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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
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 08:00 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      EP1.01-65 - The Relationship Between Preliminary Efficacy and Prognosis After First-Line EGFR-TKI Treatment of Advanced NSCLC (Now Available) (ID 711)

      08:00 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Tianqing Chu

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      Background

      Nowadays, patients with EGFR-TKI-sensitive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receive EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) as first-line treatment. We aimed to analyze the relationship between preliminary efficacy (tumor shrinkage within 1 month) and progression-free survival (PFS) after first-line EGFR-TKI treatment.

      Method

      A total of 82 patients with EGFR-TKI-sensitive advanced NSCLC confirmed by histopathology from January 2013 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received first-line EGFR-TKI treatment and follow-up at Shanghai Chest Hospital.

      Result

      Of 82 patients, 42 (51.2%) patients achieved partial response (PR) within 1 month, and 40 (48.8%) patients achieved stable disease (SD: -30%~0) within 1 month. The median PFS among all patients was 10 months. The median PFS in patients achieving PR within 1 month was 10 months. The median PFS in patients achieving SD (-30%~0) within 1 month was 9.3 months. There was no statistically significant difference between PR within 1 month and SD (-30%~0) within 1 month (P=0.620). In the EGFR-sensitive mutation subgroup, there was also no statistically significant difference between PR within 1 month and SD (-30%~0) within 1 month. Univariate and multivariate analysis of first-line EGFR-TKI treatment showed that age, EGFR mutation type, and T staging had effects on PFS. Patients who were more than 65 years old, had EGFR 19del mutation, along with a T staging less than 4, had a longer PFS; these differences were statistically significant. Liver metastasis, bone metastasis, and brain metastasis were not shown to be related to PFS.

      Conclusion

      For patients with EGFR-TKI-sensitive advanced NSCLC, there is no correlation between preliminary efficacy (tumor shrinkage within 1 month) and PFS after first-line EGFR-TKI treatment.

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    JCSE01 - Joint IASLC-CSCO-CAALC Session (ID 63)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Joint IASLC-CSCO-CAALC Session
    • Track:
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
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      JCSE01.11 - Efficacy and Safety of Sintilimab with Anlotinib as First-Line Therapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (Now Available) (ID 3425)

      07:00 - 11:15  |  Author(s): Tianqing Chu

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      Abstract
      Background
      Given the synergy effect of immunotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy in advanced NSCLC, FDA approved atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment. However, chemo-free first-line strategy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor combining angiogenesis modulator remains to be explored. This is the first trial evaluating sintilimab (anti-PD-1) plus anlotinib (multi-target TKI against tumor angiogenesis and proliferation) in treatment-naive advanced NSCLC patients and is one arm of Phase I anlotinib-based trial (NCT03628521).

      Methods
      Treatment-naive, stage IIIB/IV NSCLC patients aged 18-75 with ECOG PS 0-1 were eligible. Patients with EGFR, ALK or ROS1 mutations were excluded. Participants were given intravenous sintilimab (200mg q3w) and oral anlotinib (12mg/d 2 weeks on/1 week off) until progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoints were ORR and safety. The secondary endpoints included DCR, PFS and OS. AEs were graded according to CTCAE v4.0.

      Results
      From September-2018 to February-2019, 22 patients were enrolled. Most were male (95.5%), former/current smokers (63.6%) and squamous cell histology (54.5%). 4 had baseline brain metastases. All patients have received at least once tumor assessment as of Jul-3th-2019. Among all, 16 achieved confirmed PR, 6 achieved SD, ORR was 72.7% (49.8%, 89.3%) and DCR was 100% (84.6%, 100%). 6 month PFS rate is 93.8% (95%CI: 63.23%, 99.10%). Overall, sintilimab and anlotinib was well tolerated. 6 (27.3%) had grade 3 and above treatment related adverse event (TRAE). The most common TRAE included fecal occult blood, hyperuricemia, hyponatremia, foot-hand syndrome, etc. 21 patients had baseline PD-L1-evaluated and 18 patients got TMB status (details in table). Notably, 5 of 6 SD patients developed cavities inside, suggesting a synergetic anti-tumor effect from combination regimen.

      Conclusion

      In this interim analysis, sintilimab plus anlotinib showed high ORR (72.7%) and DCR (100%) with tolerable safety profile, supporting worthy of further development from this convenient chemo-free regimen in first line setting.

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    MA25 - Precision Medicine in Advanced NSCLC (ID 352)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
    • Now Available
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      MA25.09 - Navigating Anlotinib Precision Therapy Through the Genetic Profiling of Circulating DNA in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients (Now Available) (ID 1055)

      14:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): Tianqing Chu

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      Background

      Anlotinib is an oral multi-targeted anti-angiogenic drug, and its clinical predictor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is still elusive. The aim of this study is to screen predictor for anlotinib via non-invasive genetic profiling of plasma cell free DNA and circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA & ctDNA).

