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CABINET (Alliance A021602) Trial

Previously treated advanced neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic and extra-pancreatic NETs) — Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (NCI-funded; Exelixis collaboration with NCI-CTEP)

Previously treated advanced neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic and extra-pancreatic NETs)CabometyxESMO 2024 / NEJM 2024 / ASCO 2025 subgroup✓ FDA Approved (2025-03)
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Erman Akkus
Erman Akkus
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NEJM
NEJM
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Oncology Brothers
Oncology Brothers
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Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO
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Sabine MD
Sabine MD
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CABINET (Alliance A021602) Key Slides & Visuals

Official trial slides and relevant visuals shared by KOLs at ESMO 2024 / NEJM 2024 / ASCO 2025 subgroup. Click any image to expand.

Erman Akkus
Erman Akkus @Erman_Akkus
CABINET (Alliance A021602) Data
9.4K impressions · 112 likes · Feb 13, 2025
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[Slide 1] The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE Cabozantinib for Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors A Research Summary based on Chan JA et al. 10.1056/NEJMoa2403991 I Published on September 16, 2024 WHY WAS THE TRIAL DONE? Patients Most patients with extrapancreatic or pancreatic neuroen- 203 adults with extrapancreatic neuroendocrine tumors docrine tumors eventually have disease progression with 95 adults with pancreatic available therapies. A phase 2 trial of cabozantinib, a neuroendocrine tumors small-molecule inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases, Median age: 60 to 66 years showed clinical activity in these patient populations, but further study is needed. HOW WAS THE TRIAL CONDUCTED? Mil Patients with progressive, advanced neuroendocrine tumors who had received peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, targeted therapy, or both were grouped by tumor type (ex- trapancreatic or pancreatic), and each cohort was randomly Extrapancreatic NET Cohort Pancreatic NET Cohort assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive oral cabozantinib or pla- Cabozantinib Placebo Cabozantinib Placebo cebo. The primary end point was progression-free survival. TRIAL DESIGN Phase 3 Placebo-controlled Double-blind Location: 62 sites in the Randomized United States RESULTS N=134 In both tumor-type cohorts, the median progression-free N=69 N=64 N=31 survival was significantly longer with cabozantinib than with placebo. The incidence of confirmed objective re- sponse (a secondary end point) with cabozantinib was 5% Progression-free Survival and 19% among patients with extrapancreatic and pancre- Extrapancreatic NET Cohort Pancreatic NET Cohort atic neuroendocrine tumors, respectively, as compared with 100 0% for placebo. Adverse events of grade 3 or higher oc- curred in nearly two thirds of patients in the cabozantinib 80 groups, as compared with about a quarter in the placebo 60 groups. The trial was stopped early after an interim analy- 4.4 13.8 sis showed superior efficacy with cabozantinib. 3.9 8.4 40 Placebo Cabozantinib LIMITATIONS AND REMAINING QUESTIONS 20 The early termination of the trial could lead to overesti- 0 mation of the treatment effect. 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 Placebo was used instead of an active comparator; how Months since Randomization cabozantinib would compare with an approved treatment is unclear. Clinical trials focusing on appropriate sequencing of Treatment-Related Adverse Events of Grade 3 or Higher therapy are needed. Cabozantinib Placebo 100 CONCLUSIONS 80 62 65 Among patients with previously treated, advanced, 60 progressive extrapancreatic neuroendocrine tumors or 40 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, treatment with 27 23 cabozantinib led to longer progression-free survival 20 than placebo. 0 Extrapancreatic Pancreatic NET Cohort NET Cohort NEJM QUICK TAKE Copyright © 2025 Massachusetts Medical Society.
