Meeting
2013 ASCO Annual Meeting
LUX-Lung 6: A randomized, open-label, phase III study of afatinib (A) versus gemcitabine/cisplatin (GC) as first-line treatment for Asian patients (pts) with EGFR mutation-positive (EGFR M+) advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Authors
Yi Long Wu
Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Yi Long Wu , Caicun Zhou , Cheng-Ping Hu , Ji Feng Feng , Shun Lu , Yunchao Huang , Wei Li , Mei Hou , Jian Hua Shi , Kye Young Lee , Dan Massey , Yang Shi , Jiongjie Chen , Victoria Zazulina , Sarayut Lucien Geater
Organizations
Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, Department of Medical Oncology, Jiangsu Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China, Shanghai Lung Tumor Clinical Medical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, Yunnan Tumor Hospital (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University), Kunming, China, Cancer Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, Lin Yi Tumor Hospital, Linyi, China, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Bracknell, United Kingdom, Boehringer Ingelheim Int'l Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, Division of Respiratory and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
Research Funding
Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Background: A is an oral, irreversible, ErbB Family Blocker, blocking signaling from EGFR (ErbB1), HER2 (ErbB2) and ErbB4. A was superior to first-line pemetrexed/cisplatin in a global phase III trial (LUX-Lung 3) in EGFR M+ NSCLC. This study compared the safety and efficacy of first-line A with GC in EGFR M+ Asian pts. Methods: The trial was conducted in Asian countries. Following central testing for EGFR mutations (TheraScreen EGFR RGQ PCR kit), 364 pts (stage IIIB/IV, PS 0–1, chemo-naïve) were randomized 2:1 (A: 242; GC: 122) to daily A 40 mg or IV GC (1,000 mg/m2 D1, 8 + 75 mg/m2q21 days up to 6 cycles). Primary endpoint was PFS by central independent review. Results: Baseline characteristics were balanced in both arms: Female (64.0 vs 68.0%), non-smoker (74.8 vs 81.1%), exon 19 deletion (51.2 vs 50.8%), L858R (38.0 vs 37.7%) in A and GC arms, respectively. PFS was significantly prolonged with A compared with GC by independent review (median PFS 11.0 vs 5.6 months, HR=0.28, p<0.0001); this finding was consistent across all subgroups. Results from the investigator review were similar: HR=0.26, p<0.0001, median 13.7 (A) vs 5.6 months (GC). Objective response (66.9% vs 23.0%, p<0.0001) and disease control (92.6% vs 76.2%, p<0.0001) rates (ORR/DCR) were significantly higher with A. OS, based on 43% of events shows HR=0.95, p=0.7593. Drug-related AEs of ≥G3 were reported in 36.0% (A) and 60.2% (GC) of pts, the most common of which were rash/acne (14.6%), diarrhea (5.4%) and stomatitis/mucositis (5.4%) with A and neutropenia (17.7%), vomiting (15.9%) and leukopenia (13.3%) with GC. Related AEs led to discontinuation in 5.9% (A) and 39.8% (GC) of pts. Patient reported-outcomes (PROs) showed significantly better control of cancer-related dyspnea, cough and pain with A. Conclusions: In EGFR M+ Asian pts, A significantly prolonged PFS with significant improvements in ORR, DCR, PROs. AEs in both arms were as expected, with a more favorable safety profile with A. LUX-Lung 6 is the largest prospective trial in EGFR M+ lung cancer, providing further evidence of superiority of A over standard chemotherapy in this setting. Clinical trial information: NCT01121393.
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Abstract Details
Session Type
Poster Discussion Session
Session Title
Lung Cancer - Non-small Cell Metastatic
Track
Lung Cancer
Sub Track
Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Clinical Trial Registration Number
NCT01121393
Citation
J Clin Oncol 31, 2013 (suppl; abstr 8016)
DOI
10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.8016
Abstract #
8016
Poster Bd #
5
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