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    MO06 - NSCLC - Chemotherapy I (ID 108)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Mini Oral Abstract Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      MO06.10 - Phase II study of bevacizumab, cisplatin and docetaxel plus maintenance bevacizumab as first line treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (n-Sq NSCLC) combined with exploratory analysis of circulating cells (CEC): Thoracic Oncology Research Group (TORG)1016 (ID 1211)

      16:15 - 17:45  |  Author(s): Y. Hosomi

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      Background
      Bevacizumab has been shown to amplify efficacy against n-Sq NSCLC in combination with platinum doublet, especially taxane including regimens. Docetaxel is one of best taxane composition combined with cisplatin for first line treatment for NSCLC, and known to have anti-angiogenic effect and may act synergistically with VEGF inhibiting agent. The object of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab, cisplatin and docetaxel combination treatment in patients with chemonaive n-Sq NSCLC patients. (Trial Registry: UMIN 000004368)

      Methods
      Eligible patients had advanced or recurrent n-Sq NSCLC with no prior chemotherapy. Patients having brain metastasis or history of hemoptysis were ineligible. Patients received 4 cycles of docetaxel (60mg/m[2]), cisplatin (80mg/m[2]) and bevacizumab (15mg/kg) on day1 every 3 weeks followed by Bev alone as maintenance every 3 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was response rate (RR) and planned sample size of this phase II study was 47 patients (Simon's two-stage minimax design). We measured circulating endothelial cells (CEC) count day1 and 8 of first cycle for exploratory analysis of efficacy and safety prediction.

      Results
      From Oct 2010 to Apr 2012, 47 patients (28 males/ 19 females, median age, 61 years, 39-73) were enrolled. Stage IIIB/IV/recurrent: 5/39/3, ECOG PS 0/1: 31/16. All patients were adenocarcinoma, EGFR status: mutated/wild/unknown: 13/31/3. Bevacizumab maintenance were administered in 87% (41/47) of the patients and 9 was median number of delivered course, 4 course of induction and 5 course of maintenance. Dose reduction was required in 28% (13/47) of the patients. Thirty-five partial responses and 11 stable diseases were observed among 47 patients, yielding a RR of 74.5% (95% confidence interval: 59.7-86.1%) and disease control rate of 97.9% (88.7-99.9%), respectively. The median progression free survival duration in the patients was 9.0 (7.0-11.3) months. Grade 3/4 leukopenia, neutropenia, hypertension, nausea and febrile neutropenia were observed in 60, 96, 47, 13 and 9% of the patients, respectively. Alveolar hemorrhage (Grade 5) after 4 cycle occurred in one patient.

      Conclusion
      Bevacizumab, cisplatin and docetaxel combination followed by bevacizumab maintenance treatment was highly effective in patients with n-Sq NSCLC, with acceptable toxicity. Exploratory analysis of CEC is ongoing and will be presented.

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    P1.10 - Poster Session 1 - Chemotherapy (ID 204)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.10-012 - Activity of S-1 for non-small cell lung cancer pretreated with or without pemetrexed. (ID 882)

      09:30 - 16:30  |  Author(s): Y. Hosomi

      • Abstract

      Background
      S-1, a 5-fluorouracil derivative, and pemetrexed (PEM) are antimetabolites that both mainly target thymidylate synthase. S-1 received approval as a therapeutic drug for treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan in December 2004, and has been primarily used as a single agent for salvage chemotherapy. To our knowledge, there has been no clinical evidence whether the activity of S-1 is influenced by PEM resistance.

      Methods
      Patients with pretreated NSCLC who underwent S-1 monotherapy were identified from an institutional database. This study was approved by the institutional review board. Eligible patients were classified into three groups; patients with non-squamous NSCLC pretreated with PEM (PEM+) or not (PEM−), or those with squamous cell lung cancer (SQ). Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) from S-1 administration were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test was used for inter-group comparisons. Impacts of prior PEM therapy on PFS and OS were examined using Cox proportional hazards modeling with variables including number of prior chemotherapy regimens, histological subtype of NSCLC, sex and age (<70 vs. ≥70 years).

      Results
      We identified 125 patients who underwent S-1 monotherapy for pretreated NSCLC. Median age was 69 years (range, 39-86 years), with 31% female. Histological subtype was 82 (66%) adenocarcinoma, 33 (26%) squamous cell carcinoma and 10 (8%) NSCLC not otherwise specified. Number of prior chemotherapy regimens was one in 32 (26%), two in 54 (43%), three in 26 (21%) and four or more in 13 (10%) patients. Among 108 patients with measurable disease, response rate was 12% and disease control rate was 45%. Response rates for S-1 monotherapy as second-, third- and fourth-line chemotherapy were 19% (5/27), 13% (6/45) and 9% (2/23), respectively. Forty-eight patients had received PEM-based chemotherapy prior to S-1 administration. Median PFS were 2.0 months for the PEM− group (reference), 2.1 months for the PEM+ group (crude hazard ratio (HR) 1.11, 95%CI 0.73-1.69, p = 0.6), and 2.2 months for SQ group (crude HR 0.72, 95%CI 0.44-1.15, p = 0.2). Median OS were 4.5 months for the PEM− group (reference), 5.9 months for the PEM+ group (crude HR 0.65, 95%CI 0.41-1.03, p = 0.07), and 8.4 months for SQ group (crude HR 0.76, 95%CI 0.47-1.23, p = 0.3). Multivariate analyses revealed that only female sex was associated with longer PFS (HR 0.59, 95%CI 0.38-0.91, p = 0.02) and OS (HR 0.58, 95%CI 0.36-0.91, p = 0.01), with history of PEM therapy or histological subtype exerting no influence.

      Conclusion
      Activity of S-1 is unaffected by prior PEM therapy. These results are compatible with recent preclinical findings. Further study is warranted.

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    P1.11 - Poster Session 1 - NSCLC Novel Therapies (ID 208)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 2
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      P1.11-011 - Observational study of treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor activating mutation positive (EGFRm+) advanced or recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), after radiological progression to the first-line therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI). (ID 1077)

      09:30 - 16:30  |  Author(s): Y. Hosomi

      • Abstract

      Background
      Although NSCLC with activating EGFR mutation is generally sensitive to EGFR-TKI, such as gefitinib or erlotinib, it eventually gets acquired resistance. However, the clinical course after radiological (RECIST-based) “progressive disease (PD) judgment" is highly variable. Some patients are reported to do well with continuation of TKI beyond PD, with or without local therapy. But, prior reports are only on small-numbered and selected cases. The objective of this study is to investigate the clinical course and the actual pattern of care after radiological "progressive disease" to the first-line therapy with EGFR-TKI in such cases.

      Methods
      Thirty-four institutions in Japan participate in the survey of the patterns of care and outcomes of the patients with EGFRm+ advanced or recurrent NSCLC, who received first-line gefitinib or erlotinib during the period from 2009 to 2011. The primary endpoint is the time from RECIST-based radiological PD to clinical PD in patients who were continuously received EGFR-TKI beyond “RECIST PD”. Clinical PD was defined as one or more of the following events: 1) symptomatic progression, 2) worsening of performance status due to progression, 3) threat to major vital organ(s), 4) multi-organ unequivocal progression. Durations of TKI administration and reasons of discontinuation (RECEIST PD vs. clinical PD vs. toxicity), concomitant administration of chemotherapy and/or local therapy with TKI, occurrence of “flare” phenomenon after TKI stoppage, and overall survival were also recorded.

      Results
      At the time of the abstract submission, 24 institutions reported the number of patients. There were 1,177 patients (395 in 2009, 397 in 2010 and 385 in 2011) with EGFRm+ advanced or recurrent NSCLC. Among them, 602 (51.1%) received first-line EGFR-TKI. The median number of EGFRm+ patients per institution was 32 (range: 9 to 151). The rates of those who received first-line TKI varied substantially among institutions, ranging from 30% to 88%, and tended to increase over time (41.0% in 2009, 56.9% in 2010 and 55.6% in 2011). In 2009, there were no institutions which administered TKI to every EGFRm+ patient, whereas there were 1 and 3 such institutions in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

      Conclusion
      In this large observational study, we will collect data on approximately 1,600 patients with EGFRm+ NSCLC, some 800 of them received first-line EGFR-TKI. Since the median progression-free survival of those patients with TKI has generally been reported to be 1 year or less, we will be able to see the pattern of care and outcome after PD in the majority of the cases. Clinical significance of continuation of EGFR-TKI “beyond PD” in the real world will be clarified. This research was conducted by Comprehensive Support Project for Oncology Research (CSPOR) of Public Health Research Foundation. The research fund was provided to CSPOR with support from an Investigator Sponsored Study Programme of AstraZeneca. Trial registry with UMIN#000010538.

