Long-term data from the phase 3 MANEUVER trial (NCT05804045) demonstrated that treatment with pimicotinib (ABSK021) led to robust and durable responses in patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT).1
Findings presented at the 2025 ESMO Congress showed that at a median follow-up of 435 days (range, 78-686; 14.3 months) and a data cutoff date of March 12, 2025, patients treated with pimicotinib from baseline (n = 63) achieved an overall response rate (ORR) of 76.2% (95% CI, 63.8%-86.0%) per blinded independent central review (BICR) by RECIST 1.1 criteria; the BICR-assessed ORR per tumor volume score (TVS) was 74.6% (95% CI, 62.1%-84.7%). Best responses per RECIST 1.1 criteria comprised complete response (6.3%), partial response (69.8%), stable disease (19.0%), progressive disease (0%), and not evaluable (4.8%).
MANEUVER Trial Highlights
- The MANEUVER trial evaluated pimicotinib in patients with unresectable TCGT.
- The study previously met its primary end point, with pimicotinib generating an ORR of 54.0% vs 3.2% for placebo.
- Long-term data showed patients treated with pimicotinib from baseline experienced durable and robust responses, with an ORR of 76.2%.
The 6- and 12-month duration of response (DOR) rates per BICR assessment and RECIST 1.1 criteria were 98% (95% CI, 84%-100%) and 92% (95% CI, 70%-98%), respectively.
“Pimicotinib offers an effective, convenient, and tolerable systemic treatment option for patients with TGCT, providing early and durable tumor response with sustained relief from pain and functional impairments,” lead study author Xiaohui Niu, MD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery at Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital at Peking University in China, said during a presentation of the data.
How Was the MANEUVER Trial Designed?
MANEUVER was a global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating pimicotinib—a highly selective and potent, small molecule CSF-1R inhibitor—in patients at least 18 years of age with histologically confirmed, unresectable TGCT who had measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria with at least 1 lesion measuring at least 2 cm. Patients also needed to have symptomatic disease due to active TGCT.
The trial was double-blinded for the first 24 weeks, where patients were randomly assigned 2:1 to receive pimicotinib orally at 50 mg once per day (n = 63) or matched placebo (n = 31).
Previously reported data showed the study met its primary end point at week 25, with pimicotinib generating an ORR of 54.0% compared with 3.2% for placebo (P <.0001).2