PIVOT-12: a phase III study of adjuvant bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab in resected stage III/IV melanoma at high risk for recurrence

Alexander Mm Eggermont, Paolo A. Ascierto, Nikhil I. Khushalani, Dirk Schadendorf, Genevieve Boland, Jeffrey Weber, Karl D. Lewis, Daniel Johnson, Gareth Rivalland, Adnan Khattak, Margarita Majem, Helen Gogas, Georgina V. Long, Sue L. Currie, David Chien, Mary A. Tagliaferri, Matteo S. Carlino, Adi Diab

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Abstract

Bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG: NKTR-214) is an immunostimulatory IL-2 cytokine prodrug engineered to deliver a controlled, sustained and preferential IL-2 pathway signal. Nivolumab (NIVO), a PD-1 inhibitor, has been shown to prolong survival in patients with advanced melanoma and recurrence-free survival in the adjuvant setting. PIVOT-02 showed that BEMPEG plus NIVO was well-tolerated and demonstrated clinical activity as first-line therapy in metastatic melanoma. PIVOT-12 is a randomized, phase III, global, multicenter, open-label study comparing adjuvant therapy with BEMPEG plus NIVO versus NIVO alone in adult and adolescent patients with completely resected cutaneous stage III/IV melanoma at high risk of recurrence. The primary objective is to compare the efficacy, as measured by recurrence-free survival, of BEMPEG plus NIVO versus NIVO.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)903-913
Number of pages11
JournalFuture oncology (London, England)
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2022

Keywords

  • IL-2 pathway
  • NKTR-214
  • PD-1
  • PD-L1
  • adjuvant
  • bempegaldesleukin
  • cutaneous melanoma
  • immune checkpoint inhibitor combinations
  • immunotherapy
  • nivolumab

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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