      Method

      Tumor-specific target capture to profile the circulating DNA of ALTER0303 (Evaluating NSCLC clinical anti-tumor efficacy through anlotinib therapy) study participants. Acquired mutations were screened out via comparing genetic profiling between baseline (BL) and progression disease (PD), and were used for anlotinib stratification. Based on the sequencing data at BL, tumor mutation index (TMI) was established from three independent predictors germline and somatic mutation burden (G+S MB), nonsynonymous and synonymous mutation burden (N+S MB) and unfavorable mutation score (UMS), and was used for predicting anlotinib responders. In addition, TMI combined with IDH1Exon4 mutation status also be examined for serving as predictor for anlotinib stratification.

      Result

      Our data firstly indicated no benefit (NB, PFS ≤ 45 days) patients can be mainly excluded via analysis of ARID1A and BRCA2 genetic profiling. Secondly, for the no durable benefit (NDB, 45 days < PFS ≤ 130 days) and durable clinical benefit (DCB, PFS > 130 days) patients, harboring lower mutation burden (G+S MB, N+S MB, and UMS) received more benefit from anlotinib therapy. Subsequently, we found the predictor-TMI can predict anlotinib responders upon discovery cohort (Median PFS: 210 days vs 126 days; p = 0.0238; AUC = 0.77), and validation cohort (Median PFS: 210 days vs 127 days; p = 0.0352) and all patients (Median PFS: 210 days vs 127 days; p = 0.0044) more effectively. Furthermore, the IDH1Exon4 mutation was identified as an unfavorable factor to anlotinib therapy under TMI-based stratification. Lastly, the TMI plus IDH1Exon4 mutation status predict response to anlotinib significantly (Median PFS: 210 days vs 127 days, p < 0.0001, AUC = 0.90; Median OS: 423 days vs 162 days, p < 0.0001, AUC = 0.80).

      Conclusion

      This study provides circulating DNA sequencing-based stratification for underlying anlotinib responders via non-invasive approach, and thus potentially improve clinical outcome for NSCLC patients at 3rd line.

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    P1.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 158)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 2
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.01-03 - Efficacy and Safety of Biosimilar QL1101 Compared with Avastin in Patients with Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 738)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Tianqing Chu

      • Abstract

      Background

      QL1101 is a biosimilar molecule of bevacizumab (BEV, Avastin®), a monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds and inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).The main purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the effectiveness of QL1101 is bioequivalent to that of Avastin®, and the secondary purpose is to evaluate the bioequivalence on safety and immunogenicity between QL1101 and Avastin®.

      Method

      Total 512 patients with locally metastatic or recurrent non-squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer were planned to recruit in the study (NCT03169335). The patients were divided into QL1101 (test group) or Avastin® (control group) at 1:1 ratio in combination respectively with paclitaxel/carboplatin (paclitaxel 175mg/m2, carboplatin AUC=5). QL1101 or Avastin was given every 3 weeks as one treatment cycle for 6 cycles with the same dose of 15mg/kg per time, then followed by QL1101 single-drug maintenance treatment. The primary endpoint was the best objective response rate (ORR) at week 18 as evaluated by the blind independent imaging review committee, and the secondary endpoints include DOR, PFS and OS.

      Result

      A total of 675 subjects were screened and 532 were finally enrolled and treated including 266 in the trial group and 266 in the control group. At week 18, the ORR of the QL1101 group and Avastin group were 52.26% (CR: 0, PR: 139) and 56.02% (1 cases CR, 148 PR), respectively, and risk ratio (RR) value and 90% CI was 0.933 (0.818-1.064), which met the pre-specified equivalence margins (0.75-1.33). The mDOR in QL1101 group and Avastin group was 5.88 and 6.93 month (P=0.5044respectively, and mPFS were 7.88 and 8.34 months (P=0.2760) accordingly, the 12-month OS in the two groups was 69.18% and 75.10% respectively. The incidence of CTCAE grade 3 adverse events was 31.20 % in QL1101 group and 24.06 % in Avastin group, respectively (P = 0.0808). The immunogenicity (ADA and Nab tested) of the two groups was similar.

      Conclusion

      QL1101 and Avastin are equivalent in clinical efficacy, and the safety profile (including immunogenicity) is quite similar in patients with non-squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer. There are no unexpected serious adverse reactions were found during the study.

