Phase III randomized trial of docetaxel in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin or vinorelbine plus cisplatin in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Interim analysis

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 10-14
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7538-7538
Author(s):  
K. Park ◽  
Y. Ahn ◽  
M. Chen ◽  
E. Cho ◽  
J. Kim ◽  
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7538 Background: Currently, the recommended treatment for inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). The efficacy of consolidation chemotherapy after CCRT needs to be confirmed. The aim of this phase III randomized trial is to determine the efficacy of consolidation chemotherapy with docetaxel (D) and cisplatin (P) following definitive CCRT with the same agents in stage III inoperable NSCLC. Herein we report the pre-planned interim analysis. Methods: Patients with inoperable stage III NSCLC were randomized to either CCRT alone (observation arm) or CCRT followed by consolidation chemotherapy (consolidation arm). N2 or N3 disease was confirmed by PET and/or pathology. CCRT with D (20 mg/m2) and P (20 mg/m2) was administered every week for 6 weeks with a total dose of 66 Gy of thoracic RT as 33 fractions. In the consolidation arm, patients were further treated with 3 cycles of D and P (35 mg/m2 each on day 1 and 8, every 3 weeks). The primary endpoint is time to progression (TTP). Total target number of patients is 458. Results: From Oct 2005 to Mar 2008, 233 patients were enrolled and 226 were randomized (observation 112; consolidation 114). Patients’ characteristics were similar in both arms. In the consolidation arm, 83 patients (73%) received consolidation chemotherapy, of whom 52 (45%) completed 3 planned cycles. Grade 3–4 neutropenia occurred in 5.4% of 203 consolidation cycles. Common non-hematologic toxicities of all grades during consolidation were anorexia (47%), nausea (37%), vomiting (16%), fatigue (35%) and esophagitis (31%). At the time of this analysis, there were 40 and 41 deaths in the observation and consolidation arms, respectively. Treatment-related mortality rates were similar. With a median follow-up of 28.2 months, the median TTP was 9.0 months in the observation arm and 13.9 months in the consolidation arm (P=0.19). Median overall survival was 20.7 and 21.2 months, respectively (P=0.49). Conclusions: This interim analysis suggests that consolidation chemotherapy with DP after CCRT with weekly DP is feasible and relatively well tolerated. Patient enrollment is ongoing. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1388-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
J P Sculier ◽  
M Paesmans ◽  
J Thiriaux ◽  
J Lecomte ◽  
G Bureau ◽  
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PURPOSE A phase III randomized trial in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was performed to determine if the addition of ifosfamide to moderate-dose cisplatin and carboplatin improved response rate (primary end point) and survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 529 patients were randomized to receive a combination of moderate-dose carboplatin (200 mg/m2 intravenously [i.v.] on day 1) and cisplatin (30 mg/m2 i.v. on days 2 and 3) with (CCI arm) or without (CC arm) ifosfamide (1.5 g/m2 i.v. on days 1 to 3). There were 248 eligible patients on the CC arm and 257 on the CCI arm, with 220 and 238 patients assessable for response, respectively. All but 23 had stage IV disease with pleural effusion. RESULTS There was a 16% objective response (OR) rate to CC and a 31% OR rate to CCI. That observed difference was highly statistically significant (P < 0.001). Duration of response and survival were not statistically different between arms. The CCI regimen was associated with significantly more acute toxicities: emesis, alopecia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia. The frequency of chronic renal, auditive, and peripheral neurologic toxicity was low in both arms (4.6% and 6.6%, respectively, after six courses of chemotherapy). The relative dose-intensity (RDI) of the CCI arm was significantly lower than that of the CC arm. CONCLUSION The addition of ifosfamide to moderate-dose cisplatin and carboplatin significantly improves the antitumoral response rate, but has no apparent effect an survival in advanced NSCLC.


2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 1451-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquale Comella ◽  
Giuseppe Frasci ◽  
Nicola Panza ◽  
Luigi Manzione ◽  
Giuseppe De Cataldis ◽  
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PURPOSE: In our previous phase II study, the cisplatin, gemcitabine, and vinorelbine (PGV) regimen produced a median survival time (MST) of approximately 1 year in advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The present study was aimed at comparing the MST of patients treated with this triplet regimen with the MSTs of patients receiving cisplatin and vinorelbine (PV) or cisplatin and gemcitabine (PG). PATIENTS AND METHODS: From April 1997, patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, an age of ≤ 70 years, and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤ 1 were randomized to receive one of the following regimens: cisplatin 50 mg/m2, gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2, and vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks (arm A); cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1 and gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks (arm B); or cisplatin 120 mg/m2 on days 1 and 29 and vinorelbine 30 mg/m2/wk (arm C). According to the two-stage design for phase III trials, an interim analysis was planned when the first 60 patients per arm were assessable for survival. RESULTS: The survival data of 180 NSCLC patients (stage IIIB, 76 patients; stage IV, 104 patients) were analyzed in April 1999. Overall, 128 patients had died (PGV, n = 33; PG, n = 42; and PV, n = 53). The MST of patients in the PGV, PG, and PV arms was 51, 42, and 35 weeks, respectively, and the corresponding 1-year projected survival rates were 45%, 40%, and 34%, respectively. When only patients with stage IV disease were considered, an even stronger difference was seen between PGV (MST = 47 weeks) and both PG (34 weeks) and PV (27 weeks). At multivariate Cox analysis, the estimate hazard of death for patients receiving PGV compared with those receiving PV was 0.35 (95% confidence interval, 0.16 to 0.77; P < .01). The response rates were 47% in the PGV arm, 30% in the PG arm, 25% in the PV arm. Both hematologic and nonhematologic toxicities were not substantially worse in patients who received the PGV regimen. CONCLUSION: The PGV regimen is associated with a substantial survival gain (MST > 3 months longer) when compared with the PV combination. Because this difference in survival met one of the early stopping rules, the accrual in the PV arm has been stopped (null hypothesis rejected). Enrollment still continues in the PGV and PG arm to ascertain whether the PGV regimen can also produce a significantly longer survival than that obtained with the PG regimen.


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