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    MA02 - Improving Outcomes for Patients with Lung Cancer (ID 895)

    • Event: WCLC 2018
    • Type: Mini Oral Abstract Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/24/2018, 10:30 - 12:00, Room 201 BD
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      MA02.05 - A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Noninferiority Study of Darbepoetin Alfa for Anemia in Advanced NSCLC (ID 13816)

      11:00 - 11:05  |  Author(s): Kostas Syrigos

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      Background

      The effect of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents on overall survival (OS) in patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia has long been debated. This study (NCT00858364) evaluated noninferiority of darbepoetin alfa (DAR) versus placebo for OS and progression-free survival (PFS) in anemic patients with NSCLC treated to a 12.0-g/dL hemoglobin ceiling.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      Adults with stage IV NSCLC expected to receive ≥2 cycles of myelosuppressive chemotherapy, life expectancy >6 months, ECOG 0–1, and hemoglobin ≤11.0 g/dL were randomized 2:1 to DAR (500 µg SC) or placebo Q3W. Patients were stratified by region, histology, and hemoglobin. Primary endpoint was OS; a Cox proportional hazards model, stratified by randomization factors, was used to evaluate noninferiority (margin based on upper confidence limit [CL] for hazard ratio [HR] ˂1.15). Secondary endpoints were PFS (noninferiority) and incidence of transfusions or hemoglobin ≤8.0 g/dL from week 5 to end of efficacy treatment period (EOETP).

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      4161 patients were screened, 2549 enrolled, and 2516 included in the primary analysis set: 1680 randomized to DAR and 836 to placebo. The study was stopped early per independent DMC recommendation. Patients were well matched between arms for age (mean 61.8 years), sex (66.0% male), and race (47.5% white). DAR was noninferior to placebo for OS (HRadj 0.92; 95%CL 0.83–1.01) and PFS (HRadj 0.95; 95%CL 0.87–1.04). DAR was superior to placebo for transfusion or hemoglobin ≤8.0 g/dL from week 5 to EOETP (OR 0.70; 95%CL 0.57–0.86; P<0.001). Objective tumor response was similar between arms (DAR 36.2%; placebo 32.6%). Incidence of serious adverse events was the same in both arms (31.1%). No unexpected adverse events or cases of antibody-mediated PRCA were observed (Table).

      DAR (n=1685)

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      Placebo (n=833)

      %
      All treatment-emergent adverse events 84.5 86.3
      Serious adverse events 31.1 31.1
      Fatal adverse events 12.2 13.6
      Adverse events leading to discontinuation of blinded drug 2.8 4.2
      Adverse events of interest (standardized MedDRA query)
      CNS vascular disorders 1.5 1.0
      Hypersensitivity 10.6 9.0
      Severe cutaneous adverse reactions 2.1 1.3
      Embolic and thrombotic events 5.3 4.1

      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      DAR dosed to a 12.0-g/dL hemoglobin ceiling was noninferior to placebo for OS and PFS and significantly reduced odds of transfusion or hemoglobin ≤8.0 g/dL in anemic patients with NSCLC receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy.

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