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C.P. Erkmen
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MINI 22 - New Technology (ID 134)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Mini Oral
- Track: Biology, Pathology, and Molecular Testing
- Presentations: 1
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MINI22.11 - A Clinical Platform for Examining Mechanism-Driven Chemotherapeutic Agents (ID 724)
16:45 - 18:15 | Author(s): C.P. Erkmen
- Abstract
- Presentation
Background:
There is a clinical need to establish whether those pathways activated in vitro and in animal models, are also activated in human lung cancer. We established a window-of-opportunity clinical trial platform in lung cancer where novel agents are administered in the preoperative period. Intratumoral drug concentrations are correlated with molecular marker changes. Our four completed window-of-opportunity clinical trials established that optimal intratumoral drug concentrations are needed for the desired pharmacodynamic effects, providing direction for optimal dose and schedule. To further evaluate the value of this window-of-opportunity platform, we investigate the impact on standard postoperative outcome measures.
Methods:
39 consecutive patients enrolled under the window-of-opportunity platform were matched to 39 contemporary patients undergoing the same operation by the same surgeon. Co-morbidities and stage of lung cancer and postoperative complications were compared using univariate and multivariate analysis. Wilcoxon Scores (Rank Sums) for variable data elements and Fisher’s Exact Test was used for analysis.
Results:
When comparing window-of-opportunity patients to control patients, there was no difference in age, pack years of smoking, or incidence of comorbidities including diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and previous cancer. There was no difference in the stage distribution, (stage I: 28 vs. 22, stage II: 5 vs. 3, stage III: 5 vs. 2 stage IV: 1 vs. 1, p=0.1642). There was also no difference in the incidence of postoperative pneumonia (4 vs. 9, p=0.2235), other infection (2 vs. 3, p=0.8208), atelectasis (2 vs. 4, p=0.6748), myocardial infarction (0 vs. 0, p=1.000), reoperation for bleeding (1 vs. 1, p=1.000), pulmonary embolism (1 vs. 2, p=1.000) or number patients experiencing any complication (14 vs. 8, p=0.131118). There was no difference in the distribution of survival at 2 years (27 vs. 30) or 5 years (10 vs. 15), p=0.2266.
Conclusion:
The window of opportunity platform does not increase the perioperative risk of complications in early stage NSCLC patients undergoing surgery. By evaluating drug effect and the potential toxicities, window-of-opportunity trials validate mechanisms established in the laboratory and facilitate bi-directional translation research.
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