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OA11 - Angiogenesis in Advanced Lung Cancer (ID 387)
- Event: WCLC 2016
- Type: Oral Session
- Track: Advanced NSCLC
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:L.M. Montuenga, J. Heymach
- Coordinates: 12/06/2016, 11:00 - 12:30, Stolz 2
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OA11.03 - A Randomized, Multi-Center, Double-Blind Phase II Study of Fruquintinib in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 4571)
11:00 - 12:30 | Author(s): W. Li
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Background:
Targeting the tumor microenvironment, such as tumor angiogenesis, has led to the successful development and approval of a number of targeted therapies thereby changing the standard of care for many types of cancer. However, treatment options are limited in third-line non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Fruquintinib is a potent and highly selective oral kinase inhibitor targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptors and is currently in late stage development for multiple cancers. This Phase II study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fruquintinib in third-line NSCLC patients (NCT02590965).
Methods:
A total of 91 patients were randomized to receive best supportive care (BSC) plus fruquintinib or BSC plus placebo in a 2:1 ratio from 12 Chinese clinical centers. Fruquintinib initial dose was 5 mg once daily and treatment was given in every 4-week cycle (3 weeks treatment followed by 1 week off). The primary objective was to compare progression free survival (PFS) between the two treatment groups. Secondary efficacy parameters included objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), overall survival (OS). Tumor response was assessed per RECIST 1.1.
Results:
As of August 7, 2015, median PFS was 3.8 months for the fruquintinib group comparing with 1.2 months for the placebo group (hazard ratio=0.27, p<0.001). The ORR was 16.4% for the fruquintinib group comparing with 0% for the placebo group (p=0.02). The DCR of the fruquintinib group was significantly higher than that of the placebo group with a difference of 53.8% (36.3, 71.4; 95% CI, p<0.001). OS was not mature and initial analysis revealed 3- and 6-month OS rates of 90.2% and 68.3% for the fruquintinib group, and 73.3% and 58.2% for the placebo group, respectively. Adverse event was reported in 68.9% and 60.0% patients in fruquintinib and placebo group, respectively. The incidence of serious adverse events was 3.3% in the fruquintinib group and 6.7% in the placebo group.
Conclusion:
Fruquintinib in third-line NSCLC met the primary efficacy endpoint of PFS and demonstrated superiority in the secondary endpoints of ORR and DCR as compared with placebo. OS has yet to mature. Fruquintinib was generally well tolerated and safety profile consistent with previously reported. These results support further development of fruquintinib in third-line NSCLC patients. A randomized, double-blind, multi-center Phase III registration study was initiated in December 2015 (NCT02691299). Clinical trial information: NCT02590965.
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P3.02b - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 494)
- Event: WCLC 2016
- Type: Poster Presenters Present
- Track: Advanced NSCLC
- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 12/07/2016, 14:30 - 15:45, Hall B (Poster Area)
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P3.02b-003 - Second-Line Afatinib versus Erlotinib for Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung (LUX-Lung 8): Analysis of Tumour and Serum Biomarkers (ID 5627)
14:30 - 15:45 | Author(s): W. Li
- Abstract
Background:
LUX-Lung 8 compared second-line afatinib (40 mg/day; n=398) and erlotinib (150 mg/day; n=397) in patients with stage IIIB/IV squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung. PFS (median 2.6 vs 1.9 months, HR=0.81 [95% CI, 0.69–0.96], p=0.010) and OS (median 7.9 vs 6.8 months, HR=0.81 [0.69–0.95], p=0.008) were both significantly improved with afatinib versus erlotinib. Here we report exploratory molecular (n=245) and immunohistochemical (n=288) analyses of tumour samples to assess the frequency of short variants (SVs) and copy number alterations (CNAs) in cancer-related genes and whether these tumour genomic alterations, or EGFR expression levels, have clinical utility as prognostic/predictive biomarkers in patients with SCC of the lung. We also assessed the predictive utility of the prospectively validated VeriStrat®, a serum protein test (n=675).
Methods:
Archived tumour samples were retrospectively analysed using next-generation sequencing (FoundationOne™). Tumour EGFR expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry; EGFR positivity was defined as staining in ≥10% of cells. Pretreatment serum samples were assigned as VeriStrat-Good or VeriStrat-Poor according to a mass spectrometry signature. Cox regression analysis was used to correlate OS/PFS with genomic alterations (individual or grouped into gene families e.g. ErbB family), EGFR expression levels and VeriStrat status.
Results:
The frequency of ErbB family alterations was low (SVs: EGFR 6.5%, HER2 4.9%, HER3 6.1%, HER4 5.7%; CNAs: EGFR 6.9%, HER2 3.7%). No individual genetic alterations, or grouped ErbB family aberrations, were prognostic of OS/PFS. Treatment benefit from afatinib versus erlotinib was consistent in all molecular subgroups. Most tumours were EGFR-positive by immunohistochemistry (afatinib: 82%; erlotinib: 86%). EGFR expression was not predictive of OS or PFS benefit (EGFR-positive PFS: HR=0.76 [0.57‒1.02]; OS: HR=0.84 [0.63‒1.12]; EGFR-negative PFS: HR=0.87 [0.45‒1.68]; OS: HR=0.77 [0.40‒1.51]). In afatinib-treated patients, both PFS (HR=0.56 [0.43‒0.72], p<0.0001) and OS (HR=0.40 [0.31‒0.51], p<0.0001) were improved in the VeriStrat-Good versus the VeriStrat-Poor group. VeriStrat-Good patients had significantly longer OS and PFS when treated with afatinib versus erlotinib (median OS: 11.5 vs 8.9 months, HR=0.79 [0.63‒0.98]; PFS: HR=0.73 [0.59‒0.92]). In VeriStrat-Poor patients there was no significant difference in OS between afatinib and erlotinib (HR=0.90 [0.70‒1.16]). However, there was no significant interaction between treatment arms and VeriStrat classification.
Conclusion:
Despite comprehensive, multifaceted analysis, no biomarkers were identified that predicted the benefit with afatinib over erlotinib in patients with SCC of the lung. Afatinib is a treatment option in this setting irrespective of patients’ tumour genetics or EGFR expression levels. However, patient outcome strongly depends on VeriStrat status.
