A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Trial of Lenvatinib (E7080) in 131I-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) (SELECT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01321554 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 23, 2011
Results First Posted : December 12, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 2, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Thyroid Cancer | Drug: Lenvatinib Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 392 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Lenvatinib (E7080) in 131I-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 17, 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 15, 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 19, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Lenvatinib (Randomization Phase)
Participants randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive blinded study drug (lenvatinib or matching placebo) until documentation of disease progression (confirmed by IIR), development of unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent.
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Drug: Lenvatinib
Lenvatinib 24 mg (two 10-mg and one 4-mg lenvatinib matched capsules) taken orally once daily, continuously. Dose interruptions or reductions were allowed for subjects who experienced treatment-related toxicity.
Other Name: Lenvatinib (Lenvima, E7080) |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo (Randomization Phase)
Participants randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive blinded study drug (lenvatinib or matching placebo) until documentation of disease progression (confirmed by IIR), development of unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent.
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Drug: Placebo
Matching placebo (two 10-mg and one 4-mg lenvatinib matched capsules) taken orally once daily, continuously. |
Experimental: Lenvatinib 24 mg (OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period)
Participants will receive lenvatinib 24 mg, orally once daily until documentation of disease progression (confirmed by investigator's assessment), development of unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent. Placebo treated participants in the Randomization Phase who have progressive disease confirmed by IIR could request to receive lenvatinib treatment in the OOL Treatment Period.
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Drug: Lenvatinib
Lenvatinib 24 mg (two 10-mg and one 4-mg lenvatinib matched capsules) taken orally once daily, continuously. Dose interruptions or reductions were allowed for subjects who experienced treatment-related toxicity.
Other Name: Lenvatinib (Lenvima, E7080) |
Experimental: Lenvatinib 20 mg (OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period)
Participants will receive lenvatinib 20 mg, orally once daily until documentation of disease progression (confirmed by investigator's assessment), development of unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent. Placebo treated participants in the Randomization Phase who have progressive disease confirmed by IIR could request to receive lenvatinib treatment in the OOL Treatment Period.
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Drug: Lenvatinib
Lenvatinib 20 mg (two 10-mg capsules) taken orally once daily, continuously. Dose interruptions or reductions were allowed for subjects who experienced treatment-related toxicity. The dose of lenvatinib during the OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period was 24 mg once daily from 03 Oct 2011 until 15 Feb 2013. The dose was lowered at the request of the Data Monitoring Committee to 20 mg on 16 Feb 2013. Thus, more subjects were treated with 24 mg starting dose and the treatment duration was longer for these participants than those whose starting dose was 20 mg. Other Name: Lenvatinib (Lenvima, E7080) |
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death (whichever occurred first), assessed up to data cutoff date (15 Nov 2013) or up to approximately 2.5 years ]PFS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of first documentation of disease progression or death (whichever occurred first), as determined by blinded IIR using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 for the double-blind treatment period (Randomization Phase). Disease progression per RECIST v1.1 was defined as at least a 20 percent (%) relative increase and 5 millimeter (mm) absolute increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions (taking as reference the smallest sum on study), recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of 1 or more new lesions.
- Overall Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Date of randomization to the date of disease progression or death (whichever occurred first), assessed up to data cutoff date (15 Nov 2013) or up to approximately 2.5 years ]ORR, defined as the percentage of participants who had best overall response (BOR) of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as determined by blinded IIR using RECIST 1.1 for target lesions and assessed by magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography (MRI/CT) scans (for double blind treatment period i.e. Randomization Phase). CR was defined as disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) had to have reduction in short axis to less than 10 mm. PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. ORR = CR + PR.
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Date of randomization until date of death from any cause, assessed up to data cutoff date (15 Nov 2013) or up to approximately 2.5 years ]Overall survival measured from the date of randomization until date of death from any cause. Overall survival is adjusted with rank preserving structural failure time.
- Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile of Lenvatinib: Area Under the Plasma Concentration Curve [ Time Frame: Cycle 1 Days 1 and 15: 0-10 hours postdose; Cycle 2 Day 1: 0-12 hour postdose ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of one of the following DTC subtypes: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) or follicular thyroid cancer (FTC).
- Measurable disease according to (RECIST 1.1) and confirmed by central radiographic review.
- 131 I-refractory/resistant disease.
- Evidence of disease progression within 12 months prior to signing informed consent (+1 month screening window).
- Prior treatment with 0 or 1 vascular endothelial growth-factor (VEGF) or vascular endothelial growth-factor receptors (VEGFR) targeted therapy.
- Adequate renal, liver, bone marrow, and blood coagulation function, as defined in the protocol.
Exclusion criteria:
- Anaplastic or medullary carcinoma of the thyroid
- 2 or more prior VEGF/ VEGFR-targeted therapies
- Received any anticancer treatment within 21 days or any investigational agent within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
Inclusion criteria for OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period :
Participants were eligible for lenvatinib treatment in the OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period if the met the following criteria:
- Placebo-treated participants in the Randomization Phase who had progressive disease (PD) confirmed by IIR, and who requested treatment with lenvatinib.
- Participants who continued to satisfy specified inclusion and exclusion criteria as presented in the study protocol.
- Participants with maximum interval between the day of confirmation of PD by IIR and Cycle 1/Day 1 of the OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period of less than or equal to 3 months.
- No systemic anticancer treatment during the interval between the day of confirmation of PD by the IIR and Cycle 1/Day 1 of the OOL Lenvatinib Treatment Period.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01321554

Responsible Party: | Eisai Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01321554 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
E7080-G000-303 2010-023783-41 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | March 23, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | December 12, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | April 2, 2020 |
Last Verified: | March 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
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