Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
First line metastatic uveal melanoma
The safety of KIMMTRAK was evaluated in study IMCgp100-202, a randomized (2:1), open-label, active-controlled trial in patients who had not received prior systemic therapy for metastatic or advanced uveal melanoma [see Clinical Studies (14)]. Patients received either KIMMTRAK administered at 20 mcg intravenously on Day 1, 30 mcg intravenously on Day 8, 68 mcg intravenously on Day 15, and 68 mcg intravenously once every week thereafter (N=245) or investigator’s choice treatment (N=111). The median duration of exposure was 5.3 months (range: 0.3 to 33 months) in patients treated with KIMMTRAK.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 28% of patients who received KIMMTRAK. Serious adverse reactions occurring in ≥ 2% of patients were cytokine release syndrome (10%), rashes (4.5%), pyrexia (2.4%), and hypotension (2%). One patient (0.4%) experienced a fatal adverse reaction (pulmonary embolism).
Adverse reactions led to permanent discontinuation in 3.3% of patients who received KIMMTRAK. Adverse reactions that led to permanent discontinuation of KIMMTRAK were anaphylactic reaction, brain edema, cytokine release syndrome, fatigue, hepatotoxicity, hypotension, and nausea (each 0.4%).
Adverse reactions resulting in dosage interruption occurred in 25% of patients who received KIMMTRAK. Adverse reactions which required dosage interruption in ≥ 2% of patients included fatigue (3.7%), lipase increased (2.9%), pyrexia (2.4%), alanine aminotransferase increase (2%), and aspartate aminotransferase increase (2%).
Adverse reactions leading to dose reduction occurred in 5% of patients who received KIMMTRAK. Adverse reactions which required dosage reduction in ≥ 2% of patients were cytokine release syndrome (2.4%), and rashes (2%).
The most common adverse reactions (≥30%) in patients who received KIMMTRAK were cytokine release syndrome, rash, pyrexia, pruritus, fatigue, nausea, chills, abdominal pain, edema, hypotension, dry skin, headache, and vomiting. The most common (≥50%) laboratory abnormalities in patient who received KIMMTRAK were decreased lymphocyte count, increased creatinine, increased glucose, increased AST, increased ALT, decreased hemoglobin, and decreased phosphate.
Table 4 summarizes the adverse reactions observed in study IMCgp100-202.
Table 4: Adverse Reactions (≥20%) in Patients with Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Who Received KIMMTRAK in Study IMCgp100-202
a Represents algorithmic identification of CRS cases based on ASTCT grading criteria (Lee et al. 2019). b Represents a composite of multiple related terms.
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| Adverse Reactions | KIMMTRAK (N=245) | Investigator’s Choice (pembrolizumab, or ipilimumab, or dacarbazine) (N=111) |
| All Grades (%) | Grade 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grade 3 or 4 (%) |
| Immune system disorders |
| Cytokine release syndromea | 89 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders |
| Rashb | 83 | 18 | 28 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 69 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Dry skin | 31 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Skin Hypopigmentationb | 28 | NA | 5 | NA |
| Erythema | 24 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Hair color changesb | 20 | NA | 0 | NA |
| General disorders and administration site conditions |
| Pyrexia | 76 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Fatigueb | 64 | 6 | 42 | 0.9 |
| Chills | 48 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Edemab | 45 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal disorders |
| Nausea | 49 | 2 | 26 | 0.9 |
| Abdominal painb | 45 | 2.9 | 33 | 3.6 |
| Vomiting | 30 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Diarrhea | 25 | 1.2 | 20 | 2.7 |
| Vascular disorders |
| Hypotension | 39 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Nervous system disorders |
| Headache | 31 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders |
| Arthralgia | 22 | 0.8 | 16 | 0 |
Clinically relevant adverse reactions occurring in < 20% of patients who received KIMMTRAK included back pain, decreased appetite, constipation, hypertension, tachycardia or sinus tachycardia, dyspnea, paresthesia, dizziness, flushing, muscle spasms, myalgia, pain in extremity, alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation, influenza-like illness, oropharyngeal pain and night sweats.
Table 5 summarizes the selected laboratory abnormalities observed in study IMCgp100-202.
Table 5: Selected Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 10%) worsening from baseline in patients who received KIMMTRAK versus Investigator’s ChoiceAlk Phos = Alkaline Phosphatase; AST=aspartate aminotransferase; ALT=alanine aminotransferase a The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 242 to 245 for KIMMTRAK and 105 to 109 for IC based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value for the laboratory assessment.
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| KIMMTRAKa (N=245) | Investigator’s Choicea(pembrolizumab, or ipilimumab, or dacarbazine) (N=111) |
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) |
| HEMATOLOGY |
| Lymphocyte count decreased | 91 | 56 | 26 | 1.8 |
| Hemoglobin decreased | 51 | 0.8 | 20 | 0.9 |
| Platelet count decreased | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Neutrophil count decreased | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1.8 |
| CHEMISTRY | | | | |
| Creatinine increased | 87 | 0.4 | 73 | 0 |
| Glucose increased | 66 | 3.3 | 39 | 4.6 |
| AST increased | 55 | 13 | 39 | 1.9 |
| ALT increased | 52 | 9 | 29 | 1.8 |
| Phosphate decreased | 51 | 11 | 20 | 2 |
| Albumin decreased | 47 | 2.1 | 14 | 0.9 |
| Calcium decreased | 45 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.9 |
| Lipase increased | 37 | 15 | 28 | 6 |
| Magnesium decreased | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alk phos increased | 34 | 2.9 | 36 | 1.8 |
| Sodium decreased | 30 | 2.9 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Potassium increased | 29 | 1.6 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Bilirubin increased | 27 | 4.1 | 14 | 7 |
| Amylase increased | 23 | 4.1 | 18 | 1 |
| Glucose decreased | 18 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Potassium decreased | 17 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Calcium increased | 13 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 |