The efficacy of continuing osimertinib with platinum pemetrexed chemotherapy upon progression in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer harboring sensitizing EGFR mutations.
For patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC who progress on osimertinib, the clinical benefit of continuing osimertinib with next line platinum pemetrexed chemotherapy remains unknown.
In this international, multi-center, retrospective cohort study, a total of 159 patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC who progressed on osimertinib and received platinum-pemetrexed therapy on progression from 2013 to 2023 were included. The data cutoff was December 31, 2023. Data analysis was conducted from January 2024 to June 2024. The primary endpoints were progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), analyzed using Kaplan-Meier methods. Multivariable Cox regression adjusting for patient-specific and cancer-specific factors was performed.
421 patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC with progression on osimertinib were identified, of which159 patients who met pre-specified inclusion criteria were divided into two groups: Cohort 1 (osimertinib + platinum-pemetrexed) included 50 patients (median [IQR] age, 59 [30 - 83] years; 36 [72.0 %] female; 11 [22.4 %] Asian) and Cohort 2 (platinum-pemetrexed alone) included 109 patients (median [IQR] age, 54 [25 - 80] years; 62 [56.9 %] female; 74 [64.9 %] Asian). Most patients were never smokers (Cohort 1, 37 [74.0 %]; Cohort 2, 66 [60.6 %]). One third of patients had baseline brain metastases (Cohort 1, 19 [38.0 %]; Cohort 2, 36 [38.3 %]). Both cohorts had a median of two prior lines of anti-cancer therapy. The addition of bevacizumab or immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) to next-line platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy was more common in Cohort 2 (bevacizumab use, 30.3 % vs 8.0 %, p = 0.002; ICI use, 33.0 % vs 2.0 %, p = 0.001). With a median duration of follow up of 30 months, there was a significant PFS benefit to continuing osimertinib with next line platinum pemetrexed chemotherapy (9.0 vs 4.5 months; HR 0.49, 95 % CI 0.32 - 0.74, p = 0.0032), also seen in subset analyses of patients who received first line osimertinib (n = 55, 11.0 vs 6.2 months; HR 0.41, 95 % CI 0.25 - 0.73, p = 0.002). Among patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC without brain metastases after progression on osimertinib, we found that continuing osimertinib with next line platinum pemetrexed significantly reduced the median time to CNS progression (n = 38; 7.0 vs 4.1 months; HR 0.47, 95 % CI 0.48 - 0.98, p = 0.01). After adjusted analysis, there was no significant OS difference between Cohorts 1 and 2 (19 months vs 13 months; HR 0.92, 95 % CI 0.60 - 1.39, p = 0.68).
For patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC who progress on osimertinib, there is a significant PFS, but not OS, benefit to continuing osimertinib with next line platinum pemetrexed chemotherapy. The continuation of osimertinib with next line platinum pemetrexed chemotherapy appears to reduce the risk of CNS progression.
Patil T
,Gao D
,Watson A
,Sakamoto M
,Nie Y
,Gibson A
,Dean ML
,Yoder BA
,Miller E
,Stalker M
,Aisner DL
,Bunn PA
,Schenk EL
,Marmarelis ME
,Bennati C
,Navani V
,Zhang Y
,Camidge DR
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Tepotinib plus osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer with MET amplification following progression on first-line osimertinib (INSIGHT 2): a multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial.
Patients with EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and MET amplification as a mechanism of resistance to first-line osimertinib have few treatment options. Here, we report the primary analysis of the phase 2 INSIGHT 2 study evaluating tepotinib, a highly selective MET inhibitor, combined with osimertinib in this population.
This open-label, phase 2 study was conducted at 179 academic centres and community clinics in 17 countries. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 and advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC of any histology, with MET amplification by tissue biopsy fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH; MET gene copy number of ≥5 or MET-to-CEP7 ratio of ≥2) or liquid biopsy next-generation sequencing (MET plasma gene copy number of ≥2·3), following progression on first-line osimertinib. Patients received oral tepotinib 500 mg plus oral osimertinib 80 mg once daily. The primary endpoint was independently assessed objective response in patients with MET amplification by central FISH treated with tepotinib plus osimertinib with at least 9 months of follow-up. Safety was analysed in patients who received at least one study drug dose. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03940703 (enrolment complete).
