Recovery of complete antiemetic response with APF530 during treatment with moderately (MEC) and highly (HEC) emetogenic chemotherapy regimens in patients who failed palonosetron.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20569-e20569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Arevalo-Araujo ◽  
Erin O'Boyle ◽  
William Cooper ◽  
Paul Alexander Robertson

e20569 Background: Several 5-HT3 antagonists are available to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV); when control is inadequate with one agent, another may be used. Using data from a randomized phase III trial (Grous et al. ASCO 2009, #9627), we examined the efficacy of APF530, a sustained delivery formulation of the 5-HT3antagonist granisetron, in patients (pts) who failed to achieve a complete response (CR; no emesis or rescue medication) with palonosetron (PALO) in preventing acute (0-24 h) and delayed (24-120 h) CINV in pts receiving MEC or HEC. Methods: 1,428 pts receiving single doses of MEC or HEC were randomized to APF530 250 mg (5 mg granisetron) subcutaneously (SC), APF530 500 mg (10 mg granisetron) SC, or PALO 0.25 mg intravenously (IV) in cycle 1 (C1). Prior to C2, pts who received PALO in C1 and remained on study were re-randomized to APF530 250 mg or 500 mg SC. CR rates in C2 were assessed for pts receiving APF530 500 mg who did not achieve CR in C1 with PALO. Results: 446 pts received PALO in C1 (208 MEC; 238 HEC). Of these, 194 (43.5%) were overall (0-120 h) failures (100/208 [48.1%] MEC; 94/238 [39.5%] HEC). Of 194 C1 PALO failures, 72 were re-randomized prior to C2 to APF530 500 mg (38 MEC; 34 HEC). Of 38 MEC PALO failures who received APF530 in C2, overall CR was 39.5% (57.9% acute; 38.2% delayed). Of 34 HEC PALO failures who received APF530 in C2, overall CR was 41.2% (58.3% acute; 45.5% delayed). In the acute phase, > 50% of MEC and HEC pts who failed PALO in C1 achieved CR to APF530 500 mg in C2. CR rate for pts receiving MEC or HEC was slightly less in the delayed vs acute setting. Conclusions: APF530 500 mg demonstrated substantial activity (ie, CR) in pts receiving MEC or HEC who had failed PALO in C1. Failure to achieve an initial CR to PALO 0.25 mg IV does not predict failure of APF530 500 mg SC in subsequent MEC or HEC cycles. Further studies are needed to confirm these observations. Clinical trial information: NCT00343460. [Table: see text]

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9626-9626
Author(s):  
Ralph V. Boccia ◽  
William Cooper ◽  
Erin O'Boyle

9626 Background: Patients receiving MEC or HEC were administered subcutaneous (SC) APF530 500 mg, a sustained delivery formulation of granisetron (10 mg). The complete antiemetic response rates (CR; no emetic episodes and no rescue medication) were non-inferior to those of palonosetron in preventing acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) (Grous et al. ASCO 2009, #9627). We report on sustainability of CR with APF530 (10 mg) during multiple chemotherapy cycles in this study. Methods: 1428 patients scheduled to receive single doses of MEC or HEC were randomized to APF530 SC (5 or 10 mg granisetron) or 0.25 mg palonosetron intravenously (IV) prior to cycle 1 (C1). In C2-4, patients who received palonosetron in C1 were randomized to APF530 5 or 10 mg; those who received APF530 continued with their C1 APF530 dose. Treatment cycles were separated by 7-28 days. CR rates were compared between cycles using McNemar’s test. Results: No significant differences in within-cycle CR occurred between APF530 doses during acute and delayed phases in C2-4 for MEC and HEC, but a trend toward higher CR rates was seen in successive cycles. For the 2 doses, CR was sustained across all 4 cycles in 56.5-62.6% and 68.4-71.7% in acute phase, and 41.8-42.4% and 57.5-57.9% in delayed phase with MEC and HEC, respectively. Examination of CR rates in C2, C3, or C4 compared with the rate in C1 showed that CR rates were sustained and that the proportion of patients with no CR in C1 but CR in later cycles was consistently higher than that of patients with CR in C1 but no CR later. For illustration, the table shows C4 CR and C1 CR for patients who received APF530 10 mg in C1 and C4. Conclusions: CR rates achieved with APF530 during acute and delayed phases of CINV in MEC and HEC were maintained over multiple cycles. Clinical trial information: NCT00343460. [Table: see text]


