fanelli, Marilena Di Napoli, Cristian Lolli, Silvia Chiellino, Alberto Dalla Volta, Sara Elena Rebuzzi, Paolo Andrea Zucali, Giovanni Bozza, Alessia Mennitto, Andrea Di Marco, Giorgia Novero, Giuseppe Fornarini, Roberto Iacovelli, Cristina Masini, Michele Maffezzoli, Davide Bimbatti, Elena Verzoni, Luigi Formisano, Giandomenico Roviello, Carlo Messina
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e16509 Background: The prognostic value of the IMDC and Meet-URO scores is well-established in clinical trials and real-world analyses in untreated and pretreated mRCC patients. However, their predictive performance in the novel 1 st line setting of immune-combinations is still unclear. Methods: We conducted an Italian multicenter retrospective-prospective real-world study of mRCC patients receiving 1 st line ICI–ICI or ICI–TKI. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. The predictive value of the Meet-URO score (5 categories) and the IMDC score (3 categories) was assessed using Cox proportional hazards models including formal treatment-by-risk interaction testing in univariable and multivariable analyses. Results: A total of 1907 patients were enrolled from 58 centres and 1511 patients (79%) were included in the analysis. Median age was 65.8 years, 85% had clear-cell histology, 76% received ICI–TKI and 24% ICI-ICI. After a median follow-up of 27.8 months, in the overall population, in the ICI-TKI group and in the ICI-ICI group: mOS was 37.8, 39.0 and 37.8 months, respectively; PFS was 17.9, 19.4 and 13.1 months, respectively. Hazard ratios for ICI–TKI vs ICI–ICI were consistent across all Meet-URO and IMDC groups for both OS and PFS (Table 1). No significant treatment-by-risk interaction was observed for Meet-URO score (OS p=0.73; PFS p=0.86) or IMDC risk group (OS p=0.73; PFS p=0.37). Conclusions: In this large real-world cohort, Meet-URO and IMDC prognostic scores did not show predictive value for selecting between 1 st line ICI–ICI and ICI–TKI combinations. These findings suggest that established risk models should not guide treatment choice between immune-based combinations in mRCC, but other factors should be considered (e.g. metastatic sites, tumor burden). Clinical trial information: CESC IOV 2023-78. Risk group N mOS ICI-TKI vs ICI-ICI (months) OS HR (95% CI) P value mPFS ICI-TKI vs ICI-ICI (months) PFS HR (95% CI) P value Meet-URO score 1 213 NR (≥45.7) vs NR (≥20.6) 1.32 (0.41–4.29) 0.73 34.5 vs 14.2 0.62 (0.31–1.25) 0.86 Meet-URO score 2 442 57.9 vs NR (≥XXX) 0.80 (0.52–1.25) 28.0 vs 26.8 0.85 (0.61–1.19) Meet-URO score 3 351 32.2 vs 37.8 1.05 (0.71–1.56) 18.2 vs 13.1 0.68 (0.49–0.94) Meet-URO score 4 376 25.7 vs 17.6 0.89 (0.63–1.24) 15.0 vs 7.1 0.71 (0.53–0.95) Meet-URO score 5 129 11.5 vs 7.2 0.71 (0.40–1.25) 6.8 vs 3.1 0.71 (0.41–1.21) IMDC favorable 282 57.9 vs NR (≥ 38.4) 1.20 (0.43–3.32) 0.73 39.5 vs 15.0 0.69 (0.36–1.32) 0.37 IMDC intermediate 901 37.2 vs 42.2 0.88 (0.67–1.14) 19.7 vs 15.7 0.74 (0.60–0.91) IMDC poor 328 13.7 vs 16.6 0.94 (0.66–1.32) 9.1 vs 7.1 0.77 (0.57–1.04)

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 44(16_suppl)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT), Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” (IT), University of Parma (IT), University of Udine (IT), Humanitas University (IT), Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT), Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT), Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia (IT), Centro Ricerche FIAT (IT), Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata (IT), Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IT), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia (IT), Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IT), Federico II University Hospital (IT), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita (IT), Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" (IT), Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (IT), Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT), Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT), Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (IT), University of Florence (IT), University of Brescia (IT)
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