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      P1.01-95 - Efficacy and Safety of Anlotinib in Combination with Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients (ID 2296)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Tianqing Chu

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      Background

      Anlotinib (AL3818) is a novel multi-target angioenesis TKI targeting the VEGFR, FGFR, PDGFR and c-Kit. In the ALTER0303 trial, Anlotinib as third-line treatment significantly improved progress-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in advanced NSCLC patients. This is the first trial evaluating the combination of chemotherapy and anlotinib in treatment-naive advanced NSCLC and is one arm of Phase II anlotinib-based trial (NCT03628521).

      Method

      Patients with previously untreated EGFR/ALK/ROS1 negative advanced NSCLC were enrolled. Eligible patients received anlotinib (12 mg QD from day 1 to 14 of a 21-day cycle) combined with carboplatin (AUC 5) and pemetrexed (adenocarcinoma, 500mg/m2)/gemcitabine (squamous, 1.0g/m2,day1&8) for four to six cycles (21-day cycle). Maintenance treatment was followed by using pemetrexed and anlotinib (anlotinib alone for squamous) until disease progression or treatment intolerance. The primary outcome was objective response (ORR) and secondary outcomes were PFS, disease control rate (DCR) and OS.

      Result

      Until the 21st March 2019, the curative effect was assessed in 30 enrolled patients according to the RECIST 1.1. Among these patients, eighteen of them achieved PR (all confirmed), eleven of them achieved SD and only one patient developed to disease progression. The objective response rate was 60.0 % while the disease control rate was 96.7 %. The most common Grade 3 adverse events were decreased platelet count (20 %), hypertriglyceridemia (10 %) and oral mucositis (6.67 %). 3 patients showed Grade 4 decrease of platelet count (10 %), and both of them belong to the gemcitabine group.

      Conclusion

      The combination of anlotinib and chemotherapy showed the potential effect and a manageable safety profile in patients with previously untreated EGFR/ALK/ROS1 negative advanced NSCLC.

      Table 1: Response rates

      Response

      Assessed

      CR

      0

      PR

      18/30(60.0%)

      SD

      11/30(36.7%)

      PD

      1/30 (3.3%)

      ORR, n/N(%)

      18/30 (60.0%)

      DCR, n/N(%)

      29/30 (96.7%)

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    P1.04 - Immuno-oncology (ID 164)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Immuno-oncology
    • Presentations: 1
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.04-02 - Efficacy and Safety of Sintilimab with Anlotinib as First-Line Therapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (ID 939)

      09:45 - 18:00  |  Author(s): Tianqing Chu

      • Abstract
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      Background

      Given the synergy effect of immunotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy in advanced NSCLC, FDA approved atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment. However, chemo-free first-line strategy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor combining angiogenesis modulator remains to be explored. This is the first trial evaluating sintilimab (anti-PD-1) plus anlotinib (multi-target TKI against tumor angiogenesis and proliferation) in treatment-naive advanced NSCLC patients and is one arm of Phase I anlotinib-based trial (NCT03628521).

      Method

      Treatment-naive, stage IIIB/IV NSCLC patients aged 18-75 with ECOG PS 0-1 were eligible. Patients with EGFR, ALK or ROS1 mutations were excluded. Participants were given intravenous sintilimab (200mg q3w) and oral anlotinib (12mg/d 2 weeks on/1 week off) until progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoints were ORR and safety. The secondary endpoints included DCR, PFS and OS. AEs were graded according to CTCAE v4.0.

      Result

      From September-2018 to February-2019, 22 patients were enrolled. Most were male (95.5%), former/current smokers (63.6%) and squamous cell histology (54.5%). 4 had baseline brain metastases. All patients have received at least once tumor assessment as of Jul-3th-2019. Among all, 16 achieved confirmed PR, 6 achieved SD, ORR was 72.7% (49.8%, 89.3%) and DCR was 100% (84.6%, 100%). 6 month PFS rate is 93.8% (95%CI: 63.23%, 99.10%). Overall, sintilimab and anlotinib was well tolerated. 6 (27.3%) had grade 3 and above treatment related adverse event (TRAE). The most common TRAE included fecal occult blood, hyperuricemia, hyponatremia, foot-hand syndrome, etc. 21 patients had baseline PD-L1-evaluated and 18 patients got TMB status (details in table). Notably, 5 of 6 SD patients developed cavities inside, suggesting a synergetic anti-tumor effect from combination regimen.

      Conclusion

      In this interim analysis, sintilimab plus anlotinib showed high ORR (72.7%) and DCR (100%) with tolerable safety profile, supporting worthy of further development from this convenient chemo-free regimen in first line setting.

