Background: Sonidegib is approved to treat locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC) in patients not amenable to surgery or radiation. The BOLT trial demonstrated durable efficacy of sonidegib in laBCC patients over 42 months. BCC is most common in the elderly, who often take chronic medications.
Objectives: We evaluated the efficacy of sonidegib (200 mg daily) in laBCC patients on select concomitant medications.
Materials & methods: In the Phase II BOLT study, laBCC patients were randomized 1:2 to sonidegib 200 mg:800 mg daily. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR) per central review. Post hoc assessments included ORR and duration of response (DOR) per investigator review for patients on concomitant medications.
Results: At 42 months, ORR for laBCC patients taking sonidegib 200 mg daily (n=66) was 71.2% and DOR was 15.7 months according to investigator review. Patients on select concomitant medications (n=37) had an ORR of 73.0%; DOR was not estimable.
Conclusion: Administration of sonidegib with concomitant medications, excluding strong cytochrome P450 3A4/5 inhibitors/inducers, does not appear to alter its efficacy in laBCC patients.
Keywords: basal cell carcinoma; concomitant medications; sonidegib.