Between Feb 13, 2020, and Nov 4, 2022, 128 patients (74 [58%] female, 54 [42%] male) were enrolled and initiated tepotinib plus osimertinib. The primary activity analysis population included 98 patients with MET amplification confirmed by central FISH, previous first-line osimertinib and at least 9 months of follow-up (median 12·7 months [IQR 9·9-20·3]). The confirmed objective response rate was 50·0% (95% CI 39·7-60·3; 49 of 98 patients). The most common treatment-related grade 3 or worse adverse events were peripheral oedema (six [5%] of 128 patients), decreased appetite (five [4%]), prolonged electrocardiogram QT interval (five [4%]), and pneumonitis (four [3%]). Serious treatment-related adverse events were reported in 16 (13%) patients. Deaths of four (3%) patients were assessed as potentially related to either trial drug by the investigator due to pneumonitis (two [2%] patients), decreased platelet count (one [1%]), respiratory failure (one [1%]), and dyspnoea (one [1%]); one death was attributed to both pneumonitis and dyspnoea.
Tepotinib plus osimertinib showed promising activity and acceptable safety in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and MET amplification as a mechanism of resistance to first-line osimertinib, suggesting a potential chemotherapy-sparing oral targeted therapy option that should be further investigated.
Merck (CrossRef Funder ID: 10.13039/100009945).
Wu YL
,Guarneri V
,Voon PJ
,Lim BK
,Yang JJ
,Wislez M
,Huang C
,Liam CK
,Mazieres J
,Tho LM
,Hayashi H
,Nhung NV
,Chia PL
,de Marinis F
,Raskin J
,Zhou Q
,Finocchiaro G
,Le AT
,Wang J
,Dooms C
,Kato T
,Nadal E
,Hin HS
,Smit EF
,Wermke M
,Tan D
,Morise M
,O'Brate A
,Adrian S
,Pfeiffer BM
,Stroh C
,Juraeva D
,Strotmann R
,Goteti K
,Berghoff K
,Ellers-Lenz B
,Karachaliou N
,Le X
,Kim TM
,INSIGHT 2 investigators
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Osimertinib after definitive chemoradiotherapy in unresectable stage III epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer: analyses of central nervous system efficacy and distant progression from the phase III LAURA study.
Distant metastases in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are a poor prognostic factor that negatively impact quality of life. The central nervous system (CNS) is a common site of distant progression in epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) NSCLC. Osimertinib is a third-generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor recommended for advanced EGFRm NSCLC and as adjuvant treatment for resected EGFRm NSCLC. In LAURA (NCT03521154), osimertinib demonstrated statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) versus placebo in unresectable stage III EGFRm NSCLC without progression during/following chemoradiotherapy (CRT). CNS efficacy and time to death or distant metastases (TTDM) analyses are reported here.
Patients without progression during/following definitive platinum-based CRT were randomised 2 : 1 to receive osimertinib (80 mg daily) or placebo until progression [by blinded independent central review (BICR)] or discontinuation. The primary endpoint was PFS by BICR. CNS PFS by neuroradiologist BICR and TTDM by BICR were secondary endpoints.
Overall, 216 patients were randomised (143 osimertinib, 73 placebo). Median CNS PFS by neuroradiologist BICR was not reached [95% confidence interval (CI) not calculable (NC)-NC] with osimertinib versus 14.9 months (95% CI 7.4 months-NC) with placebo; hazard ratio (HR) for CNS PFS: 0.17 (95% CI 0.09-0.32). CNS PFS analysis by investigator assessment was consistent with BICR assessment. The cumulative incidence of CNS progression at 12 months was 9% (95% CI 5% to 14%) with osimertinib and 36% (95% CI 24% to 47%) with placebo. There was clinically meaningful improvement in TTDM with osimertinib versus placebo; HR for TTDM: 0.21 (95% CI 0.11-0.38). The cumulative incidence of distant metastases at 12 months was 11% (95% CI 6% to 17%) with osimertinib and 37% (95% CI 26% to 48%) with placebo.
Osimertinib demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in CNS PFS and TTDM versus placebo, supporting osimertinib post-CRT as the standard of care in unresectable stage III EGFRm NSCLC.
Lu S
,Ahn MJ
,Reungwetwattana T
,Özgüroğlu M
,Kato T
,Yang JC
,Huang M
,Fujiki F
,Inoue T
,Quang LV
,Sriuranpong V
,Vicente D
,Fuentes C
,Chaudhry AA
,Poole L
,Armenteros Monterroso E
,Rukazenkov Y
,van der Gronde T
,Ramalingam SS
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