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO
CABINET (Alliance A021602) Data
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[Slide 1] CABINET Trial Design * Unblinding and crossover allowed Extra-pancreatic R Cabozantinib PD after confirmation of PD by real-time 2:1 central radiology review NET (epNET) 60 mg daily Open-label Pancreatic R Placebo Cabozantinib NET (pNET) 2:1 daily PD* 60 mg daily Stratification factors: Study Endpoints: epNET: Concurrent SSA & Primary site Primary Endpoint per cohort: (midgut Gl/unknown VS. non-midgut - Progression-free survival (PFS) Gl/lung/other) by blinded independent central review (BICR) pNET: Concurrent SSA & Prior sunitinib . Secondary Endpoint per cohort: - Overall survival (OS) - Objective response rate (ORR) - Safety and tolerability ALLIANCE FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN ONCOLOGY --- [Slide 2] pNET Cohort: Progression-Free Survival Blinded Independent Central Review 100 90 CABOZANTINIB Stratified HR = 0.23 PLACEBO 80 (95% CI: 0.12 - 0.42) 70 Median follow-up: 13.8 months log-rank p<0.0001 (95% CI: 10.1 - 19.7 months) 60 Median PFS 50 Cabozantinib = 13.8 months 40 (95% CI: 9.2 - 18.5 months) Placebo = 4.4 months 30 (95% CI: 3.0 - 5.9 months) 20 10 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 Time From Randomization (Months) congress BARCELONA 2024 ES MO Jennifer Chan, MD, MPH Content of this presentation is copyright and responsibility of the author Permission is required for re-use --- [Slide 3] CABINET Trial Design * Unblinding and crossover allowed Extra-pancreatic R Cabozantinib PD after confirmation of PD by real-time NET (epNET) 2:1 central radiology review 60 mg daily Open-label Pancreatic R Placebo Cabozantinib NET (pNET) 2:1 daily PD* 60 mg daily Stratification factors: Study Endpoints: epNET: Concurrent SSA & Primary site Primary Endpoint per cohort: (midgut Gl/unknown VS. non-midgut - Progression-free survival (PFS) Gl/lung/other) by blinded independent central review (BICR) pNET: Concurrent SSA & Prior sunitinib Secondary Endpoint per cohort: - Overall survival (OS) - Objective response rate (ORR) - Safety and tolerability ALLIANCE FOR CUNICAL TRIALS IN ONCOLOGY --- [Slide 4] epNET Cohort: Progression-Free Survival Blinded Independent Central Review 100 90 CABOZANTINIB Stratified HR = 0.38 80 PLACEBO (95% Cl: 0.25 — 0.59) 70 log-rank p<0.0001 Progression-Free Survival (%) Median follow-up: 10.2 months 60 (95% CI: 8.2 — 13.8 months) Median PFS 50 Cabozantinib = 8.4 months 40 (95% Cl: 7.6 - 12.7 months) Placebo = 3.9 months 30 (95% Cl: 3.0 — 5.7 months) 20 10 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 Time From Randomization (Months) BARCELONA congress 2024 ESMO Jennifer Chan, MD, MPH Content of this presentation is copyright and responsibility of the author. Permission is required for re-use. --- [Slide 5] pNET Cohort: Progression-Free Survival Blinded Independent Central Review 100 90 - CABOZANTINIB Stratified HR = 0.23 PLACEBO 80 (95% Cl: 0.12 - 0.42) 70 Median follow-up: 13.8 months log-rank p<0.0001 Progression-Free Survival (%) (95% Cl: 10.1 - 19.7 months) 60 Median PFS 50 Cabozantinib = 13.8 months 40 (95% Cl: 9.2 — 18.5 months) Placebo = 4.4 months 30 (95% Cl: 3.0 — 5.9 months) 20 10 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 Time From Randomization (Months) BARCELONA congress 2024 ESMO Jennifer Chan, MD, MPH Content of this presentation is copyright and responsibility of the author. Permission is required for re-use.
NEJM
NEJM @NEJM
CABINET (Alliance A021602) Data
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About the CABINET (Alliance A021602) Trial

