Phase II two-arm study of tepotinib plus osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and acquired resistance to first-line osimertinib due to MET amplification: INSIGHT 2.

Authors

null

Viola Weijia Zhu

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA

Viola Weijia Zhu , Christine M. Bestvina , Gilberto Lopes , John Turner Hamm , Melissa Lynne Johnson , Philip Edward Lammers , Xiuning Le , Omkar Marathe , Luis E. Raez , Suman Rao , Joshua K. Sabari , Ronald J. Scheff , Umit Tapan , Jonathan Robert Thompson , Niki Karachaliou , Barbara Ellers-Lenz , Sabine Brutlach , Egbert F. Smit , Yi-Long Wu

Organizations

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, Norton Cancer Institute PARENT, Louisville, KY, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN, Baptist Cancer Center, Memphis, TN, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Innovative Clinical Research Institute, Anaheim, CA, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL, Medstar Franklin Square Clinical Research Center, Baltimore, MD, NYU Langone Clinical Cancer Center, New York, NY, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Global Clinical Development, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Department of Biostatistics, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial Peoples Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Background: METamp is a mechanism of acquired resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). METamp occurs in ̃30% of patients who progress on EGFR TKI therapy as measured using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). There is an unmet need for targeted treatment options in these patients. Combination treatment with a MET TKI may overcome MET-related osimertinib resistance. Tepotinib is an oral, once daily (QD), highly selective, potent MET TKI. In the INSIGHT study (NCT01982955), the combination of tepotinib and the EGFR TKI gefitinib improved outcomes in patients with EGFR-mutant METamp NSCLC and EGFR TKI resistance compared to chemotherapy (INSIGHT). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 16.6 vs 4.2 months (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.13; 90% confidence interval [CI]: 0.04, 0.43) and median overall survival (OS) was 37.3 vs 13.1 months (HR = 0.08; 90% CI: 0.01, 0.51). Methods: INSIGHT 2 is a global, open-label, Phase II trial of tepotinib + osimertinib in patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Following a protocol amendment in Apr 2020, the study is enrolling patients with acquired resistance to 1L osimertinib (radiological documentation of disease progression following previous objective clinical benefit) due to METamp by FISH (GCN ≥5 or MET/CEP7 ratio ≥2). Patients must be ≥18 years old, have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0/1, and normal organ function. Both tissue and liquid biopsy, obtained at the time of progression to osimertinib, will be sent for central confirmation of METamp. Liquid biopsy samples will also be used for exploratory biomarker evaluation. Enrollment is allowed based on local FISH testing while awaiting central confirmation of METamp. Patients will receive 500 mg QD (450 mg active moiety) tepotinib + 80 mg QD osimertinib until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal. The study is anticipated to enroll 120 patients. The primary endpoint is objective response rate (ORR) by independent review (RECIST v1.1) in patients with METamp, centrally confirmed by FISH. Secondary endpoints include ORR by investigator assessment, duration of response, disease control, PFS, OS, pharmacokinetics, health-related quality of life, tolerability, and safety. An exploratory tepotinib monotherapy arm will enroll 12 patients to assess the contribution of tepotinib to the activity of the combination. At progression (determined by independent review committee), monotherapy patients can switch to combination treatment. These patients will be analyzed separately. Recruitment is ongoing, with > 300 patients prescreened. Approximately 100 sites in 17 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America are expected to participate. Approximately 15 sites will recruit patients in the US. Clinical trial information: NCT03940703

Disclaimer

This material on this page is ©2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology, all rights reserved. Licensing available upon request. For more information, please contact licensing@asco.org

Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03940703

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr TPS9136)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.TPS9136

Abstract #

TPS9136

Poster Bd #

Online Only

Abstract Disclosures

Similar Abstracts

First Author: Daniel Shao-Weng Tan

Abstract

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Concurrent osimertinib plus gefitinib for first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

First Author: Julia K Rotow

First Author: Helena Alexandra Yu