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MO07 - NSCLC - Targeted Therapies II (ID 114)
- Event: WCLC 2013
- Type: Mini Oral Abstract Session
- Track: Medical Oncology
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:T. John, J.W. Riess
- Coordinates: 10/28/2013, 16:15 - 17:45, Bayside Auditorium B, Level 1
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MO07.11 - A randomised placebo-controlled multicentre phase II trial of erlotinib plus whole brain radiotherapy for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with multiple brain metastases (TACTIC) (ID 2305)
17:15 - 17:20 | Author(s): C. Wadsworth
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Background
Median survival of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain metastases is poor. We examined concurrent erlotinib and whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) followed by maintenance erlotinib in patients with untreated brain metastases, given the potential radiosensitising properties of erlotinib and its direct effect on brain metastases and systemic activity.Methods
Eighty NSCLC patients with KPS≥70 and multiple brain metastasis were randomised to placebo (n=40) or erlotinib (100mg, n=40) given concurrently with WBRT (20 Gy in 5 fractions). Following WBRT, patients continued with placebo or erlotinib (150mg) until disease progression. The primary end-point was neurological progression-free survival (nPFS).Results
Fifteen patients (37.5%) from each arm were alive and without neurological progression 2 months after WBRT. Median nPFS was 1.6 months in both arms; nPFS HR 0.95 (95% CI, 0.59-1.54; p=0.84). Median overall survival (OS) was 2.9 and 3.4 months in the placebo and erlotinib arms; HR 0.95 (95% CI, 0.58-1.55; p =0.83). The frequency of EGFR mutations was low with only 1 out of 35 (3%) patients with available samples had activating EGFR-mutations. Grade 3/4 adverse event rates were similar between the two groups (70% in each arm), except for rash 20% (erlotinib) vs. 5% (placebo), and fatigue 17% vs. 35%. No significant QoL differences were found.Conclusion
Our study showed no advantage in nPFS or OS for concurrent erlotinib and WBRT followed by maintenance erlotinib in patients with predominantly EGFR wild-type NSCLC and multiple brain metastases. Future studies should focus on the role of erlotinib with or without WBRT in patients with EGFR mutations.Only Members that have purchased this event or have registered via an access code will be able to view this content. To view this presentation, please login, select "Add to Cart" and proceed to checkout. If you would like to become a member of IASLC, please click here.
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O21 - SCLC II (ID 119)
- Event: WCLC 2013
- Type: Oral Abstract Session
- Track: Medical Oncology
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:M. Ahn, P. Lara
- Coordinates: 10/29/2013, 16:15 - 17:45, Parkside Ballroom B, Level 1
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O21.01 - A multicenter phase III randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial of pravastatin added to first-line standard chemotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) (ID 1568)
16:15 - 16:25 | Author(s): C. Wadsworth
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Background
Most SCLC patients initially respond to chemotherapy but then relapse and die so new therapies are urgently required. Pre-clinical data shows statins induce growth arrest and apoptosis in SCLC and several other tumour cell types and are additive with chemotherapy. This may in part be due to impaired Ras superfamily function as statins deplete mevalonate, reducing geranylgeranylation and farnesylation of these proteins. We therefore undertook this large pragmatic phase III trial in SCLC patients to determine if overall survival (OS) was affected by the addition of pravastatin to standard treatment. Methods
Patients with limited (LD) or extensive (ED) stage SCLC were randomised to pravastatin 40mg OD or placebo for up to 2 years and given standard chemotherapy according to local practice but recommended as either cisplatin 60mg/m2 iv or carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 and etoposide 120 mg/m2iv d1 to 3 or 100 mg BD po d2 & 3; max 6 cycles plus radiotherapy as usually given. Patients were excluded if they had used statins within 12 months prior to randomisation. Stratification was: LD vs ED and ECOG 0,1 vs 2,3. Endpoints were: primary - OS; secondary - progression free survival (PFS), local PFS (local control), response rates (RR) and toxicity.Results
Between 2007 and 2012, 846 patients were randomised, 422 (49.9.%) received pravastatin and 424 (50.1%) placebo in 93 participating sites in the UK. The median age was 64 years (range 54-69); ECOG performance status: 0: 23%; 1: 54%; 2: 17% and 3: 6%; weight 72.6 kg; LD, 357 (42.2%); ED, 479 (56.6%); 211 (24.9%) had ipsilateral effusion and 201 (23.8%) had ipsilateral SCF lymph nodes; Relative Dose intensity of cisplatin/carboplatin and etoposide was 91.6% (range 80.8 to 99.7), and 94.7% (range 85.7 to 100); 83.4% vs 86.3% completed >4 cycles of chemotherapy on the pravastatin and placebo arms respectively. Most patients completed 6 cycles of chemotherapy: 263 (62.3%) vs 265 (62.5%) in the pravastatin vs. placebo groups. Unblinded results showing the effect of pravastatin on OS, PFS, local PFS and toxicity will be presented.Conclusion
This trial will report on whether pravastatin 40 mg OD added to standard therapy alters the outcome for SCLC patients.Only Members that have purchased this event or have registered via an access code will be able to view this content. To view this presentation, please login, select "Add to Cart" and proceed to checkout. If you would like to become a member of IASLC, please click here.
