Core Insights - The FRUSICA-2 study results indicate that the combination of fruquintinib and sintilimab may provide a valuable new treatment option for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, addressing significant unmet medical needs in this patient population [1][3] Study Overview - The FRUSICA-2 study is a randomized, open-label, positive-controlled registration trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fruquintinib and sintilimab compared to axitinib or everolimus as second-line treatments for advanced renal cell carcinoma [1] - A total of 234 patients were randomly assigned to receive either the combination therapy or monotherapy with axitinib or everolimus, with a median follow-up time of 16.6 months as of the final analysis cutoff date [1] Efficacy Results - The median progression-free survival (PFS) for the fruquintinib and sintilimab combination was 22.2 months, compared to 6.9 months for the axitinib/everolimus group, with a stratified hazard ratio (HR) of 0.373 and a p-value of less than 0.0001 [2] - The objective response rate (ORR) was 60.5% for the combination therapy versus 24.3% for the monotherapy group, with an odds ratio of 4.622 and a p-value of less than 0.0001 [2] - The median duration of response (DoR) was 23.7 months for the combination therapy compared to 11.3 months for the monotherapy group [2] Safety Profile - The combination therapy demonstrated a tolerable safety profile, consistent with known characteristics of the treatments, with 71.4% of patients experiencing grade 3 or higher treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) compared to 58.8% in the axitinib/everolimus group [2] Regulatory Progress - Based on the FRUSICA-2 study data, the National Medical Products Administration of China has accepted the new drug application for the combination therapy of fruquintinib and sintilimab for patients with locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma who have previously failed systemic treatment [3]
和黄医药将于2025年欧洲肿瘤内科学会年会公布FRUSICA-2注册研究数据