A randomized, multicenter clinical trial to determine the efficacy and safety of pegfilgrastim (GEMA BIOTECH) compared to pegfilgrastim (Roche) for prevention of chemotherapy induced neutropenia in patients with breast cancer.

Authors

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Martin Eduardo Richardet

Sanatorio Acongacua, Cordoba, Argentina

Martin Eduardo Richardet , Ruben Dario Kowalyszyn , Mirta Susana Varela , Eduardo Ortiz , Cristian Micheri , Juan Jose Zarba , Susana Kahl , Ezequiel Klimovsky , Andrea Alicia Federico , Luis Enrique Fein , Jorge Horacio Cassini , Gustavo Cortese , Florencia Visintini Jaime , Lucas Cordeiro , Nestor Ruben Lago

Organizations

Sanatorio Acongacua, Cordoba, Argentina, Centro De Investigaciones Clínicas Clínica Viedma S A, Viedma, Argentina, COIBA, Berazategui, Argentina, Centro Oncológico Infinito, Santa Rosa, Argentina, Instituto Oncológico de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, Centro Medico San Roque, Tucumán, Argentina, Centro Investigacion Pergamino, Santa Fe, Argentina, QUID- Quality in Drugs and Devices SRL, Lanús, Argentina, Maestría en Investigación Clínica - UAI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto de Oncología de Rosário, Rosário, Argentina, Aeronautico Central, C.A.B.A, Argentina, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín", Buenos Aires, Argentina, GEMABIOTECH SAU, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Peg-Neutropine, GEMA BIOTECH SAU biosimilar Peg-Filgrastim, is the first Peg-Filgrastim approved in LATAM for prevention of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with myelosuppressive chemotherapy. Methods: Study population: women with stage 2, 3 or 4 of breast cancer scheduled to receive 4 or 6 cycles of chemotherapy (with Taxane) at 3 weeks interval. Stratification was based on breast cancer stage. Study drug was administered subcutaneously in a 6 mg dose. The study was blind to the assessors. The primary endpoint was Duration of Severe Neutropenia (DSN, Absolute Neutrophil Count-ANC < 500/mm3) in the first cycle of chemotherapy. Secondary endpoints were incidence of severe neutropenia (SN), other efficacy measures, and incidence of ADRs. The non-inferiority margin for DSN was estimated in less than 1 day. Results: A total of 120 subjects were randomized 1:1, 58 were treated with Peg-Neutropine and 62 with Peg-Filgrastim (Roche). Efficacy: SN was developed in 52/283 (18,4%) cycles with Peg-Neutropine in 27 patients and 48/297 (16,2%) cycles with Peg-Filgrastim (Roche) in 20 patients (p=0,4836). In the first cycle, 16 patients with Peg-Neutropine and 11 patients with Peg-Filgrastim (Roche) developed SN. In per protocol analysis mean DNS in the first cycle was 0,78 ± 1,53 days for Peg-Neutropine group and 0,53±1,25 for Peg-Filgrastim (Roche) group (95% IC for the difference -0,26; 0,76). Per ITT analysis the mean DSN was 0,90±1,79 for Peg- Neutropine group and 0,50±1,21 for Peg-Filgrastim (Roche) group, (95% IC for the difference -0,15; 0,95). For all the efficacy secondary endpoints the differences were not statistically significant. Safety: 7 ADRs were developed by 3 subjects with Peg-Neutropine and 31 ADRs were developed by 10 subjects with Peg-Filgrastim (Roche). The most common reaction was myalgia, and other ADRs were arthralgia, asthenia, bone pain and acid sensitive syndrome. Conclusions: Based on the non-inferiority margin established we conclude that Peg-Neutropine is biosimilar to Peg-Filgrastim (Roche). Clinical trial information: NCT03404752

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Developmental Therapeutics and Tumor Biology (Nonimmuno)

Track

Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Sub Track

Other Developmental Therapeutics

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03404752

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr 3113)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.3113

Abstract #

3113

Poster Bd #

105

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