scholarly journals A multicenter single‑arm Phase II clinical trial of second‑line FOLFIRI plus panitumumab after first‑line treatment with FOLFOX plus panitumumab for initial RAS wild‑type colorectal cancer with evaluation of circulating tumor DNA: A protocol study

Author(s):  
Hiromichi Maeda ◽  
Naoki Nagata ◽  
Takeshi Nagasaka ◽  
Koji Oba ◽  
Hideyuki Mishima ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS886-TPS886
Author(s):  
Hiromichi Maeda ◽  
Naoki Nagata ◽  
Takeshi Nagasaka ◽  
Koji Oba ◽  
Hideyuki Mishima ◽  
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TPS886 Background: The mechanisms underlying the acquired resistance of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) against panitumumab treatment is not fully understood. The efficacy and safety of FOLFIRI with panitumumab as the second-line chemotherapy after failure of FOLFOX with panitumumab treatment has yet to be determined. To address these two points, a multicenter single-arm Phase II clinical trial is being conducted with evaluation of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Methods: The major inclusion criterion is that the patient has refractory measurable tumor that has progressed after the first-line therapy with FOLFOX plus panitumumab. After registration, treatment with the FOLFIRI and panitumumab will be continued in 2-week cycles until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity and/or patients’ refusal. The primary endpoint for this study is six-month progression-free survival (PFS) rate, a simple surrogate endpoint of PFS. According to a clinical trial revealing the median PFS of 4.6 months for FOLFIRI alone and 6.4 months for panitumumab plus FOLFIRI treatment in RAS wild-type patients (Peeters et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2015; 21: 5469-79), we assume the threshold and expected 6-month PFS rate as 35% and 50%, respectively. Under the settings of one-sided alpha = 0.10 and power = 80%, the required sample size is 53 patients. The target number of cases in this study is 55 patients, considering a dropout rate of 5%. The secondary endpoint includes the tumor-related gene mutation status assessed by liquid biopsy. Primary tumor and/or metastatic site tissue samples will be collected by formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens at the time of registration. Blood samples will be collected at 3 time-points: (1) before second-line treatment, (2) at 6 ± 2 weeks after initiation of the treatment protocol, and (3) after confirmation of acquired resistance to this second-line therapy. The multiple evaluation of ctDNA will provide the meaningful information concerning relationship between the tumor resistance against treatment and alterations in gene mutation status. Clinical trial information: UMIN000026817.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7717
Author(s):  
Guido Giordano ◽  
Pietro Parcesepe ◽  
Giuseppina Bruno ◽  
Annamaria Piscazzi ◽  
Vincenzo Lizzi ◽  
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Target-oriented agents improve metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) survival in combination with chemotherapy. However, the majority of patients experience disease progression after first-line treatment and are eligible for second-line approaches. In such a context, antiangiogenic and anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) agents as well as immune checkpoint inhibitors have been approved as second-line options, and RAS and BRAF mutations and microsatellite status represent the molecular drivers that guide therapeutic choices. Patients harboring K- and N-RAS mutations are not eligible for anti-EGFR treatments, and bevacizumab is the only antiangiogenic agent that improves survival in combination with chemotherapy in first-line, regardless of RAS mutational status. Thus, the choice of an appropriate therapy after the progression to a bevacizumab or an EGFR-based first-line treatment should be evaluated according to the patient and disease characteristics and treatment aims. The continuation of bevacizumab beyond progression or its substitution with another anti-angiogenic agents has been shown to increase survival, whereas anti-EGFR monoclonals represent an option in RAS wild-type patients. In addition, specific molecular subgroups, such as BRAF-mutated and Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) mCRCs represent aggressive malignancies that are poorly responsive to standard therapies and deserve targeted approaches. This review provides a critical overview about the state of the art in mCRC second-line treatment and discusses sequential strategies according to key molecular biomarkers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3501-3501
Author(s):  
Akihito Tsuji ◽  
Hisatsugu Ohori ◽  
Tatsuro Yamaguchi ◽  
Masato Matsuura ◽  
Atsujiro Nishioka ◽  
...  

3501 Background: Triplet regimens, FOLFOXIRI, combined with bevacizumab (bev) or panitumumab have been shown to be superior in terms of early tumor shrinkage (ETS) and depth of response (DpR) compared to doublet combinations in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), in the TRIBE trial ( N Engl J Med 2014) or the VOLFI trial ( J Clin Oncol 2019), respectively. There have been few studies which directly compared cetuximab (cet) with bev when combined with triplet regimen. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy and safety of bev vs. cet in combination with FOLFOXIRI in previously untreated mCRC patients with RAS wild-type tumors. Methods: This trial was a randomized phase II trial to evaluate modified (m)-FOLFOXIRI (irinotecan 150mg/m2, oxaliplatin 85mg/m2, 5-FU 2400mg/m2) plus cet vs. bev as first-line treatment in terms of DpR during the entire course as the primary endpoint in 360 patients with RAS wild-type mCRC. The aim of the trial was to show that median DpR of cet arm was more than 12.5% higher than bev arm, with a power of 85% at a significance level of 0.05. Secondary endpoints included ETS rate at week 8, overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), secondary resection rate, and toxicity. Results: A total of 359 patients were enrolled between July 2015 and June 2019. For the full analysis set (median age 65y, 64% male, PS0/1: 91%/9%, left/right primary: 83%/17%), 173 and 175 patients were randomly assigned to the cet and bev arms, respectively. On the cutoff date of September 2020, the median number of cycles administered was 10 (range, 1-51) for the cet arm and 12 (range, 1-51) for the bev arm. Safety data was already reported at the ASCO GI symposium 2021 (J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 suppl 3; abstr 86). The primary endpoint was met (p =.001); 57.4%(-15.0̃100)for the cet arm versus 46.0% (-0.6̃100)for the bev arm. As for primary tumor sidedness, median DpR were 60.3% versus 46.1% (p =.0007) in the left-side and 50.0% versus 41.2% (p =.46) in the right-side. The ETS rate and ORR as the secondary endpoints were 77.8% and 69.1% in the cet arm versus 74.6% and 71.7% in the bev arm, respectively, with no statistical significance. Although the survival data were immature, PFS and OS of both arms were 12.7 months (95%CI 11.5-14.0) and 37.6 months (95%CI 30.8 to 43.0), respectively. Conclusion: The mFOLFOXIRI plus cet has been shown to be significantly superior to the mFOLFOXIRI plus bev in terms of DpR as the primary endpoint in first-line treatment for RAS wild-type mCRC. Clinical trial information: NCT02515734. Clinical trial information: UMIN000018217.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 85-85
Author(s):  
Takayuki Yoshino ◽  
Hiroyuki Uetake ◽  
Katsuya Tsuchihara ◽  
Kohei Shitara ◽  
Kentaro Yamazaki ◽  
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85 Background: The optimal choice of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for first-line treatment in patients (pts) with RAS ( KRAS/NRAS) wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains controversial. The meta-analyses of subgroup analyses in phase III studies of pts with KRAS exon 2 wild-type mCRC suggested a longer overall survival (OS) with an anti-EGFR mAb over bevacizumab in pts with RAS wild-type mCRC or with left-sided primary tumors. However, there has been no prospective study comparing the two mAbs in these pt populations. This randomized phase III study was originally designed to demonstrate the superiority of panitumumab versus bevacizumab, both in combination with mFOLFOX6, for RAS wild-type mCRC, but we have revised the protocol to analyze efficacy in pts with a left-sided primary tumor as the primary (final) analysis. Methods: Eligible pts are aged 20-79 years with histologically/cytologically confirmed RAS wild-type chemotherapy-naive mCRC, and ECOG performance status 0-1. Between May 29, 2015 and Jun 8, 2017, 823 pts were randomized 1:1 to panitumumab plus mFOLFOX6 or bevacizumab plus mFOLFOX6 by the minimization method and the randomisation was stratified by institution, age (20-64 vs. 65-79 years), and liver metastases (present vs. absent). The primary analysis was revised to adopt a hierarchical testing procedure; we first compare OS between the two arms in left-sided primary tumor population, and only if there is statistically significant difference, then ITT population analysis will be performed. In this revised plan, the expected number of deaths is 420 in the left-sided population to provide 80% power to detect an OS hazard ratio of 0.74 at a one-sided significance level of 0.02101 determined on the alpha spending function approach after one interim analysis. A large-scale exploratory biomarker substudy to identify potential biomarker candidates using tumor tissue and circulating tumor DNA is also underway (Clinical trial no.: NCT02394834). The data cut off for the primary analysis is expected to be during 1Q 2021. Results: Results are expected in 2021. Conclusions: Results are expected in 2021. Clinical trial information: NCT0239475.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 75-75
Author(s):  
Ke-Feng Ding ◽  
Yue Liu ◽  
Jiaqi Chen ◽  
Lifeng Sun ◽  
Dong Xu ◽  
...  

