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TRANSMET Trial

Definitively unresectable, BRAF wild-type colorectal cancer with liver-only metastases — Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris / French National Cancer Institute

Definitively unresectable, BRAF wild-type colorectal cancer with liver-only metastasesASCO 2024 / ESMO GI 2024 / Lancet 2024
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Top KOLs Discussing TRANSMET

Arndt Vogel
Arndt Vogel
@ArndtVogel
38.9K impressions
Myriam Chalabi
Myriam Chalabi
@MyriamChalabi
17.1K impressions
Syed A. Ahmad
Syed A. Ahmad
@SyedAAhmad5
12.7K impressions
Dr Amol Akhade
Dr Amol Akhade
@SuyogCancer
10K impressions
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford
@NiuSanford
9.7K impressions
Dr. Cathy Eng
Dr. Cathy Eng
@CathyEngMD
5.8K impressions

TRANSMET Key Slides & Visuals

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

Arndt Vogel
Arndt Vogel @ArndtVogel
TRANSMET Data
18K impressions · 151 likes · Jun 2, 2024
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[Slide 1] 2 Summary of Take Home messages from the TransMet trial Liver Transplantation (LT) + Chemotherapy (C) significantly improves the survival of selected patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM) compared to C alone. Transplanted patients for CLM have similar survival as those transplanted for established LT indications LT + C offers a potential of cure to cancer patients with otherwise poor long-term outcome 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam 2 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse, contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 2] TransMet Trial : Eligibility criteria ≤ 65 years Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1) Confirmed unresectability of CLM by expert surgeons Gold standard Resection of the primary No extrahepatic disease Partial Response or Stability with Chemo : ≥ 3 months, ≤3 lines No BRAF mutation CEA < 80 ng/ml or 50% decrease from baseline Platelets count > 80.000 and white blood cell count > 2500 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 3] 6 TransMet Trial : Study Design Patient Selection by each Center Tumor Board Validation by an independent multidisciplinary expert committee Randomisation LT+C arm C alone arm Transplant Waiting list Continuation of chemotherapy Prioritisation LT ≤ 2 Months after last Chemo Adam et al, eClinical Medicine 2024 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam #ASCO24 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse contact permissions@asco org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 4] TransMet Trial : Primary Endpoint 5-Yr OS (ITT) 13 100 Randomization arm C 90 C+LT 80 70 60 Overall survival (%) 57% 50 Median follow-up 59 months 40 30 Log Rank P= 0.0003 20 HR= 0.37 [0.21-0.65] 13% 10 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Time since randomisation (months) Number at risk (number censored) C 47(0) 47(0) 41(0) 33(0) 28(0) 20(3) 16(3) 8(6) 6(6) 5(6) 2(8) C+LT 47(0) 45(0) 41(0) 38(0) 35(0) 30(2) 28(3) 23(6) 18(11) 14(14) 10(18) 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 1 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse; contact permissions@asco.o KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER 3
Myriam Chalabi
Myriam Chalabi @MyriamChalabi
TRANSMET Data
15.8K impressions · 131 likes · Jun 2, 2024
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[Slide 1] TransMet Trial : Endpoints Primary Endpoint Overall Survival (OS) at 5 years Secondary Endpoints OS at 3 years Progression-Free Survival (PFS) at 3 and 5 years* Recurrence rate at 3 and 5 years * Progression : Recurrence in the LT+C group / Progression in the C group --- [Slide 2] 2024ASCO ANNUAL MEETING ASCO --- [Slide 3] TransMet Trial : Eligibility criteria â 65 years Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1) Confirmed unresectability of CLM by expert surgeons Gold standard Resection of the primary No extrahepatic disease Partial Response or Stability with Chemo : ≥ 3 months, ≤3 lines No BRAF mutation CEA < 80 ng/ml or 50% decrease from baseline Platelets count > 80.000 and white blood cell count > 2500 --- [Slide 4] TransMet Trial : Endpoints Primary Endpoint Overall Survival (OS) at 5 years Secondary Endpoints OS at 3 years Progression-Free Survival (PFS) at 3 and 5 years* Recurrence rate at 3 and 5 years * Progression : Recurrence in the LT+C group / Progression in the C group
Syed A. Ahmad
Syed A. Ahmad @SyedAAhmad5
TRANSMET Data
12.7K impressions · 92 likes · Jun 2, 2024
