Efficacy and safety of infigratinib in patients with refractory advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma harboring FGFR2 gene amplification: a single-arm, multicenter phase 2 trial
摘要
FGFR2 has garnered attention as a promising therapeutic target for gastric cancer (GC) because of its role in GC progression. Infigratinib, an FGFR1–3 selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has shown potential in preclinical GC models.
MethodsInfigratinib was evaluated in a phase 2 trial for patients with FGFR2-amplified GC or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma who had failed two or more lines of systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic disease. A total of 21 patients received 125 mg of infigratinib orally once daily on a “3 weeks on, 1 week off” schedule.
ResultsInfigratinib showed preliminary antitumor activity in this molecularly selected population, as reflected by a confirmed objective response rate of 23.8% (95% CI, 8.2–47.2) with median progression-free survival of 3.4 months and median overall survival of 6.7 months. The most common grade 3–4 adverse events were elevated aspartate aminotransferase, decreased white blood cell count, and neutropenia. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Exploratory genomic analyses identified alterations in individual patients with disease progression that may be associated with resistance; however, these findings were based on a limited number of cases and should be interpreted as hypothesis-generating.
ConclusionsThe findings support continued investigation of FGFR-targeted strategies in FGFR2-amplified GC/GEJ adenocarcinoma, while underscoring the need for larger studies, refined biomarker selection, and deeper characterization of resistance mechanisms.
Trial registrationNCT05019794, Registered 28 July 2021, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05019794.