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      P1.11-016 - A Prospective, Multi-center Phase II Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Low-dose Erlotinib Monotherapy for Patients with EGFR Mutation-positive, Previously Treated Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of Thoracic Oncology Research Group (TORG) Trial 0911. (ID 1385)

      09:30 - 16:30  |  Author(s): Y. Hosomi

      • Abstract

      Background
      Several studies of erlotinib and gefitinib have shown similar benefit in terms of response and progression-free survival (PFS) for EGFR mutation-positive (EGFRm+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the steady-state plasma trough concentration of erlotinib was approximately 3.5 times higher than that of gefitinib when administered at the respective approved dose. Hence, low-dose treatment of erlotinib may be as effective as gefitinib or erlotinib given at full dose, with reduced toxicity and treatment cost.

      Methods
      Eligible patients were adults (over 20 years), with advanced or recurrent EGFRm+ NSCLC who had received one to three prior chemotherapy regimens, ECOG PS of 0-2, measurable lesion, and adequate organ function. Erlotinib 50 mg was administered daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities. Dose was escalated to 150 mg/day in case of not achieving CR or PR classified by RECIST criteria (i.e., not responded, NR) at the first 4 weeks. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR); SWOG two-stage design with an early stopping rule based on response rate was used. Response was initially judged by the investigators and confirmed by the independent review committee (IRC). Finally, 26 or more responses among 40 eligible patients were to be considered as evidence of sufficient efficacy of this treatment.

      Results
      Thirty-four patients were enrolled between April 2010 and November 2012: males/females 20/14; median age 67 (range 31-81); PS 0/1/2 16/18/0; Ad/Sq 33/1. EGFR mutation types were: exon 18 and 19/19/21/other 1/21/11/1. One patient was excluded for evaluation because of not having a measurable lesion, therefore, efficacy and safety were evaluated among 33 patients. The study was closed early according to the protocol definition at the time that NR was confirmed in 15 of 33 patients, because it was determined impossible to meet the primary endpoint even if the study was continued. The IRC-judged best responses to the 50 mg/day erlotinib were: PR 18 (54.5%), SD 10 (30.3%) and PD 5 (15.2%). ORR and disease control rate were 54.5% (95%CI: 36.4-71.9%) and 84.8 % (95%CI 68.1-94.9%), respectively. In addition, 4 out of the 10 patients with SD to the initial dose yielded PR after dose escalation to 150 mg/day. At data cut-off (April, 2013), median PFS was 8.6 months (95%CI: 6.7-15.0 months). Toxicities were generally mild, with a few grade 3 or more toxicities. The only grade 3 toxicities were 2 cases with neutropenia and 1 with AST/ALT elevation. No grade 4 toxicity or treatment-related death was observed. There was no treatment-related interstitial lung disease.

      Conclusion
      Although low-dose erlotinib appeared to have a certain efficacy in this population, this study could not meet the primary endpoint. Because of its relatively lower toxicity and cost, it may be worth further evaluation for elderly or frail patients.

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    P2.10 - Poster Session 2 - Chemotherapy (ID 207)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.10-003 - A multicenter, proof-of-concept study of short-term supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B<sub>12</sub> prior to cisplatin-pemetrexed therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. (ID 186)

      09:30 - 16:30  |  Author(s): Y. Hosomi

      • Abstract

      Background
      Pemetrexed, a multi-targeted antifolate, requires supplementation with folic acid and vitamin B~12~ prior to its first administration in order to reduce toxicity. The lead-in time for this vitamin supplementation is advised to be at least seven days on the drug package insert. Previous studies suggested that parenteral vitamin B~12~ pervades the major organs in 24 hours, while oral folic acid supplementation usually takes much longer than seven days to correct folic acid deficiency. We hypothesized that the lead-in time for vitamin supplementation can be shortened to 24 hours, enabling earlier administration of standard chemotherapy and potential avoidance of treatment alterations due to rapid disease progression before starting chemotherapy. Since only a few retrospective analyses related to early initiation of pemetrexed have been conducted, the first prospective study evaluating shortened vitamin supplementation for pemetrexed-based chemotherapy was planned.

