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BREAST CANCER—HER2/ER<br />
LBA1 Plenary Session, Sun, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM<br />
Primary results from EMILIA, a phase <strong>II</strong>I study of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1)<br />
versus capecitabine (X) and lapatinib (L) in HER2-positive locally advanced or<br />
metastatic breast cancer (MBC) previously treated with trastuzumab (T) and a<br />
taxane.<br />
Kimberly L. Blackwell, David Miles, Luca Gianni, Ian E. Krop, Manfred Welslau, José Baselga,<br />
Mark D. Pegram, Do-Youn Oh, Veronique Dieras, Steven R. Olsen, Liang Fang, Michael W. Lu,<br />
Ellie Guardino, Sunil Verma; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Mount Vernon Cancer Centre,<br />
Middlesex, United Kingdom; San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston,<br />
MA; Praxis Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and<br />
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,<br />
Miami, FL; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea;<br />
Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA;<br />
Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada<br />
Background: T-DM1 is an antibody-drug conjugate comprising T, a stable linker, and the potent cytotoxic<br />
agent DM1; it incorporates the antitumor activities of T and the HER2-targeted delivery of DM1. Methods:<br />
EMILIA is a randomized study of T-DM1 vs XL, the only approved combination <strong>for</strong> T-refractory HER2�<br />
MBC. Patients (pts) received T-DM1 (3.6 mg/kg IV q3w) or X (1000 mg/m 2 PO bid, days 1–14 q3w) �<br />
L (1,250 mg PO daily) until progressive disease (PD) or unmanageable toxicity. Pts had confirmed HER2�<br />
MBC (IHC3� and/or FISH�), and prior therapy with T and a taxane. Primary end points were PFS by<br />
independent review, OS and safety. An interim OS analysis (efficacy boundary: HR� 0.617; p�0.0003)<br />
was planned at the time of the final PFS analysis. Results: 991 pts were enrolled; 978 received treatment.<br />
Median (med) durations of follow-up were 12.9 (T-DM1) and 12.4 (XL) months (mo). Baseline<br />
demographics, prior therapy and disease characteristics were balanced. There was a significant improvement<br />
in PFS favoring T-DM1 (med 9.6 vs 6.4 mo; HR�0.650 [95% CI, 0.549–0.771]; p �0.0001). The med<br />
T-DM1 OS was not reached vs 23.3 mo (HR�0.621 [95% CI, 0.475–0.813]; p�0.0005); the interim<br />
efficacy boundary was not crossed. T-DM1 was well tolerated with no unexpected safety signals. The most<br />
common grade �3 adverse events (AEs) per treatment were <strong>for</strong> T-DM1: thrombocytopenia (12.9% vs<br />
0.2%), increased AST (4.3% vs 0.8%), and increased ALT (2.9% vs 1.4%); <strong>for</strong> XL: diarrhea (20.7% vs<br />
1.6%), palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia (16.4% vs 0) and vomiting (4.5% vs 0.8%). The table lists other<br />
end points. Conclusions: T-DM1 conferred a significant and clinically meaningful improvement in PFS<br />
compared with XL. Other end points support T-DM1 as an active and well-tolerated novel therapy <strong>for</strong><br />
HER2� advanced BC.<br />
T-DM1 XL<br />
OS, % (95% CI)<br />
1-year 84.7 (80.76–88.55) 77.0 (72.40–81.50)<br />
2-year<br />
Objective response (OR)<br />
65.4 (58.65–72.15) 47.5 (39.20–55.89)<br />
% (95% CI) 43.6 (38.6–48.6) 30.8 (26.3–35.7)<br />
Duration of response<br />
in pts with OR,<br />
med mo (95% CI)<br />
12.6 (8.38–20.76) 6.5 (5.45–7.16)<br />
Dose reduction, % 16.3 X 53.4<br />
L 27.3<br />
AEs > grade 3, % 40.8 57.0<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
2 Plenary Session, Sun, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM<br />
Long-term follow-up results of EORTC 26951: A randomized phase <strong>II</strong>I study on<br />
adjuvant PCV chemotherapy in anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors (AOD).<br />
Martin J. Van Den Bent, Khê Hoang-Xuan, Alba Ariela Brandes, Johan M Kros,<br />
Mathilde C.M. Kouwenhoven, Martin J. B. Taphoorn, Jean-Yves Delattre, Hans J.J.B. Bernsen,<br />
Marc Frenay, Cees Tijssen, Wolfgang Grisold, Laszlo Sipos, Roelien H. Enting, Winand N.M. Dinjens,<br />
Pim French, Charles J Vecht, Anouk Allgeier, Denis A. Lacombe, Thierry Gorlia; Erasmus University<br />
Medical Center, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-<br />
Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Medical Oncology Department, Bellaria-Maggiore Hospital, Azienda USL of<br />
Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Erasmus University Medical<br />
Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Medical Center Haaglanden/VU Medical Center, The Hague/Amsterdam,<br />
Netherlands; Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital-Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI University, Paris, France; Canisius<br />
Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Anticancer Center, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice,<br />
