A Phase 1 interventional study of Cetuximab( erbitux®) and Afatinib in Neoplasms, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-06-22.
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
The trial is divided in two parts, Part A and Part B. Part A will involve dose-finding of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and MTD in patients with advanced solid tumours. Part B will involve expansion of the MTD to 3 cohorts including non-small cell lung cancer squamous histology, recurrent/ metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck and other advanced solid tumours (except sarcomas).
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Part A only
Patients must have:
diagnosis of one of the following
or
Adequate organ function as defined by the following criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
Radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the start of study treatment, except as follows:
Female patients of childbearing potential who:
Patients to receive afatinib once daily plus weekly cetuximab infusion
Drug: Cetuximab( erbitux®) · Drug: Afatinib
once per week
once per day
MTD of Afatinib in Combination With Cetuximab Based on the Number of Patients With DLTs During the First Treatment Cycle (Afatinib).
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Afatinib in combination with cetuximab based on the number of patients with dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first treatment cycle (Dose escalation part). The MTD is defined as the highest dose level at which less than 33% of the patients experience DLT in first treatment cycle.
Time frame: First 21 days treatment cycle
Dose Limiting Toxicities During Cycle 1
Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Occurring during Cycle 1. The following drug related AEs qualified as DLT: 1) CTCAE Grade ≥2 decrease in cardiac left ventricular function 2) CTCAE Grade 2 diarrhoea lasting for ≥7 days, despite appropriate use of standard antidiarrheal therapy based on Protocol Amendment 1 dated 22 Oct 2013 3) CTCAE Grade ≥3 diarrhoea despite appropriate use of standard anti-diarrheal therapy for at least 2 days. 4) CTCAE Grade ≥3 nausea and/or vomiting despite appropriate use of standard anti-emetics for at least 3 days 5) CTCAE Grade ≥3 rash despite standard medical management. 6) CTCAE Grade ≥3 fatigue lasting more than 7 days. 7) All other AEs of CTCAE Grade ≥3 (except alopecia and allergic reaction) that led to an interruption of afatinib and/or cetuximab dosing for more than 14 days until recovery to baseline or Grade 1, whichever was higher. 8) CTCAE Grade 4 hypomagnesemia or Grade 3 hypomagnesemia with clinically-significant sequelae
Time frame: First 21-day treatment cycle
MTD of Afatinib in Combination With Cetuximab Based on the Number of Patients With DLTs During the First Treatment Cycle (Cetuximab).
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Afatinib in combination with cetuximab based on the number of patients with DLTs during the first treatment cycle (Dose escalation part).
Time frame: First treatment cycle
Dose Limiting Toxicities During All Treatment Cycles
Number of patients with DLT occuring during all treatment cycle is presented
Time frame: All treatment cycle (each treatment cycle of 21 days)
Recommended Phase II Dose Based on the Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity Events (Cetuximab)
MTD was deemed the recommended Phase II dose based on the number of patients with dose limiting toxicity events at all treatment cycles.
Time frame: All treatment cycle (each treatment cycle of 21 days)
Best Overall Response
Best overall response (according to RECIST version 1.1) was defined as the best response recorded at any time from the first administration of afatinib or cetuximab to the End of Treatment (EOT). As Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; progression, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression.
Time frame: Post baseline tumour-imaging was performed at every 6 weeks (in the week preceding the start of Cycles 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc.) until EOT; up to 19 months
Objective Response
Objective response was defined as the proportion of patients with measurable disease having at least a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), according to RECIST version 1.1. As Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; progression, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression.
Time frame: Post baseline tumour-imaging was performed at every 6 weeks (in the week preceding the start of Cycles 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc.) until EOT; up to 19 months
Disease Control Rate
For patients with measurable disease, disease control was defined as the proportion of patients having at least a best overall response of CR, PR or stable disease (SD). As Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; progression, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression
Time frame: Post baseline tumour-imaging was performed at every 6 weeks (in the week preceding the start of Cycles 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc.) until EOT; up to 19 months
Recommended Phase II Dose Based on the Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity Events (Afatinib)
MTD was deemed the recommended Phase II dose based on the number of patients with dose limiting toxicity events at all treatment cycles.
Time frame: All treatment cycle (each treatment cycle of 21 days)
| Milestone | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 3 | 55 |
| Completed | 0 | 0 |
| Not completed | 3 | 55 |
| Withdrew: Progressive disease | 3 | 38 |
| Withdrew: Other ae or clinical progression | 0 | 15 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Other than stated above | 0 | 1 |
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Afatinib in combination with cetuximab based on the number of patients with dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first treatment cycle (Dose escalation part). The MTD is defined as the highest dose level at which less than 33% of the patients experience DLT in first treatment cycle.
