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    EP1.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 150)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: E-Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
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    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 08:00 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      EP1.01-04 - Phase I/II Trial of Biweekly Nab-Paclitaxel in Patients with Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: NJLCG1402 (Now Available) (ID 795)

      08:00 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Toshiyuki Harada

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      Background

      Nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX) is a cremophor-free formulation of paclitaxel that can be administered safely as a short infusion without dexamethasone or antihistamine premedication. NJLCG1402 consists of multiple, open-label, single arm, phase I/II trials designed to assess the benefit of biweekly nab-PTX treatment in patients (pts) with previously treated advanced NSCLC (UMIN 000014893).

      Method

      Eligible patients were aged ≥20 years; had histologically or cytologically confirmed, advanced-stage, previously treated NSCLC. Nab-PTX was administered biweekly at dose of 100 to 150 mg/m2 in a 28-day cycle. In the phase I part, we aim to determine the recommended phase II dose of nab-PTX. In the phase II part, pts were assessed for efficacy and tolerability. The primary endpoint for the phase II part is the objective response rate. Secondary endpoints were progression free survival, overall survival, disease control rate, and safety. Assuming an expected the objective response rate of 15% and threshold of 5%, a total of 18 pts were required to have 70% power at a two-tailed alpha of 0.2 at the phase II part.

      Result

      A total of 27 pts (median age 68 years, male 78%) were enrolled. The dose escalation cohort included 15 pts administered biweekly with 100 to 150 mg/m2 across 3 dose levels, and 12 patients in the phase II part were administered with 150mg. No dose-limiting toxicities were observed in the phase I part and 150mg was determined as recommend dose. Of the evaluable pts (n=18) at dose of 150mg/m2, the objective response rate was 22%(4 of 18 pts; 95% CI, 9.5 to 43.5), median progression free survival was 3.6 months (95% CI 1.4 to 5.9), and median overall survival was 7.2 months (95% CI, 0 to 15.0 months). Adverse events (AEs) of grade 3 or higher were observed in 39% of patients. The most common AEs were leukopenia (22%), anemia (22%), and rash (6%).

      Conclusion

      Biweekly nab-PTX monotherapy was well tolerated and exhibits promising systemic antitumor activity in previously treated NSCLC pts.

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    MA03 - Clinomics and Genomics (ID 119)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
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      MA03.11 - Chemotherapy After PD-1 Inhibitors Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer (WJOG10217L) (Now Available) (ID 409)

      10:30 - 12:00  |  Author(s): Toshiyuki Harada

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      Background

      Studies have suggested that chemotherapy after immune checkpoint inhibitors may confer an improved response in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, potential selection bias in such studies has not been addressed. We therefore applied propensity score analysis to investigate the efficacy of subsequent chemotherapy after PD-1 inhibitors (CAP) compared with chemotherapy alone.

      Method

      We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study for patients with advanced or recurrent NSCLC who were treated at 47 institutions across Japan between 1 April 2014 and 31 July 2017 with chemotherapy (docetaxel with or without ramucirumab; S-1; or pemetrexed) either after PD-1 inhibitor therapy (CAP cohort) or alone (control cohort). The primary end point was objective response rate (ORR). Inverse probability weighting (IPW) was applied to adjust for potential confounding factors, including age, sex, smoking status, performance status, histology, EGFR or ALK genetic alterations, brain metastasis, and recurrence after curative radiotherapy.

      Result

      A total of 1439 patients (243 and 1196 in the CAP and control cohorts, respectively) was available for unadjusted analysis. Several baseline characteristics—including age, histology, EGFR or ALK alterations, and brain metastasis—differed significantly between the two cohorts. After adjustment for patient characteristics with the IPW method, ORR was 18.9% for the CAP cohort and 10.8% for the control cohort (ORR ratio, 1.75; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25–2.45; P = .001). Median PFS was 3.5 and 2.6 months for the CAP and control cohorts, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.862; 95% CI, 0.743–0.998; P = .048). The PFS rate at 3, 6, and 12 months was 53.3%, 28.5%, and 4.6%, respectively, for the CAP cohort, and 44.3%, 19.7%, and 6.1% for the control cohort. Median OS was 9.8 months for the CAP cohort and 10.3 months for the control cohort (HR, 0.979; 95% CI, 0.813–1.179; P = .822).

      Conclusion

      After adjustment for selection bias using propensity score–weighted analysis, CAP showed a significantly higher ORR and longer PFS compared with chemotherapy alone, with the primary end point of ORR being achieved. However, these results did not translate into an OS advantage, and no PFS benefit was apparent at 12 months despite the improvement observed at 3 and 6 months. Our findings suggest that prior administration of PD-1 inhibitors may result in a synergistic antitumor effect with subsequent chemotherapy, but that such an effect is transient. CAP therefore does not appear to achieve durable tumor control or confer a lasting survival benefit.