France; Elisabeth Gasthuis, Tilburg, Netherlands; Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria; Neurooncologist<br />
National Institute of Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary; Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen,<br />
Groningen, Netherlands; Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Medical Center The Hague, The<br />
Hague, Netherlands; European Organisation <strong>for</strong> Research and Treatment of Cancer Headquarters,<br />
Brussels, Belgium<br />
Background: AOD are chemotherapy-sensitive tumors especially if 1p/19q co-deleted. Between 1995 and<br />
2002 the EORTC Brain Tumor Group conducted a prospective phase <strong>II</strong>I study on adjuvant procarbazine,<br />
CCNU and vincristine chemotherapy (PCV) in AOD. We now present long-term follow-up. Methods:<br />
Patients (pts) with locally diagnosed newly diagnosed AOD were randomized between radiotherapy (RT, 33<br />
x 1.8 Gy) and the same RT followed by 6 cycles of standard PCV (RT/PCV). Primary endpoints were<br />
overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). 1p/19q status, IDH status and MGMT promoter<br />
methylation were determined in 300, 167, and 186 pts respectively. Results: Between 1996 and 2002, 368<br />
pts were included. At the time of analysis 281 pts (76.4%) had died. Median PFS after RT/PCV was<br />
significantly longer compared to RT alone (24.3 months versus 13.21 months, hazard ratio [HR] 0.66, [95%<br />
confidence interval (95% CI) 0.52, 0.83]). More RT arm patients received chemotherapy at progression<br />
(75% vs 53%). Median OS was also significantly prolonged in the RT/PCV arm (42.3 months vs 30.6<br />
months <strong>for</strong> the RT arm, HR 0.75 [95% CI 0.60, 0.95]). 1p/19q co-deleted patients (n � 76) treated with<br />
RT/PCV had improved OS compared to RT arm pts (median OS not reached vs 113 months; HR 0.54, p<br />
� 0.0487). In the 224 patients without 1p/19q co-deletion the difference in OS was non-significant (OS<br />
RT/PCV arm 25 months vs 22 months in the RT arm, HR 0.82, p � 0.18; test <strong>for</strong> interaction p � 0.22).<br />
There was a slight trend towards improved OS in MGMT methylated and IDH mutated tumors versus<br />
unmethylated and IDH wild type tumors (Table). Conclusions: The addition of PCV to RT increases PFS<br />
and OS in AOD. Pts with 1p/19q co-deletion appear to benefit most from the addition of PCV, with a trend<br />
<strong>for</strong> improved OS in pts with MGMT methylation and IDH mutations.<br />
Molecular features and the HR reduction <strong>for</strong> OS in the RT/PCV arm.<br />
Feature Status N HR 95% CI Status N HR 95% CI P<br />
1p/19q Co-deleted 76 0.54 0.29, 1.01 Intact 224 0.82 0.61, 1.10 0.22<br />
MGMT Methylated 132 0.67 0.44, 1.01 Unmethylated 54 0.80 0.46, 1.42 0.6<br />
IDH Mutated 77 0.59 0.33, 1.07 Wild type 90 0.72 0.46, 1.11 0.58<br />
Abbreviations: n: number of pts; p: p value interaction test.<br />
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
LYMPHOMA AND PLASMA CELL DISORDERS<br />
3 Plenary Session, Sun, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM<br />
Bendamustine plus rituximab (B-R) versus CHOP plus rituximab (CHOP-R) as<br />
first-line treatment in patients with indolent and mantle cell lymphomas (MCL):<br />
Updated results from the StiL NHL1 study.<br />
Mathias J. Rummel, Norbert Niederle, Georg Maschmeyer, Andre G. Banat, Ulrich von Gruenhagen,<br />
Christoph Losem, Dorothea Kofahl-Krause, Gerhard Heil, Manfred Welslau, Christina Balser,<br />
Ulrich Kaiser, Eckhart Weidmann, Heinz A. Duerk, Harald Ballo, Martina Stauch, Juergen Barth,<br />
Axel Hinke, Wolfram Brugger, Study Group Indolent Lymphomas (StiL); Universitaetsklinik, Giessen,<br />
Germany; Klinikum Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany; Potsdam Klinikum, Potsdam, Germany; Outpatient<br />
Clinic, Cottbus, Germany; Onkologische Praxis, Neuss, Germany; Medizinische Hochschule Hannover,<br />
Hannover, Germany; Kreiskrankenhaus Lüdenscheid, Luedenscheid, Germany; Praxis Aschaffenburg,<br />
Aschaffenburg, Germany; Onkologische Praxis, Marburg, Germany; St. Bernward Krankenhaus,<br />
Hildesheim, Germany; Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany; St. Marien-Hospital Hamm, Hamm,<br />
Germany; Onkologische Praxis, Offenbach, Germany; Outpatient Department, Kronach, Germany; WisP<br />
Clinical Research Organisation, Langenfeld, Germany; Schwarzwald-Baar Clinic, Villingen-<br />
Schwenningen, Germany<br />
Background: This multicenter, randomized, phase <strong>II</strong>I study compared B-R and CHOP-R as first-line<br />
treatment in indolent lymphoma and MCL and was presented at ASH 2009 including a comprehensive<br />
safety analysis. Here we present an updated analysis with a cut-off date <strong>for</strong> 31 Oct 2011. Methods: 549<br />
patients (pts) with indolent or MCL were randomized to receive B-R or CHOP-R <strong>for</strong> a max of 6 cycles. The<br />
primary endpoint was PFS. Results: 514 pts randomized pts were evaluable (261 B-R; 253 CHOP-R).<br />
Patient characteristics were well balanced between arms; median age was 64 years. At a median follow-up<br />
of 45 months, PFS was significantly prolonged with B-R compared with CHOP-R (HR 0.58, 95% CI<br />
0.44–0.74; P�0.001). Median PFS was 69.5 versus 31.2 months, respectively. The PFS benefit with B-R<br />
was maintained in all histological subtypes except marginal zone lymphoma. The PFS benefit with B-R was<br />
independent of age; HR 0.52 (P�0.002) in pts �60 years (n�199), and HR 0.62 (P�0.002) in pts �60 years<br />
(n�315). In pts with normal LDH (62%), PFS was significantly prolonged with B-R compared with<br />
CHOP-R (P�0.001), while in the elevated LDH group (38%) PFS was numerically, but not significantly<br />
increased with B-R compared with CHOP-R (P�0.118). In patients with follicular lymphoma, FLIPI<br />
subgroups defined by 0–2 factors (favorable) and 3–5 factors (unfavorable) had a longer PFS with B-R than<br />
with CHOP-R (P�0.043 and P�0.068 <strong>for</strong> the favorable and unfavorable FLIPI subgroups, respectively).<br />
Seventy four salvage treatments had been initiated in the B-R group; compared with 116 in the CHOP-R<br />
group, of those in the CHOP-R group 52 pts received B-R as salvage regimen. Overall survival did not differ<br />
between the treatment arms, with 43 and 45 deaths in the B-R and CHOP-R arms, respectively. Twenty<br />
secondary malignancies were observed in the B-R group compared with 23 in the CHOP-R group, with 1<br />
hematological malignancy in each group (1 MDS in B-R, 1 AML in CHOP-R). Conclusions: In patients<br />
with previously untreated indolent lymphoma, and elderly patients with MCL, B-R demonstrates a PFS<br />
benefit and improved tolerability compared with CHOP-R.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
GENITOURINARY CANCER<br />
4 Plenary Session, Sun, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM<br />
Intermittent (IAD) versus continuous androgen deprivation (CAD) in hormone<br />
sensitive metastatic prostate cancer (HSM1PC) patients (pts): Results of S9346<br />
(INT-0162), an international phase <strong>II</strong>I trial.<br />
Maha Hussain, Catherine M. Tangen, Celestia S. Higano, E. David Craw<strong>for</strong>d, Glenn Liu, George Wilding,<br />
Stephen Prescott, Atif Akdas, Eric Jay Small, Nancy Ann Dawson, Bryan J Donnelly, Peter Venner,<br />
Ulka N. Vaishampayan, Paul F. Schellhammer, David I. Quinn, Derek Raghavan, Nicholas J. Vogelzang,<br />
Ian Murchie Thompson; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI; SWOG<br />
Statistical Center, Seattle, WA; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; University of<br />
Colorado Health Science Center, Aurora, CO; University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison,<br />
WI; St. James University Hopsital, Leeds, United Kingdom; Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey;<br />
University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer<br />
Center, Washington, DC; Prostate Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada; Cross Cancer Institute,<br />
Edmonton, AB, Canada; Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Urology of<br />
Virginia, Norfolk, VA; University of Southern Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los<br />
Angeles, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; US Oncology Research, LLC, McKesson Specialty<br />
Health, The Woodlands, TX, and Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; University of<br />
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX<br />
Background: Castration resistance occurs in the vast majority of HSM1PC pts treated with AD, with a<br />
median survival of 2.5 years (y). It is in part an adaptive process with activation of genes resulting in the<br />
production of autocrine/paracrine growth factors that contribute to maintaining the viability of PC cells.<br />
Replacing androgens be<strong>for</strong>e castration resistance is hypothesized to maintain PC androgen-dependence.<br />
Preclinically IAD prolonged time to castration resistance and early clinical data indicated feasibility and<br />
potential <strong>for</strong> better quality of life. Methods: HSM1PC pts with per<strong>for</strong>mance status (PS) 0-2, PSA � 5 ng/ml<br />
were treated with 7 months (m) of goserelin � bicalutamide. Pts achieving PSA �4 ng/ml on m 6 and 7<br />
were stratified by prior neoadjuvant AD/finasteride, PS and disease extent (minimal, extensive) and<br />
randomized to CAD or IAD. Primary objective: To assess if overall survival (OS) with IAD is noninferior<br />
to CAD using a one-sided test with an upper bound hazard ratio�1.20, adjusting <strong>for</strong> stratification factors.<br />
Sample size: 756 pts/arm, type I and <strong>II</strong> error rates of 0.05 and 0.10. Results: 3,040 pts were accrued by<br />
SWOG, CALGB, ECOG, NCIC, and EORTC (5/95- 9/08). After 7 m of CAD, 1535 eligible pts achieved<br />
PSA �4.0 (median age 70 yrs, 4% PS 2, 48% extensive disease, 12% prior neoadjuvant AD) and were<br />
randomized to CAD (759 pts) or IAD (770 pts). Grade 3/4 related adverse events: IAD 30.3%, CAD 32.6%.<br />
Median follow-up was 9.2 yrs. Median and 10 yr OS: All eligible pts from study entry: 3.6 yrs, 17%; from<br />
randomization CAD: 5.8 yrs, 29%; IAD: 5.1 yrs, 23%, HR (IAD/CAD) � 1.09 (95% CI 0.95, 1.24). No<br />
interaction with therapy was significant (p�0.25) except suggestion with disease extent (p�0.08): extensive<br />
disease HR�0.96 (95% CI 0.79, 1.15, p�0.64); minimal disease: HR�1.23 (95% CI 1.02, 1.48, p�0.035).<br />
PC was cause of death in 56% of CAD and 64% IAD pts. OSby race was not different (p�0.44).<br />
Conclusions: In HSM1PC, IAD is not proven to be noninferior to CAD. For extensive disease pts IAD was<br />
noninferior; however, IAD was statistically inferior in minimal disease pts suggesting that CAD is the<br />
preferred treatment in this group.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
BREAST CANCER—HER2/ER<br />
LBA506 Oral Abstract Session, Sun, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM<br />
Evaluation of lapatinib as a component of neoadjuvant therapy <strong>for</strong> HER2� operable<br />
breast cancer: NSABP protocol B-41.<br />
Andre Robidoux, Gong Tang, Priya Rastogi, Charles E. Geyer, Catherine A. Azar, James Norman Atkins,<br />
Louis Fehrenbacher, Harry Douglas Bear, Luis Baez-Diaz, J. Phillip Kuebler, Richard G. Margolese,<br />
William Blair Farrar, Adam Brufsky, Henry R. Shibata, Hanna Bandos, Soonmyung Paik,<br />
Joseph P. Costantino, Sandra M. Swain, Eleftherios P. Mamounas, Norman Wolmark; National Surgical<br />
Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC,<br />
Canada; NSABP Biostatistical Center and University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health,<br />
Department of Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and<br />
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel<br />
Project and University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; National Surgical Adjuvant<br />
Breast and Bowel Project and Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and<br />
Bowel Project and SCCC-CCOP, Goldboro, NC; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and<br />
Kaiser Permanente Northern Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Vallejo, CA; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project<br />
and Virginia Commonwealth University, Masey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA; National Surgical Adjuvant<br />
Breast and Bowel Project and CCOP San Juan, San Juan, PR; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and<br />
Bowel Project and CCOP Columbus, Columbus, OH; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project<br />
and Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; National<br />
Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital-Richard J. Solous<br />
Research Institute at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel<br />
Project and University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; National Surgical Adjuvant<br />
Breast and Bowel Project and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada; NSABP<br />
Biostatistical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of<br />
Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, Pittsburgh, PA;<br />
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Biostatistical Center and University of Pittsburgh<br />
Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA; National Surgical Adjuvant<br />
Breast and Bowel Project and Washington Cancer Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center,<br />
Washington, DC; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and Aultman Hospital, Canton,<br />
OH; National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny<br />
General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA<br />
Background: The purposes of this trial are to determine the effect of substituting lapatinib (L) <strong>for</strong><br />
trastuzumab (T) in combination with weekly paclitaxel (WP) following AC as well as adding L to T with<br />
WP following AC on pathologic complete response (pCR) rates. Methods: Women with HER2-positive<br />
operable breast cancer received standard AC q3wks x 4 cycles followed by WP (80 mg/m 2 ) on days 1, 8,<br />
and 15 q28 days x 4 cycles. Concurrently with WP, patients received either T (4 mg/kg load, then 2 mg/kg)<br />
weekly until surgery, L (1250 mg) daily until surgery, or weekly T plus L (750 mg) daily until surgery.<br />
Following surgery, patients received trastuzumab to complete 52 wks of HER2-targeted therapy. The<br />
primary endpoint is pCR breast. For each of the two primary comparisons, the Fisher’s exact test was used<br />
to test the equality of pCR rates. A Hochberg-type step-up procedure was applied to address multiple<br />
testings and to control the family-wise error rate at 0.05. Results: 51% were clinically node positive and<br />
63% had HR� tumors. pCR assessments were available from 519 of 529 patients. pCR percentage was<br />
52.5% <strong>for</strong> AC¡WP�T, 53.2% (p�0.9) <strong>for</strong> AC¡WP�L, and 62% (p�0.075) <strong>for</strong> AC¡WP�TL. pCR<br />
percentages in the HR� subset were 46.7%, 48% (p�0.85), and 55.6% (p�0.18), respectively, and were<br />
65.5%, 60.6% (p�0.57), and 73% (p�0.37) in the HR- cohort. The corresponding pCR breast and nodes<br />
percentages were 49.1%, 47.4% (p�0.74), and 60.4% (p�0.04). Grade 3/4 toxicities include diarrhea in 2%,<br />
20%, 27% (p�0.001), and symptomatic Gr 3/4 left ventricular systolic dysfunction in 4%, 4%, and 2%<br />
(p�0.49). Conclusions: Substitution of lapatinib <strong>for</strong> trastuzumab in combination with the chemotherapy<br />
program employed in this study resulted in similar high percentages of pCR in both HR� and HR- cohorts.<br />
Combined HER2-targeted therapy produced a numerically higher pCR percentage than single agent<br />
HER2-directed therapy, but the difference was not statistically significant. Central review of HER2 and ER<br />
is being conducted to determine if subsets benefiting from the combined HER2-targeted therapy can be<br />
identified. Funding: GlaxoSmithKline.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
BREAST CANCER—HER2/ER<br />
LBA671 Oral Abstract Session, Sun, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM<br />
Open-label phase <strong>II</strong>I randomized controlled trial comparing taxane-based chemotherapy<br />
(Tax) with lapatinib (L) or trastuzumab (T) as first-line therapy <strong>for</strong> women<br />
with HER2� metastatic breast cancer: Interim analysis (IA) of NCIC CTG<br />
MA.31/GSK EGF 108919.<br />
Karen A. Gelmon, Frances Boyle, Bella Kaufman, David Huntsman, Alexey Manikhas, Angelo Di Leo,<br />
Miguel Martin, Lee Steven Schwartzberg, Susan Faye Dent, Susan Ellard, Katia Sonia Tonkin,<br />
Yasir M. Nagarwala, Kathleen I. Pritchard, Timothy Joseph Whelan, Dora Nomikos,<br />
Judy-Anne W. Chapman, Wendy Parulekar; British Columbia Cancer Agency-Vancouver Cancer Centre,<br />
Vancouver, BC, Canada; Mater Hospital, North Sydney, Australia; Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel<br />
Hashomer, Israel; British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada; City Clinical Oncological<br />
Dispensary, St. Petersburg, Russia; Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Hospital<br />
Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain; The West Clinic, Memphis, TN; The Ottawa Hospital<br />
Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Cancer Centre <strong>for</strong> Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC, Canada; Cross<br />
Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada; GlaxoSmithKline Oncology, Collegeville, PA; Sunnybrook Odette<br />
Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health<br />
Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada; NCIC Clinical Trials Group, Kingston, ON, Canada; NCIC Clinical<br />
Trials Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada<br />
Background: The relative efficacy of L vs T when combined with Tax chemotherapy in the first-line setting<br />
of metastatic breast cancer (BC) is unknown. Methods: MA.31 compares Tax-based therapy, paclitaxel<br />
80mg/m 2 wkly or docetaxel 75mg/m 2 3 wkly <strong>for</strong> 24 wks in combination with L or T. The L dose was 1,250<br />
mg po daily with Tax followed by 1,500 mg daily (LTax/L). After a loading dose, the T dose was 2 mg/kg<br />
wkly or 6 mg/kg 3 wkly � Tax followed by T 6 mg/kg 3 wkly (TTax/T). Stratification was by prior<br />
neo/adjuvant HER2 therapy, prior neo/adjuvant Tax, planned Tax (paclitaxel vs docetaxel), and liver<br />
metastases. The primary endpoint is ITT progression-free survival (PFS), defined as time from randomization<br />
to objective progressive disease based on RECIST criteria or death from any cause. The protocolspecified<br />
IA was per<strong>for</strong>med after observing 333 PFS events; the trial was to stop if the 2-sided p-value from<br />
the stratified log-rank test was less than 0.03. The NCIC CTG’s independent DSMC reviewed IA results and<br />
recommended disclosure because the superiority boundary was crossed. A secondary analysis utilized<br />
central laboratory-confirmed HER2 � status. Results: Between July 17 2008 and Dec 1 2011, 652 pts were<br />
accrued. Data from 636 pts (525 HER2 centrally confirmed) were included in the IA with clinical cutoff date<br />
of Nov 7 2011 and database lock of Apr 13 2012. Median follow-up was 13.6 mos, 12.9 mos <strong>for</strong> LTax/L<br />
pts and 14.0 mos <strong>for</strong> TTax/T patients. In the ITT analysis, PFS was inferior with LTax/L compared to<br />
TTax/T hazard ratio (HR) �1.33; 95% CI 1.06-1.67; p�0.01. LTax/L had median PFS 8.8 mos (95% CI<br />
8.3-10.6) compared to TTax/T 11.4 mos (95% CI 10.8-13.7). PFS in the centrally confirmed HER2� had<br />
HR 1.48 (95%CI 1.15-1.92; p�0.003) (LTax/L to TTax/T). No difference in overall survival was detected<br />
(LTax/L to TTax/T) HR� 1.1 (95% CI 0.75-1.61; p�0.62). More grade 3-4 diarrhea and rash was observed<br />
with LTax/L (p�0.001). Conclusions: LTax/L therapy is associated with a shorter PFS compared to TTax/T<br />
as first line therapy <strong>for</strong> HER2� metastatic BC. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00667251. CCSRI grant: 021039.<br />
Supported by GlaxoSmithKline.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
GASTROINTESTINAL (COLORECTAL) CANCER<br />
LBA3500^ Oral Abstract Session, Sun, 9:45 AM-12:45 PM<br />
Bevacizumab (Bev) with or without erlotinib as maintenance therapy, following<br />
induction first-line chemotherapy plus Bev, in patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal<br />
cancer (mCRC): Efficacy and safety results of the International GERCOR<br />
DREAM phase <strong>II</strong>I trial.<br />
Christophe Tournigand, Benoit Samson, Werner Scheithauer, Gérard Lledo, Frédéric Viret, Thierry Andre,<br />
Jean François Ramée, Nicole Tubiana-Mathieu, Jérôme Dauba, Olivier Dupuis, Yves Rinaldi, May Mabro,<br />
Nathalie Aucoin, Ahmed Khalil, Jean Latreille, Christophe Louvet, David Brusquant, Franck Bonnetain,<br />
Benoist Chibaudel, Aimery De Gramont, GERCOR; Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Hopital<br />
Charles-LeMoyne, Quebec, QC, Canada; Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Hôpital Privé<br />
Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France; Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France; Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris,<br />
France; Centre Catherine de Sienne, Nantes, France; CHU de Limoges, Limoges, France; Centre<br />
Hospitalier Layné, Mont de Marsan, France; Clinique Victor Hugo, Le Mans, France; Hôpital Ambroise<br />
Paré, Marseille, France; Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France; Cite De La Sante De Laval, Laval, QC, Canada;<br />
Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France; CICM/Charles LeMoyne Hospital, Longueuil, QC, Canada; Institut<br />
Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France; GERCOR, Paris, France; Centre Georges François Leclerc, Dijon,<br />
France; Hospital Saint Antoine, Paris, France<br />
Background: Therapy targeting VEGF or EGFR demonstrated clinical activity in combination with<br />
chemotherapy (CT) in mCRC but monoclonal antibodies cannot be associated. The DREAM trial compares<br />
a maintenance therapy (MT) with bev �/- EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib (E) after a first-line<br />
Bev-based induction therapy (IT) in pts with mCRC. Methods: Pts with previously untreated and<br />
unresectable mCRC were eligible. After a Bev-based IT with FOLFOX or XELOX or FOLFIRI, pts without<br />
disease progression were randomized to MT between Bev alone (Bev 7.5 mg/kg q3w; arm A) or Bev�E (B<br />
7.5 mg/kg q3w, E 150 mg/day continuously; arm B). Pts were treated until progression or unacceptable<br />
toxicity. The primary endpoint was PFS on MT. Results: The study enrolled 700 pts from 01/2007 to<br />
11/2011 in 3 countries (France, Canada, Austria). 446 (63.7%) pts were randomized <strong>for</strong> MT (arm A,<br />
N�224; arm B, N�222). Among the 446 randomized pts, IT regimen was FOLFOX-Bev in 265 pts<br />
(59.4%), XELOX-Bev in 135 pts (30.3%), and FOLFIRI-Bev in 46 pts (10.3%). Baseline characteristics of<br />
randomized pts were (arm A/B): ECOG PS 0, 60% in both arms; normal LDH level 47%/49%; normal<br />
alkaline phosphatase level 48%/50%; synchronous metastasis 83%/82%. The median no of MT cycles was<br />
6 in both arms. With a median follow-up of 31.0 months, 327 PFS events were observed. Median MT-PFS<br />
were 4.6 m in arm A vs 5.8 m in arm B (HR 0.73 [95%CI: 0.59-0.91], P�.005). Median PFS from inclusion<br />
were 9.2 m vs 10.2 m. During MT, in arm A vs arm B, grade 3-4 diarrhea (�1% vs 9%) and grade 3 skin<br />
toxicity (0% vs 19%) were the main differences in toxicity. Severe adverse events from randomization<br />
related to B or E were 6 in arm A and 7 in arm B. Overall survival is not mature. Conclusions: The addition<br />
of erlotinib to bevacizumab after induction therapy significantly improves the duration of maintenance PFS,<br />
following induction with first-line chemotherapy plus bevacizumab, in patients with unresectable metastatic<br />
colorectal cancer.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
GASTROINTESTINAL (COLORECTAL) CANCER<br />
LBA3501 Oral Abstract Session, Sun, 9:45 AM-12:45 PM<br />
Results of the X-PECT study: A phase <strong>II</strong>I randomized double-blind, placebocontrolled<br />
study of perifosine plus capecitabine (P-CAP) versus placebo plus<br />
capecitabine (CAP) in patients (pts) with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer<br />
(mCRC).<br />
Johanna C. Bendell, Thomas J. Ervin, Neil N. Senzer, Donald A. Richards, Irfan Firdaus,<br />
A. Craig Lockhart, Allen Lee Cohn, Mansoor N. Saleh, Lesa R. Gardner, Peter Sportelli, Cathy Eng; Sarah<br />
Cannon Research Institute/Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, TN; Sarah Cannon Research Institute/Florida<br />
Cancer Specialists, Englewood, FL; Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center, Dallas, TX; Texas Oncology-<br />
Tyler, Tyler, TX; Sarah Cannon Research Institute/Oncology Hematology Care, Inc, Cincinnati, OH;<br />
Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis, MO; Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, LLP, Denver,<br />
CO; Georgia Cancer Specialists PC, Sandy Springs, GA; Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., New York, NY;<br />
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX<br />
Background: Perifosine (P) is an oral, synthetic alkylphospholipid that inhibits or modifies signal<br />
transduction pathways including AKT, NFkB and JNK. A randomized phase <strong>II</strong> study examined P-CAP vs.<br />
CAP in pts with 2nd or 3rd line mCRC. This study showed improvement in mTTP (HR 0.254 [0.117, 0.555])<br />
and mOS (HR 0.370 [0.180,0.763]). Based on these results, a randomized phase <strong>II</strong>I study of P-CAP vs. CAP<br />
with a primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in pts with refractory mCRC was initiated. Methods: The<br />
study was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized phase <strong>II</strong>I trial. Eligible<br />
pts had mCRC which was refractory to all standard therapies. Pts randomized 1:1 to Arm A � P-CAP (P<br />
50 mg PO QD � CAP 1000 mg/m 2 PO BID d1-14) or Arm B � CAP (placebo � CAP 1000 mg/m2 PO<br />
BID d 1-14). Cycles were 21 days. Baseline tumor block collection and a biomarker cohort of pts with preand<br />
on-treatment tumor and blood samples were per<strong>for</strong>med. Results: Between 3/31/10 and 8/12/11, 468 pts<br />
were randomized, 234 pts were in each arm. Baseline demographics were balanced between the arms: age<br />
� 65y (A: 65%, B: 58.5%), male (A: 57.7%, B: 53.0%), ECOG PS 0 (A: 39.7%, B: 39.7%), K-ras mutant<br />
(A: 50.4%, B: 51.3%), and median number of prior therapies (A: 4, B: 4). As of 3/19/12, median follow up<br />
was 6.6 months. Median overall survival: Arm A � 6.4 mo, Arm B � 6.8 mo, HR 1.111 [0.905,1.365], p<br />
� 0.315. Median overall survival <strong>for</strong> K-ras WT pts: Arm A � 6.6 mo, Arm B � 6.8 mo, HR 1.020<br />
[0.763,1.365], p � 0.894; K-ras mutant pts: Arm A � 5.4 mo, Arm B � 6.9 mo HR 1.192 [0.890,1.596],<br />
p � 0.238. Conclusions: Despite promising randomized phase <strong>II</strong> data, this phase <strong>II</strong>I study shows no benefit<br />
in overall survival adding perifosine to capecitabine in the refractory colorectal cancer setting. Response<br />
rate, progression free survival, and safety data will be presented. Biomarker analysis is pending to see if<br />
subgroups of patients may have potential benefit.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
GASTROINTESTINAL (COLORECTAL) CANCER<br />
CRA3503 Oral Abstract Session, Sun, 9:45 AM-12:45 PM<br />
Bevacizumab (BEV) plus chemotherapy (CT) continued beyond first progression in<br />
patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) previously treated with BEV plus<br />
CT: Results of a randomized phase <strong>II</strong>I intergroup study (TML study).<br />
Dirk Arnold, Thierry Andre, Jaafar Bennouna, Javier Sastre, Pia J. Osterlund, Richard Greil,<br />
Eric Van Cutsem, Roger Von Moos, Irmarie Reyes-Rivera, Belguendouz Bendahmane, Stefan Kubicka;<br />
Hubertus Wald Tumor Center, University Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH), Hamburg, Germany; Hopital<br />
Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Institut de Cancerologie de l’Ouest/Site René Gauducheau, Nantes, France;<br />
Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; <strong>II</strong>Ird<br />
Medical Department with Hematology, Medical Oncology, Paracelsus Medical University Hospital<br />
Salzburg and AGMT (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie), Salzburg, Austria; University<br />
Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; Kantonsspital Graubuenden, Graubuenden, Switzerland; Genentech,<br />
South San Francisco, CA; Roche, Basel, Switzerland; District Clinic Reutlingen, Department of<br />
Internal Medicine I, Reutlingen, Germany<br />
Background: BEV in combination with fluoropyrimidine-based CT is standard treatment <strong>for</strong> mCRC in the<br />
first-line (1L) and BEV-naïve second-line (2L) settings. This is the first randomized study evaluating the<br />
benefit of continuing BEV in combination with standard CT as 2L treatment <strong>for</strong> patients with mCRC who<br />
progressed after receiving a standard BEV-containing regimen in the 1L setting. Methods: Patients with<br />
unresectable, histologically confirmed mCRC who progressed within 3 months after discontinuation of 1L<br />
BEV � CT were randomised to 2L fluoropyrimidine-based CT � BEV (2.5 mg/kg/wk equivalent). Choice<br />
