Selpercatinib in <i>RET</i> Fusion–Positive Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Final Safety and Efficacy, Including Overall Survival, From the LIBRETTO-001 Phase I/II Trial

O Oliver Gautschi (University of Berne and Medical Oncology, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland) K Keunchil Park B Benjamin J. Solomon (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia) P Pascale Tomasini (Aix Marseille University – CNRS, INSERM, CRCM; CEPCM – AP-HM Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France) H Herbert H. Loong (Fahima Dossa, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, Department of Surgery, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Andrew J. Wagner, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Robin L. Jones, MD, Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Rebecca A. Gladdy, MD, PhD, Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Abha A. Gupta, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Kenneth Cardona, MD, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; David E. Gyorki, MD, Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Au...) F Filippo de Braud K Koichi Goto P Patrick Peterson (Lilly, Indianapolis) S Scott Barker (Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN) K Katherine Liming (Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN) G Geoffrey R. Oxnard B Bente Frimodt-Moller (Lilly, Copenhagen) A Alexander Drilon (Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

Abstract

LIBRETTO-001 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03157128 ) is a registrational phase I/II, single-arm, open-label trial of selpercatinib in RET-dependent cancers. With 19 months of additional follow-up, we report the final efficacy and safety results of selpercatinib in patients with RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had previously received platinum-based chemotherapy (N = 247) or were treatment-naïve (N = 69). The objective response rate (ORR) was 62% for pretreated patients and 83% for treatment-naïve patients. Duration of response (DoR) was 31.6 months for pretreated and 20.3 months for treatment-naïve patients (median follow-up approximately 38 months). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 26.2 months for pretreated and 22.0 months for treatment-naïve patients (median follow-up approximately 40 months). Median overall survival was 47.6 months in pretreated patients and was not reached in the treatment-naïve group (median follow-up approximately 43 months). At the 3-year landmark estimate, 57% of pretreated and 66% of treatment-naïve patients were alive. Among 26 patients with measurable CNS metastases at baseline, the CNS-ORR was 85% with a CNS-DoR of 9.4 months and CNS-PFS of 11.0 months. The safety profile of selpercatinib was consistent with previous reports. With substantial additional follow-up, selpercatinib continued to show durable responses and intracranial activity, with a manageable safety profile in patients with RET fusion–positive NSCLC.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 43, Issue 15
Published May 20, 2025
Pages 1758-1764
ISSN 0732-183X
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Journal Info

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN: 0732-183X Health Sciences

Authors (13)

O

Oliver Gautschi

University of Berne and Medical Oncology, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

K

Keunchil Park

B

Benjamin J. Solomon

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

P

Pascale Tomasini

Aix Marseille University – CNRS, INSERM, CRCM; CEPCM – AP-HM Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France

H

Herbert H. Loong

Fahima Dossa, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, Department of Surgery, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Andrew J. Wagner, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Robin L. Jones, MD, Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom; Rebecca A. Gladdy, MD, PhD, Department of Surgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Abha A. Gupta, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Kenneth Cardona, MD, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; David E. Gyorki, MD, Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Au...

F

Filippo de Braud

K

Koichi Goto

P

Patrick Peterson

Lilly, Indianapolis

S

Scott Barker

Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

K

Katherine Liming

Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

G

Geoffrey R. Oxnard

B

Bente Frimodt-Moller

Lilly, Copenhagen

A

Alexander Drilon

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center