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    MINI 31 - ALK (ID 158)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Treatment of Advanced Diseases - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 2
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      MINI31.06 - Crizotinib and Interstitial Lung Disease: Systematic Review of Four Clinical Trials (ID 1580)

      19:00 - 19:05  |  Author(s): K.D. Wilner

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      Background:
      Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been associated with the development of a rare but serious and potentially fatal lung injury syndrome referred to as drug-induced interstitial lung disease (ILD). This has been best characterized for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) TKIs, with a typical presentation of delayed but rapidly progressive dyspnea leading to respiratory failure and death in up to one third of cases. While case reports of crizotinib-associated ILD have been published, little is known regarding the incidence, clinical characteristics, and mortality of crizotinib-associated ILD. In an effort to better understand this adverse event (AE), we performed a systematic review of respiratory-related events in the four largest clinical trials with crizotinib.

      Methods:
      An independent three-person panel composed of a pulmonologist, radiologist, and oncologist, none of whom were associated with any of the clinical studies, was convened to analyze respiratory AEs of grade ≥3 and any-grade AEs reported by the investigator as pneumonitis, ILD, or radiation pneumonitis in four crizotinib studies (PROFILE 1001, 1005, 1007, and 1014). After review by each panel member individually followed by consensus review, the events were classified either as disease progression or true respiratory AEs. Respiratory AEs were then further sub-classified as due to: 1) de novo ILD, 2) exacerbation or recurrence of pre-existing ILD, 3) concurrent illness (recurrence or progression of pre-existing condition), or 4) other toxicity not thought to be related to ILD (e.g. bacterial pneumonia).

      Results:
      There were a total of 1,669 patients in the four studies, among whom 446 events in 368 patients met the criteria for further analysis. Of these 446 events, 77 were attributed to progressive disease, 310 to other toxicity not thought related to ILD, 20 to de-novo ILD, 9 to concurrent illness, and 3 to exacerbation of underlying ILD. 27 cases (25 patients) were felt to have insufficient data to draw firm conclusions. Overall, the incidence of crizotinib-associated ILD was 1.2% (20/1,644) across the four studies, with no difference in incidence seen between Asian and Caucasian populations. The mean onset of ILD was 82 days. The mortality rate for patients identified with crizotinib-associated ILD was 50% (10/20). There was a trend towards improved survival if crizotinib was stopped rather than continued on presentation (64% [9/14] vs. 17% [1/6], P=0.065). Early administration of systemic corticosteroids did not seem to affect survival.

      Conclusion:
      This report represents the largest systematic review of TKI-associated ILD that has been performed by an independent multidisciplinary review panel. Crizotinib-associated ILD occurred in approximately 1.2% of patients who were administered crizotinib and displayed a characteristic pattern of delayed but rapidly progressive dyspnea and hypoxemia with a mortality of 50% (10/20). This pattern is similar to that seen with the EGFR TKIs, but appears to have a more delayed onset and a higher mortality rate. In contrast to EGFR TKI-associated ILD, which has a markedly higher incidence in the Asian population, there appears to be no such predilection for crizotinib-induced ILD. Immediate cessation of crizotinib may improve survival.

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      MINI31.12 - Quality of Life for Crizotinib vs. Chemotherapy in Asian ALK-Positive NSCLC Patients (ID 845)

      19:35 - 19:40  |  Author(s): K.D. Wilner

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      Background:
      PROFILE 1014 compared the efficacy and safety of the ALK inhibitor crizotinib with platinum based chemotherapy in previously untreated advanced ALK-positive advanced NSCLC (Pfizer; NCT01154140). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival. The main objective of this post-hoc analysis was to compare patient-reported symptom and global quality of life (QOL) between crizotinib and chemotherapy in the subgroup of patients of Asian ethnicity in the ongoing study PROFILE 1014.

      Methods:
      Patients in the ongoing PROFILE 1014 study were randomized to crizotinib (250 mg PO bid; n= 172) or chemotherapy (pemetrexed 500 mg/m[2] + either cisplatin 75 mg/m[2] or carboplatin AUC 5–6; all IV q3w for ≤6 cycles; n= 171). Patient-reported outcomes were assessed at baseline, day 7 and day 15 of cycle 1, day 1 of subsequent 3-week cycles and end of treatment using the validated cancer specific questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30 and its lung cancer module QLQ-LC13. Validated translations of the questionnaires in Asian languages (Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc) were made available. Higher scores (range 0−100) indicated higher symptom severity or better functioning/QOL. A positive change from baseline score indicates improvement for global QOL/functioning and deterioration in symptoms. Repeated measures mixed-effects analyses were performed to compare change from baseline scores between the treatment arms, with no adjustments made for multiple comparisons.

      Results:
      Of 343 patients randomized, 46% were of Asian ethnicity (crizotinib, n=77; chemotherapy, n=80). Completion rates at baseline were ≥95% in each group and scores were balanced. A statistically significantly greater overall improvement from baseline was observed with crizotinib compared with chemotherapy for global QOL (5.6 vs -7.7; p<0.001), emotional functioning (9.5 vs 2.7;p<0.05), physical functioning (5.0 vs - 2.7 p<0.001) and role functioning (3.7 vs. -7.2;p<0.001). A statistically significantly greater overall improvement was observed with crizotinib compared with chemotherapy for cough (-17.3 vs. -11.2; p<0.05), dyspnea (-9.5 vs.-1.1; p<0.001), pain in arm or shoulder (-11.4 vs.-2.2; p<0.001), pain in chest (-7.3 vs.3.3; p<0.001), pain in other parts (-11.2 vs. -0.4;p<0.001), fatigue (-9.9 vs. 3.9; p<0.001), insomnia (-10.3vs. -2.0; p<0.05), pain (-12.2 vs.-1.2; p<0.001) and appetite loss (-5.3 vs. 5.7; p<0.001). A statistically significantly greater overall deterioration was observed in the crizotinib arm for diarrhea (12.6 vs. 2.4; p<0.001) compared with chemotherapy. No statistically significant differences were observed for social functioning, sore mouth, dysphagia, nausea & vomiting, constipation and alopecia between crizotinib and chemotherapy.

      Conclusion:
      Consistent with previously reported results in the overall study population, treatment with crizotinib showed statistically significantly greater overall improvement in patient-reported lung cancer symptoms and global QOL compared with chemotherapy in the subgroup of patients of Asian ethnicity with previously untreated advanced ALK-positive NSCLC.

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