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    MA13 - Going Back to the Roots! (ID 139)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
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      MA13.10 - A Phase II Study of Carboplatin and Nab-Paclitaxel for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Interstitial Lung Disease (HOT1302) (Now Available) (ID 990)

      14:00 - 15:30  |  Author(s): Toshiyuki Harada

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      Background

      Because of the high risk of exacerbation of pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD), patients with concomitant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and ILD have been excluded from most clinical trials of chemotherapy, despite the high prevalence (around 10%) of all NSCLC cases. This study prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) in combination with carboplatin in advanced NSCLC patients with pre-existing ILD.

      Method

      Enrolled patients had treatment-naïve, advanced NSCLC with pre-existing ILD. Patients received 100 mg/m2nab-paclitaxel weekly and carboplatin at area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) 6 once every 3 weeks for 4-6 cycles. The primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR); secondary endpoints included toxicity, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). The interactions between histology [Squamous (Sq) vs. Non-Squamous (Non-Sq)] and treatment outcomes were also investegated.

      Result

      Thirty-six patients were enrolled between April 2014 and September 2017. Sixteen patients (44.4%) had an adenocarcinoma, followed by 15 (41.7%) squamous cell carcinoma, and 5 (13.9%) non-small cell carcinoma. The median number of cycles administered were 4 (range: 1-6). The ORR, the primary endpoint, was 55.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 39.6-70.5%). The median PFS and OS were 5.3 months (95% CI: 3.9-8.2 months) and 15.4 months (95% CI: 9.4-18.7 months), respectively. There was no significant difference between two groups, however, numerically better treatment outcomes were observed in the Sq group: the ORR was 66.7% (95% CI: 41.7–84.8%) in the Sq group compared with 47.6 % (95% CI: 28.3–67.6%) in the Non-Sq group (P =0.254); median PFS was 8.2 months (95% CI: 4.0–10.2 months) in the Sq group vs. 4.1 months (95% CI: 3.3-5.4 months) in the Non-Sq group (HR, 0.60 [95% CI, 0.30–1.20]; p=0.15); median OS was 16.8 months (95% CI: 9.8 months–not reached) in the Sq group vs. 11.9 months (95% CI: 7.3-17.4 months) in the Non-Sq group (HR, 0.56 [95% CI, 0.24–1.28]; p=0.17). Two patients (5.6%) experienced grade ≥2 pneumonitis and one patient (2.8%) died.

      Conclusion

      This is the first prospective phase 2 study of weekly nab-paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin in advanced NSCLC patients with pre-existing ILD. This treatment showed favorable efficacy and was well tolerated.

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    P1.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 158)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.01-08 - Randomized Phase II Trial of CBDCA+nab-PTX vs CDDP+GEM in Patients with Chemo-Naïve Squamous Cell Lung Cancer: NJLCG1302 (Now Available) (ID 971)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Toshiyuki Harada

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      Background

      The subset analysis of CA031 trial showed a significant improvement of overall response rate (ORR) for carboplatin (CBDCA) plus weekly nab-PTX versus CBDCA plus PTX in patients (pts) with squamous cell histology (41% vs 24%). We conducted a phase II study comparing CBDCA plus weekly nab-PTX (CnP) to cisplatin plus gemcitabine (CG), one of the standard regimens in pts with squamous cell lung cancer (SCC).

      Method

      Chemo-naïve stage IIIB/IV or postoperative recurrent SCC pts were randomly assigned to receive either cisplatin (80 mg/m2) on day 1 plus gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) on days 1, 8 every 3 weeks or CBDCA (area under the curve [AUC] 6 mg/ml/min) on day 1 plus nab-PTX (75 mg/m2) on days 1, 8, 15 every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was ORR. Secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR) and toxicity. Assuming that an ORR of 40% in eligible pts indicates potential usefulness and ORR of 20% is the lower limit of interest, the estimated accrual was 32 pts in each arm. Allowing for dropouts, the accrual goal was determined to be 35 pts in each arm (alpha, 0.05; beta, 0.20).Thisstudy was planned to enroll 70 pts in total.

      Result

      Between June 2013 and October 2018, 71 pts were enrolled and assigned to CG arm (n=35) and CnP arm (n=36). The median follow-up time was 10.8months. At data cutoff (March 31, 2019), ORR was 43% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 27.3-58.5) in CG arm and 47% (95%CI: 31.7-62.7) in CnP arm. DCR was 77% in CG arm and 80% in CnP arm. Median PFS was 4.6 months in CG arm and 4.1months in CnP arm. Median OS was 15.2months in CG arm and 10.2months in CnP arm. Of the grade 3 or higher adverse events, anemia was more common in CnP arm (CG, 17% and CnP, 53%). There was one treatment-related death in CG arm and no treatment-related death in CnP arm.

      Conclusion

      In this study, CBDCA plus weekly nab-PTX was likely to be equivalent to cisplatin plus gemcitabine despite carboplatin-based regimen. CBDCA plus weekly nab-PTX could be a promising regimen for SCC.

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    P1.14 - Targeted Therapy (ID 182)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Targeted Therapy
    • Presentations: 1
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.14-36 - Phase II Trial of Afatinib in Elderly Patients Aged Over 75 Years with EGFR Mutation Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 970)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Toshiyuki Harada

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      Background

      Although reports on the use of gefitinib or erlotinib in elderly patients were occasionally found, those on afatinib were rare. According to the analysis of 54 Japanese patients in the LUX-Lung3 study, the dose reduction of afatinib from 40 mg/day was necessary for 76.0% of patients. However, the prolonged administration was possible after a dose reduction to 30 or 20 mg/day, and antitumor effects were maintained with the reduced dose.

      Method

      The efficacy and safety of afatinib at 30 mg/day in PS 0-1 patients who were aged 75 years with EGFR mutation positive chemotherapy-naïve non-small cell lung cancer were studied. The primary endpoint was the response rate (RR), and the planned number of registered cases was set at 35, with a threshold RR of 50%, an expected RR of 75%, α of 0.05, and β of 0.1. The secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), the incidence rate of adverse events (AEs), QOL survey (FACT-L), and trough plasma concentration of afatinib at steady state (PK, collected between the 8th to 15th day after the start of oral administration).

      Result

      The data of 35 patients were collected from May 2015 to August 2017. Patient background was, median age of 79 years (75-92), male/female: 8/27, PS 0/1: 8/27, adenocarcinoma/NSCLC: 30/5, IIIA/IIIB/IV/postoperative recurrence (TNM 7th edition): 2/2/22/9, and exon19del/exon21L858R/exon19del+exon21L858R: 15/19/1. The best overall efficacy was PR/SD/PD/NE: 28/4/1/2, and the RR was 80.0% (95% CI, 63.1-91.6). The median PFS and OS were 16.3 months (95% CI, 11.8-27.0) and not reached, respectively. The main AEs were rash 69%, diarrhea 60%, and paronychia 51%. While the initial afatinib dose was 30 mg, nine (26%) patients continued with 30 mg, 23 (66%) were reduced to 20 mg, and 3 (8%) discontinued due to AEs (2 ILD and 1 stomatitis). Treatment-related death was not observed. There were no significant change of QOL at baseline, after 4, 8, and 12 weeks. PK analyses showed steady state plasma concentration as 22.8 ng/mL which was comparable to reported plasma concentration of 40 mg afatinib in LUX-LUNG3 and 6 (24.3 ng/mL). No obvious PK differences were found according to dose reduction, adverse event, and response.

      Conclusion

      Afatinib at 30 mg/day could be an effective treatment option for elderly patients, over 75 years of age, with good PS. (UMIN 0000177050)

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    P2.16 - Treatment in the Real World - Support, Survivorship, Systems Research (ID 187)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Treatment in the Real World - Support, Survivorship, Systems Research
    • Presentations: 1
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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      P2.16-18 - Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Cancer Pain in Japan (OIC-J study): A Post-Hoc Analysis of Lung Cancer Patients (ID 214)

      10:15 - 18:15  |  Author(s): Toshiyuki Harada

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      Background

      Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC) is a common side effect of opioid analgesic therapy. OIC-J study was a multicenter, prospective, observational study of cancer patients who started opioid therapy in Japan (UMIN000025864). The aim of this post-hoc analysis was to clarify the OIC burden focusing on lung cancer patients.

      Method

      This post-hoc analysis was conducted by using a lung cancer patient’s data from OIC-J study. The incidence of OIC was determined by ROME IV diagnostic criteria based on the record of patient diary for 2 weeks, physician’s assessment, spontaneous bowel movement (SBM; <3 SBM/week), Bowel Function Index (BFI; score >28.8) and Patient’s assessment. The change in the Patient Assessment of Constipation-Symptoms (PAC-SYM) score and the Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAC-QOL) score in 2 weeks after starting opioids were compared between OIC patients and non-OIC patients determined by ROME IV diagnostic criteria.

      Result

      67 lung cancer patients from 212 in total cancer patients who were registered in OIC-J study were included in this analysis. The incidence of OIC was 48.0% (ROME IV diagnostic criteria), 59.1 % (physician’s assessment), 39.1% (SBM) and 53.0% (BFI), respectively. The incidence of OIC by patient’s assessment was 43.5% in 2 weeks after starting opioids (40.3% at a week after staring opioids). The change in PAC-SYM and PAC QOL score in OIC-patients compared to non-OIC patients were 0.399 vs -0.122 (p=0.0031) and 0.214 vs -0.016 (p=0.0540), respectively.

      Conclusion

      The OIC can occur quickly after the initiation of opioid therapy in lung cancer patients and can have an impact on patient’s QOL. These results suggest that an OIC management focusing on a quality and patient’s feeling of bowel movement in early stage in opioid analgesic therapy is important for lung cancer patients.

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