Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungPhase 2TIMELYNCT01415011
Efficacy and Safety Study of Afatinib to Treat Lung Cancer Patients
A Phase 2 study testing Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in people with Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, run by University College, London at 15 sites in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of using afatinib (BIBW 2992) to treat non-small cell lung cancer patients considered unfit for chemotherapy and have either suspected or confirmed Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- What is being tested?
- Afatinib (BIBW 2992)
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 39 participants
- Where
- 15 sitesUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- Dec 2012to 30 Nov 2018
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Any stage not suitable for radical treatment
- Either:
- Confirmed activating EGFR mutation (exons 18-21; e.g. L858R, exon 19 deletions, exon 20 insertions, T790M, list is not exhaustive), and WHO PS 0-3 Or No tissue suitable for EGFR genotyping, failed genotype, or EGFR genotyping unavailable, and NSCLC Adenocarcinoma sub-type, and
- Eligible smoking history:
- Never smoker (<100 cigarettes in lifetime), or Former smoker (stopped >1year ago and ≤10 pack-years) and WHO PS 0-2
- Unsuitable for or patient declining chemotherapy due to significant co-morbidity
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- Measurable disease according to RECIST version 1.1
- Adequate haematopoietic, hepatic and renal function defined as follows:
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≤1.5 x 109/L and platelet count ≤100 x 109/L
- Bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN, ALT (SGPT) ≤3 x ULN (or ≤ 5 x ULN in cases of liver metastases)
- Serum creatinine clearance ≥45 ml/min
- Palliative radiotherapy allowed unless to a solitary target lesion
- Age 18 or over (no upper age limit)
- Written informed consent that is consistent with ICH-GCP guidelines
Who cannot join
- Previous treatment with afatinib (BIBW 2992), or any EGFR-directed inhibitor
- Any concurrent anticancer systemic therapy
- Prior chemotherapy for relapsed and/or metastatic NSCLC
- Neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted if at least 12 months has elapsed between the end of chemotherapy and registration
- Suitable for radical radiotherapy
- Palliative radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to registration
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- Palliative radiotherapy to a solitary target lesion
- Surgery (other than biopsy) within 4 weeks prior to registration
- Inability to take oral medication, requirement for intravenous feeding, active peptic ulcer, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, any medical co- morbidity affecting gastrointestinal absorption
- Patients with current or pre-existing interstitial lung disease
- Active or uncontrolled infections or serious illnesses or medical conditions that could interfere with the patient's participation in the trial
- Significant or recent acute gastrointestinal abnormalities with diarrhoea as a major symptom e.g., Crohn's disease, mal-absorption, or CTCAE version 4.0 Grade ≥3 diarrhoea of any etiology at baseline
- Active brain metastases (defined as stable for <4 weeks and/or symptomatic and/or requiring treatment with anticonvulsants and/or leptomeningeal disease). Steroids will be allowed if administered as a stable (same) dose for at least one month before trial entry.
- Any other current malignancy or malignancy diagnosed within the past five years (other than non-melanomatous skin cancer and in situ cervical cancer)
- History or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular abnormalities such as uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure NYHA classification of 3 or more, unstable angina or poorly controlled arrhythmia. Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to registration
- Symptomatic left ventricular failure with NYHA classification of 3 or more
- Active viral hepatitis and/or known HIV positive
- Known or suspected active drug or alcohol abuse
- Use of any investigational drug within 8 weeks of registration.
- Known allergy to BIBW 2992 or other ingredients.
- Patients on steroids must have been on the same dose for at least 4 weeks.
- Inability to understand or to comply with the requirements of the trial, trial protocol or to provide informed consent.
- Women of childbearing potential, or men who are able to father a child, unwilling to use a medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial
- Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
- Requirement for treatment with any of the prohibited concomitant medications listed in protocol
Trial locations and contacts
15 sites in 1 country.
15 sites in 1 country
United Kingdom15 sites
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Bournemouth
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow
James Paget University Hospital
Great Yarmouth
East Kent Hospitals
Kent
Maidstone Hospital
Kent
St James's University Hospital
Leeds
Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals
London
Charing Cross Hospital
London
Guy's Hospital
London
University College Hospital
London
Musgrove Park Hospital
Somerset
The Royal Marsden Hospitals
Sutton
King's Mill Hospital
Sutton in Ashfield
Weston General Hospital
Weston-super-Mare
York Hospital
York
About this study
Official title: Trial of Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in Suspected or Confirmed Mutant EGFR Lung Cancer Patients Unfit for Chemotherapy
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of using afatinib (BIBW 2992) to treat non-small cell lung cancer patients considered unfit for chemotherapy and have either suspected or confirmed Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation.
Read the detailed description
Lung cancer is most common cause of death from cancer, of which non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for ~80% of all cases with most patients presenting with advanced disease. Patients medically unfit to receive radical or platinum-doublet palliative systemic therapy, because of poor performance status or comorbidity, account for at least 45% of newly diagnosed cases and have poor survival. Many oncologists have interpreted single-agent chemotherapy data as not clinically meaningful when balanced against toxicities, non-significant improvements in quality of life and comorbidity. Hence, in the UK, this group of patients are predominantly treated by best-supportive care (BSC).
This study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of using afatinib (BIBW 2992), an irreversible second generation EGFR inhibitor, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, who are considered unfit for chemotherapy and have either suspected or confirmed Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation.
Suspected EGFR mutant patients will have clinical characteristics likely to harbour the EGFR mutation (adenocarcinoma sub type and ex or never smokers) with EGFR genotype unknown either due to no tissue suitable for genotyping or failed genotype.
There has been only one small prospective study of medically unfit patients with EGFR mutation, but it demonstrated good efficacy with a TKI17. This phase II study of East Asian patients (n=30) with performance status 2-4 and treated with gefitinib demonstrated a rapid improvement in performance status at 1 month, an overall response rate of 66% and median survival of 17.8 months. Whilst gefitinib is licensed for EGFR mutant NSCLC, no prospective studies have yet been performed on medically unfit patients from Western countries. Despite dramatic initial responses, EGFR mutant NSCLC patients treated with gefitinib/erlotinib ultimately relapse. In ~50% of cases this is due to the gefitinib/erlotinib-resistant T790M genotype acquired through either secondary somatic mutation or clonal expansion. There is therefore a need to improve the outcomes of medically unfit patients with suspected EGFR mutation, who would otherwise be treated with best supportive care, and in proven EGFR mutation cases by using an effective EGFR-directed therapy that inhibits EGFRT790M.
Prospective data on medically unfit Western NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation are required to assess the efficacy of EGFR-TKIs. Additionally, given that 50% of such patients will become TKI-resistant through EGFRT790M, new therapies are required to overcome this resistance mechanism.
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Being tested
- Afatinib (BIBW 2992)
- Keywords
- Afatinib (BIBW2992), EGFR Mutation, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Poor performance status, Elderly
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Afatinib (BIBW 2992)Drug
All patients will be given daily oral afatinib (BIBW 2992) administered every 28 days until disease progression/toxicity/clinician decision to stop. Starting dose is 40mg. 30mg and 20mg will be administered according to protocol dose modification requirements following toxicity.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Afatinib (BIBW 2992) | Experimental | All patients will be given daily oral afatinib (BIBW 2992) administered every 28 days until disease progression/toxicity/clinician decision to stop. Starting dose is 40mg. 30mg and 20mg will be administered according to protocol dose modification requirements following toxicity. Receives: Drug: Afatinib (BIBW 2992) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Progression free survival
Progression free survival will be determined by measurement of tumour size using RECIST version 1.1 at progression or date of patient death.
Measured: At 6 months
Secondary outcomes (6)
Overall response
Measured: CT scan of chest & abdomen 4 weeks after registartion, then every 8 calender weeks until disease progression. CT scans every 12 weeks if patient is still on BIBW 2992 after 1 year of treatment.
Overall survival
Measured: This will be measured in days, from the first day of treatment to the day of death.
Change in performance status
Measured: At 1 month
Safety
For each type of adverse event, the maximum toxicity grade will be obtained for each patient using CTCAE version 4.0 to closely monitor tolerability to BIBW 2992. Focus will be on those with a grade 3 or 4 BIBW 2992 related toxicities. The proportion of patients with any grade 3 or 4 event will also be examined.
Measured: To be assessed at every timepoint i.e. baseline, fortnightly for the first 2 cycles and then monthly for 12 months and 2 monthly thereafter
Progression free survival in patients aged 70 and over
Measured: At progression or patient death
Treatment compliance
Measured: Compliance will be examined based on the time between starting treatment and stopping it completely
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Aug 2011 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2012
- Primary completionAug 2015
- Study completion30 Nov 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University College, LondonThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 39 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University College, London
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sanjay Popat, BSc MBBS MRCP PhD, Principal investigator, Royal Marsden Hospital London
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01415011
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UCL/09/0426
- Other IDs
- 2011-003608-19
- Acronym
- TIMELY
- Status last verified
- Oct 2017
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2011
- Last updated
- 15 Jan 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Jan 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Trial of Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in Suspected or Confirmed Mutant EGFR Lung Cancer Patients Unfit for Chemotherapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01415011
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TIMELY / UCL/09/0426
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Keywords
- Afatinib (BIBW2992), EGFR Mutation, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Poor performance status, Elderly
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 39 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University College, LondonUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Study start
- Dec 2012
- Primary completion
- Aug 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Nov 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Aug 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of using afatinib (BIBW 2992) to treat non-small cell lung cancer patients considered unfit for chemotherapy and have either suspected or confirmed Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation.