| mg | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² |
|---|---|---|
| MTD of Afatinib in Combination With Cetuximab Based on the Number of Patients With DLTs During the First Treatment Cycle (Afatinib). | NA | 40 |
Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) Occurring during Cycle 1. The following drug related AEs qualified as DLT: 1) CTCAE Grade ≥2 decrease in cardiac left ventricular function 2) CTCAE Grade 2 diarrhoea lasting for ≥7 days, despite appropriate use of standard antidiarrheal therapy based on Protocol Amendment 1 dated 22 Oct 2013 3) CTCAE Grade ≥3 diarrhoea despite appropriate use of standard anti-diarrheal therapy for at least 2 days. 4) CTCAE Grade ≥3 nausea and/or vomiting despite appropriate use of standard anti-emetics for at least 3 days 5) CTCAE Grade ≥3 rash despite standard medical management. 6) CTCAE Grade ≥3 fatigue lasting more than 7 days. 7) All other AEs of CTCAE Grade ≥3 (except alopecia and allergic reaction) that led to an interruption of afatinib and/or cetuximab dosing for more than 14 days until recovery to baseline or Grade 1, whichever was higher. 8) CTCAE Grade 4 hypomagnesemia or Grade 3 hypomagnesemia with clinically-significant sequelae
| Participants | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² |
|---|---|---|
| Dose Limiting Toxicities During Cycle 1 | 0 | 0 |
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Afatinib in combination with cetuximab based on the number of patients with DLTs during the first treatment cycle (Dose escalation part).
| mg/m2 | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² |
|---|---|---|
| MTD of Afatinib in Combination With Cetuximab Based on the Number of Patients With DLTs During the First Treatment Cycle (Cetuximab). | NA | 250 |
Number of patients with DLT occuring during all treatment cycle is presented
| Participants | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dose Limiting Toxicities During All Treatment Cycles | 0 | 9 | 9 |
MTD was deemed the recommended Phase II dose based on the number of patients with dose limiting toxicity events at all treatment cycles.
| mg/m2 | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Phase II Dose Based on the Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity Events (Cetuximab) | NA | 250 |
Best overall response (according to RECIST version 1.1) was defined as the best response recorded at any time from the first administration of afatinib or cetuximab to the End of Treatment (EOT). As Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; progression, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression.
| Percentage of participants | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Response (CR) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Partial Response (PR) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stable Disease (SD) | 66.7 | 52.7 | 53.4 |
| Progressive disease (PD) | 33.3 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| Not evaluable (NE)/Missing | 0.0 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
Objective response was defined as the proportion of patients with measurable disease having at least a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), according to RECIST version 1.1. As Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; progression, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression.
| Percentage of participants | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Objective Response | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
For patients with measurable disease, disease control was defined as the proportion of patients having at least a best overall response of CR, PR or stable disease (SD). As Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; progression, as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions; Stable Disease (SD), neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for disease progression
| Percentage of participants | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease Control Rate | 66.7 | 52.7 | 53.4 |
MTD was deemed the recommended Phase II dose based on the number of patients with dose limiting toxicity events at all treatment cycles.
| mg | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Phase II Dose Based on the Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicity Events (Afatinib) | NA | 40 |
Collected over From first drug administration until 28 days after last drug administration, up to 19 months.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | — | 1/3 (33.3%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | — | 31/55 (56.4%) | 54/55 (98.2%) |
| All Patients | — | 32/58 (55.2%) | 57/58 (98.3%) |
| Event | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper limb fractureInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/3 | 0/55 | 1/58 |
| Malignant neoplasm progressionNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | 1/3 | 5/55 | 6/58 |
| Cognitive disorderNervous system disorders | 1/3 | 0/55 | 1/58 |
| SepsisInfections and infestations | 0/3 | 3/55 | 3/58 |
| DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/3 | 3/55 | 3/58 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 0/3 | 2/55 | 2/58 |
| AstheniaGeneral disorders | 0/3 | 2/55 | 2/58 |
| Respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations | 0/3 | 2/55 | 2/58 |
| HypercalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/3 | 2/55 | 2/58 |
| HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/3 | 2/55 | 2/58 |
| Event | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | All Patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatitis acneiformSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 2/3 | 22/55 | 24/58 |
| Dry skinSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 2/3 | 14/55 | 16/58 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 1/3 | 35/55 | 36/58 |
| HypomagnesaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/3 | 26/55 | 26/58 |
| ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders | 1/3 | 6/55 | 7/58 |
| StomatitisGastrointestinal disorders | 1/3 | 11/55 | 12/58 |
| FatigueGeneral disorders | 1/3 | 11/55 | 12/58 |
| ConjunctivitisInfections and infestations | 1/3 | 5/55 | 6/58 |
| ParonychiaInfections and infestations | 1/3 | 17/55 | 18/58 |
| ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 1/3 | 0/55 | 1/58 |
Treated set: This patient set includes all patients enrolled in the trial who were documented to have taken at least one dose of study medication.
| Age, Continuous(Years) | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 63.3 ± 7.6 | 61.0 ± 11.4 | 61.1 ± 11.2 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Afatinib 30mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Afatinib 40mg+Cetuximab 250 mg/m² | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Male | 3 | 35 | 38 |
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