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MINI 25 - Trials, Radiation and Other (ID 142)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Mini Oral
- Track: Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:J.M. Clavero, R. Hassan
- Coordinates: 9/08/2015, 16:45 - 18:15, 702+704+706
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MINI25.07 - Clinical Activity of Lucitanib in Advanced Thymic Epithelial Tumours (ID 2153)
17:20 - 17:25 | Author(s): P. Therasse
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Background:
Thymic epithelial tumours are rare malignancies for which there is no standard treatment for patients with advanced disease progressing on or after chemotherapy. Despite the lack of identified targets in thymic malignancies, several studies demonstrated that VEGFR and KIT pathways are the most relevant targets for therapeutic intervention. Lucitanib is an oral, potent, selective inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase activity of FGFR1-3, VEGFR1-3, and PDGFR α/β, all key targets involved in pro-angiogenic and proliferative pathways leading to tumour progression. Therefore, lucitanib could be a potential therapeutic alternative for patients with recurrent or refractory disease.
Methods:
This first in human study is currently evaluating oral lucitanib as monotherapy in various solid tumours. The escalation phase used a 3+3 design in patients with advanced solid tumours to establish the recommended phase II dose. Safety and efficacy were further evaluated in patients whose tumours were determined to be FGF aberrant (FGFR1 and/or 11q amplification) or in patients with tumours known to be anti-angiogenesis-sensitive such as thymic epithelial tumours. In addition, different doses and administration schedules were investigated.
Results:
Of the 134 patients treated in the study, 3 had B-type Thymoma (T) and 12 had Thymic Carcinoma (TC). Among these patients, median age was 54 years [range 37-72], 7 were males and 8 females. Twelve patients (80%) were treated at 12.5mg on daily basis. The other 3 patients (T) received 5, 15 and 20mg respectively. Patients had received a median of 2 previous anti-cancer treatments [range: 0-6]. Median duration of treatment with lucitanib was 7 cycles [range 2-44]. All patients were evaluable for anti-tumour activity according to RECIST v1.1. Two patients had confirmed partial response (1T / 1TC) lasting at least 7 months (TC patient is still ongoing) and 10 patients had a stable disease with 6 of them lasting at least 6 months. To date, 4 patients are still ongoing and receiving benefit from lucitanib independently of the number of previous regimens. The most common adverse events related to lucitanib in this population (all grades, all doses) were hypertension (80%), hypothyroidism (53%), proteinuria (53%) and diarrhoea (40%). There was no major bleeding event reported. These findings were in line with the overall safety profile of lucitanib already described.
Conclusion:
The results of this tumour cohort analysis suggest that lucitanib has signs of clinical activity in patients with advanced thymic epithelial tumours, and should be further investigated in dedicated studies.
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ORAL 34 - Quality/Survival/Prognosis in Localized Lung Cancer (ID 153)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Oral Session
- Track: Treatment of Localized Disease - NSCLC
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:B.C. Cho, R.L. Keith
- Coordinates: 9/09/2015, 16:45 - 18:15, 201+203
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ORAL34.03 - Prognostic Factors in Early Stage NSCLC: Analysis of the Placebo Group in the MAGRIT Study (ID 24)
17:07 - 17:18 | Author(s): P. Therasse
- Abstract
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Background:
The MAGRIT study was a worldwide, multicenter, phase-3 double-blind, randomized trial evaluating efficacy of the MAGE-A3 Cancer Immunotherapeutic in resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT00480025). We examined baseline patient and disease characteristics associated with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) among patients assigned to placebo.
Methods:
Study participants were ≥18 years, with histologically proven, MAGE-A3-positive stage IB, II or IIIA NSCLC (AJCC 6.0). Participants had undergone complete anatomical resection of the tumor (lobectomy or pneumectomy) with mediastinal lymph node (LN) dissection or sampling according to standard of care. Up to four cycles of platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy were allowed. Cox regression models were used to explore characteristics that could predict DFS and OS. Factors statistically significant in univariate analysis (p<0.05) were included in multivariate models using a stepwise approach (p<0.05 to enter/remain in the model).
