Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with NF1-PN in the phase 2b ReNeu trial (NCT03962543) of mirdametinib in adults (N=58, ≥18y) and children (N=56, 2-17y) had a deeper median (range) best reduction (adults: -41% [-90% to 13%]; children: -42%, [-91% to 48%]) from baseline in target PN volume than previously published in trials of other agents in NF1-PN. METHODS: In the 24-cycle (1-cycle=28d) treatment phase, objective response rate (ORR) was the percentage with confirmed objective responses (OR) of ≥20% target PN volume reduction from baseline on consecutive MRIs (by blinded independent central review). This analysis includes patients achieving deep response (>50% best reduction from baseline in target PN volume) regardless of OR and inclusive of patients in the long-term follow-up. Exploratory analysis of baseline characteristics compared patients with deep response and patients with ≤50% volume reduction. RESULTS: ORR was 41% (24/58) in adults and 52% (29/56) in children treated with mirdametinib. 62% (15/24) of adults and 52% (15/29) of children who achieved OR had deep response. To further characterize deep response, 2 adults and 3 children with deep response without confirmation or in long-term follow-up were included. Of those with a deep response, 35% (6/17) of adults and 72% (13/18) of children were investigator-defined as having progressing PN. Patients achieved deep response regardless of baseline age, sex, target PN volume, tumor location, or progression status. For adults and children, median time to best percent change from baseline in PN volume for patients achieving deep response was 25.4 and 21.8mo; for patients with reductions of ≥20% to ≤50% was 15.3 and 15.2mo; for patients with reductions of <20% was 7.8 and 4.2mo, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Patients had a similar likelihood of achieving deep response across assessed baseline characteristics. A trend between deep response and longer treatment duration suggests a benefit of prolonged therapy with mirdametinib.