      Methods
      A multicenter, single-arm phase 2 study was conducted. Patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer were enrolled. Major eligibility criteria were adequate organ function, performance status 0-1, no symptomatic brain metastasis, and no prior cytotoxic chemotherapy. Patients who had provided written informed consent were administered 1000 μg of vitamin B~12~ by intramuscular injection and started taking 350-500 μg of folic acid per day. Cisplatin (75 mg/m[2]) plus pemetrexed (500 mg/m[2]) therapy was commenced 24-48 hours after vitamin B~12~ injection and repeated for four cycles unless disease progression or unacceptable toxicity was observed. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients experiencing neutropenia ≥grade 3. Thirty patients were to be accrued to detect the difference between the expected 30% of patients with neutropenia ≥grade 3 and the null hypothesis of 50%, using a two-stage design with 70% power and 5% alpha. Clinical trial registry number UMIN000006546.

      Results
      From November 2011 to March 2013, 31 patients were enrolled. Their median age was 66 years (range, 34-74 years), with 32% female. Most patients had adenocarcinoma (87%) and stage IV disease (90%). Performance status was 0 in 16 (52%) and 1 in 15 (48%) patients. Of the 30 patients who started chemotherapy within 48 hours from vitamin administration, 21 (70%) patients completed four cycles of cisplatin/pemetrexed therapy. Six (20%) patients discontinued chemotherapy due to disease progression, and the treatment of three (10%) patients was stopped due to adverse events. No treatment-related deaths or grade 4 toxicity occurred. Grade 3 neutropenia was observed in 7% (95%CI, 2-21%) of patients. Other grade 3 toxicities were anemia (two patients), decreased white blood cell count, diarrhea, thromboembolic event, hypertension, and myocardial infarction (one patient, respectively). The plasma homocysteine level before vitamin administration, a marker for vitamin B~12~ and/or folate deficiency, was elevated in four patients, but none of the patients experienced grade 3 toxicities. The response rate and the disease control rate of chemotherapy were 43% (95%CI, 27-61%) and 77% (95%CI, 59-88%), respectively.

      Conclusion
      This study met its primary endpoint. Absence of relationship between baseline homocysteine levels and toxicities of chemotherapy suggests the efficacy of short-term vitamin supplementation. A pragmatic study with a larger cohort that can detect uncommon toxicities is being conducted.

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    P3.10 - Poster Session 3 - Chemotherapy (ID 210)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.10-012 - Feasibility study of docetaxel and bevacizumab in elderly patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer: Thoracic Oncology Research Group (TORG) 1014. (ID 1148)

      09:30 - 16:30  |  Author(s): Y. Hosomi

      • Abstract

      Background
      A series of Japanese trials indicate docetaxel (DTX) monotherapy is a standard of care in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and that the addition of platinum does not significantly improve the outcomes. Bevacizumab (BEV) has been shown to be beneficial when added to standard platinum-doublet chemotherapy in good-risk NSCLC patients. BEV toxicity is a major concern for elderly patients.

      Methods
      Patients with chemotherapy-naïve advanced non-squamous NSCLC who were >70 year old with performance status (PS) 0/1 and adequate organ function were enrolled. Eligible patients received DTX 60 (Level 0) or 50 (Level -1) mg/m2 and BEV 15 mg/kg on day 1, every 3 weeks. Toxicity was the primary endpoint and secondary endpoints were response rate, progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and completion rate of the 3 cycles of treatment. The planned sample size was 12 to 24, with at least 6 subjects treated at each level.

      Results
      Between December 2010 and September 2012, 21 elderly patients (9 in level 0 and 12 in level -1) were enrolled in the study (median age, 75 years; 43% male; 90% adenocarcinoma; 67% PS 1). Two of the 9 patients in level 0 had a dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). After 9 patients enrolled on level 0, two severe adverse events were reported. One patient had grade 4 sepsis in cycle 4 and another patient had grade 4 sepsis in cycle 5. We decided to stop enrollment to level 0 and reduce dose to level -1. Two of 12 patients in dose level -1 experienced DLTs. Grade 3 or 4 of toxicities among all patients were neutropenia (86%), anemia (5%), hypertension (19%), anorexia (10%), and increased aminotransferase levels (10%). Three out of 9 patients in level 0 achieved partial response (PR) and 3 out of 11 assessable patients in level -1 obtained PR. Completion rates of the 3 cycles of treatment were 78% (7/9) in level 0 and 67 % (8/12) in level -1. The median PFS and OS were 5.4 and 11.1 months, respectively.

      Conclusion
      The recommended dose for this combination in future study is docetaxel 50 mg/m2 and bevacizumab 15mg/kg.