A Study to Evaluate Chemotherapy Plus Osimertinib Against Chemotherapy Plus Placebo in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (COMPEL)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04765059 |
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First Posted : February 21, 2021
Last Update Posted : June 27, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer | Drug: Osimertinib (AZD9291) pemetrexed cisplatin or carboplatin Drug: Placebo for osimertinib (AZD9291) pemetrexed cisplatin or carboplatin | Phase 3 |
This is a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of platinum plus pemetrexed chemotherapy plus osimertinib versus platinum plus pemetrexed chemotherapy plus placebo in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive (EGFRm), metastatic NSCLC who responded to first-line osimertinib therapy and subsequently experienced radiological, extracranial disease progression. Approximately 204 patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to treatment with platinum plus pemetrexed chemotherapy plus osimertinib (Treatment Arm A) or platinum plus pemetrexed chemotherapy plus placebo (Treatment Arm B). Patients will be stratified based on the presence of brain metastases (stable brain metastases based on central nervous system (CNS) Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 [RECIST 1.1] assessments versus no brain metastases).
The 2 randomized treatment regimens are as follows:
- Treatment Arm A: Osimertinib 80 mg once daily (QD) with pemetrexed (500 mg/m^2) (with pre-treatment) plus either cisplatin (75 mg/m^2) or carboplatin (area under the concentration-time curve [AUC] 5), both administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles for 4 cycles, followed by osimertinib 80 mg QD plus pemetrexed maintenance (500 mg/m^2) on Day 1 of 21-day cycles
- Treatment Arm B: Placebo QD with pemetrexed (500 mg/m^2) (with pre-treatment) plus either cisplatin (75 mg/m^2) or carboplatin (AUC5), both administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles for 4 cycles, followed by placebo QD plus pemetrexed maintenance (500 mg/m^2) on Day 1 of 21-day cycles.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 204 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | The patient, the Investigator, and the study site staff will be blinded to the study drug or placebo allocation. Patients may participate in the open label part of trial at the discretion of the investigator to receive osimertinib and continue any ongoing chemotherapy if intracranial progression is their first progression event. |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Platinum Plus Pemetrexed Chemotherapy Plus Osimertinib Versus Platinum Plus Pemetrexed Chemotherapy Plus Placebo in Patients With EGFRm, Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC Who Have Progressed Extracranially Following First-Line Osimertinib Therapy (COMPEL) |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 12, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 12, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 30, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment Arm A
All randomized patients will receive osimertinib 80 mg QD with pemetrexed (500 mg/m^2) (with pre-treatment) plus either cisplatin (75 mg/m^2) or carboplatin ([AUC] 5), both administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles for 4 cycles, followed by osimertinib 80 mg QD plus pemetrexed maintenance (500 mg/m^2) on Day 1 of 21-day cycles
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Drug: Osimertinib (AZD9291) pemetrexed cisplatin or carboplatin
Randomized patients will receive oral dose of osimertinib with intravenous (IV) pemetrexed plus either IV cisplatin or IV carboplatin |
Placebo Comparator: Treatment Arm B
All randomized patients will receive placebo QD with pemetrexed (500 mg/m^2) (with pre-treatment) plus either cisplatin (75 mg/m^2) or carboplatin (AUC5), both administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles for 4 cycles, followed by placebo QD plus pemetrexed maintenance (500 mg/m^2) on Day 1 of 21-day cycles
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Drug: Placebo for osimertinib (AZD9291) pemetrexed cisplatin or carboplatin
Randomized patients will receive oral dose of placebo matching osimertinib with IV pemetrexed plus either IV cisplatin or IV carboplatin |
- Progression free survival (PFS): time from randomization until progression (intracranial or extracranial, whichever occurs first) per RECIST 1.1 (for extracranial progression) and CNS RECIST 1.1 (for intracranial progression) [ Time Frame: At Screening,every 6 weeks for the first 13 cycles (each cycle is 21 days),then every 12 weeks, relative to randomization,and upto intracranial or extracranial disease progression or end of survival follow-up,whichever comes first (approximately 3 years) ]To compare the efficacy of chemotherapy plus osimertinib treatment relative to chemotherapy plus placebo based on PFS
- Intracranial PFS is defined as time from randomization until intracranial progression per CNS RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the Investigator at local site or death due to any cause [ Time Frame: At Screening,every 6 weeks for the first 13 cycles (each cycle is 21 days),then every 12 weeks, relative to randomization,and upto intracranial or extracranial disease progression or end of survival follow-up,whichever comes first (approximately 3 years) ]To compare the efficacy of chemotherapy plus osimertinib treatment relative to chemotherapy plus placebo based on intracranial PFS in patients with baseline brain metastases and patients without baseline brain metastases
- Extracranial PFS is defined as time from randomization until extracranial progression per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the Investigator at local site or death due to any cause [ Time Frame: At Screening,every 6 weeks for the first 13 cycles (each cycle is 21 days),then every 12 weeks, relative to randomization,and upto intracranial or extracranial disease progression or end of survival follow-up,whichever comes first (approximately 3 years) ]To compare the efficacy of chemotherapy plus osimertinib treatment relative to chemotherapy plus placebo based on extracranial PFS
- OS: the length of time from randomization until the date of death due to any cause [ Time Frame: At Screening,every 6 weeks for the first 13 cycles (each cycle is 21 days),then every 12 weeks, relative to randomization,and upto intracranial or extracranial disease progression or end of survival follow-up,whichever comes first (approximately 3 years) ]To compare the efficacy of chemotherapy plus osimertinib treatment relative to chemotherapy plus placebo based on OS
- Number of patients with serious and non-serious adverse events [ Time Frame: From screening through post progression survival follow-up (at least once every 12 weeks relative to randomization) ]To assess the safety and tolerability of chemotherapy plus osimertinib treatment relative to chemotherapy plus placebo in patients with metastatic EGFRm NSCLC who have progressed extracranially on first line osimertinib treatment

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 130 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and in this protocol.
- Pathologically confirmed non-squamous NSCLC.
- Locally advanced (clinical stage IIIB or IIIC) or metastatic NSCLC (clinical stage IVA or IVB) or recurrent NSCLC), not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy.
- Evidence of radiological extracranial disease progression following response with first-line osimertinib treatment but who have not received further, subsequent treatment.
- World Health Organization performance status of 0 to 1 at screening with no clinically significant deterioration in the previous 2 weeks.
- Life expectancy >12 weeks at Day 1.
- At least 1 lesion, not previously irradiated.
- Females must be using highly effective contraceptive measures, and must have a negative pregnancy test prior to start of dosing if of child-bearing potential, or must have evidence of non-child-bearing potential by fulfilling criteria at screening.
- Male patients must be willing to use barrier contraception
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinical or radiological evidence of CNS progression on first-line osimertinib.
- Past medical history of ILD (interstitial lung disease)/pneumonitis, drug-induced ILD/pneumonitis, radiation pneumonitis that required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active ILD/pneumonitis.
- Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled extracranial diseases.
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Any of the following cardiac criteria:
i) Mean resting QTc >470 msec ii) Any clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction, or morphology of resting electrocardiogram iii) Any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events
- Any concurrent and/or other active malignancy that has required treatment within 2 years of first dose of investigational product (IP).
- Any unresolved toxicities from prior extracranial therapy.
- Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inability to swallow the formulated product, or previous significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption of osimertinib.
- More than 4 weeks elapsed since last dose of osimertinib by date of randomization.
- Unable to tolerate osimertinib 80 mg first-line therapy.
- Prior treatment with any systemic anti-cancer therapy.
- Major surgery within 4 weeks of the first dose of IP.
- Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks of the first dose of IP.
- Current use of medications or herbal supplements known to be strong inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4.
- Participation in another clinical study with an IP other than first-line osimertinib.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04765059
Contact: AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information Center | 1-877-240-9479 | information.center@astrazeneca.com |
United States, Maryland | |
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, 20910 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407 | |
Austria | |
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Graz, Austria, 8036 | |
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Klagenfurt, Austria, 9020 | |
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Linz, Austria, 4020 | |
China | |
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Beijing, China, 100005 | |
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Beijing, China, 100142 | |
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Hohhot, China, 010017 | |
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Shenyang, China, 110001 | |
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Tianjin, China, 300060 | |
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Zhengzhou City, China, 450008 | |
Germany | |
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Berlin, Germany, 12351 | |
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Hannover, Germany, 30625 | |
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Hessen, Germany, 61231 | |
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Karlsruhe, Germany, 76137 | |
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Köln, Germany, 50937 | |
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Köln, Germany, 51109 | |
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München, Germany, D-80336 | |
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Ulm, Germany, 89081 | |
Israel | |
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Beer Sheva, Israel, 84101 | |
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Jerusalem, Israel, 9103102 | |
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Jerusalem, Israel, 9112001 | |
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Kfar Saba, Israel, 4428164 | |
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Petah Tikva, Israel, 494142 | |
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Tel Aviv, Israel, 6423906 | |
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Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621 | |
Italy | |
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Firenze, Italy, 50134 | |
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Meldola, Italy, 47014 | |
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Messina, Italy, 98158 | |
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Napoli, Italy, 80131 | |
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Padova, Italy, 35128 | |
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Palermo, Italy, 90146 | |
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Roma, Italy, 00168 | |
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Terni, Italy, 05100 | |
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Verona, Italy, 37124 | |
Spain | |
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Alicante, Spain, 03010 | |
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León, Spain, 24071 | |
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Madrid, Spain, 28040 | |
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Oviedo, Spain, 33011 | |
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Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 07010 | |
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Sevilla, Spain, 41013 | |
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Valencia, Spain, 46010 |
Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04765059 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D5162C00042 |
First Posted: | February 21, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 27, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal. All requests will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure. Yes, indicates that AZ are accepting requests for IPD, but this does not mean all requests will be shared. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) |
Time Frame: | AstraZeneca will meet or exceed data availability as per the commitments made to the EFPIA Pharma Data Sharing Principles. For details of our timelines, please refer to our disclosure commitment at: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure |
Access Criteria: | When a request has been approved AstraZeneca will provide access to the de-identified individual patient-level data in an approved sponsored tool. Signed Data Sharing Agreement (non-negotiable contract for data accessors) must be in place before accessing requested information. Additionally, all users will need to accept the terms and conditions of the SAS MSE to gain access. For additional details, please review the Disclosure Statements at: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure |
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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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