Detailed description
Lung cancer is most common cause of death from cancer, of which non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for ~80% of all cases with most patients presenting with advanced disease. Patients medically unfit to receive radical or platinum-doublet palliative systemic therapy, because of poor performance status or comorbidity, account for at least 45% of newly diagnosed cases and have poor survival. Many oncologists have interpreted single-agent chemotherapy data as not clinically meaningful when balanced against toxicities, non-significant improvements in quality of life and comorbidity. Hence, in the UK, this group of patients are predominantly treated by best-supportive care (BSC).
This study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of using afatinib (BIBW 2992), an irreversible second generation EGFR inhibitor, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, who are considered unfit for chemotherapy and have either suspected or confirmed Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation.
Suspected EGFR mutant patients will have clinical characteristics likely to harbour the EGFR mutation (adenocarcinoma sub type and ex or never smokers) with EGFR genotype unknown either due to no tissue suitable for genotyping or failed genotype.
There has been only one small prospective study of medically unfit patients with EGFR mutation, but it demonstrated good efficacy with a TKI17. This phase II study of East Asian patients (n=30) with performance status 2-4 and treated with gefitinib demonstrated a rapid improvement in performance status at 1 month, an overall response rate of 66% and median survival of 17.8 months. Whilst gefitinib is licensed for EGFR mutant NSCLC, no prospective studies have yet been performed on medically unfit patients from Western countries. Despite dramatic initial responses, EGFR mutant NSCLC patients treated with gefitinib/erlotinib ultimately relapse. In ~50% of cases this is due to the gefitinib/erlotinib-resistant T790M genotype acquired through either secondary somatic mutation or clonal expansion. There is therefore a need to improve the outcomes of medically unfit patients with suspected EGFR mutation, who would otherwise be treated with best supportive care, and in proven EGFR mutation cases by using an effective EGFR-directed therapy that inhibits EGFRT790M.
Prospective data on medically unfit Western NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation are required to assess the efficacy of EGFR-TKIs. Additionally, given that 50% of such patients will become TKI-resistant through EGFRT790M, new therapies are required to overcome this resistance mechanism.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Afatinib (BIBW 2992) | Experimental | Drug: Afatinib (BIBW 2992)All patients will be given daily oral afatinib (BIBW 2992) administered every 28 days until disease progression/toxicity/clinician decision to stop. Starting dose is 40mg. 30mg and 20mg will be administered according to protocol dose modification requirements following toxicity. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (14 listed)
- Any stage not suitable for radical treatment
- Either:
- Confirmed activating EGFR mutation (exons 18-21; e.g. L858R, exon 19 deletions, exon 20 insertions, T790M, list is not exhaustive), and WHO PS 0-3 Or No tissue suitable for EGFR genotyping, failed genotype, or EGFR genotyping unavailable, and NSCLC Adenocarcinoma sub-type, and
- Never smoker (<100 cigarettes in lifetime), or Former smoker (stopped >1year ago and ≤10 pack-years) and WHO PS 0-2
- Unsuitable for or patient declining chemotherapy due to significant co-morbidity
Key exclusion criteria (25 listed)
- Previous treatment with afatinib (BIBW 2992), or any EGFR-directed inhibitor
- Any concurrent anticancer systemic therapy
- Prior chemotherapy for relapsed and/or metastatic NSCLC
- Neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted if at least 12 months has elapsed between the end of chemotherapy and registration
- Suitable for radical radiotherapy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Afatinib (BIBW 2992)All patients will be given daily oral afatinib (BIBW 2992) administered every 28 days until disease progression/toxicity/clinician decision to stop. Starting dose is 40mg. 30mg and 20mg will be administered according to protocol dose modification requirements following toxicity. | Drug | Afatinib (BIBW 2992) |
Primary outcome
Progression free survival
Time frame: At 6 months
Progression free survival will be determined by measurement of tumour size using RECIST version 1.1 at progression or date of patient death.
6 secondary outcomes
Overall response
Time frame: CT scan of chest & abdomen 4 weeks after registartion, then every 8 calender weeks until disease progression. CT scans every 12 weeks if patient is still on BIBW 2992 after 1 year of treatment.
Overall survival
Time frame: This will be measured in days, from the first day of treatment to the day of death.
Change in performance status
Time frame: At 1 month
Safety
Time frame: To be assessed at every timepoint i.e. baseline, fortnightly for the first 2 cycles and then monthly for 12 months and 2 monthly thereafter
Progression free survival in patients aged 70 and over
Time frame: At progression or patient death
Treatment compliance
Time frame: Compliance will be examined based on the time between starting treatment and stopping it completely
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Jan 2019.
- Cancer Research UK \& UCL Cancer Trials CentreLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sanjay Popat, BSc MBBS MRCP PhD principal investigator
Royal Marsden Hospital London
15 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in people with Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, run by University College, London at 15 sites in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 25 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 15 sites in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Progression free survival (time frame: At 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Jan 2019.