KEYMAKER-U04 substudy 04B: First-line (1L) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro)-based immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combinations for advanced urothelial cancer (UC).

M Michiel S. Van Der Heijden (Department of Medical Oncology Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam Netherlands) M Michal Sarfaty (Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel) C Christian Caglevic (Centro de Investigacion e Innovación en Cáncer Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile) M Marine Gross-Goupil (University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France) E Eli Rosenbaum (Rabin Medical Center, Davidoff Cancer Center, Petah Tikva, Israel) J Jae Lyun Lee T Thomas Powles (Department of Medical Oncology Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London London UK) S Srikala S. Sridhar (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto) C Carlos Rojas (Bradford Hill Investigación Clínica, Santiago, Chile) S Sang Joon Shin (Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea) D Debbie G.J. Robbrecht (Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands) J Javier Puente (Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos de Madrid, Madrid) R Rafael Morales-Barrera (Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona) W Wen-Pin Su Y Yu-Li Su D Denis Maillet (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon, Lyon, France) A April Wang (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ) A Abhishek Amar Bavle (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ) B Blanca Homet Moreno (Merck, Rahway, NJ) A Avivit Peer (Fishman Oncology Center at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel)

Abstract

634 Background: EV + pembro is the preferred standard 1L therapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC (la/mUC). The randomized, open-label phase 1/2 substudy 04B in the KEYMAKER-U04 umbrella study (NCT05845814) aimed to build on the efficacy of this combination and evaluated EV + pembro–containing ICI coformulations and EV + pembro as 1L treatment in participants (pts) with la/mUC. Methods: Adult pts without prior systemic therapy for la/mUC and an ECOG PS of 0-1 were randomized 1:1:1 to EV + coformulated favezelimab (fave; anti–LAG3)/pembro 800 mg/200 mg (arm A), EV + coformulated vibostolimab (vibo; anti-TIGIT)/pembro 200 mg/200 mg (arm B), and EV + pembro 200 mg (arm C). Pts received EV 1.25 mg/kg IV on d1 and d8 Q3W until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or study withdrawal, and pembro or pembro-containing coformulations IV on d1 Q3W for ≤2 years. A safety lead-in was performed for the first 10 pts in each of EV + fave/pembro and EV + vibo/pembro arms per modified toxicity probability interval with dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) monitoring in cycle 1. Primary end points: ORR per RECIST v1.1 by blinded independent central review (BICR) and safety. Secondary end points: PFS and DOR per RECIST v1.1 by BICR. Results: 124 pts received treatment (arm A: n = 41; arm B: n = 41; arm C: n = 42). Median follow-up (time from randomization to data cutoff [Dec 16, 2024]) (range) was 11.9 mo (9.7-17.0), 11.7 mo (9.7-16.3), and 11.8 mo (9.8-16.8), respectively. Most pts were male (74%); median age was 69 yrs. DLT was reported for 1/10 pts on EV + fave/pembro and no pts on EV + vibo/pembro. Efficacy results are in the table. Any-grade TRAEs were similar across all arms (arm A: 100%; arm B: 100%; arm C: 97.6%); grade ≥3 TRAEs were reported for 56.1%, 73.2%, and 61.9% of pts, respectively. Immune-mediated AEs and infusion reactions were reported for 65.9% pts in arm A, 53.7% in arm B, and 42.9% in arm C; immune-mediated AEs with > 10% higher incidence in any EV + pembro-containing ICI coformulation were hypothyroidism (31.7%, 14.6%, and 2.4%, respectively), severe skin reactions (24.4%, 29.3%, and 14.3%, respectively), hyperthyroidism (22.0%, 4.9%, and 4.8%, respectively), and infusion reactions (17.1%, 2.4%, and 0%, respectively). Conclusions: In pts with la/mUC, the addition of LAG3- or TIGIT-targeted ICIs to EV + pembro did not have a clinically significant impact on efficacy. No new safety signals were identified. Incidence of certain immune-mediated AEs was higher with pembro-containing coformulations compared to EV + pembro. Clinical trial information: NCT05845814 . Arm An = 41 Arm Bn = 41 Arm Cn = 42 ORR, % (95% CI) 66 (49-80) 59 (42-74) 57 (41-72) CR, n (%) 5 (12) 9 (22) 3 (7) DOR, median mo (range) NR (4.1 to 14.7+) 12.3 (2.5+ to 12.3) 12.1 (2.0+ to 12.1) PFS, median mo (95% CI) 11.3 (8.2-NR) 14.1 (5.1-NR) 10.9 (6.4-NR) 12-mo PFS rate, % (95% CI) 40.1 (15.1-64.3) 54.2 (37.4-68.3) 36.2 (18.9-53.9)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 44, Issue 7_suppl
Published March 01, 2026
Pages 634-634
ISSN 0732-183X
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Journal Info

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN: 0732-183X Health Sciences

Authors (20)

M

Michiel S. Van Der Heijden

Department of Medical Oncology Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam Netherlands

M

Michal Sarfaty

Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel

C

Christian Caglevic

Centro de Investigacion e Innovación en Cáncer Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile

M

Marine Gross-Goupil

University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

E

Eli Rosenbaum

Rabin Medical Center, Davidoff Cancer Center, Petah Tikva, Israel

J

Jae Lyun Lee

T

Thomas Powles

Department of Medical Oncology Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London London UK

S

Srikala S. Sridhar

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto

C

Carlos Rojas

Bradford Hill Investigación Clínica, Santiago, Chile

S

Sang Joon Shin

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea

D

Debbie G.J. Robbrecht

Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands

J

Javier Puente

Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos de Madrid, Madrid

R

Rafael Morales-Barrera

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona

W

Wen-Pin Su

Y

Yu-Li Su

D

Denis Maillet

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon, Lyon, France

A

April Wang

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ

A

Abhishek Amar Bavle

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ

B

Blanca Homet Moreno

Merck, Rahway, NJ

A

Avivit Peer

Fishman Oncology Center at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel