E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Non-small cell lung cancer |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate progression free survival
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate time till progression (TTP)
To evaluate objective response rate
To evaluate 1-year survival rate.
To determine the localization of disease progression.
To establish the profile of patient with EGFR activating mutations, evaluated based on sex, age, incidence of mutations, type of mutations, smoking status
To collect local epidemiological data such as the incidence of EGFR mutations for Romanian lung cancer patients
To establish percentage of associations between mutations detected from tumor sample and mutations detected from blood sample for all tested patients (if samples will be available at baseline and testing mutations from blood line will be possible)
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Written informed consent (informed consent document to be approved by the National Ethics Committee and consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedure) for biomarkers testing and drug administration
2. Able to comply with the protocol
3. Age ≥ 18 years
4. Histological documented adenocarcinoma, locally advanced - stage IIIb, metastatic - stage IV or recurrent non-squamous NSCLC.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS status 0-1
6. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
7. Patients must have evidence of disease with at least one measurable disease evaluate on RECIST criteria
8. Adequate haematological function:
a. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L AND
b. Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L AND
c. Haemoglobin ≥9 g/dL (may be transfused to maintain or exceed this level)
9. Adequate liver function:
d. Total bilirubin <1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) AND
e. Asparagine aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <2.5 x ULN in patients without liver metastases; <5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases
10. Normal Serum calcium
11. Female and male patients with reproductive potential must use effective contraception.
12. If female, should not be pregnant or breast-feeding. Women with an intact uterus (unless amenorrhoeic for the last 24 months) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 28 days prior to enrolment into the study. If a serum pregnancy test is not performed within 7 days prior to the first dose of erlotinib, a confirmatory urine test (within 72 hours prior to the first dose of erlotinib) is required.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
2. Squamous non-small cell or small cell tumors or absence of histological report
3. Neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy within 6 months prior to enrolment
4. Prior exposure to agents directed at the HER axis (e.g. gefitinib, cetuximab, trastuzumab).
5. Prior chemotherapy or treatment with another systemic anti-cancer agent (for example monoclonal antibody, tyrosine kinase inhibitor) for the treatment of the patient’s current stage of disease (stage IIIB with pleural or pericardial effusion, stage IV or recurrent disease). NOTE: prior surgery and irradiation is permitted provided that the criteria outlined in the protocol for both treatments are met.
6. Radical radiotherapy with curative intent within 28 days prior to enrolment. Palliative radiotherapy for relief of bone pain not involving the thoracic region is allowed prior to enrolment.
7. Treatment with any other investigational agent, or participation in another clinical trial within 28 days prior to enrolment
8. Any active, non-controlled systemic disease (including infection, grade 4 hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, hepatic, renal or metabolic disease).
9. Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiovascular disease for example CVA (≤6 months before enrolment), myocardial infarction (≤6 months before enrolment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure NYHA Class ≥II, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication during the study and might interfere with regularity of the study treatment, or not controlled by medication
10. Evidence of ongoing or active infection, any other disease, neurological or metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding or laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or puts the patient at high risk for treatment-related complications
11. History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months of enrolment
12. Malignancies other than NSCLC within 5 years prior to randomization, except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, localized prostate cancer treated surgically with curative intent, DCIS treated surgically with curative intent
13. Serum creatinine > 1.5 ULN and/or creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min.
14. Patients are excluded if they have brain metastasis or spinal cord compression that has not yet been definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation; previously diagnosed and treated CNS metastases or spinal cord compression without evidence of stable disease (clinically stable imaging) for at least 2 months will also cause patients to be excluded.
15. Women with an intact uterus (unless amenorrhoeic for the last 24 months) not using effective means of contraception (oral contraceptives in case not contraindicated for use with concomitant treatment, intrauterine contraceptive device, barrier method of contraception in conjunction with spermicidal jelly or surgically sterile) during the study and for a period of 6 months following the last administration of erlotinib. Men who do not agree to use effective contraception during the study and for a period of 90 days following the last administration of erlotinib.
16. Known hypersensitivity to erlotinib or any of its excipients, and any of the chemotherapies
17. Patients who cannot take oral medication, who require intravenous alimentation, have had prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, or have active peptic ulcer disease.
18. Any significant ophthalmologic abnormality, especially severe dry eye syndrome, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Sjögren syndrome, severe exposure keratitis or any other disorder likely to increase the risk of corneal epithelial lesions. The use of contact lenses is not recommended during the study. The decision to continue to wear contact lenses should be discussed with the patient’s treating Oncologist and the ophthalmologist
19. Rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption
20. Counter indications or exclusion criteria, according with SCP of erlotinib
21. Nursing mothers. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
A sample of 30 patients with adenocarcinoma and EGFR activating mutations will enable an evaluation with a 5% type I error (providing a statistical significance with p ≤ 0.05 and a confidence interval of 95%) of the association between the treatment efficacy (treatment response), including the PFS evaluation (progression-free survival) and EGFR-PCR activating mutations.
Starting from the incidence found in the inventoried trials on patients with EGFR activating mutations and adenocarcinoma ranging between 6% and 28% for Caucasian patients, we estimate that the PCR EGFR testing will be required in approximately 110 patients (at least) and 200 patients (probably more) with adenocarcinoma in order to find the 30 patients to be included in the trial. Patients will be tested until the established number of patients to be included in the study is reached.
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 8 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |