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Tivantinib Plus Erlotinib Versus Placebo Plus Erlotinib for the Treatment of Non-squamous, Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01244191
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Sponsor decision due to the protocol-defined stopping boundary for futility was met based on the interim OS data.)
First Posted : November 19, 2010
Results First Posted : October 30, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 6, 2021
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Daiichi Sankyo

Brief Summary:
This study is to determine if the combination regimen of tivantinib with erlotinib will improve overall survival relative to erlotinib alone in subjects with locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer who have received 1 or 2 prior systemic anti-cancer therapies.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Non Squamous, Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Drug: Tivantinib Drug: Placebo Drug: Erlotinib Phase 3

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1048 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of ARQ197 Plus Erlotinib Versus Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Non-Squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Actual Study Start Date : January 11, 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 15, 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : December 15, 2012

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Tivantinib and erlotinib
Tivantinib 720 mg daily (360 mg twice a day) in combination with 150 mg of erlotinib, given once a day
Drug: Tivantinib
Tivantinib 720 mg daily as 3 x 120 mg oral tablets given twice a day
Other Name: ARQ197

Drug: Erlotinib
Erlotinib 150 mg oral tablets, given once a day

Active Comparator: Placebo and erlotinib
Tivantinib placebo given twice a day in combination with 150 mg of erlotinib, given once a day
Drug: Placebo
Tivantinib Placebo tablets given twice a day
Other Name: No drug

Drug: Erlotinib
Erlotinib 150 mg oral tablets, given once a day




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall Survival Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Non-Squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer [ Time Frame: Date of randomization up to date of death, up to approximately 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    The overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-free Survival Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Non-Squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer [ Time Frame: Date of randomization to disease progression or death (whichever comes first), up to 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    Progression-free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first objective documentation of disease progression or date of death from any cause (whichever comes first). As per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) criteria, progression was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions.

  2. Overall Survival in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Wild-Type Subpopulation Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Non-Squamous NSCLC [ Time Frame: Date of randomization up to date of death, up to approximately 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    The overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause.

  3. Progression-free Survival in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Gene Wild-Type Subpopulation Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants Non-Squamous NSCLC [ Time Frame: Date of randomization to disease progression or death (whichever comes first), up to 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    Progression-free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first objective documentation of disease progression or date of death from any cause (whichever comes first). As per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) criteria, progression was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions.

  4. Best Overall Tumor Response Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Non-Squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer [ Time Frame: From baseline up to disease progression or the development of unacceptable toxicity (whichever occurs first), up to 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    The best overall response was defined as the best response (in the order of confirmed complete response [CR], confirmed partial response [PR], stable disease [SD], and progressive disease [PD]) among all overall responses recorded from the start of treatment until the participant withdrew from the study. If there was no tumor assessment after the first dose of study drug, the best overall response was classified as Inevaluable. Based on RECIST v1.1, CR was defined as a disappearance of all target lesions, PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, and SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease (PD; at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions.

  5. Duration of Response Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Non-Squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer [ Time Frame: From the date of first objective response (CR or PR) or SD to date of progressive disease, up to 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    Duration of response was defined for participants with confirmed CR or PR as the time from the date of the first documentation of objective response (CR or PR) to the date of the first documentation of progressive disease. Duration of SD was defined for participants whose best response was SD as the time from the randomization date to the date of the first documentation of progressive disease.

  6. Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events Reported in ≥5% of Participants Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Non-Squamous, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 30 days after last dose, up to 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) were defined as those AEs that occurred, having been absent before the study, or worsened in severity after the initiation of study treatment administration.

  7. Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events Related to Tivantinib/Placebo Experienced by ≥5% of Participants Following Treatment With Tivantinib (ARQ 197) Plus Erlotinib Compared to Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Previously Treated Participants With Non-Squamous NSCLC [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 30 days after last dose, up to 1 year 11 months postdose ]
    Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) were defined as those AEs that occurred, having been absent before the study, or worsened in severity after the initiation of study treatment administration.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed surgically unresectable locally advanced or metastatic (stage IIIB/IV) non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer.
  • Measurable disease and documented disease progression following last prior therapy according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria, Version 1.1.
  • Have received one or two prior lines of systemic anti-cancer therapy therapy for advanced or metastatic disease, one of which must be a platinum-doublet therapy. Patients who received only adjuvant treatment will be eligible only if disease progression occurred <6 months after completion of adjuvant therapy. Prior maintenance therapy is allowed and will be considered as the same line of therapy when continued without discontinuation after initiation of a treatment regimen.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Resolution of any toxic effects of prior therapy (including radiotherapy) according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Version 4.0, Grade ≤1 (with the exception of alopecia and ≤grade 2 neuropathy). Subject must have recovered from significant surgery-related complications.
  • Demonstrate adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal functions, defined as:
  • ALT, AST, and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) in subjects with no liver metastasis and ≤5.0 x ULN in subjects with liver metastasis.
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN (≤ 4 × ULN total and ≤1.5 × ULN direct bilirubin is acceptable for subjects with Gilbert's syndrome).
  • ANC ≥1.5 × 10^9/L.
  • Platelet count ≥100 × 10^9/L.
  • Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL (transfusion and/or growth factor support allowed).
  • Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min.
  • Archival and/or fresh biopsy tissue sample must be available for biomarker determination. The status of the following biomarkers will be collected in this study: EGFR and KRAS mutation status prior to randomization, and MET status post randomization
  • If of child-bearing/reproductive potential (female or male), must agree to use double-barrier contraceptive measures, oral contraception, or avoidance of intercourse during the study and for 90 days after last investigational drug dose received
  • If female and of childbearing potential, must have a negative result of a pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 72 hours prior to initiating study treatment.
  • Must have signed and dated an approved Informed Consent Form (Including HIPAA authorization, if applicable) before performance of any study-specific procedures or tests. Subjects must be fully informed about their illness and the investigational nature of the study protocol (including forseeable risks and possible side effects)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior therapy with an EGFR inhibitor and/or ARQ 197 (or other known c-MET inhibitor).
  • Receipt of any systemic anti-tumor treatment for NSCLC within 3 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Receipt of palliative radiotherapy within 2 weeks or radiotherapy for curative intent of target lesions within 3 weeks prior to randomization. Lesions subjected to radiotherapy within 3 weeks prior to randomization may not be used as target lesions.
  • Major surgical procedure within 3 weeks prior to randomization.
  • History of cardiac disease:

Congestive heart failure defined as Class II to IV per New York Heart Association classification; active coronary artery disease; previously diagnosed symptomatic bradycardia (subjects with asymptomatic bradycardia and heart rate above 50 bpm are allowed) or other cardiac arrhythmia defined as ≥Grade 2 according to NCI CTCAE, version 4.0, or uncontrolled hypertension; myocardial infarction that occurred within 6 months prior to study entry (myocardial infarction that occurred > 6 months prior to study entry is permitted).

  • Clinically unstable central nervous system (CNS) metastasis (to be enrolled in the study, subjects must have confirmation of stable disease by MRI or computed tomography (CT) scan within 4 weeks of randomization and have CNS metastases well controlled by steroids, anti-epileptics or other symptom-relieving medications).
  • Need to breastfeed a child during or within 12 weeks of completing the study.
  • Significant gastrointestinal disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with absorption of ARQ 197 and/or erlotinib (eg, Crohn's disease, small or large bowel resection, malabsorption syndrome).
  • Inability or unwillingness to swallow the complete doses of ARQ 197 or erlotinib.
  • Any known contraindication to treatment with, including hypersensitivity to, ARQ 197 or erlotinib.
  • History of malignancy other than NSCLC within the 5 years prior to randomization, with the exceptions of adequately treated intraepithelial carcinoma of the cervix uteri; prostate carcinoma with a prostate-specific antigen value <0.2 ng/mL; or basal or squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
  • Any other significant co-morbid condition that, in opinion of the investigator, would impair study participation or cooperation.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01244191


Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Daiichi Sankyo
ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
Investigators
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Study Director: Global Clinical Leader Daiichi Sankyo
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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Responsible Party: Daiichi Sankyo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01244191    
Other Study ID Numbers: ARQ197-A-U302
2010-022365-10 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: November 19, 2010    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: October 30, 2020
Last Update Posted: April 6, 2021
Last Verified: March 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Keywords provided by Daiichi Sankyo:
Non squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer
Epidermal growth factor receptor
c-Met inhibitor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents