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  P3.10 - Poster Session 3 - Chemotherapy (ID 210)

  • Event: WCLC 2013
  • Type: Poster Session
  • Track: Medical Oncology
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 10/30/2013, 09:30 - 16:30, Exhibit Hall, Ground Level

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    P3.10-009 - Phase II study of bevacizumab in combination with carboplatin plus paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer with malignant pleural effusion (ID 902)

    09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): T. Yamadori
    • Abstract

    Background
    Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with malignant pleural effusion (MPE), but there are little evidence regarding the efficacy of bevacizumab (Bev) with carboplatin-paclitaxel (CP) for treatment of NSCLC with MPE. Therefore, we prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of Bev and CP in non-squamous (SQ) NSCLC patients with MPE.Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with malignant pleural effusion (MPE), but there are little evidence regarding the efficacy of bevacizumab (Bev) with carboplatin-paclitaxel (CP) for treatment of NSCLC with MPE. Therefore, we prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of Bev and CP in non-squamous (SQ) NSCLC patients with MPE.

    Methods
    Chemotherapy-naive non-SQ NSCLC patients with MPE were eligible to participate. Pleurodesis before chemotherapy was not allowed. In the first cycle, the treated patients received only CP to prevent Bev-induced wound healing delayed after chest drainage. Subsequently, they received 2–6 cycles of CP with Bev. Patients who completed more than 4 cycles of CP and Bev without disease progression or severe toxicities continued to receive Bev alone as a maintenance therapy. The primary endpoint was overall response, although an increase in MPE was allowed in the first cycle. The VEGF levels in plasma and MPE were measured at baseline and the VEGF levels in plasma were measured after 3 cycles of chemotherapy.

    Results
    Between September 2010 and June 2012, 23 patients were enrolled. The overall response rate was 60.8%, the disease control rate was 87.0%, and one patient was not evaluated response because of sudden death after 1 cycle treatment. Sixteen patients received maintenance therapy, following a median of 3 cycles. The median progression-free survival and the median overall survival were 7.1 months (95% CI, 5.6 - 9.4 months) and 11.7 months (95% CI, 7.4 – 16.6 months). Almost all patients experienced severe hematological toxicities, including ≥ grade 3 neutropenia. And there was no patient who experienced severe bleeding events. The median baseline VEGF levels in MPE was 1798.6 (range; 223.4 - 35,633.4) pg/mL. The VEGF levels in plasma showed a significant decrease after 3 chemotherapy cycles (baseline; 513.6 ± 326.4 pg/mL, post chemotherapy; 25.1 ± 14.1 pg/mL, p < 0.01), regardless of efficacy of CP with Bev.

    Conclusion
    The combination of CP with Bev was confirmed to be effective and tolerable in chemotherapy-naïve non-SQ NSCLC patients with MPE.