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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 | Presenting Author(s): Yanwei Zhang
- Abstract
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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EP1.03 - Biology (ID 193)
- Event: WCLC 2019
- Type: E-Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
- Track: Biology
- Presentations: 1
- Now Available
- Moderators:
- Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 08:00 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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EP1.03-11 - Mechanisms of Gefitinib Plus Pemetrexed on Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Now Available) (ID 1402)
08:00 - 18:00 | Author(s): Yanwei Zhang
- Abstract
Background
Resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) is often acquired in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients during treatment. We previously demonstrated that combined treatment with EGFR-TKI gefitinib plus chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in NSCLC patients carrying sensitive EGFR mutations.
Method
Pharmacological interaction between gefitinib and pemetrexed was evaluated in NSCLC cell line PC-9 using MTT assay. The influence of combined treatment with gefitinib plus pemetrexed on gene expression profiles and signaling pathways has been investigated using microarray and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA).
Result
Synergistic inhibitory effect between gefitinib and pemetrexed was observed in NSCLC cell line PC-9. Figure 1A suggested representative proliferation inhibitory effects of gefitinib, pemetrexed and combined treatment for 48 hours. Figure 1B showed CI values of concurrent gefitinib-pemetrexed treatment in PC-9 NSCLC cell line. CI values at ED50, ED75 and ED90 were shown.
Furthermore, widespread gene expression changes and critical signaling pathways were induced significantly by combined treatment in PC-9 cells. Figure 2A was heatmap of gene expression prolifes in human NSCLC PC-9 cell line treated with gefitinib (blue), pemetrexed (purple) or gefitinib-pemetrexed combination (orange) with the criteria P<0.05 and ▏fold change ▏>1.5. Genes and samples were listed in rows and columns, respectively. A colour standard for data normalization was shown at the bottom with green representing downregulated genes while red representing upregulated genes. In Figure 2B, pathway enrichment of differential expressed genes was analysed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Signaling pathways shown here were based on a P<0.0001. Figure 2C showed heatmap of critical pathways affected by combined treatment as compared to gefitinib single treatment. Heatmap colour represented the Z-score of signalling pathways. Z-score>0 meant the signalling pathway was stimulated by related treatment while Z-score<0 meant the signalling pathway was inhibited by related treatment.
Conclusion
Gene expression profiles revealed potential signaling pathways contributing to the synergism.
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OA11 - Decomplexifying Molecular Targets, Immunotherapy and Treatment Settings in the Real World (ID 137)
- Event: WCLC 2019
- Type: Oral Session
- Track: Treatment in the Real World - Support, Survivorship, Systems Research
- Presentations: 1
- Now Available
- Moderators:Kumar Prabhash, Jyoti D Patel
- Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 14:00 - 15:30, Interlaken (1988)
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OA11.07 - Chemotherapy Plus EGFR-TKI as First-Line Treatment Provides Better Survival for EGFR Mutation NSCLC Patients: Update Data for NCT02148380 (Now Available) (ID 2207)
14:00 - 15:30 | Author(s): Yanwei Zhang
- Abstract
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Background
Previously, we did a prospective study to compare pemetrexed plus carboplatin and gefitinib to either pemetrexed plus carboplatin or gefitinib alone as first-line therapy for lung adenocarcinoma patients harboring sensitive EGFR mutations (NCT02148380). The primary endpoint PFS was met at Oct 1, 2016. However, the OS of combinational group was not mature then [Han B, et al. Int J Cancer. 2017;141:1249-1256]. In the present study, we continued the OS follow-up until Sep 28 2018.
Method
The survival curves for OS were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and were compared between combination and gefitinib groups using the log-rank test. 2-years, 3-years survival rates were compared between combination and gefitinib groups using Pearson Chi-Square.
Result
Baseline characteristics of the intent-to-treat (ITT) population have been reported. At last day of follow-up (Sep 28 2018), 30 (75.0%) patients in the combinational group, 35 (85.4%) patients in the gefitinib group died. 2-year survival rates of combinational and gefitinib groups were 85.0% (34/40), 56.1% (23/41) (P=0.004), respectively. 3-year survival rates of combinational and gefitinib groups were 52.5% (21/40), 24.4% (10/41) (P=0.009), respectively. The median OS was 37.9 months (95%CI: 17.3-58.6) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (25.8 months [95%CI: 19.2-32.3]). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.56 (95%CI:0.34-0.91, P=0.02).
19del: The median OS was 51.0 months (95%CI: 36.6-65.5) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (29.8 months [95%CI: 26.7-32.9]). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.61 (95%CI:0.30-1.25, P=0.18).
21L858R: The median OS was 32.3 months (95%CI: 27.8-36.7) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (22.8 months [95%CI: 13.1-32.5]). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.50 (95%CI:0.25-1.00, P=0.05).
Totally, 15 patients had baseline central nervous system (CNS) metastases. The median OS of patients who had baseline CNS metastases was 25.6 months (95%CI: 15.1-36.1); the median OS of patients who had no baseline CNS metastases was 31.7 months (95%CI: 28.2-35.2). The HR of CNS metastases group versus no CNS metastases group was 2.80 (95%CI:1.51-5.18, P=0.001). Among the combinational group, 20% (8/40) percent of patients had baseline CNS metastases. 17.1% (7/41) percent of patients in the gefitinib group had baseline CNS metastases.
CNS: The median OS was 27.0 months, (95%CI: 21.8-32.3) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (15.5 months, 95%CI: 6.8-24.3). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.17 (95%CI:0.04-0.68, P=0.013).
No CNS: The median OS was 47.4 months, 95%CI: 27.2-67.7 for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (27.4 months, 95%CI: 23.0-33.7). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.57 (95%CI:0.32-0.99, P=0.044).
Conclusion
The current study on lung adenocarcinoma patients harboring sensitive EGFR mutations showed that the combined treatment with pemetrexed plus carboplatin with gefitinib provide better survival benefits than gefitinib alone.
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P2.01 - Advanced NSCLC (ID 159)
- Event: WCLC 2019
- Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
- Track: Advanced NSCLC
- Presentations: 1
- Now Available
- Moderators:
- Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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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): Yanwei Zhang
- Abstract
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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P2.03 - Biology (ID 162)
- Event: WCLC 2019
- Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
- Track: Biology
- Presentations: 1
- Now Available
- Moderators:
- Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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P2.03-49 - Roles of CENPU in Lung Adenocarcinoma Progression and Invasion (Now Available) (ID 1382)
10:15 - 18:15 | Author(s): Yanwei Zhang
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Background
Centromere protein U (CENPU), a centromere protein mediating kinetochore-microtubule interaction, is critical for proper cell cycle and mitosis. It has been implicated that CENPU promotes tumorigenesis in variant malignancies. However, roles of CENPU in lung adenocarcinoma progression and underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated.
Method
CENPU expression in 90 pair lung adenocarcinoma/adjacent normal lung samples was examined with immunohistochemistry (IHC). Then CENPU expression was inhibited with lentiviral-mediated shRNA strategy in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1299 to examine the impact of CENPU knockdown for lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis. Cell proliferation, colony formation, cell cycle and cell survival were analyzed by Cellomics cell counting method, colonogenesis assay, PI and Annexin V-APC staining respectively while cellular migration and invasion were determined by cell scratch and transwell test. Furthermore, expression of critical factors involved in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were determined with western blot.
Result
CENPU expression was significantly increased in lung adenocarcinomas as compared to adjacent normal lung tissues (fold change=8.54, P<0.0001) (Fig. 1A). Functionl analysis revealed that in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1299, CENPU knockdown impaired cell proliferation (Fig. 1B), inhibited colony formation ability (Fig. 1C) and induced cell cycle arrest (Fig. 1D). Additionally, cellular migration and invasion was also inhibited by CENPU knockdown (Fig. 1E-F). It is further shown that E-Cadherin was induced while N-Cadherin and vimentin were inhibited by CENPU knockdown (Fig. 1G), indicating that CENPU was important for EMT process and cancer metastasis.
Conclusion
It showed that CENPU expression is significantly upregulated lung adenocarcinoma tissue. Functional analysis indicated that CENPU is critical for cell proliferation, survival, migration and metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1299. CENPU represents a promising target for lung adenocarcinoma therapy.
