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Osimertinib With or Without Bevacizumab as Initial Treatment for Patients With EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04181060
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : November 29, 2019
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2023
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This phase III trial compares the effect of bevacizumab and osimertinib combination vs. osimertinib alone for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer that has spread outside of the lungs (stage IIIB-IV) and has a change (mutation) in a gene called EGFR. The EGFR protein is involved in cell signaling pathways that control cell division and survival. Sometimes, mutations in the EGFR gene cause EGFR proteins to be made in higher than normal amounts on some types of cancer cells. This causes cancer cells to divide more rapidly. Osimertinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking EGFR that is needed for cell growth in this type of cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving osimertinib with bevacizumab may control cancer for longer and help patients live longer as compared to osimertinib alone.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Advanced Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Metastatic Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8 Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 Biological: Bevacizumab Procedure: Biospecimen Collection Procedure: Computed Tomography Procedure: Echocardiography Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan Drug: Osimertinib Phase 3

Detailed Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) of osimertinib (AZD9291) and bevacizumab versus osimertinib (AZD9291) alone as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic EGFR-mutant lung cancers.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate overall survival (OS). II. To evaluate best objective response rate and duration of objective response.

III. To evaluate time to central nervous system (CNS) progression and CNS PFS. IV. To evaluate toxicity of the combination regimen.

CORRELATIVE OBJECTIVES:

I. To characterize mechanisms of resistance to osimertinib (AZD9291) and osimertinib (AZD9291) with bevacizumab first-line therapy through post-progression circulating tumor-derived deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA).

II. To assess for ctDNA clearance on study treatment and associate ctDNA clearance with clinical outcomes.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM A: Patients receive osimertinib orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM B: Patients receive osimertinib PO QD on days 1-21 and bevacizumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients undergo echocardiography (ECHO), multigated acquisition scan (MUGA), computed tomography (CT) and may undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood sample collection on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 10 years.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 300 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomized Phase III Study of Combination Osimertinib (AZD9291) and Bevacizumab Versus Osimertinib (AZD9291) Alone as First-Line Treatment for Patients With Metastatic EGFR-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Actual Study Start Date : October 22, 2020
Estimated Primary Completion Date : December 31, 2026
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 31, 2026

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Arm A (osimertinib)
Patients receive osimertinib PO QD on days 1-21. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ECHO, MUGA, CT and may undergo MRI and blood sample collection on study.
 Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Other Names:
  • Biological Sample Collection
  • Biospecimen Collected
  • Specimen Collection

Procedure: Computed Tomography
Undergo CT
Other Names:
  • CAT
  • CAT Scan
  • Computed Axial Tomography
  • Computerized Axial Tomography
  • Computerized axial tomography (procedure)
  • Computerized Tomography
  • CT
  • CT Scan
  • tomography

Procedure: Echocardiography
Undergo ECHO
Other Name: EC

Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Other Names:
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
  • Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • MR
  • MR Imaging
  • MRI
  • MRI Scan
  • NMR Imaging
  • NMRI
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan
Undergo MUGA
Other Names:
  • Blood Pool Scan
  • Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography
  • Gated Blood Pool Imaging
  • Gated Heart Pool Scan
  • MUGA
  • MUGA Scan
  • Multi-Gated Acquisition Scan
  • Radionuclide Ventriculogram Scan
  • Radionuclide Ventriculography
  • RNVG
  • SYMA Scanning
  • Synchronized Multigated Acquisition Scanning

Drug: Osimertinib
Given PO
Other Names:
  • AZD-9291
  • AZD9291
  • Mereletinib
  • Tagrisso
Experimental: Arm B (osimertinib, bevacizumab)
Patients receive osimertinib PO QD on days 1-21 and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ECHO, MUGA, CT and may undergo MRI and blood sample collection on study.
 Biological: Bevacizumab
Given IV
Other Names:
  • ABP 215
  • Anti-VEGF
  • Anti-VEGF Humanized Monoclonal Antibody
  • Anti-VEGF Monoclonal Antibody SIBP04
  • Anti-VEGF rhuMAb
  • Avastin
  • Bevacizumab awwb
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar ABP 215
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar BEVZ92
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar BI 695502
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar CBT 124
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar CT-P16
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar FKB238
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar GB-222
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar HD204
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar HLX04
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar IBI305
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar LY01008
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar MIL60
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar Mvasi
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar MYL-1402O
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar QL 1101
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar QL1101
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar RPH-001
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar SCT501
  • Bevacizumab Biosimilar Zirabev
  • Bevacizumab-awwb
  • Bevacizumab-bvzr
  • BP102
  • BP102 Biosimilar
  • HD204
  • Immunoglobulin G1 (Human-Mouse Monoclonal rhuMab-VEGF Gamma-Chain Anti-Human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), Disulfide With Human-Mouse Monoclonal rhuMab-VEGF Light Chain, Dimer
  • Mvasi
  • MYL-1402O
  • QL1101
  • Recombinant Humanized Anti-VEGF Monoclonal Antibody
  • rhuMab-VEGF
  • SCT501
  • SIBP 04
  • SIBP-04
  • SIBP04
  • Zirabev

Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Other Names:
  • Biological Sample Collection
  • Biospecimen Collected
  • Specimen Collection

Procedure: Computed Tomography
Undergo CT
Other Names:
  • CAT
  • CAT Scan
  • Computed Axial Tomography
  • Computerized Axial Tomography
  • Computerized axial tomography (procedure)
  • Computerized Tomography
  • CT
  • CT Scan
  • tomography

Procedure: Echocardiography
Undergo ECHO
Other Name: EC

Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Other Names:
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan
  • Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • MR
  • MR Imaging
  • MRI
  • MRI Scan
  • NMR Imaging
  • NMRI
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan
Undergo MUGA
Other Names:
  • Blood Pool Scan
  • Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography
  • Gated Blood Pool Imaging
  • Gated Heart Pool Scan
  • MUGA
  • MUGA Scan
  • Multi-Gated Acquisition Scan
  • Radionuclide Ventriculogram Scan
  • Radionuclide Ventriculography
  • RNVG
  • SYMA Scanning
  • Synchronized Multigated Acquisition Scanning

Drug: Osimertinib
Given PO
Other Names:
  • AZD-9291
  • AZD9291
  • Mereletinib
  • Tagrisso


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: From randomization to documented disease progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 10 years ]
    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and Cox proportional hazards models will be used to estimate the treatment hazard ratios. PFS will use a logrank test stratified on the randomization stratification factors with a one-sided type I error rate of 2.5%.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From randomization to death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years ]
    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and Cox proportional hazards models will be used to estimate the treatment hazard ratios. OS will be tested at the one-sided 10% level.

  2. Best objective response rate [ Time Frame: Up to 10 years ]
    Best objective response will be evaluated via RECIST 1.1 criteria. Will be compared using Fisher's exact tests with a one-sided type I error rate of 2.5%; multivariable logistic regression modeling will be used to adjust for the effect of any covariates that are associated with these categorical outcomes.

  3. Time to central nervous system progression [ Time Frame: From study randomization to evidence of central nervous system progressive disease, with death and progression as competing events, assessed up to 10 years ]
    Will be estimated using competing risks methodology, adjusting for death and progression as competing events. Regular central nervous system imaging will occur when patients are on treatment. After they discontinue study treatment, central nervous system imaging will be symptom-prompted during follow up.

  4. Central nervous system progression-free survival [ Time Frame: From study randomization to evidence of central nervous system progressive disease or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 10 years ]
    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

  5. Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 30 days after the last administration of investigational agent ]
    Toxicity will be determined using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). Will be compared using Fisher's exact tests with a one-sided type I error rate of 2.5%; multivariable logistic regression modeling will be used to adjust for the effect of any covariates that are associated with these categorical outcomes.


Other Outcome Measures:
  1. Mechanisms of resistance to AZD9291 (osimertinib) and AZD9291 (osimertinib) with bevacizumab first-line therapy through post-progression circulating tumor-derived deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) [ Time Frame: Up to 10 years ]
    Preliminary analyses of these data will utilize tests for association comparing the frequency of a particular genomic aberration at baseline and at progression (for example, using McNemar's test) and association between alterations and baseline characteristics (for example, using Fisher's exact test). More sophisticated analyses may include multivariable logistic regression modeling and/or competing risks analysis.