of oxaliplatin- or irinotecan-based 2L CT was dependent on the regimen used in 1L (crossover) and included<br />
as a stratification variable. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS); secondary endpoints included<br />
progression-free survival (PFS), response rate and safety. Results: 820 patients were randomized from<br />
February 2006 to June 2010 (409 to BEV � CT and 411 to CT alone). Baseline patient and disease<br />
characteristics were well balanced between arms. The study met its primary endpoint; median OS was 11.2<br />
months <strong>for</strong> BEV � CT and 9.8 months <strong>for</strong> CT (HR�0.81; 95% CI 0.69–0.94; unstratified log-rank test,<br />
p�0.0062). Median PFS was 5.7 months <strong>for</strong> BEV � CT and 4.1 months <strong>for</strong> CT (HR�0.68; 95% CI<br />
0.59–0.78; unstratified log-rank test, p�0.0001). The response rate was 5.4% <strong>for</strong> BEV � CT and 3.9% <strong>for</strong><br />
CT (unstratified Chi-Square Test, p�0.3113). The adverse event profile was consistent with previously<br />
reported data <strong>for</strong> BEV � CT. Compared with historical data from BEV treatment in 1L or 2L mCRC,<br />
BEV-related adverse events were not increased when continuing BEV beyond progression. Conclusions:<br />
This is the first randomized study to prospectively investigate the impact of continuing BEV treatment in<br />
2L mCRC <strong>for</strong> patients who progressed after receiving a BEV-containing regimen in 1L. Our findings<br />
demonstrate that BEV � CT (crossed over from 1L regimen) continued beyond progression significantly<br />
prolongs OS and PFS in 2L mCRC. Additional analysis (including biomarker evaluation) is ongoing.<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.
CRA6009 Clinical Science Symposium, Sun, 8:00 AM-9:30 AM<br />
Patterns of decision making about cancer clinical trial participation among the<br />
online cancer treatment community: A collaboration between SWOG and NexCura.<br />
Joseph M Unger, Dawn L. Hershman, Kenda Burg, Carol Moinpour, Kathy S. Albain, Judith A. Petersen,<br />
John Crowley; SWOG Statistical Center, Seattle, WA; Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY;<br />
Nexcura, Seattle, WA; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Loyola University Medical<br />
Center, Maywood, IL; Cancer Research and Biostatistics, Seattle, WA<br />
Background: Studies have shown an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and quality of<br />
oncology care, but less is known about the impact of SES on decision-making about CT participation.<br />
Methods: We assessed patterns of CT treatment decision-making according to important SES and<br />
demographic factors (age, sex, race, income, education) in a large sample of patients surveyed via a<br />
web-based treatment decision tool (NexCura, The Woodlands, TX). Eligible patients had a new diagnosis<br />
of breast, lung, colorectal, or prostate cancer, and were �18. Logistic regression (conditioning on type of<br />
cancer) was used. Reasons <strong>for</strong> non-participation in CTs were assessed using pre-specified items about<br />
treatment, family, cost, and logistics. All data were self-reported. Results: 5,499 patients were surveyed<br />
from 2007-2011. 40% discussed CTs with their physician; this differed by age (42% �65 v. 29% �65),<br />
income (42% �$50k/yr v. 36% �$50k/yr), and education (42% �college degree (CD) v. 37% �CD). 45%<br />
of discussions led to offers of CT participation, and 51% of offers led to CT participation. The overall CT<br />
participation rate was 9%, differing by age, income, and education (see table below). In a multivariate model<br />
including all SES and demographic factors (plus covariates comorbidity status and “distance to clinic”, a<br />
surrogate <strong>for</strong> convenience), income remained a predictor of CT participation (OR 0.73, 95% CI, 0.57-0.94,<br />
p�.01). Even in patients �65, who are nearly universally covered by Medicare, lower income predicted<br />
reduced CT participation (age by income interaction test, p�.05). Cost concerns were much more evident<br />
among lower income patients (p�.0001). Conclusions: Lower income patients were less likely to<br />
participate in CTs, even when considering age group.A better understanding of why income is a barrier may<br />
help identify ways to make CTs better available to all patients, and would increase the generalizability of<br />
CT study results across all levels of SES.<br />
Factor Category (code) % Enrolled in CT<br />
Age �65 (0)<br />
�65 (1)<br />
Income �$50k (0)<br />
�$50k (1)<br />
Education �CD (0)<br />
�CD (1)<br />
10.0<br />
5.4<br />
10.0<br />
7.6<br />
9.6<br />
7.9<br />
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Odds ratio (OR)<br />
95% CI p value<br />
0.64<br />
0.48-0.85<br />
0.68<br />
0.54-0.86<br />
0.78<br />
0.64-0.96<br />
© 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology. Reprinted with permission.<br />
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