Observational Study of Afatinib 30 mg Daily
An Observational Study of Afatinib 30 mg Daily in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Harbouring Common EGFR Mutations Treated With Afatinib
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Brief Summary
Afatinib, a first-in-class irreversible ErbB family blocker, is a 1st line treatment option for patients with advanced stage NSCLC harbouring sensitizing EGFR mutations. In randomized 1st line studies of afatinib at a standard dose of 40 mg daily versus standard of care, 28-53% of patients required a dose reduction due to adverse events (AE) induced by afatinib. The most common AEs are cutaneous and gastrointestinal (diarrhoea, dysphagia, and mucositis). Prevalence of diarrhoea in patients receiving 40 mg of afatinib, in 1st line phase II and III studies is as high as 90.0% (all grades of diarrhoea) and 14.4% (grade 3-4 diarrhoea). Another important gastrointestinal AE is mucositis, which presents in 51.9%-64.4% of patients treated with afatinib, with only 4.4%-8.3% of the cases being grade 3-4. Dose reduction tended to occur in patients who had higher initial afatinib plasma concentrations and led to decreases in the incidence and severity of afatinib-related AEs without affecting therapeutic efficacy. The incidence of gastrointestinal AEs could be decreased \>50% with proper afatinib dose reduction. The effect of 1st line afatinib 30 mg daily in patients with EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC is unknown. We hypothesize that, in patients with EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC, 1st line afatinib treatment at 30 mg daily is tolerable with less gastrointestinal AEs and with a similar efficacy to standard dose afatinib.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 26, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 1, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 25, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2025
CompletedMay 17, 2024
May 1, 2024
2.5 years
May 26, 2021
May 15, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Progression-free survival rate
To assess the effect of afatinib 30 mg daily at the Investigator's discretion on progression-free survival rate (PFSR) at month 6.
6 months
Study Arms (1)
Afatinib 30 mg daily
Oral afatinib 30 mg tablet once daily, continuously
Interventions
Continuous treatment of afatinib 30mg tablet once daily in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable treatment-related toxicity, Investigator decision or patient decision to discontinue study treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
Patients who has taken 30 mg Afatinib as initial dose and still on treatment for less than 28 days
You may qualify if:
- Age ≥18 years.
- ECOG performance status 0-1.
- Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IIIB/IV adenocarcinoma of the lung.
- Have been commenced on first line afatinib 30 mg within 4 weeks of study enrolment.
- Documented EGFR mutation(s)-positive NSCLC (common mutations: Del19 and L858R) from tumour biopsy material. Results of EGFR mutation test must be available before taking Afatinib.
- A CT thorax/ abdomen within 4 weeks of study enrolment with at least one measurable lesion according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version 1.1.
- No brain metastases (confirmed by a CT or MRI brain performed within 4 weeks of study enrolment)
- Documented adequate organ function before taking Afatinib:
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1500/mm3. (ANC \>1000/mm3 may be considered in special circumstances such as benign cyclical neutropenia as judged by the Investigator and in discussion with the sponsor-Investigator).
- Platelet count ≥75,000/mm3.
- Estimated creatinine clearance using Cockcroft Gault calculation of at least 45 ml/min.
- Total Bilirubin ≤1.5 times upper limit of (institutional/central) normal (Patients with Gilbert's syndrome total bilirubin must be ≤4 times institutional upper limit of normal).
- Aspartate amino transferase (AST) or alanine amino transferase (ALT) ≤3 times the upper limit of (institutional/central) normal (ULN) (if related to liver metastases ≤5 times ULN).
- Archived tissue sample is available.
- Written informed consent per regulations.
You may not qualify if:
- Prior chemotherapy for Stage IIIB/IV adenocarcinoma of the lung. Neo-/adjuvant chemotherapy, CT-RT or RT is permitted if it has been elapsed for =12 months prior to disease progression.
- Prior treatment with EGFR targeting small molecules or antibodies.
- Major surgery within 4 weeks of study treatment.
- Brain metastases.
- Meningeal carcinomatosis.
- Known pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD).
- Patients with a significant disease other than lung cancer; a significant disease is defined as a disease which, in the opinion of the investigator, may:
- put the patient at risk because of participation in the study
- influence the results of the study
- cause concern regarding the patient's ability to participate in the study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- National University Hospital, Singaporelead
- Boehringer Ingelheimcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Nationa University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Related Publications (3)
Tan DS, Yom SS, Tsao MS, Pass HI, Kelly K, Peled N, Yung RC, Wistuba II, Yatabe Y, Unger M, Mack PC, Wynes MW, Mitsudomi T, Weder W, Yankelevitz D, Herbst RS, Gandara DR, Carbone DP, Bunn PA Jr, Mok TS, Hirsch FR. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Consensus Statement on Optimizing Management of EGFR Mutation-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Status in 2016. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Jul;11(7):946-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 May 23.
PMID: 27229180RESULTSequist LV, Yang JC, Yamamoto N, O'Byrne K, Hirsh V, Mok T, Geater SL, Orlov S, Tsai CM, Boyer M, Su WC, Bennouna J, Kato T, Gorbunova V, Lee KH, Shah R, Massey D, Zazulina V, Shahidi M, Schuler M. Phase III study of afatinib or cisplatin plus pemetrexed in patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR mutations. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Sep 20;31(27):3327-34. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.44.2806. Epub 2013 Jul 1.
PMID: 23816960RESULTYang JC, Wu YL, Schuler M, Sebastian M, Popat S, Yamamoto N, Zhou C, Hu CP, O'Byrne K, Feng J, Lu S, Huang Y, Geater SL, Lee KY, Tsai CM, Gorbunova V, Hirsh V, Bennouna J, Orlov S, Mok T, Boyer M, Su WC, Lee KH, Kato T, Massey D, Shahidi M, Zazulina V, Sequist LV. Afatinib versus cisplatin-based chemotherapy for EGFR mutation-positive lung adenocarcinoma (LUX-Lung 3 and LUX-Lung 6): analysis of overall survival data from two randomised, phase 3 trials. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Feb;16(2):141-51. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)71173-8. Epub 2015 Jan 12.
PMID: 25589191RESULT
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Conditions
Interventions
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Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 26, 2021
First Posted
June 1, 2021
Study Start
October 25, 2022
Primary Completion
May 1, 2025
Study Completion
December 1, 2025
Last Updated
May 17, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
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