Update analysis of NEJ009: Gefitinib alone (G) versus gefitinib plus chemotherapy (GCP) for non-small cell lung cancer with mutated EGFR.

Authors

Eisaku Miyauchi

Eisaku Miyauchi

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan

Eisaku Miyauchi , Satoshi Morita , Atsushi Nakamura , Yukio Hosomi , Kana Watanabe , Satoshi Ikeda , Masahiro Seike , Yuka Fujita , Koichi Minato , Ryo Ko , Toshiyuki Harada , Koichi Hagiwara , Kunihiko Kobayashi , Toshihiro Nukiwa , Akira Inoue

Organizations

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan, Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Japan, Department of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Miyagi Cancer Center, Natori, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Asahikawa Medical Center, Asahikawa, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, Ota, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, JCHO Hokkaido Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Department of Palliative Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Research Funding

Other
grant-in-aids from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science and Japanese Foundation for the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer

Background: NEJ009 study is the first randomized phase III trial that compared gefitinib plus chemotherapy with gefitinib in patients with untreated NSCLC harboring EGFR mutations. We report an updated OS and long-term tolerability analysis, including subgroup analyses focusing on a type of EGFR mutation and metastatic sites. Methods: Patients were randomly assigned to gefitinib (gefitinib 250 mg PO, QD) and GCP regimen (gefitinib 250 mg PO, QD combined with carboplatin AUC 5 and pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 in a 3-week cycle for up to six cycles, followed by concurrent gefitinib and pemetrexed maintenance). This study tested multiple primary endpoints, PFS, PFS2, and OS, which were analyzed using a preplanned hierarchical sequential testing method. Results: Three hundred forty-five patients were randomly assigned (gefitinib, n = 172; GCP, n =170). At latest data cut-off (May 22, 2020), although there was no significant difference in OS between the groups (HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.64 to 1.06; P=0.13), GCP still demonstrated significantly better PFS and PFS2 compared to G. The updated median PFS, PFS2, and OS was 11.2 months, 18.0 months, and 38.5 months in the gefitinib group and 20.9 months, 20.9 months, and 49.0 months in the GCP group, respectively. No severe adverse events occurred in the period since the first report. Conclusions: This updated analysis confirmed that the GCP regimen achieved significantly better PFS and PFS2 with an acceptable safety profile compared with gefitinib alone. The efficacy outcome of GCP is more favorable than gefitinib monotherapy as first-line treatment of NSCLC with EGFR mutation. Clinical trial information: UMIN000006340. Clinical trial information: UMIN000006340.

GCPGefitinibHR(95% CI)
Median PFS(95% CI), mo20.9(18.0-24.0)11.2(9.0-13.4)0.50(0.40-0.63)
Median PFS2(95% CI), mo20.9(18.0-24.0)18.0(16.3-20.7)0.77(0.62-0.97)
Median OS(95% CI), mo49.0(41.8-56.7)38.5(31.1-47.1)0.82(0.64-1.06)

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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

UMIN000006340

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 9081)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.9081

Abstract #

9081

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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