Study Comparing Veliparib Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Versus Investigator's Choice of Standard Chemotherapy in Adults Receiving First Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Metastatic or Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Who Are Current or Former Smokers
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02264990 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 15, 2014
Results First Posted : February 26, 2021
Last Update Posted : February 26, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer | Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Veliparib Drug: Pemetrexed | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 595 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 3 Trial Comparing Veliparib Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Versus Investigator's Choice of Standard Chemotherapy in Subjects Receiving First Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Metastatic or Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Who Are Current or Former Smokers |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 30, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 14, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 21, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Veliparib + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel
Participants received 120 mg veliparib twice a day (BID) on Days -2 to 5 (7 days), carboplatin at an area under the curve (AUC) of 6 mg/mL*min on Day 1 and paclitaxel 200 mg/m² on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for a maximum of 6 cycles. After completion of up to 6 cycles, optional maintenance pemetrexed was administered as 500 mg/m² on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle until toxicity required cessation of therapy, or radiographic progression occurred. |
Drug: Paclitaxel
Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle Drug: Carboplatin Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle Drug: Veliparib Oral capsule, administered twice daily for 7 days in each 21-day cycle
Other Name: ABT-888 Drug: Pemetrexed Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle
Other Name: Alimta |
Active Comparator: Investigator's Choice Chemotherapy
Participants received Investigator's choice of standard doublet chemotherapy consisting of 1 of the following 3 options, administered on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for a maximum of 6 cycles:
After completion of up to 6 cycles, optional maintenance pemetrexed was administered as 500 mg/m² on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle until toxicity required cessation of therapy, or radiographic progression occurred. |
Drug: Paclitaxel
Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle Drug: Carboplatin Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle Drug: Cisplatin Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle Drug: Pemetrexed Administered by Intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle
Other Name: Alimta |
- Overall Survival (OS) in the Lung Subtype Panel Positive Subgroup [ Time Frame: From randomization up to the data cut-off date of 15 July 2019; median follow-up time was 44.5 and 45.3 months in LSP+ participants for the investigator's choice chemotherapy and veliparib + C/P arms, respectively. ]Overall survival is defined as the time from the date that the participant was randomized to the date of the participant's death. Overall survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methodology. Participants still alive at the data cut-off date were censored at the date they were last known to be alive.
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) in the Lung Subtype Panel Positive Subgroup [ Time Frame: From randomization up to the data cut-off date of 15 July 2019; the median follow-up time was 44.5 and 45.3 months in LSP+ participants for the investigator's choice chemotherapy and veliparib + C/P arms, respectively. ]
Progression-free survival is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression (PD) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 or death (all causes of mortality), whichever occurred first.
PD: At least a 20% increase in the size of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest size recorded since the treatment started (Baseline or after) with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, the appearance of one or more new lesions, or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions.
PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methodology. Participants who did not have an event of disease progression or had not died on or before the cutoff date were censored at the date of their last disease progression assessment on or before the cut-off date. Any PD and death occurring > 26 weeks and > 12 weeks after the previous assessment, respectively, were excluded and patients were censored at last assessment before PD or death.
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) in the Lung Subtype Panel Positive Subgroup [ Time Frame: Assessed on Day 1 of Cycles 3 and 5 then every 9 weeks for 1 year or until maintenance therapy was discontinued, then every 12 weeks until radiographic progression or death; median time on follow-up was 5.2 and 6.3 months in each group, respectively. ]
Objective response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 criteria. Response must have been confirmed at a consecutive assessment 28 days or more after the assessment at which response was first observed.
CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm.
PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum diameters, persistence of one or more non-target lesion(s) and/or maintenance of tumor marker level above the normal limits, or any new lesions.
- Overall Survival in All Participants [ Time Frame: From randomization up to the data cut-off date of 15 July 2019; the median OS follow-up time was 45.4 and 44.6 months in all participants for the investigator's choice chemotherapy and veliparib + C/P arms, respectively. ]Overall survival is defined as the time from the date that the participant was randomized to the date of the participant's death. OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methodology. Participants still alive at the data cut-off date were censored at the date they were last known to be alive.
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) in All Participants [ Time Frame: From randomization up to the data cut-off date of 15 July 2019; the median follow-up time was 45.4 and 44.6 months in all participants for the investigator's choice chemotherapy and veliparib + C/P arms, respectively. ]
Progression-free survival is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of disease progression (PD) per RECIST version 1.1 or death (all causes of mortality), whichever occurred first.
PD: At least a 20% increase in the size of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest size recorded since the treatment started (Baseline or after) with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, the appearance of one or more new lesions, or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions.
PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methodology. Participants who did not have an event of disease progression or had not died on or before the cut-off date were censored at the date of their last disease progression assessment on or before the cut-off date. Any PD and death occurring > 26 weeks and > 12 weeks after the previous assessment, respectively, were excluded and patients were censored at last assessment before PD or death.
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) in All Participants [ Time Frame: Assessed on Day 1 of Cycles 3 and 5 then every 9 weeks for 1 year or until maintenance therapy was discontinued, then every 12 weeks until radiographic progression or death; median time on follow-up was 6.7 and 5.9 months in each group, respectively. ]
Objective response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per RECIST version 1.1 criteria. Response must have been confirmed at a consecutive assessment 28 days or more after the assessment at which response was first observed.
CR: The disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm.
PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the Baseline sum diameters, persistence of one or more non-target lesion(s) and/or maintenance of tumor marker level above the normal limits, or any new lesions.

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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:
- Subject must be ≥ 18 years of age with life expectancy > 12 weeks.
- Subject must have cytologically or histologically confirmed advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC and are current or former smokers.
- Subject must have NSCLC that is not amenable to surgical resection or radiation with curative intent at time of screening.
- Subject must have at least 1 unidimensional measurable NSCLC lesion on a computed tomography (CT) scan as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has a known hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or to other drugs formulated with polyethoxylated castor oil (Cremophor).
- Subject has a known hypersensitivity to platinum compounds.
- Subject has peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2.
- Subject has squamous NSCLC, or an untreated known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation of exon 19 deletion or L858R mutation in exon 21, or a known anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement.
- Subject has received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for NSCLC.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02264990

Study Director: | AbbVie Inc. | AbbVie |
Documents provided by AbbVie:
Responsible Party: | AbbVie |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02264990 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M14-359 2014-002565-30 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 15, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 26, 2021 |
Last Update Posted: | February 26, 2021 |
Last Verified: | February 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | AbbVie is committed to responsible data sharing regarding the clinical trials we sponsor. This includes access to anonymized, individual and trial-level data (analysis data sets), as well as other information (e.g., protocols and clinical study reports), as long as the trials are not part of an ongoing or planned regulatory submission. This includes requests for clinical trial data for unlicensed products and indications. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) Analytic Code |
Time Frame: | Data requests can be submitted at any time and the data will be accessible for 12 months, with possible extensions considered. |
Access Criteria: | Access to this clinical trial data can be requested by any qualified researchers who engage in rigorous, independent scientific research, and will be provided following review and approval of a research proposal and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and execution of a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). For more information on the process, or to submit a request, visit the following link. |
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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
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