75 Background: Anlotinib is an oral small molecule multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is designed to primarily inhibit VEGFR1/2/3, FGFR1-4, PDGFR α/β and c-Kit, with a broad spectrum of inhibitory effects on tumor angiogenesis and growth. In a previous trial, Anlotinib had been demonstrated to be safe and efficacious in advanced colorectal cancer after failure of recommended treatment. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Anlotinib combined with CAPEOX as first-line treatment for unresectable RAS and BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Methods: ALTER-C-002 is a single-arm phase II clinical trial. A total of 30 patients with RAS/BRAF wild-type unresectable mCRC, aged 18-75, without prior systemic treatment and ECOG performance score ≤ 1 will be prospectively included. Patients received Capecitabine (850 mg/m2, p.o., on day 1-14 every 3 weeks), Oxaliplatin (130 mg/m2, i.v., every 3 weeks) and Anlotinib (12 mg, p.o., 2 weeks on/1 week off). After 6 cycles of inducing therapy, patients will receive Capecitabine and Anlotinib as maintenance therapy until tumor progression. Primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR); secondary endpoints included safety, disease control rate (DCR) and progression-free survival (PFS). Results: As of Sep.15th, 2020, 19 patients had been enrolled. 12 of 19 patients were evaluable for antitumor activity: 10 patients had partial response, 2 patients had stable disease. The ORR was 83.3% (95% CI: 51.6–97.9%), and DCR was 100% (95% CI: 73.5–108.1%). 9 patients (47.4%) developed grade Ⅲ adverse events with 1 (5.3%) grade Ⅳ AE. The grade Ⅲ AEs included hypertension (n = 8), diarrhea (n = 3), hypertriglyceridemia (n = 2), leukopenia and neutropenia (n = 3), alanine aminotransferase increase (n = 1), intestinal obstruction (n = 1), nausea and vomiting (n = 1), and grade Ⅳ AE was blood bilirubin increase. 1 patient received emergent surgery for relieving intestinal obstruction after 14 days of Anlotinib treatment discontinuation. No extra bleeding or wound healing risk were observed during the perioperative period. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Conclusions: The combination of Anlotinib and CAPEOX displayed promising antitumor activity and manageable toxicity in unresectable RAS and BRAF wild-type mCRC, which should be merited further evaluation in randomized studies. Clinical trial information: NCT04080843.


Author(s):  
B. González Astorga ◽  
F. Salvà Ballabrera ◽  
E. Aranda Aguilar ◽  
E. Élez Fernández ◽  
P. García-Alfonso ◽  
...  

AbstractColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. For metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients, it is recommended, as first-line treatment, chemotherapy (CT) based on doublet cytotoxic combinations of fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) and fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX). In addition to CT, biological (targeted agents) are indicated in the first-line treatment, unless contraindicated. In this context, most of mCRC patients are likely to progress and to change from first line to second line treatment when they develop resistance to first-line treatment options. It is in this second line setting where Aflibercept offers an alternative and effective therapeutic option, thought its specific mechanism of action for different patient’s profile: RAS mutant, RAS wild-type (wt), BRAF mutant, potentially resectable and elderly patients. In this paper, a panel of experienced oncologists specialized in the management of mCRC experts have reviewed and selected scientific evidence focused on Aflibercept as an alternative treatment.


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