Tumor Treating Field (TTFields) therapy with standard of care (SOC) in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) following platinum failure: Randomized, phase 3 LUNAR study.

Authors

Ticiana Leal

Ticiana Leal

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Ticiana Leal , Rupesh Kotecha , Rodryg Ramlau , Li Zhang , Janusz Milanowski , Manuel Cobo-Dols , Jaromir Roubec , Lubos B. Petruzelka , Libor Havel , Sujith R. Kalmadi , Jeffrey P. Ward , Zoran Andric , Thierry Berghmans , David E Gerber , Goetz Kloecker , Rajiv Prasanna Panikkar , Joachim Aerts , Angelo Delmonte , Miklos Pless , Corey J. Langer

Organizations

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, Medical Oncology Intercenter Unit, Regional and Virgen de la Victoria University Hospitals, IBIMA, Málaga, Spain, Nemocnice AGEL Ostrava-Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, Chandler, AZ, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Clinical Hospital Centre Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia, Jules Bordet Institute, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Geisinger Cancer Institute, Danville, PA, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" (IRST), Meldola, Italy, Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Novocure

Background: TTFields are electric fields that disrupt processes critical for cancer cell viability. TTFields are delivered by a noninvasive portable device that is FDA approved for glioblastoma and mesothelioma. Preclinical NSCLC studies demonstrated that TTFields enhance the antitumor immune response, through disruption of mitosis and subsequent induction of immunogenic cell death. In addition, TTFields were shown to synergize with taxanes and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). The global, randomized, phase 3 LUNAR study (NCT02973789) assessed TTFields therapy with SOC (investigator’s choice ICI or docetaxel [DTX]) for previously treated mNSCLC. Methods: Adults with mNSCLC progressing on or after platinum therapy (prior ICI permitted) and ECOG PS ≤2 were randomized 1:1 to TTFields + SOC or SOC. TTFields therapy (150 kHz) was delivered continuously until progression or intolerable toxicity. Primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Key secondary endpoints were OS in ICI and DTX subgroups. Other secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS) and adverse events (AEs). Results: 276 patients were randomized between Feb 2017 and Nov 2021 to receive TTFields + SOC (n=137) vs SOC (n=139). Baseline characteristics were balanced: median (m) age 64 years (range, 22–86); 65% male; 56% non-squamous; 96% ECOG PS 0–1; 89% one prior line of systemic therapy; 31% prior ICI. OS was significantly extended with TTFields + SOC vs SOC. After a minimum follow-up of 12 months (mo), mOS (95% CI) was 13.2 (10.3–15.5) mo with TTFields + SOC vs 10.0 (8.2–12.2) mo with SOC (HR 0.74; 95% CI 0.56–0.98; P=0.037). 1-year survival rates (95% CI) were 53% (44–61) and 42% (34–50), respectively (P=0.040). mPFS was 4.8 (4.1–5.7) mo and 4.1 (3.0–4.7) mo (HR 0.87; 95% CI 0.67–1.14), respectively. In patients receiving an ICI (n=134), TTFields significantly improved OS vs ICI alone: mOS (95% CI) 18.5 (10.6–30.3) vs 10.6 (8.2–17.6) mo (HR 0.63; 95% CI 0.41–0.96; P=0.032). In the DTX subgroup (n=142), patients who received TTFields had a numerically higher mOS vs DTX alone: 11.1 (95% CI 8.2–14.1) mo vs 8.9 (95% CI 6.5–12.2) mo (HR 0.87; 95% CI 0.60–1.26). The rate of AEs was similar between groups (97% TTFields + SOC vs 91% SOC). The incidence of TTFields-related AEs was 71%; majority were grade 1 and 2 local skin irritation; 8 patients (6%) reported a grade 3 AE. There were no grade 4 toxicities and no deaths attributable to TTFields. Conclusions: TTFields therapy significantly extended OS in patients with mNSCLC following platinum failure without exacerbating systemic toxicities, and with few high-grade device-related AEs. The efficacy and safety demonstrated in this phase 3 study warrant inclusion of TTFields therapy as part of second line SOC in mNSCLC. Clinical trial information: NCT02973789.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Track

Lung Cancer

Sub Track

Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT02973789

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 17; abstr LBA9005)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.17_suppl.LBA9005

Abstract #

LBA9005

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