Abstract CT282: MK-2870-004: A phase 3 study of MK-2870 (SKB264) versus chemotherapy for previously treated advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations or other genomic alterations
Authors: Cappuzzo Federico , Garon Edward B. , Ahn Myung-Ju , Lu Shun , Kato Terufumi , Felip Enriqueta , Cheema Parneet , Girard Nicolas , Shamoun Mark , Wang Guoqing , Zhao Bin , Hui Rina 
Published: April 2024

Background: Trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2), a cell surface glycoprotein involved in the regulation of tumor growth and invasion, is broadly expressed and upregulated in several cancers, including NSCLC. MK-2870 (SKB264) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) composed of the humanized anti-TROP2 monoclonal antibody, a hydrolytically cleavable linker, and the cytotoxic drug KL610023. MK-2870 has demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity and manageable toxicity in phase 1 and 2 studies of patients with solid tumors, including heavily pretreated EGFR-mutant NSCLC. We describe the design of the ongoing phase 3 MK-2870-004 study (NCT06074588) that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of MK-2870 vs chemotherapy for previously treated advanced or metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC with EGFR mutations or other genomic alterations.

Trial design: The global, randomized, open-label, phase 3 MK-2870-004 study will enroll ~556 patients, including 456 with exon 19del or L858R EGFR mutations, and 100 with other genomic alterations. Eligible patients are aged ≥18 years with histologically or cytologically documented advanced (stage III not eligible for resection or curative radiation) or metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC with exon 19del or exon 21 L858R EGFR mutations or other genomic alterations in ALK, ROS1, BRAF V600E, NTRK, MET exon 14 skipping, or RET and those with less common EGFR mutations (exon 20 S768I, exon 21 L861Q, and/or exon 18 G719X). Patients must have progressive disease on or after 1 or 2 lines of prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy and a platinum-based therapy (may contain anti-PD-[L]1), measurable disease per RECIST v1.1, an available tumor sample, and adequate organ function. Prior EGFR TKI therapy must include a third-generation TKI for patients with T790M EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Patients with active central nervous system metastases or carcinomatous meningitis are ineligible, although those with previously treated and untreated stable brain metastasis are eligible for enrollment. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to MK-2870 4 mg/kg Q2W on Days 1, 15, and 29 of every 6-week cycle, or chemotherapy (docetaxel 75 mg/m2 Q3W or pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 Q3W) on Days 1 and 22 of every 6-week cycle. Randomization will be stratified by EGFR mutations with prior third generation TKI vs EGFR mutations with no prior third generation TKI vs other genomic alterations, brain metastasis (yes vs no), and TROP2 expression (low vs medium vs high). Dual primary endpoints are PFS (per RECIST v1.1 by blinded independent central review) and OS in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Key secondary endpoints include PFS and OS in all patients with NSCLC, ORR, DOR, patient-reported outcomes, and safety. Enrollment started in November 2023 and is currently ongoing.

Citation Format: Federico Cappuzzo, Edward B. Garon, Myung-Ju Ahn, Shun Lu, Terufumi Kato, Enriqueta Felip, Parneet Cheema, Nicolas Girard, Mark Shamoun, Guoqing Wang, Bin Zhao, Rina Hui. MK-2870-004: A phase 3 study of MK-2870 (SKB264) versus chemotherapy for previously treated advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations or other genomic alterations [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 2 (Late-Breaking, Clinical Trial, and Invited Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(7_Suppl):Abstract nr CT282.