  2. ctDNA clearance on study treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 10 years ]
    Will assess ctDNA clearance on study treatment and associate ctDNA clearance with clinical outcomes. Cox regression analysis will be used to assess whether EGFR ctDNA clearance is an independent predictor for PFS (and OS), adjusted by treatment effect, the presence of brain metastasis (yes versus [vs.] no), EGFR exon 19 deletion/L858R vs other, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (0-1 vs 2) and other possible clinical and biological risk factors.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient must have a pathologically-confirmed diagnosis of non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • Patient must have advanced disease, defined as - either stage IV disease, stage IIIB disease not amenable to definitive multi-modality therapy, or recurrent disease after a prior diagnosis of stage I-III disease. All staging is via the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 8th edition staging criteria
  • Patient must have somatic activating sensitizing mutation in EGFR (e.g. but not limited to Exon 19 deletion, L858R, E709X, G719X, exon 19 insertions, L861Q, S768I). Patients with non-sensitizing mutations in EGFR (EGFR exon 20 insertions) are not eligible. Test results originating from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)-certified or similarly accredited laboratory are acceptable; no specific assay is mandated. Plasma, cytology, or tumor tissue can be utilized for mutation testing
  • Patient must not have received any prior treatment with an EGFR TKI or with an anti-VEGF agent
  • Patients that have received prior radiation therapy are eligible. Radiation (limited field stereotactic radiation or conventional radiation) must have been completed at least one week prior to study drug initiation and more extensive field radiation (i.e., whole-brain radiotherapy [WBRT]) must have been completed at least two weeks prior to drug initiation
  • Patient must not have any risk factors for anti-VEGF administration, specifically, hemoptysis, active cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, significant proteinuria (screening urinalysis > 300 mg/dl) and tumor invading major blood vessels
  • Patient must have measurable disease. Baseline measurements of sites of disease must be obtained within 4 weeks prior to study registration. If a potential target lesion is previously irradiated without subsequent growth and/or is radiated after the imaging from which baseline measurements are obtained, they cannot be included as target lesions, and additional target lesions are required to meet criteria for measurable disease
  • Patient must not have had any prior systemic treatment for metastatic disease
  • Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
  • Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used
  • All females of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy
  • A female of childbearing potential is defined as any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)

  • Patient of childbearing potential and sexually active males must not expect to conceive or father children by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from sexual intercourse for 2 weeks prior to the start of treatment, while on study treatment, and for

    • 6 weeks after the last dose of protocol treatment for female patients on the osimertinib (AZD9291) alone arm
    • 4 months after the last dose of protocol treatment for male patients on osimertinib (AZD9291) alone arm
    • 6 months after the last dose of protocol treatment for all patients on osimertinib (AZD9291) plus bevacizumab combination arm
    • NOTE: Female patients should also not breastfeed while on treatment and for 6 months after the last dose bevacizumab
  • Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)
  • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)
  • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)
  • Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)
  • Total bilirubin and creatinine =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
  • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
  • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
  • Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if neurologically stable without glucocorticoid therapy after the stated washout period from radiation therapy (RT) or surgery provided the metastatic lesions are non-hemorrhagic
  • Patients with untreated brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease are eligible if the treating physician determines that immediate CNS specific treatment is not required provided the metastatic lesions are non-hemorrhagic and are neurologically stable without glucocorticoid therapy
  • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
  • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
  • Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document and comply with study requirements
  • Patient must not have had treatment with any investigational drug within five half-lives or 3 months (whichever is greater), prior to study initiation
  • Patient must not be currently receiving (or unable to stop use prior to receiving the first dose of study treatment) medications or herbal supplements known to be strong inducers of CYP3A4. For any patient currently receiving such inducers of CYP3A4, they must discontinue use prior to first dose of study treatment. All patients must try to avoid concomitant use of any medications, herbal supplements and/or ingestion of foods with known inducer effects on CYP3A4
  • Patient must not have any unresolved toxicities from prior therapy greater than Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 1 at the time of registration, with the exception of alopecia and grade 2 prior platinum-therapy-related neuropathy
  • Patient must not have any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, including uncontrolled hypertension and active bleeding diatheses, which in the investigator's opinion makes it challenging for the patient to participate in the study. Screening for chronic conditions is not required
  • Patient must not have refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, the inability to swallow the osimertinib tablets or previous significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption of osimertinib
  • Patient must not have a medical history of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial lung disease, radiation pneumonitis which required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
  • Patient must not have a history of hypersensitivity to active or inactive excipients of osimertinib or drugs with a similar chemical structure or class to osimertinib
  • Patient must not have mean resting corrected QT interval (QTc) > 470 msec obtained from 3 electrocardiograms (ECGs), using the screening clinic ECG machine derived QTc value (using Bazett's correction)
  • Patient must not have any clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction or morphology of resting ECG e.g. complete left bundle branch block, third degree heart block and second-degree heart block
  • Patient must not have any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events such as heart failure, electrolyte abnormalities (including: potassium < lower limit of normal [LLN]; magnesium < LLN; calcium < LLN), congenital long QT syndrome, family history of long QT syndrome or unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age in first degree relatives or any concomitant medication known to prolong the QT interval and cause torsades de pointes
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04181060


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Sponsors and Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Helena A Yu ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
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Responsible Party: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04181060    
Other Study ID Numbers: NCI-2019-07941
NCI-2019-07941 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
EA5182 ( Other Identifier: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group )
EA5182 ( Other Identifier: CTEP )
U10CA180820 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: November 29, 2019    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 24, 2023
Last Verified: April 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Yes
Plan Description: NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.
URL: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/sharing.htm

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Carcinoma
Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Bevacizumab
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
 Osimertinib
Endothelial Growth Factors
Antibodies
Immunoglobulins
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunoglobulin G
Antineoplastic Agents
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Growth Inhibitors
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protein Kinase Inhibitors