NCT03940976

Brief Summary

This is a phase 2 trial investigating the effect and safety of afatinib in previously treated recurrent or metastasic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with EGFR overexpression or EGFR amplification.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2019

Shorter than P25 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 28, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 28, 2019

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 7, 2019

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2020

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

June 11, 2019

Status Verified

June 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

April 28, 2019

Last Update Submit

June 9, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

afatinibEGFR OverexpressionEGFR Amplification

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Objective response rate

    Percentage of patients who achieve partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST).

    From date of first dose until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse Events

    Until 30 days after the last treatment

  • Disease control rate

    From date of first dose until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.

  • Progression free survival

    Up to 2 years

  • Overall survival

    Up to 2 years

Study Arms (1)

Afatinib

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Afatinib

Interventions

Afatinib is orally administered at 40mg Qd of each 28 day cycle.

Afatinib

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Having signed informed consent.
  • Age 18 to 70 years old.
  • Histologically confirmed esophageal squamous carcinoma
  • Immunohistochemistry confirmed EGFR(3+) or EGFR-FISH-amplification or next generation sequencing confirmed EGFR-amplification.
  • Computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed unresectable metastasic or recurrent ESCC.
  • Refractory or intolerant to at least one regimen.
  • Measurable disease according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria(diameter of the lesion should be more than 10mm by spiral CT or MRI, more than 20mm by common CT, the date of image should be less than 21 days before enrollment)
  • Life expectancy of ≥3 month
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
  • WBC\>3,000/mm3, absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/mm3, platelet\>100,000/mm3, Hb\>9g/dl,Bilirubin level \< 1.5 times ULN,Serum creatinine \<1.5 times ULN,ALT and AST\<2.5 times ULN ,AKP \< 2.5 times ULN ,(≤5 times ULN in patients with liver metastases)(within 7 days before enrollment)
  • No sever complication, such as active gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation, jaundice, obstruction, non-cancerous fever\>38℃.
  • Good compliance

You may not qualify if:

  • Contraindications of afatinib.
  • Unable to take afatinib orally because of esophageal stenosis.
  • Currently receiving other effective regimens.
  • Previous anticipate other clinical trial within 4 weeks before entering this study.
  • No measurable lesions, eg. pleural fluid and ascites.
  • With other malignancy within 5 year, except non-melanoma skin cancer and cervical carcinoma in situ.
  • Heart failure or other sever organ dysfunction, eg. coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction within the last 6 months.
  • Mentally abnormal or disable cognition,including central nervous system (CNS) metastasis.
  • HIV infection, active hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
  • Unstable systemic diseases such as poorly controlled diabetes.
  • Interstitial lung disease, such as interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, or evidence of interstitial lung disease showed in X-ray/CT.
  • Keratitis, ulcerative keratitis or severe dry eye syndrome. Known hypersensitivity to study drug.
  • Pregnancy or lactation period.
  • Active severe infection within 14 days.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Wang Y, Liu C, Chen H, Jiao X, Wang Y, Cao Y, Li J, Zhang X, Sun Y, Zhuo N, Dong F, Gao M, Wang F, Dong L, Gong J, Sun T, Zhu W, Zhang H, Shen L, Lu Z. Clinical efficacy and identification of factors confer resistance to afatinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) in EGFR-overexpressing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2024 Jun 28;9(1):153. doi: 10.1038/s41392-024-01875-4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Interventions

Afatinib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteHead and Neck NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesEsophageal DiseasesGastrointestinal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AmidesOrganic ChemicalsQuinazolinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Lin Shen, Professor

    Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2019

First Posted

May 7, 2019

Study Start

April 28, 2019

Primary Completion

January 1, 2020

Study Completion

May 1, 2020

Last Updated

June 11, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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