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

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA13.11 - A Randomized Phase III Study of Cisplatin-Polymeric Micelle Paclitaxel vs Cisplatin-Solvent-Based Paclitaxel in 1st Line Advanced NSCLC (Now Available) (ID 696)

      14:00 - 15:30  |  Author(s): Lejie Cao

      • Abstract
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      Background

      Cisplatin-sb-Pac is the one of current standard of chemotherapy in aNSCLC, It produced 15% to 32% objective response rate (ORR) and 7.9 to 10.6 months of median overall survival (OS). Alternative nab-paclitaxel to sb-Pac only increased ORR but not improved progression-free survival (PFS) and OS. Thus the unmet medical need for new chemo regimen remains.

      Method

      From May 2015 to Jan 2018 448 untreated patients (pts) with stage IIIB to IV NSCLC from 24 sites were randomly assigned 2:1 to receive 230 mg/m2 pm-Pac and cisplatin 70 mg/m2 on day 1 of a 3-week cycle, and then dose escalation of pm-Pac to 300 mg/m2 from the second cycle if no prespecified toxic effects observed or 175 mg/m2 sb-Pac plus cisplatin 70 mg/m2 once every 3 weeks. Pts were stratified by stage and histology. The primary end point was ORR by Independent review committee (IRC) and Investigator (INV) in the intent-to-treat population. The second endpoints included PFS, OS and safety. Data cutoff was Jan 26, 2019.

      Result

      300 pts were assigned to pm-Pac and 148 to sb-Pac. Baseline characteristic were balance in both arms. Nonsquamous carcinoma (non-squ) and stage IV were 57.3% and 81.0% in pm-Pac and 58.1% and 81.8% in sb-Pac respectively. 73.2% pts in pm-Pac arm escalated their dose to 300mg/m2, 0.7% down to 184mg/m2. ORR and PFS in pm-Pac were significant better than that in sb-Pac (table 1). OS was immature. For histology subgroup the ORR was 58.6% v 37.1% (P=0.0054) in squamous carcinoma (Squ) and 44.2% v 18.6% (P<0.0001) in non-squ. Grade ≥3 AEs was 80.0% for pm-Pac and 79.7% for sb-Pac. No new safety issues were identified.

      Conclusion

      The phase 3 trial met its primary endpoint. pm-Pac significantly improved ORR and PFS than sb-Pac, and pm-Pac regimen should be a new standard chemo for aNSCLC. (NCT 02667743).

      Tab. Efficacies comparison between pm-Pac and sb-Pac

      pm-Pac

      sb-Pac

      P value

      ORR % (95% CI)

      IRC

      INV

      50.3 (44.5-56.1)

      52.0 (46.2-57.8)

      26.4 (19.5-34.2)

      28.4 (21.3-36.4)

      <0.0001

      <0.0001

      PFS (months)

      6.4 (6.2-6.9)

      5.3 (4.6-6.0)

      HR 0.66 (0.52-0.84), P=0.0006

      OS at 12 months

      67.3%

      61.8%

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    MA14 - The Adequate MTarget Is Still the Issue (ID 140)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA14.05 - A Randomized Phase III Trial of Fruquintinib Versus Placebo in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (FALUCA) (Now Available) (ID 1490)

      15:45 - 17:15  |  Author(s): Lejie Cao

      • Abstract
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      Background

      Fruquintinib, an orally active kinase inhibitor that selectively targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor, demonstrated significant benefit in progression-free survival and disease control in a randomized Phase II study in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had failed two lines of chemotherapy. This Phase III FALUCA trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial designed to confirm the efficacy in the same patient population (NCT02691299).

      Method

      From December 2015 to February 2018, 45 clinical centers across China participated in the trial. A total of 730 patients aged 18-75 with advanced NSCLC who had failed two lines of chemotherapy were screened and 527 who met the eligibility criteria were enrolled into the study. Patients were stratified based on epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status and prior use of VEGF inhibitor therapy, and were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive fruquintinib (n=354) or placebo (n=173) once daily in a 3 weeks on/1 week off 4-week cycle. The primary end point was overall survival (OS). Secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), duration of response. The final data cutoff was on September 21, 2018.