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    P2.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 159)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 2
    • Now Available
    • Moderators:
    • Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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      P2.01-21 - Efficacy and Safety of Combing Anlotinib and Erlotinib as a First-Line Therapy in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (ID 2361)

      10:15 - 18:15  |  Presenting Author(s): Tianqing Chu

      • Abstract
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      Background

      As a promising multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), anlotinib hydrochloride significantly improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in advanced NSCLC patients in the phase 3 trial ALTER0303. Antiangiogenesis therapy combined with EGFR-TKI has shown excellent efficacy and survival benefits in patients with EGFR mutations. This is the first trial evaluating anlotinib plus erlotinib in treatment-naive advanced NSCLC patients and is one arm of Phase II anlotinib-based trial (NCT03628521).

      Method

      Patients with previously untreated, EGFR mutation–positive (exon 19 deletion or L858R) advanced NSCLC were enrolled. Eligible patients received anlotinib (10 mg QD from day 1 to 14 of a 21-day cycle) combined with erlotinib (at a dose of 150 mg once daily) until disease progression or treatment intolerance. The primary outcome was objective response (ORR) and secondary outcomes were PFS, disease control rate (DCR) and OS.

      Result

      Until the 21st March 2019, 26 patients were enrolled. All are under treatment and 17 have received at least one tumor assessment. Among these patients, fifteen of them achieved PR (9 confirmed, the rest waiting for next assessment), two of them achieved SD and no patient developed to disease progression. The objective response rate was 88.2 % while the disease control rate was 100 %.The most common Grade 3 TRAE were rash (15.38 %), oral mucositis (11.54%) and albuminuria (7.69 %), and no grade 4/5 observation.

      Conclusion

      The combination of anlotinib and erlotinib showed the promising efficacy for previously untreated, EGFR mutation–positive advanced NSCLC patients with a manageable safety profile.

      Table 1: Response rates

      Response

      Assessed

      CR

      0

      PR

      15/17(88.2%)

      SD

      2/17(11.76%)

      PD

      0

      ORR, n/N(%)

      15/17 (88.2%)

      DCR, n/N(%)

      17/17 (100.0%)

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      P2.01-31 - Preliminary Results of Second Generation ALK Inhibitor PLB1003: A Phase La Study (Now Available) (ID 1741)

      10:15 - 18:15  |  Author(s): Tianqing Chu

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      Background

      ALK rearrangements have been described in approximately 4-5% of patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Crizotinib is initially effective in the treatment of ALK-rearranged NSCLC, but the disease eventually progresses. PLB1003, a high-efficiency second generation ALK inhibitor, was developed due to the increased resistance of EML4-ALK fusion genes. Preclinical data show that PLB1003 is safe and effective in cell-based assays and Crizotinib-resistant animal models. This is the ongoing phase Ia study of PLB1003.

      Method

      An open-label, multicenter phase I clinical trial was conducted in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who had previously failed or were intolerable to Crizotinib or chemotherapy. It consisted of dose-escalation cohorts and dose-expansion cohorts. In the dose-escalation cohorts, patients were orally given 50-500mg/d of PLB1003 at 6 dose levels . In each cohort, patients' plasma were collected for pharmacokinetic evaluation. The safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), dose limiting toxicities (DLT) and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of PLB1003 were determined.

      Result

      A total of 21 patients were enrolled in dose-escalation cohorts as of 31 August 2018. The dose-escalation cohort is ongoing at the dose of 200 and 250 mg BID. A lipase elevation of DLT event was observed at 250 mg BID. MTD has not been reached in this study. Additionally, the most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (>10%) were grade1/2, including: (1) gastrointestinal toxicities: diarrhea (24%), vomiting (14%); (2) hepatotoxicity: increased GGT (g-glutamyltransferase) (48%), increased ALP (33%), elevated ALT (43%) and AST (33%); (3) others: increased blood glucose level (43%), hyperuricemia (24%), increased creatinine (19%), anemia (19%), hypercholesterolemia (14%). All the treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were reversible. TRAEs of grade 3, increasing of GGT (-glutamyl transferase) (33%), alkaline phosphatase (10%) and lipase (10%) , mostly appeared during 7-13 weeks of initial study. Patients all recovered from TRAEs of grade 3 with symptomatic treatments. Among the 14 evaluable patients in ≥200mg/d cohorts, 10 patients had PR (71%), 2 patients had SD (14%), and the disease control rate (DCR) was 86%. Among the 7 patients who progressed with previous treatment of Crizotinib, 5 patients had PR (71%), 1 patient had SD (14%), and the DCR was 86%.

      Conclusion

      PLB1003 is safe, tolerable and has potential clinical benefit to locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients with ALK rearrangement mutation and had disease progression or were intolerable to previously treatment of Crizotinib or chemtherapy. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03130881)

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