BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) vs Gemcitabine-cisplatin in 1st Line Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

NCT ID: NCT01121393

Last Updated: 2018-12-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

364 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-19

Study Completion Date

2017-11-26

Brief Summary

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To investigate the efficacy and safety of BIBW 2992 compared to standard first-line chemotherapy in patients with stage IIIB or IV adenocarcinoma of the lung harbouring an EGFR activating mutation

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A BIBW 2992

Patients receive a tablet of BIBW 2992 daily until progression or unacceptable toxicity

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BIBW 2992

Intervention Type DRUG

starting dose is 40 mg, in the event of no or minimal drug-related adverse events after one course, the dose will be increased to 50mg. in the event of certain drug related Adverse Event (AE), dose reduction will be increments of 10 mg, with the lowest dose being 20mg.

Arm B Chemotherapy

Patients receive Gemcitabine and Cisplatin, maximum is 6 courses

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Gemcitabine+Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine d1,8, Cisplatin d1, 21 days as a course, up to 6 courses.

Interventions

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Gemcitabine+Cisplatin

Gemcitabine d1,8, Cisplatin d1, 21 days as a course, up to 6 courses.

Intervention Type DRUG

BIBW 2992

starting dose is 40 mg, in the event of no or minimal drug-related adverse events after one course, the dose will be increased to 50mg. in the event of certain drug related Adverse Event (AE), dose reduction will be increments of 10 mg, with the lowest dose being 20mg.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. pathologically confirmed diagnosis of stage IIIB or stage IV adenocarcinoma of the Lung
2. EGFR(Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) mutation detected by central laboratory analysis of tumor biopsy material
3. Measurable disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST)1.1
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 or 1.
5. Age\>=18 years
6. life expectancy of at least three months
7. Written informed consent that is consistent with International Conference on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior chemotherapy for relapsed and/or metastatic NSCLC.
2. Prior treatment with EGFR targeting small molecules or antibodies.
3. Radiotherapy or surgery(other than biopsy) within 4 weeks prior to randomization
4. Active brain metastases
5. Any other current malignancy or malignancy diagnosed within the past 5 years
6. Known pre-existing interstitial lung disease
7. Significant or recent acute gastrointestinal disorders with diarrhoea as a a major symptoms.
8. History or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular abnormalities
9. Cardiac left ventricular function with resting ejection fraction of less than 50%.
10. Any other concomitant serious illness or organ system dysfunction which in the opinion of the investigator would either compromise patient safety or interfere with the evaluation of the safety of the test drug.
11. Absolute neutrophil count(ANC)\<1500/mm3
12. Platelet count\<100,000/mm3
13. Creatinine clearance\<60ml/min or serum creatinine\>1.5 times Upper Limit of Normal (ULN).
14. Bilirubin\>1.5 times ULN
15. Aspartate Amino Transferase (AST) or Alanine Amino Transferase (ALT) \> 3 times ULN
16. Women of childbearing potential, or men who are able to father a child, unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial
17. Pregnancy of breast-feeding
18. Patients unable to comply with the protocol
19. Active hepatitis B infection, active hepatitis C infection or known HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) carrier.
20. Known or suspected active drug or alcohol abuse.
21. requirement for treatment with any of the prohibited concomitant medications listed in section 4.2.2
22. Any contraindications for therapy with gemcitabine/cisplatin
23. Known hypersensitivity to BIBW2992 or the excipient of any of the trial drugs
24. Use of any investigational drug within 4 weeks of randomization.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boehringer Ingelheim

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Boehringer Ingelheim

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Boehringer Ingelheim

Locations

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Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

307 Hospital of PLA

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, , China

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Beijing Chest Hospital

Beijing, , China

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First Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, , China

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Xiangya Hospital, Central South University

Changsha, , China

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Hunan Province Tumor Hospital

Changsha, , China

Site Status

West China Hospital

Chengdu, , China

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Fujian Provincial Tumor Hospital

Fuzhou, , China

Site Status

Guangdong General Hospital

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

NanFang Hosptial

Guangzhou, , China

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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Haerbin, , China

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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, , China

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Hubei Cancer Hospital

Hongshan, , China

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Yunnan Provincial Tumor Hospital

Kunming, , China

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Lin Yi Tumor Hospital

Linyi, , China

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the 81th Hospital of PLA

Nanjing, , China

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Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

Nanjing, , China

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The Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Guangxi Medical University

Nanning, , China

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The affiliated hospital of medicalcollege qingdao university

Qingdao, , China

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Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Shanghai, , China

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Shanghai Chest Hospital

Shanghai, , China

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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital

Shanghai, , China

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Changhai Hospital

Shanghai, , China

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The First Hospital of Chinese Medical University

Shenyang, , China

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Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital

Shijiazhuang, , China

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Tangdu Hospital

Xi'an, , China

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Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital

Yangzhou, , China

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Kosin University Gospel Hospital

Busan, , South Korea

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Chungbuk National University Hospital

Cheongju-si, , South Korea

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Yeungnam University Medical Center

Daegu, , South Korea

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Konkuk University Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Korea University Guro Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Songklanagarind Hospital

Songkhla, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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India China South Korea Thailand

References

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Wu YL, Xu CR, Hu CP, Feng J, Lu S, Huang Y, Li W, Hou M, Shi JH, Marten A, Fan J, Peil B, Zhou C. Afatinib versus gemcitabine/cisplatin for first-line treatment of Chinese patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations: subgroup analysis of the LUX-Lung 6 trial. Onco Targets Ther. 2018 Nov 30;11:8575-8587. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S160358. eCollection 2018.

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Reference Type DERIVED
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Yang JC, Sequist LV, Zhou C, Schuler M, Geater SL, Mok T, Hu CP, Yamamoto N, Feng J, O'Byrne K, Lu S, Hirsh V, Huang Y, Sebastian M, Okamoto I, Dickgreber N, Shah R, Marten A, Massey D, Wind S, Wu YL. Effect of dose adjustment on the safety and efficacy of afatinib for EGFR mutation-positive lung adenocarcinoma: post hoc analyses of the randomized LUX-Lung 3 and 6 trials. Ann Oncol. 2016 Nov;27(11):2103-2110. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw322. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Reference Type DERIVED
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Yang 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.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Wu YL, Zhou C, Hu CP, Feng J, Lu S, Huang Y, Li W, Hou M, Shi JH, Lee KY, Xu CR, Massey D, Kim M, Shi Y, Geater SL. Afatinib versus cisplatin plus gemcitabine for first-line treatment of Asian patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring EGFR mutations (LUX-Lung 6): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Feb;15(2):213-22. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70604-1. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

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1200.34

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id