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    ORAL 32 - EGFR WT and MT Targeting (ID 144)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Treatment of Advanced Diseases - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      ORAL32.03 - Efficacy and Safety of Necitumumab Continuation Therapy in Phase 3 SQUIRE Study (ID 1391)

      16:45 - 18:15  |  Author(s): S. Nanda

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      Background:
      The SQUIRE study demonstrated that the addition of necitumumab (N) to gemcitabine-cisplatin (GC) improved survival in patients with stage IV sq-NSCLC. This retrospective analysis compares efficacy and safety outcomes for patients who received single-agent N as continuation therapy after completion of chemotherapy treatment (CT) in GC+N arm to the continuation therapy-eligible population of the GC arm.

      Methods:
      Patients were randomized 1:1 to GC (G=1250 mg/m² iv, days 1 and 8; C=75 mg/m² iv, day 1) plus N (800 mg iv, days 1 and 8), or GC alone every 21 days up to 6 cycles. Patients in GC+N with no progression continued on N alone until progressive disease. In this analysis, we consider patients in GC+N arm who were alive and progression-free before the start of N single-agent therapy (GC+N arm continuation therapy patients) and patients in GC arm who were alive, progression-free after completion of CT and did not discontinue treatment due to adverse event (AE) (GC arm non-progressor patients). This analysis included patients in both arms who received ≥4 cycles of CT. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were measured from the date of randomization, with parameters estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Hazard ratios and 95% CIs between subgroups were estimated from stratified Cox proportional hazards models. OS and PFS for post-induction period were measured from the completion of CT + 21 days. Selected treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) for patients in each arm are presented in the table.

      Results:
      261 patients were progression-free, received ≥4 cycles of CT, and received ≥1 dose of N alone in GC+N arm. 215 pts in GC arm completed ≥4 cycles of CT, were progression-free, and did not discontinue due to AE. Patient baseline characteristics and exposure to CT were well balanced between GC+N and GC arms. Median OS from randomization in GC+N vs GC was 15.9 vs 15.0 months; HR 0.85 (95% CI, 0.69, 1.05). Median OS for post-induction period in GC+N vs GC was 11.5 vs 10.9 months; HR 0.84 (95% CI, 0.68; 1.04). Median PFS from randomization in GC+N vs GC was 7.4 vs 6.9 months; HR 0.86 (95% CI, 0.70, 1.06). Median PFS from post-induction period in GC+N vs GC was 3.2 vs 2.3 months; HR 0.85 (95% CI, 0.70, 1.04). Selected TEAEs (Overall):

      GC+N Continuation PatientsN = 261, % GC Non-ProgressorsN = 215, %
      Category Any Grade Grade ≥3 Any Grade Grade ≥3
      Neutropenia 55.9 34.1 57.7 33.0
      Anemia 46.7 10.0 49.3 8.8
      Thrombocytopenia 26.1 9.6 29.3 12.6
      Hypomagnesemia 42.1 14.9 18.6 0.9
      Conjunctivitis 11.9 0.8 3.3 0
      Rash 87.4 8.8 10.2 0.5
      Arterial thromboembolic event 5.7 3.1 0.5 0
      Venous thromboembolic event 9.2 3.8 4.2 0.9


      Conclusion:
      There was a consistent treatment effect in favor of GC+N continuation patients as compared to GC non-progressors with no unexpected increases in AEs.

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    P3.01 - Poster Session/ Treatment of Advanced Diseases – NSCLC (ID 208)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Poster
    • Track: Treatment of Advanced Diseases - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.01-072 - Final Efficacy and Safety Results of ECOG Performance Status (PS) Subgroup Analyses From the SQUIRE Phase III Study (ID 1660)

      09:30 - 17:00  |  Author(s): S. Nanda

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      Background:
      As previously reported, the SQUIRE study demonstrated that the addition of necitumumab (N) to gemcitabine-cisplatin (GC) chemotherapy significantly improved survival in patients with stage IV squamous NSCLC. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and safety results are presented for Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS 0–1/2 subgroups.

      Methods:
      Patients with stage IV squamous NSCLC were randomized 1:1 to N (800 mg iv, days 1 and 8) plus GC (G=1250 mg/m² iv, days 1 and 8; C=75 mg/m² iv, day 1) or GC alone every 21 days for up to six cycles in this multicenter, open-label study. N+GC patients without progression continued on N alone until progressive disease or intolerable toxicity. The study was powered for OS and PFS (previously reported). Preplanned subgroup analyses were performed for ECOG PS 0–1 and 2.

      Results:
      Subgroups PS 0–1/2 (n=996 [91%]/n=96 [9%]) were well balanced regarding baseline characteristics (males, 83% vs 86%; median age, 62 vs 65 yrs; smoking/ex-light smoker/nonsmoker, 91/4/5% vs 89/6/5%). GC median relative dose intensity was similar between PS 0–1/2 subgroups; N (overall) was higher for the PS 0–1 than for PS 2 subgroup (94.8% and 90.0%). Post-study therapy use was generally higher in the PS 0–1 than in the PS 2 subgroup, but was balanced between both arms. The OS hazard ratio (HR) for N+GC vs. GC was 0.85 (95% CI: 0.74, 0.98; p=0.026) for PS 0–1 and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.51, 1.21; p=0.275) for PS 2. The PFS HR (N+GC vs. GC) was 0.86 (95% CI: 0.75, 0.99; p=0.035) for PS 0–1 and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.50, 1.24; p=0.292) for PS 2. Select Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) are shown in the table. The percentage of patients with adverse events leading to discontinuation of any study drug was lower in the PS 0–1 subgroup (N+GC=30%; GC=23%) than the PS 2 subgroup (N+GC=42%; GC=41%). The percentage of patients hospitalized was higher in the PS 0–1 subgroup (N+GC=43%; GC=34%) than the PS2 subgroup (N+GC=25%; GC=30%). Table. Select TEAEs

      Grade ≥3 Event* PS 0-1 N+GC (%) N=490 PS 0-1 GC (%) N=495 PS 2 N+GC (%) N=48 PS 2 GC (%) N=46
      Neutropenia 25.5 28.1 12.5 21.7
      Febrile neutropenia 0.6 1.4 2.1 0
      Anemia 11.2 10.3 4.2 17.4
      Thrombocytopenia 10.4 10.5 8.3 13.0
      Fatigue 7.1 7.1 8.3 6.5
      Hypomagnesemia 9.8 1.0 4.2 2.2
      Rash 7.8 0.4 0 0
      Arterial thromboembolic events 3.7 1.8 6.3 4.3
      Venous thromboembolic events 5.5 2.6 0 2.2
      [*][Adverse events of possible relevance to treatment, according to either composite categories or preferred terms (febrile neutropenia only)]

      Conclusion:
      OS and PFS treatment results for N+GC were consistent and considered favorable across subgroups including ECOG PS 2 patients. Administration of N+GC was well tolerated in PS 2 patients, with no evidence of an increased safety risk in this subgroup.

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