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[Slide 1] 2 Summary of Take Home messages from the TransMet trial Liver Transplantation (LT) + Chemotherapy (C) significantly improves the survival of selected patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM) compared to C alone. Transplanted patients for CLM have similar survival as those transplanted for established LT indications LT + C offers a potential of cure to cancer patients with otherwise poor long-term outcome 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam #ASCO24 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF 2 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse contact permissions@asco org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 2] TransMet Trial : Eligibility criteria 65 years Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1) Confirmed unresectability of CLM by expert surgeons Gold standard Resection of the primary No extrahepatic disease Partial Response or Stability with Chemo : 3 months, 3 lines No BRAF mutation CEA < 80 ng/ml or 50% decrease from baseline Platelets count > 80.000 and white blood cell count > 2500 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse contact permissions@aso ong KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 3] 2024 ASCO ANNUAL MEETING Liver Transplantation and Chemotherapy versus Chemotherapy alone in patients with definitively unresectable colorectal liver metastases : results from a prospective, multicentre, randomised trial (TransMet) R Adam, C Piedvache, L Chiche, E Salamé, O Scatton, V Granger, M Ducreux, U Cillo, F Cauchy, JY Mabrut, C Verslype, L Coubeau, J Hardwigsen, E Boleslawski, F Muscari, J Lerut, L Grimaldi, F Levi, M Lewin, M Gelli Paris-Saclay — Villejuif — Kremlin Bicêtre (France), Bordeaux (France), Tours (France), Paris (France), Grenoble (France), Villejuif (France), Padova (Italy), Clichy (France), Lyon (France), Leuven (Belgium), Louvain (Belgium), Marseille (France), Lille (France), Toulouse (France), Bruxelles (Belgium) ASSISTANCE HOPITAUX PUBLIQUE DE PARIS 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: #ASCO24 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse, contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 4] 2 Summary of Take Home messages from the TransMet trial Liver Transplantation (LT) + Chemotherapy (C) significantly improves the survival of selected patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM) compared to C alone. Transplanted patients for CLM have similar survival as those transplanted for established LT indications LT + C offers a potential of cure to cancer patients with otherwise poor long-term outcome 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam 2 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse, contact permissions@asco org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 5] TransMet Trial : Eligibility criteria ≤ 65 years Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1) Confirmed unresectability of CLM by expert surgeons Gold standard Resection of the primary No extrahepatic disease Partial Response or Stability with Chemo : ≥ 3 months, ≤3 lines No BRAF mutation CEA < 80 ng/ml or 50% decrease from baseline Platelets count > 80.000 and white blood cell count > 2500 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse: contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 6] 157 patients submitted to the Validation committee 13: Not unresectable 36: Tumor Progression 63 non eligible (40%) 5: >3 lines Chemo 9: Other 94 patients randomized 47 pts assigned to (LT+C) in ITT 47 pts assigned to (C) in ITT 11 = No assigned Tt 9 = No assigned Tt 9 no LT : progression 2 LT out of protocol 1 LT on progression 7 Liver Resection 1 LT> 3 Mo from Chemo 36 pts included in Per Protocol 38 pts included in Per Protocol 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam #ASCO24 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse; contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER
Grainne O'Kane
Grainne O'Kane @graokane
TRANSMET Data
5.7K impressions · 60 likes · Jun 2, 2024
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[Slide 1] TransMet Trial : Eligibility criteria â 65 years Good performance status (ECOG 0 or 1) Confirmed unresectability of CLM by expert surgeons Gold standard Resection of the primary No extrahepatic disease Partial Response or Stability with Chemo : ≥ 3 months, ≤3 lines No BRAF mutation CEA < 80 ng/ml or 50% decrease from baseline Platelets count > 80.000 and white blood cell count > 2500 2024 ASCO PRE SENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 CUMICAL - ANNUAL MEETING Presentation's property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse - KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER --- [Slide 2] TransMet Trial : Patients Demographics at Diagnosis LT+C group c alone group (n=47) (n=47) Age (years) 52.0 (47-0, 59·0) 55.0 (47-0, 59-0) Gender, n (%) Male 27 (57%) 28 (60%) Female 20 (43%) 19 (40%) Right sided primary tumour, n (%) 7 (15%) 7 (15%) RAS mutation, n (%) 11 (23%) 12 (26%) No of nodules at