Additive + population fragility.
Per-event combo prediction: 1 − (1 − p_pembro)(1 − p_lenva) for independent events. Sum-rule capped for high-prevalence events. Then a population fragility coefficient (1.0–2.34×) multiplies fatal TRAE based on age, ECOG, prior cytotoxic, organ substrate.
Why additive (not max)
Safety events from pembro and lenva have largely independent mechanisms: irAE biology (pembro) vs VEGFR-mediated vasculature (lenva) act on different targets. A patient can have both at once, so the joint probability follows independent-events arithmetic. The exception is overlapping target organs (thyroid: both arms damage it) — modeled as supra-additive with a dual-hit coefficient.
The fragility coefficient
| Trial | Population | k_pop | Fatal TRAE |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR | RCC, ECOG 0-1, median 62 | 1.00× | 1.1% |
| LEAP-002 | HCC CP-A | 1.20× | 1.0% |
| LEAP-012 | HCC + TACE | 1.80× | ~2.0% |
| KN-775 | Endometrial post-Pt + pelvic RT | 2.34× | 5.7% |
Max-of-arms × synergy.
Per-indication combo prediction: max(p_IO, p_TKI) × (1 + s_indication). For PFS: anchored to the better-arm baseline, amplified by a PFS-specific synergy multiplier (1 + s × 1.6). For OS: anchored to the combo OS baseline with subsequent-therapy crossover dilution.
Why max + synergy (not additive)
Responses don't compound: a patient who would have responded to pembro alone also responds to the combination — the "additivity" is a fiction at the population level. What synergy captures is the incremental subset who needs both arms to respond. This is empirically a smaller but real population — ~22% of CLEAR responders fall in this category.
The synergy coefficient
| Indication | s (synergy) | Combo ORR predicted | Observed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCC 1L | 0.45 | 69% | 71.0% | calibration anchor (CLEAR) |
| Endometrial 2L | 0.55 | 32% | 30.3% | highest synergy (both arms weak alone) |
| HCC CP-A | 0.10 | 27% | 26.1% | negative trial · synergy collapsed (cirrhotic immune) |
| HCC + TACE | 0.30 | 43% | ~46% | locoregional priming rescues synergy |
Four trials. One parameter set.
The framework's central claim: a single set of population fragility coefficients, synergy coefficients, and modifier rules reproduces all four IO+TKI trials within ±3-5% on Gr3 TRAE, ±1-2 percentage points on fatal TRAE, ±5% on ORR, and ±2 mo on median PFS — without per-trial tuning. The v2.0 refinements (substrate Gr3-shift, extra-fit downward coef, CP-A reserve split, locoregional input) close the gaps without breaking the calibration anchor.
Open the full report.
The 24-AE safety analysis (3,500 lines) and 18-section efficacy analysis (2,500 lines) are both live with embedded calculators and reviewer comments.
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