Results:
There were 757 placebo patients in the total treated population; median age 63 years, 76% male, 53% with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 34% with adenocarcinoma, 98% with performance status 0-1, 52% had received adjuvant chemotherapy.In univariate analyses, SCC, lower N-category and earlier disease stage were associated with improved DFS. Lower N-category, earlier stage and smaller tumor size were associated with improved OS. In multivariate analysis, N-category (HR 1.34, 95%CI [1.16-1.55]) and histological type (HR for SCC vs non-SCC 0.64, 95%CI [0.51-0.81]) remained significant for DFS. N-category (HR 1.47, 95%CI [1.21-1.79]) and tumor size (HR by unit increase 1.08, 95%CI [1.01-1.15]) did so for OS. No association was found between DFS or OS and age, gender, race, region, baseline performance status, quantitative MAGE-A3 expression, chemotherapy administration or type of chemotherapy, smoking status or type of LN sampling (minimal/systematic). Among patients with SCC, univariate analysis identified increased number of chemotherapy cycles and operative technique (pneumectomy) as associated with improved DFS (p<0.05). Only operative technique remained in the multivariate model. When including N-category (p<0.10 in univariate analysis) in the multivariate model, N-category and number of chemotherapy cycles were also selected. Lower N-category and smaller tumor size were significantly associated with improved OS, in univariate and multivariate analyses. Among patients with non-SCC, univariate analysis identified younger age, being female, lower N-category and earlier disease stage with improved DFS, and lower N-category, earlier disease stage and region (East Asia) with improved OS. N-category and gender, and N-category and region remained significant in the multivariate analysis for DFS and OS, respectively.
Conclusion:
This is the first prognostic factor analysis in resected NSCLC performed on data from a large, prospective randomized study. It highlighted that in terms of DFS, SCC patients have a better prognosis than non-SCC patients. N-category plays a major role in determining prognosis. Operative technique (pneumectomy), number of chemotherapy cycles (SCC) and gender (non-SCC) are also associated with outcome. Variables predictive for OS are N-category and tumor size (all) and region (non-SCC). These results confirm retrospective studies done within the context of TNM classification, but add that histopathology subtype is a strong determinant for DFS in resected NSCLC.
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ORAL 35 - Surgical Approaches in Localized Lung Cancer (ID 155)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Oral Session
- Track: Treatment of Localized Disease - NSCLC
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:M. de Perrot, J. Mitchell
- Coordinates: 9/09/2015, 16:45 - 18:15, 601+603
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ORAL35.01 - Surgical Approach and Disease Recurrence in NSCLC Patients in the MAGRIT Study (ID 318)
16:45 - 16:56 | Author(s): P. Therasse
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Background:
Surgical resection is the standard treatment for early stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Anatomical resection with lymphadenectomy is recommended in surgically treated patients with Stage I-IIIA NSCLC. Whether mediastinal lymph node dissection (MLND) or mediastinal lymph node sampling (MLNS) should be performed remains controversial, and there is currently no consensus within the literature. We describe surgical approaches and patterns of disease recurrence in patients enrolled in MAGRIT: a large global randomized study of the MAGE-A3 Cancer Immunotherapeutic versus placebo after complete tumor resection (Phase III trial, MAGRIT, NCT00480025).
Methods:
Study participants were aged ≥18 years, with histologically-proven, MAGE-A3-positive Stage IB, II or IIIA NSCLC (AJCC 6.0) who had undergone R0 anatomic resection of their tumor (lobectomy or pneumonectomy) with mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Patients were randomized to MAGE-A3 or placebo in a 2:1 ratio. A total of 2,272 patients were treated at 556 centers in 34 countries. Because MAGRIT did not demonstrate efficacy overall, and because the number of recurrences in the placebo arm was small (n=271), recurrence patterns by surgical technique are presented in the overall population. An analysis of the placebo population was also conducted as the overall population results are subject to potential bias (a limited treatment effect in small sub-groups cannot be excluded). Cox regression models were used to explore whether lymphadenectomy procedure could be prognostic for disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS).
Results:
In the total treated population, 76% were men, 52% had squamous cell carcinoma, and 52% received adjuvant chemotherapy. More than half (57%) of patients were enrolled in Europe, with 23% in East Asia, 16% in North America and 4% in other countries. 47% of patients had Stage IB, 6.5% IIA, 30% IIB, and 17% IIIA disease. Lobectomy (including bi- and sleeve-lobectomy) was performed in 85% of patients, and 14% required pneumonectomy. MLNS was performed in 53% and MLND in 47% of patients. MLNS and MLND patients had a similar disease stage distribution. By region, the percentage of patients who underwent MLNS was: 36% in Europe, 65% in East Asia, 94% in North America and 59% in other countries. Among patients who had undergone MLNS or MLND, 37% (n=447/1202) and 36% (379/1067) developed recurrent disease, respectively. Loco-regional recurrence was observed in 40% (177/447) of patients after MLNS and 31% (118/379) after MLND, with distant recurrence observed in 55% (244/447) and 64% (244/379), respectively. There was no difference in the pattern of distant metastases between patients who had MLNS or MLND. Cox modeling showed no impact of the extent of lymphadenectomy on either DFS or OS. A separate analysis of patients in the placebo arm demonstrated similar trends to those of the total study population.
Conclusion:
Lobectomy (including bi- and sleeve-lobectomy) was the most frequently used treatment for patients who participated in the MAGRIT study. Important regional differences in lymphadenectomy were observed. Although the patterns of recurrence varied to some extent with the type of lymphadenectomy, our study did not demonstrate any prognostic impact related to the type of lymphadenectomy performed.
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