diagnosis (Median IQR) 20.0 (14-0, 25-0) 20.0 (12.0, 25-0) < 10 5 (11%) 7 (15%) Between 10 and 20 19 (40%) 18 (38%) > 20 23 (49%) 22 (47%) iameter max (mm) at diagnosis (Median IQR) 55-0 (43-0, 76·0) 50.0 (27-0, 83-0) ynchronous (0-1 Mo) 47 (100%) 45 (96%) EA (ng/mL) at diagnosis 305-0 (32-9, 762·0) 81.0 (20·0, 530·0) A 19-9 (U/mL) at diagnosis 96.0 (197, 800-0) 193.0 (20.9, 1949.0) ong's clinical risk score > 2 42 (89%) 42 (89%) ASCO ASCO AMERICAN SO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam CLINICAL ONC #ASCO24 Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse, contact permissions@asoo.org. KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CA L MEETING --- [Slide 3] TransMet Trial : Primary Endpoint 5-Yr OS (ITT 100 Randomization arm C 90 C+LT 11 80 70 60 Overall survival (%) 57% 50 Median follow-up 59 months 40 30 Log Rank P= 0.0003 20 HR= 0.37 [0.21-0.65] 13% 10 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Time since randomisation (months) Number at risk (number censored) C 47(0) 47(0) 41(0) 33(0) 28(0) 20(3) 16(3) 8(6) 6(6) 5(6) 2(8) C+LT 47(0) 45(0) 41(0) 38(0) 35(0) 30(2) 28(3) 23(6) 18(11) 14(14) 10 (18) PRESENTED BY: Prof René Adam #ASCO24 1 - Presentation is property of the author and ASCO. Permission required for reuse, contact permissions@asoo.org. K ( --- [Slide 4] Summary of Take Home messages from the TransMet trial Liver Transplantation (LT) + Chemotherapy (C) significantly improves the survival of selected patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM) compared to C alone. Transplanted patients for CLM have similar survival as those transplanted for established LT indications LT + C offers a potential of cure to cancer patients with otherwise poor long-term outcome 2024 ASCO #ASCO24 PRX SENTED BY: Prof René Adam ANNUAL MEETING 2 ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY or CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse, contact - - KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CAMCER
Hagen Kennecke
Hagen Kennecke @HKennecke
TRANSMET Data
5.1K impressions · 22 likes · Jun 2, 2024
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[Slide 1] 157 patients submitted to the Validation committee 13: Not unresectable 36: Tumor Progression 63 non eligible (40%) 5: >3 lines Chemo 9: Other 94 patients randomized 47 pts assigned to (LT+C) in ITT 47 pts assigned to (C) in ITT 11 = No assigned Tt 9 = No assigned Tt 9 no LT : progression 2 LT out of protocol 1 LT on progression 7 Liver Resection 1 LT> 3 Mo from Chemo 36 pts included in Per Protocol 38 pts included in Per Protocol 2024 ASCO #ASCO24 PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation property author - KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER 2024 ASCO ANNUAL MEETING --- [Slide 2] TransMet Trial : Patients Demographics at Diagnosis LT+C group C alone group (n=47) (n=47) Age (years) 52-0 (47-0, 59·0) 55.0 (47-0, 59·0) Gender, n (%) Male 27 (57%) 28 (60%) Female 20 (43%) 19 (40%) Right sided primary tumour, n (%) 7 (15%) 7 (15%) RAS mutation, n (%) 11 (23%) 12 (26%) No of nodules at diagnosis (Median IQR) 20.0 (14-0, 25·0) 20.0 (12.0, 25-0) < 10 5 (11%) 7 (15%) Between 10 and 20 19 (40%) 18 (38%) > 20 23 (49%) 22 (47%) Diameter max (mm) at diagnosis (Median IQR) 55-0 (43-0, 76·0) 50.0 (27-0, 83-0) Synchronous (0-1 Mo) 47 (100%) 45 (96%) CEA (ng/mL) at diagnosis 305-0 (32.9, 762.0) 81.0 (20-0, 530·0) CA 19-9 (U/mL) at diagnosis 96.0 (19-7, 800-0) 193.0 (20-9, 1949.0) Fong's clinical risk score > 2 42 (89%) 42 (89%) 2024 ASCO #ASCO24 PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY --- [Slide 3] TransMet Trial : Primary Endpoint 5-Yr OS (Per Protocol) 14 100 90 80 78% 70 60 Overall survival (%) 50 40 30 Log Rank P< 0.0001 HR= 0.16 [0.07-0.33] 20 10 Randomization arm C 9% C+LT 0 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Time since randomisation (months) Number at risk (number censored) C 38(0) 38(0) 32(0) 24(0) 20(0) 15(1) 11(1) 6(2) 5(2) 4(2) 2(3) C+LT 36(0) 35(0) 35(0) 34(0) 32(0) 28(2) 26(3) 21(6) 17(10) 14(13) 10 (17) 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 1 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse: contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER 4 --- [Slide 4] 15 TransMet Trial : Recurrence (LT+C) or Progression (C) Per Protocol population 36 Patients (LT+C) 38 Patients (C) 26 Recurrence (72%) 37 Progression (97%) Liver Lungs Lymph N Other Multiple (1) (14) (3) (5) (3) Surgery or Ablation : 12/26 (46%) New Regimen Chemotherapy 15 Patients NED (42%) Median FU: 50 Mo 1 Patient NED (3%) 2024 ASCO PRESENTED BY: Prof Rene Adam ASCO AMERICAN SOCIETY OF #ASCO24 1 CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING Presentation is property of the author and ASCO Permission required for reuse; contact permissions@asco.org KNOWLEDGE CONQUERS CANCER 5

TRANSMET Top Tweets

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Arndt Vogel
Arndt Vogel@ArndtVogel

CTx &amp; liver transplantatison vs CTx in pts with unresectable CRC liver metastases at #ASCO24
🔎prospective trial TRANSMET, 94 pts
👉40% excluded, 9 drop out, 81% underwent LTx
👉mPFS 17.4 vs 6.4,…

👁 18K ♡ 151 ↻ 59 Jun 2, 2024
Arndt Vogel
Arndt Vogel@ArndtVogel

ESMO GI 2024 take-home messages: Colorectal cancer
#ESMOGI24
👉more options: Liver transplantation (TRANSMET), ICI combos (Nivo/Ipi; Botensilimab/Basiliximab..), sequential therapy, molecular…

👁 16.7K ♡ 137 ↻ 72 Jun 29, 2024
Myriam Chalabi
Myriam Chalabi@MyriamChalabi

TRANSMET: CT+liver transplant vs CT alone in pts with
unresectable CRC liver mets
- 94 pts
- ⁠5-year OS in ITT: 57% in CT+LT vs 13% in CT arm (HR 0.37,p=0.0003)
- 74% of transplanted pts had…

👁 15.8K ♡ 131 ↻ 54 Jun 2, 2024
Syed A. Ahmad
Syed A. Ahmad@SyedAAhmad5

1:2 - Transmet trial presented at @ASCO #ASCO24. Is this the new standard for unresectable colorectal liver metastases?

What do people think? @kharofaJ @shimulshah73 @DavendraSohal @IHPBA

👁 12.7K ♡ 92 ↻ 42 Jun 2, 2024
Dr Amol Akhade
Dr Amol Akhade@SuyogCancer

Issues with Transmet Trial.

1- The chemotherapy alone arm did not get any Locoregional therapy ( surgery or Ablation) , even in responding patients.
That&#x27;s not what we do in real world .

2 -…

👁 10K ♡ 49 ↻ 9 Sep 23, 2024
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford@NiuSanford

TRANSMET: addition of liver transplant to chemo in CRC with unresectable liver mets: big OS benefit (5 yr 57% v 13%).

Curve plateauing at 5 years suggests ~1/2 pts can be cured!

Challenge is liver…

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Grainne O'Kane
Grainne O'Kane@graokane

TransMet #ASCO24 game-changer
➡️definitively unresectable CRC LM
➡️chemo vs chemo &amp;transplant
➡️heavily pre treated
➡️highly selected 👇🏻note %RASWT and left sided
➡️v impressive 5 yr OS 57 v13%…

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Hagen Kennecke
Hagen Kennecke@HKennecke

#ASCO24: Dr Rene Adam TransMET showed major OS benefit, HR =0.16 of #livertransplant in liver unresectable #CRC. Recurrences mostly ex-liver and treated in transplant arm. ⁦@OncoAlert⁩…

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Arndt Vogel
Arndt Vogel@ArndtVogel

Invited discussant of TRANSMET
by @ChiaraCrem1 #ESMOGI24
😅more then "practice-changing"? "mind-changing"?
❓How to implement in clinical practice
#ESMOAmbassadors @myESMO https://t.co/cY6hcZVcId