      Result

      Median OS was 8.94 months for fruquintinib and 10.38 months for placebo (hazard ratio, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.816 to 1.283; p=0.841). Median PFS was 3.68 months for fruquintinib comparing to 0.99 months for placebo, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.34; 95%CI, 0.279 to 0.425; p<0.001). The ORR and DCR were 13.8% and 66.7% for fruquintinib, compared with 0.6% and 24.9% for placebo (both p<0.001), respectively. The most frequent treatment-emergent adverse events with fruquintinib (≥grade 3) were hypertension (20.7%), hand-foot syndrome (11.0%), and proteinuria (1.4%). A sensitivity analysis revealed that median OS was significantly prolonged with fruquintinib compared with placebo in patients who received no subsequent systemic anti-tumor therapies (7.00 months versus 5.06 months ; hazard ratio, 0.64; 95%CI, 0.453 to 0.903; p=0.010).

      Conclusion

      The FALUCA trial failed to meet the primary end point of OS while confirming significant benefit in secondary end points including PFS, ORR and DCR. The safety profile of fruquintinib in this patient population was acceptable and consistent with that identified in the Phase II study. A post-hoc sensitivity analysis revealed that the anti-tumor therapies that patients received post disease progression probably contributed to the failure of this study on the primary end point.

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    OA04 - Immuno Combinations and the Role of TMB (ID 126)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Immuno-oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA04.03 - A Randomized Phase 3 Study of Camrelizumab plus Chemotherapy as 1<sup>st</sup> Line Therapy for Advanced/Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Now Available) (ID 1682)

      15:15 - 16:45  |  Author(s): Lejie Cao

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      Background

      Platinum-based chemotherapy remains 1st line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without oncogenic drivers in China. Camrelizumab (SHR-1210, a potent anti‒PD-1 monoclonal antibody) has shown promising activity in multiple malignancies. Here, we report interim analysis results on efficacy and safety of camrelizumab plus carboplatin/pemetrexed as 1st line treatment in Chinese advanced/metastatic non-squamous NSCLC patients with negative oncogenic drivers.

      Method

      In this open-label, randomized, multicenter phase 3 study (SHR-1210-303), patients with advanced/metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC with negative EGFR or ALK were stratified by sex and smoking history (≥ 400/year versus ˂ 400/year) and were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive 4 to 6 cycles of carboplatin (AUC=5) plus pemetrexed (500 mg/m2) with or without camrelizumab (200 mg), followed by pemetrexed with or without camrelizumab as maintenance therapy up to disease progression or intolerable toxicity. Treatment was given every 3 weeks. Crossover to camrelizumab monotherapy was permitted for patients in the chemotherapy arm who had confirmed disease progression. The primary endpoint was PFS per blinded independent central review according to RECIST v1.1. Secondary endpoints included ORR, DCR, DoR and OS. Data of subgroup analysis will be reported. Clinical Trials.gov number: NCT03134872.

      Result

      Between May 12, 2017 and Jun 6, 2018, 419 patients were randomized, among whom 205 received camrelizumab plus chemotherapy and 207 received chemotherapy treatment. After a median follow-up of 11.9 months, median PFS was 11.3 months (95% CI 9.5‒not reached) in camrelizumab plus chemotherapy arm and 8.3 months (95% CI 6.0‒9.7) in chemotherapy arm (HR 0.61 [95% CI 0.46‒0.80], p=0.0002). ORR, DCR, DoR and OS with camrelizumab plus chemotherapy were superior to chemotherapy (Table 1). Grade 3/4 adverse events occurred in 66.8% of patients in camrelizumab plus chemotherapy arm and 51.2% of patients in chemotherapy arm. There were 5 treatment-related deaths in camrelizumab plus chemotherapy arm and 4 in chemotherapy arm.

      Table 1. Responses per blinded independent central review and overall survival in the total study population

      Camrelizumab plus chemotherapy

      (n=205)

      Chemotherapy alone

      (n=207)
      p-value
      Objective response rate 60.0% (53.0‒66.8) 39.1% (32.4‒46.1) p<0.0001
      Disease control rate 87.3% (82.0‒91.6) 74.4% (67.9‒80.2) p=0.0009
      Duration of response (months) 17.6 (11.6‒NR) 9.9 (8.5‒13.8) p=0.0356
      Overall survival (months) NR (17.1‒NR) 20.9 (14.2‒NR) p=0.0272
      Data are shown in % (95% CI) or median (95% CI). NR: not reached.

      Conclusion

      First-line camrelizumab plus chemotherapy shows substantial clinical benefit in patients with advanced/metastatic non-squamous NSCLC with negative EGFR or ALK in terms of PFS, ORR, and OS and acceptable safety profiles. The combination should become novel standard 1st line therapy for this population.

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