CABINET is the pivotal Phase 3 that established cabozantinib as a new SOC for previously treated advanced well-differentiated pancreatic and extra-pancreatic NETs. Trial stopped early due to efficacy in both cohorts with dramatic PFS improvements (HR 0.22 pNET, HR 0.40 epNET). ORR modest (5-18%) but durable. Adds to limited NET therapeutic armamentarium. Particularly strong signal in lung/thymic NET (ESMO 2025 HR 0.19). NCCN Category 1/2A. Complements STARTER-NET (everolimus + lanreotide in 1L poor-prognosis GEP-NETs, Batch C) in expanding NET treatment options.

FDA Approval

FDA APPROVED Cabometyx — Cabozantinib (Cabometyx) for adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) and well-differentiated extra-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (epNET). FDA approved March 26, 2025.

FDA approval date: 2025-03-26.

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Trial Methodology & Results

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) — Primary Endpoint (per BIRC, RECIST 1.1) in each cohort

Median: 13.8 months (cabozantinib (pNET cohort), 95% CI 8.9-17.0) vs. 3.3 months (placebo (pNET cohort), 95% CI 2.8-5.7) vs. 8.5 months (cabozantinib (epNET cohort), 95% CI 6.8-12.5) vs. 4.2 months (placebo (epNET cohort), 95% CI 3.0-5.7). HR 0.22 (95% CI 0.12-0.41), P<0.0001 pNET cohort rate: 0.22% (HR) vs. 0.12-0.41% (95% CI) vs. <0.0001% (P) vs. 18% (ORR cabo) vs. 0% (ORR placebo). epNET cohort rate: 0.4% (HR) vs. 0.26-0.61% (95% CI) vs. <0.0001% (P) vs. 5% (ORR cabo) vs. 0% (ORR placebo). Lung/thymic NET subgroup (ESMO 2025) rate: 0.19% (HR) vs. 0.06-0.54% (95% CI) vs. 8.2% (mPFS cabo) vs. 2.7% (mPFS placebo). Phase 3 double-blind placebo-controlled trial, N=298 (pNET 99, epNET 199). Randomized 2:1 cabozantinib 60mg daily vs. placebo. STOPPED EARLY for efficacy in both cohorts. pNET: mPFS 13.8 vs. 3.3 months (HR 0.22, 95% CI 0.12-0.41, P<0.0001); ORR 18% vs. 0%. epNET: mPFS 8.5 vs. 4.2 months (HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.26-0.61, P<0.0001); ORR 5% vs. 0%. Lung/thymic NET subgroup (ESMO 2025): HR 0.19 stratified, mPFS 8.2 vs. 2.7 months. Study chair: Jennifer Chan, MD, MPH (Dana-Farber). NEJM 2024 publication.

✓ pNET mPFS 13.8 vs 3.3 mo (HR 0.22); epNET 8.5 vs 4.2 mo (HR 0.40)

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Overall Survival (OS)

HR 1.01 (95% CI 0.55-1.83) OS immature at interim. pNET: 32 deaths cabo / 17 deaths placebo, HR 1.01 (95% CI 0.55-1.83). epNET: 83 deaths cabo / 40 deaths placebo, HR 1.05 (95% CI 0.71-1.54). 52% of placebo pNET patients crossed over to open-label cabozantinib (37% in epNET), potentially confounding OS evaluation.


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Safety & Tolerability

Key AEs: hypertension, fatigue, diarrhea. Safety profile consistent with prior cabozantinib studies. No new safety signals. NCCN Guidelines (January 2025) updated to include cabozantinib as category 1 or 2A preferred regimen for certain well-differentiated NETs.

✓ Consistent cabozantinib profile; no new signals

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Clinical Implications

FDA-approved (March 26, 2025): First new SOC for previously treated NETs in >5 years. CABINET is the pivotal Phase 3 that established cabozantinib as a new SOC for previously treated advanced well-differentiated pancreatic and extra-pancreatic NETs. Trial stopped early due to efficacy in both cohorts with dramatic PFS improvements (HR 0.22 pNET, HR 0.40 epNET). ORR modest (5-18%) but durable. Adds to limited NET therapeutic armamentarium. Particularly strong signal in lung/thymic NET (ESMO 2025 HR 0.19). NCCN Category 1/2A. Complements STARTER-NET (everolimus + lanreotide in 1L poor-prognosis GEP-NETs, Batch C) in expanding NET treatment options.

CABINET (Alliance A021602) in the News

Key KOL Sentiments — CABINET (Alliance A021602)

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Erman Akkus ● NEUTRAL 💊Cabozantinib for NETs Full results of CABINET trial @NEJM ➡️Compared to placebo, in previosly treated patients ✅ORR ⬆️ ✅PFS⬆️ ✅in both pancreatic and extrapancreatic NETs 👉https://t.co/oWmBYKx6Jg @OncoAlert @realbowtiedoc #cancer #oncology #MedX https://t.co/ptybCS74gr
NEJM ● NEUTRAL Original Article: Phase 3 Trial of Cabozantinib to Treat Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors (CABINET) https://t.co/VQHcOTKrUV #ESMO24 | @myESMO https://t.co/Bj4qP0NeC4
Oncology Brothers ● NEUTRAL #Cabozantinib is now approved in #NET based off #CABINET study! We discussed the design, findings, sequencing, and AEs w/ @AmanChauhanMD Full 🗣️: ⭐️ https://t.co/AjXESHSbZl ⭐️ Also on the “Oncology Brothers” podcast #OncTwitter #MedTwitter #gism #GiOnc https://t.co/eKaLnslvPi
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO ● NEUTRAL 8/10 CABINET #NET ph3 cabozantinib vs placebo in pre-treated advanced #Neuroendocrine NETs @ASCO #ASCO24 @NEJM 📌results presented by BICR for epNET and pNET ➡️ORR by BICR 5% vs 0 in epNET, 19% vs 0 in pNET ➡️PFS HR 0.38 in epNET, HR 0.23 in pNET https://t.co/YZNfv22iqb
Sabine MD ● NEUTRAL @OncBrothers @AmanChauhanMD @SylvesterCancer @GlopesMd @NVijayvergiaMD @UGrewalMD @IMG_Oncologists @OncoThor @GrupoGetne @PancPathologist @rcarvalhoonco @T4Cancer The CABINET study’s real-world impact will be profound. How do you anticipate cabozantinib reshaping NET protocols? Eager for the podcast’s take on sequencing. #GiOnc #MedTwitter