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Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO@GillSharlene

#ASCO24 @ASCO #CRCsm
TRANSMET - Chemo +/- OLTx in unresectable liver metastases, OS Dr Rene Adam 🇫🇷
📌&lt;65y, no BRAFmut, CEA &lt;80
📌 n=94, 15% R-sided, median 20 tumours, 60% 3+L of chemo. 36/47…

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About the TRANSMET Trial

TRANSMET demonstrates a 4-fold 5-year OS improvement (ITT 57% vs. 13%) with liver transplant + chemo vs. chemo alone in a highly selected patient population: BRAF wild-type, liver-only metastases, resected primary, ≤3 chemo lines, response to chemo, absence of extrahepatic disease, age 18-65. Only a very small fraction of mCRC patients will be eligible. Practical hurdles: donor organ scarcity, expert selection panels, access to transplant centers, prioritization ethics vs. other cancer/non-cancer LT indications. Living donor LT is discussed but has separate ethical concerns. Paradigm-shifting data nonetheless.

Trial Methodology & Results

5-Year Overall Survival — Primary Endpoint (ITT and Per-Protocol)

Median: not reached (liver transplantation + chemo) vs. 29.7 months (chemotherapy alone). HR 0.37 (95% CI 0.21-0.65), P=0.0003 5-year OS (ITT) rate: 56.6% (LT+chemo) vs. 12.6% (chemo). 5-year OS (per-protocol) rate: 73.3% (LT+chemo) vs. 9.3% (chemo). ITT analysis (N=94): 5-year OS 56.6% (95% CI 43.2-74.1) with LT+chemo vs. 12.6% (95% CI 5.2-30.1) with chemo alone; HR 0.37 (95% CI 0.21-0.65, P=0.0003). Per-protocol (N=74; excludes 11 LT and 9 chemo patients who did not receive assigned treatment): 5-year OS 73.3% vs. 9.3%; HR 0.16 (95% CI 0.07-0.33, P<0.0001). Median OS not reached (LT+chemo) vs. 29.7 months (chemo ITT) or 26.6 months (chemo PP). Median PFS 17.4 vs. 6.4 months, HR 0.34 (95% CI 0.20-0.58, P<0.0001). Median follow-up 59.3 months. 28 (74%) of LT patients had recurrence; 13 (46%) treated with surgery/ablation; 15 of 38 LT patients ultimately disease-free. Adam et al., Lancet 2024;404:1107-1118.

✓ 5-yr OS ITT 56.6% vs. 12.6% (HR 0.37); PP 73.3% vs. 9.3%

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Overall Survival (OS)

HR 0.37 (95% CI 0.21-0.65), P=0.0003 5-year OS is the primary endpoint (see above). Practice-changing 4-fold improvement in 5-year survival in highly selected patients.


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Safety & Tolerability

Grade ≥3 TRAE rates, transplant-specific AEs (graft rejection, infection, secondary malignancy), and immunosuppression-related complications not quantified in available summary sources. Patients received tailored post-LT immunosuppression and postoperative chemotherapy.

Safety details not fully reported in summary sources

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Clinical Implications

Practice-changing: liver transplantation is new standard for highly selected permanently unresectable CRC liver-only metastases. TRANSMET demonstrates a 4-fold 5-year OS improvement (ITT 57% vs. 13%) with liver transplant + chemo vs. chemo alone in a highly selected patient population: BRAF wild-type, liver-only metastases, resected primary, ≤3 chemo lines, response to chemo, absence of extrahepatic disease, age 18-65. Only a very small fraction of mCRC patients will be eligible. Practical hurdles: donor organ scarcity, expert selection panels, access to transplant centers, prioritization ethics vs. other cancer/non-cancer LT indications. Living donor LT is discussed but has separate ethical concerns. Paradigm-shifting data nonetheless.

TRANSMET in the News

Key KOL Sentiments — TRANSMET

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Arndt Vogel ● POSITIVE Invited discussant of TRANSMET by @ChiaraCrem1 #ESMOGI24 😅more then "practice-changing"? "mind-changing"? ❓How to implement in clinical practice #ESMOAmbassadors @myESMO https://t.co/cY6hcZVcId
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford ● POSITIVE Great discussion by Dr. Lee w shoutout to @sapisochin liver tx program in Toronto! https://t.co/MAuw969dpF
Rohit Thummalapalli ● POSITIVE Wow - #TransMet shows improved 5 year OS in ITT population for liver transplant + chemo vs chemo in a carefully selected population w/ CRC and unresectable liver mets. Pts in chemo alone arm allowed to receive local therapies. Lots to think about back in clinic on Monday #ASCO24 https://t.co/x77D2i0sgm
A.n.n. ● POSITIVE @VuMedi channel - New #ASCO24 HUB Definitely appreciated expert discussion of TRANSMET and ARC-9 Trials w/ Drs @Cecchini_OncMD &amp; @NataliyaUboha EASY TO SORT WEBSITE e.g. COLON and RECTAL cancer. Great way to view conferences you can not attend. https://t.co/nqWfUSHjSP
Omid Hamid MD ● POSITIVE @MyriamChalabi This amazing on a per patient level. I’m looking forward to reviewing the slides.
Fernand Bteich ● POSITIVE @MyriamChalabi LDLT will be the way to go. Oslo criteria very helpful to select patients.
Arndt Vogel ● NEUTRAL CTx &amp; liver transplantatison vs CTx in pts with unresectable CRC liver metastases at #ASCO24 🔎prospective trial TRANSMET, 94 pts 👉40% excluded, 9 drop out, 81% underwent LTx 👉mPFS 17.4 vs 6.4, 72% recurrence after LTx 👉5yr OS: 57% vs 13% 🧐potential cure for some pts,… https://t.co/ekstQAzN45 https://t.co/vxea3ycQEz
Arndt Vogel ● NEUTRAL ESMO GI 2024 take-home messages: Colorectal cancer #ESMOGI24 👉more options: Liver transplantation (TRANSMET), ICI combos (Nivo/Ipi; Botensilimab/Basiliximab..), sequential therapy, molecular selection... @myESMO #ESMOAmbassadors https://t.co/fuBsTAu6p4
Myriam Chalabi ● NEUTRAL TRANSMET: CT+liver transplant vs CT alone in pts with unresectable CRC liver mets - 94 pts - ⁠5-year OS in ITT: 57% in CT+LT vs 13% in CT arm (HR 0.37,p=0.0003) - 74% of transplanted pts had recurrences in one or more organs. - anybody else feeling like🤯🤯🤯🤯? #ASCO24 https://t.co/BPeS9YZggy
Syed A. Ahmad ● NEUTRAL 1:2 - Transmet trial presented at @ASCO #ASCO24. Is this the new standard for unresectable colorectal liver metastases? What do people think? @kharofaJ @shimulshah73 @DavendraSohal @IHPBA @juliomayol @TomVargheseJr @FlavioRochaMD @drymtn @DrJashDatta https://t.co/Mq4KhKPBdF
Dr Amol Akhade ● NEUTRAL Issues with Transmet Trial. 1- The chemotherapy alone arm did not get any Locoregional therapy ( surgery or Ablation) , even in responding patients. That's not what we do in real world . 2 - 72 % patients in transplant arm had recurrence and 46 % of those , underwent re… https://t.co/TKvJR9heiJ https://t.co/NxebQXSiFO
Dr. Nina Niu Sanford ● NEUTRAL TRANSMET: addition of liver transplant to chemo in CRC with unresectable liver mets: big OS benefit (5 yr 57% v 13%). Curve plateauing at 5 years suggests ~1/2 pts can be cured! Challenge is liver availability - on trial, prioritization &lt; 2 mo after completing chemo. #ASCO24 https://t.co/6zNP7m3BCR
Grainne O'Kane ● NEUTRAL TransMet #ASCO24 game-changer ➡️definitively unresectable CRC LM ➡️chemo vs chemo &amp;transplant ➡️heavily pre treated ➡️highly selected 👇🏻note %RASWT and left sided ➡️v impressive 5 yr OS 57 v13% ITT ➡️many recurrences rescued https://t.co/qT0Tqbi886
Hagen Kennecke ● NEUTRAL #ASCO24: Dr Rene Adam TransMET showed major OS benefit, HR =0.16 of #livertransplant in liver unresectable #CRC. Recurrences mostly ex-liver and treated in transplant arm. ⁦@OncoAlert⁩ ⁦@FlavioRochaMD⁩ ⁦@FightCRC⁩ https://t.co/hcybvKQ6dQ
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO ● NEUTRAL #ASCO24 @ASCO #CRCsm TRANSMET - Chemo +/- OLTx in unresectable liver metastases, OS Dr Rene Adam 🇫🇷 📌&lt;65y, no BRAFmut, CEA &lt;80 📌 n=94, 15% R-sided, median 20 tumours, 60% 3+L of chemo. 36/47 went on to OLtx ⭐️ 5yr OS ITT 57% vs 13%, HR0.37 (73% vs 9% per-protocol) 📌 42%… https://t.co/w6TEL3QH7b https://t.co/Sp21zwE13p
Dr. Cathy Eng ● NEUTRAL Happening now: Dr. Rene Adam providing an update on metastatic #colorectal #cancer to the liver regarding #Transmet study and #livertransplant. @myESMO #ESMOGI25 #ESMOGI2025 #Cancer #CancerResearch https://t.co/0y1R7VUZbt
Dr. Cathy Eng ● NEUTRAL “NEVER give up” is the message! From the renowned Dr. Rene Adam @myESMO #ESMOGI25 #ESMOAmbassadors #cancer #CancerResearch https://t.co/bmfibgea0S https://t.co/NWY0xaEMpk
Dr. Cathy Eng ● NEUTRAL Opening up the #CRC oral TransMet abstract session @asco #asco24: The potential role for #livertransplant in met #colorectal #cancer as presented by Dr. Rene Adam. 5yr OS = 57% vs 13%. 3 yr PFS = 33% vs 4% #crcsm @OncoAlert @FightCRC https://t.co/3gpIyVDJWs
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO ● NEUTRAL 3/10 – TRANSMET #CRCsm #ASCO24 @ASCO @TheLancet Chemo +/- OLTx in definitvely unresectable liver metastases 📌&lt;65y, no BRAFmut, CEA &lt;80 📌 n=94, 15% R-sided, median 20 tumours, 60% 3+L of chemo. 36/47 went on to OLtx ⭐️ 5yr OS ITT 57% vs 13%, HR0.37 (73% vs 9% per-protocol) 📌… https://t.co/YycY4XOnFH https://t.co/EHEBbqlYsL
Myriam Chalabi ● NEUTRAL Of note: in the PP population HR 0.16! More data needed; but are we heading towards liver transplantation as a SoC option? What about other of tumor types? Patient selection very impt. Availability of livers? https://t.co/n92L3c0oFA
Ryan Huey, MD, MS ● NEUTRAL TRANSMET: Chemo and Liver Transplant vs Chemo alone in colorectal cancer with liver-limited mets. 5-year OS was 57% in liver txp arm and 13% in chemo alone arm. HR 0.37, P=.0003. #ASCO24 https://t.co/daZV1DNqWe
Willem Lybaert ● NEUTRAL @MyriamChalabi Yes, is this realistic for a broader patient population outside of studies?😏😏…where will all the livers coming from?😏😏
Magnus Smedman MD, PhD ● NEUTRAL @MyriamChalabi Living donor (LD-RAPID) is an option to meet increased demand for livers!
Andrew Beggs ● NEUTRAL @graokane @sapisochin @Majeldoyle @AAFretland @pdline Not that selected though? If they’re right sided they’re almost always going to be BRAF-MSS (v bad anyway) or BRAF-MSI which we know is different in the context of PD-1 and liver mets?
Axel Grothey ● NEUTRAL @MyriamChalabi I truly struggle with this - but we cannot ignore the data. This will create a lot of discussions with pts. And yes, I tried to find flaws in the design and analysis. There are a few minor things, but overall - boom!
Ryan Huey, MD, MS ● NEUTRAL Points to a paper showing how far patients travel for CLM liver transplant in the US (read: very far). #ASCO24 https://t.co/berp402y7j
Ryan Huey, MD, MS ● NEUTRAL Good list of unanswered questions here. https://t.co/oZNTDE6gvt
Ryan Huey, MD, MS ● NEUTRAL Of 157 patient submitted (screened), 47% were included in the per protocol analysis (36 transplanted). #ASCO24 https://t.co/JfjjkJFGsR
Ryan Huey, MD, MS ● NEGATIVE Dr. Major Lee with commentary re: TRANSMET, points out that 40% non-eligible patients in highly specialized transplant centers is high. #ASCO24 https://t.co/ENUEDumP1p
Shahed Badiyan ● NEGATIVE @NiuSanford What percent of patients in the chemo only arm received a nonoperative local therapy to their liver? Chemo alone isn’t an adequate control arm