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (31) ◽  
pp. 3558-3565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingyun Zhang ◽  
Xiujuan Qu ◽  
Yuee Teng ◽  
Jing Shi ◽  
Ping Yu ◽  
...  

Purpose We examined the efficacy and safety of thalidomide (THD) for the prevention of delayed nausea and vomiting in patients who received highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC). Patients and Methods In a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, phase III trial, chemotherapy-naive patients with cancer who were scheduled to receive HEC that contained cisplatin or cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin/epirubincin ≥ 50 mg/m2 regimens were randomly assigned to a THD group (100 mg twice daily on days 1 to 5) or placebo group, both with palonosetron (0.25 mg on day 1) and dexamethasone (12 mg on day 1; 8 mg on days 2 to 4). Primary end point was complete response to vomiting—no emesis or use of rescue medication—in the delayed phase (25 to 120 h). Nausea and anorexia on days 1 to 5 were evaluated by the 4-point Likert scale (0, no symptoms; 3, severe). Quality of life was assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 version 3 questionnaire on days −1 and 6. Results Of 656 patients, 638 were evaluable: 317 in the THD group and 321 in the control group. Compared with placebo, delayed and overall (0 to 120 h) complete response rates to vomiting were significantly higher with THD: 76.9% versus 61.7% ( P < .001) and 66.1% versus 53.3% ( P = .001), respectively. Rates of no nausea were also higher in the THD group (delayed: 47.3% v 33.3%; P < .001; overall: 41% v 29.6%; P = .003), and mean scores of anorexia were lower overall (0.44 ± 0.717 v 0.64 ± 0.844; P = .003). Adverse effects were mild to moderate. The THD group had increased sedation, dizziness, constipation, and dry mouth, but experienced better quality of life after chemotherapy. Conclusion Thalidomide combined with palonosetron and dexamethasone significantly improved HEC-induced delayed nausea and vomiting prevention in chemotherapy-naive patients.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9626-9626
Author(s):  
J. A. Boice ◽  
H. Schmoll ◽  
C. Brown ◽  
A. Taylor

9626 Background: Aprepitant (A) has been shown in a previous trial to be effective for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) in breast cancer patients receiving cyclophosphamide and anthracycline. This study assessed A in patients with a variety of tumors receiving a broad range of MEC regimens. Methods: This Phase III, randomized, gender-stratified, double-blind, trial enrolled female and male patients ≥18 years old with confirmed malignancies naïve to MEC or highly emetogenic chemotherapy and scheduled to receive a single dose of 1 or more MEC agent. Patients received A triple-therapy regimen (A 125 mg, ondansetron [O] 8 mg b.i.d., and dexamethasone [D] 12 mg on Day 1 of chemotherapy, A 80 mg q.d. on Days 2–3) or a control regimen (O 8 mg b.i.d. and D 20 mg on Day 1, and O 8 mg q12h on Days 2–3) all administered orally. Episodes of vomiting, nausea, and rescue medication use were recorded in a patient diary. Tolerability was assessed by physical and lab examinations, and adverse event (AE) reporting. Primary and key secondary efficacy endpoints were proportions of patients with No Vomiting and Complete Response (no vomiting and no rescue medication use), respectively, during the 120 hours postchemotherapy. Results: Among 848 randomized patients, 77% were female while 52, 20, 13, and 5% of patients had breast, colorectal, lung, or ovarian cancer, respectively. Significantly more patients in the A group achieved No Vomiting and Complete Response (a difference of 14.1 &12.4 percentage points vs. control, respectively). The incidences of AEs were generally similar in the aprepitant (61.9%) and control groups (66.5%). Conclusions: The aprepitant regimen provided superior efficacy over the control regimen in the treatment of CINV in a broad range of patients receiving MEC in both No Vomiting and Complete Response endpoints. Aprepitant was generally well tolerated. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (32) ◽  
pp. 5363-5369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørn Herrstedt ◽  
Wichit Apornwirat ◽  
Ahmed Shaharyar ◽  
Zeba Aziz ◽  
Fausto Roila ◽  
...  

PurposeThe purpose of this phase III trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of regimens containing casopitant, a novel neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting during the first cycle in patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC).Patients and MethodsPredominantly female patients (98%) diagnosed with breast cancer (96%) who were chemotherapy-naïve and scheduled to receive an anthracycline and cyclophosphamide (AC) –based regimen were enrolled onto this multinational, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled clinical trial. All patients received dexamethasone 8 mg intravenously (IV) on day 1 and oral ondansetron 8 mg twice daily on days 1 to 3. Patients were randomly assigned to a control arm (placebo), a single oral dose casopitant arm (150 mg orally [PO] on day 1), a 3-day oral casopitant arm (150 mg PO on day 1 plus 50 mg PO on days 2 to 3), or a 3-day IV/oral casopitant arm (90 mg IV on day 1 plus 50 mg PO on days 2 to 3). The primary end point was the proportion of patients achieving complete response (no vomiting/retching or rescue medications) in the first 120 hours after the initiation of MEC.ResultsA significantly greater proportion of patients in the single-dose oral casopitant arm, 3-day oral casopitant arm, and 3-day IV/oral casopitant arm achieved complete response (73%, 73%, and 74%, respectively) versus control (59%; P < .0001). The study did not demonstrate a reduced proportion of patients with nausea or significant nausea in those receiving casopitant. Adverse events were balanced among study arms.ConclusionAll casopitant regimens studied were more effective than the control regimen. Casopitant was generally well tolerated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 632-632
Author(s):  
Miho Nakatsuka ◽  
Daisuke Sakai ◽  
Yasushi Murachi ◽  
Naohiro Nishida ◽  
Toshihiro Kudo ◽  
...  

632 Background: CapeOx therapy which is combination with oxaliplatin (L-OHP) and capecitabine is one of the standard treatments for first line chemotherapy for unresectable colorectal cancer, or for postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer. L-OHP-based regimen is classified as moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. In the SENRI trial which we previously conducted as phase III trial, aprepitant, an NK-1 antagonist, showed the efficacy for prevention of emesis against L-OHP. On the other hand, even when in highly emetogenic chemotherapy, it is reported that dexamethasone after day 2 could be spared. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed chemo-naive 94 patients with colorectal cancer who underwent CapeOx therapy at our institution from April 2012 to March 2017. We assessed the relationship between emesis during the first cycle of CapeOx (day1-5) and the use of dexamethasone on day 2-3. Results: 10 patients underwent CapeOx plus bevacizumab, and 84 underwent CapeOx. All patients received 5-HT3 receptor antagonist (palonosetron: 87, granisetron: 7). 50 patients received aprepitant on days 1-3 and dexamethasone on day 1 (APR+D1 group). 22 patients received aprepitant on days 1-3 and dexamethasone on days 1-3 (APR+D3 group). 15 were dexamethasone on days 1-3 without aprepitant (D3 group), and 7 were dexamethasone only on day 1 without aprepitant (D1 group). Acute complete response (CR; no vomiting and no rescue anti-emetics) rates were 100% in any groups. Delayed CR rate was 56% in APR+D1 group, 86% in APR+D3 group, 53% in D3 group, and 29% in D1 group, respectively. In multivariate linear regression with aprepitant, there was a significant difference in presence of dexamethasone (p = 0.028). Conclusions: Acute emesis could be prevented by even only 1-day administration of dexamethasone when combined with the triplet prophylactics. However, in order to sufficiently prevent delayed emesis induced by L-OHP, it was suggested that addition of DEX on days 2 and 3 might be better.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zheng ◽  
Jiangong Zhang ◽  
Wenqun Xing

Abstract   In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown promising results in the treatment of ESCC. More than 20 phase II clinical trials have been launched to explore combinations of ICIs in the neoadjuvant setting for ESCC. Based on our phase II clinical trial, a two-arm phase III trial was launched in our Hospital. Methods A two-arm phase III trial was launched in April 2020 in our Hospital. Patient recruitment will be completed within 18 months. The primary endpoint is event-free survival (EFS). The secondary endpoints include pathologic complete response (pCR), disease-free survival (DFS) rate, overall response rate (ORR), R0 resection rate, major pathologic response (MPR), adverse events (AEs), complication rate and quality of life (QOL). A biobank of pretreatment, resected tumor tissue and paired blood samples will be built for translational research in the future. Results Until Dec. 2021, one hundred and twenty ESCC patients recruited in the trial. The trial is ongoing. Conclusion This RCT directly compares NAC with neoadjuvant toripalimab plus chemotherapy in terms of EFS for locally advanced ESCC. The results may usher in a new era of resectable ESCC treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 226-226
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Yuyat Ku ◽  
Abraham Jing-Ching Wu ◽  
Smita Sihag ◽  
Bernard J. Park ◽  
David Randolph Jones ◽  
...  

226 Background: Based on the positive results of the CALGB 80803 study (J Clin Oncol 2017;35:1 [abstr]), we have added D to induction FOLFOX and pre-op CRT. Methods: Patients (Pts) had TanyN+ or T3-4NanyM0 esophageal and Siewert Type I-III GEJ adenocarcinoma staged by EUS, PET/CT and CT. Pts received mFOLFOX6 ×2 prior to repeat PET/CT. PET responders (PETr) received 5-FU or capecitabine and oxaliplatin with RT to 50.4Gy, while induction PET non-responders (PETnr) received carboplatin/paclitaxel with RT. All Pts received D 1,500 mg q4W ×2 starting 2 wks prior to and during CRT. Esophagectomy was planned 6-8 weeks after CRT. Pts who had R0 resections received adjuvant D 1,500mg q4W ×6. Results: 36 Pts have been enrolled: 25 GEJ, 11 esophageal; 23 N+ and 32 T3/4. 26 of 36 Pts (72%) are PETr. 2 Pts developed metastatic disease after CRT and 9 Pts remain on preop treatment. 25 Pts have had surgery (Table). Pathologic complete response (pCR) was seen in 6 (24%); 5 Pts (20%) had ypT1N0 tumors with 99% response and 2 Pts (8%) had ypT0N1 with 99% response. 20 Pts (80%) had >90% response. 3 Pts had MSI tumors (2 PETr; 1 pCR, 1 T1aN0 99% response, 1 ypT2N0 90% response). Notable grade (gd) 3/4 adverse events (AEs) observed were neutropenia in 8 Pts (22%), diarrhea and vomiting in 2 Pts each (6%). Notable gd 1/2 AEs in ≥20%: anemia (31 Pts), thrombocytopenia (29 Pts), nausea (21 Pts), fatigue (25 Pts), increased AST (20 Pts), constipation and diarrhea (9 Pts), diarrhea (8 Pts). Immune-related AEs noted were gd 2 dermatitis (2 Pts), gd 3 hepatitis and gd 1 hypothyroidism in 1 Pt each. Median length of post-op stay was 8 days, with 12% anastomotic complication rate, including 1 Pt who died of hematemesis 16 days after discharge from 55-day hospitalization. Conclusions: The addition of D to induction FOLFOX and PET-directed CRT is safe and feasible. pCR and near-pCR in ½ of operated Pts is encouraging and compares favorably to the pCR rate of 31% in CALGB 80803 Pts who received induction FOLFOX. The final pCR rate and correlatives for the fully accrued study will be presented. Clinical trial information: NCT02962063. [Table: see text]


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document