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CompletedNCT02629523LiquidLung-AUpdated Aug 3, 2021

Afatinib in Lung Cancer With EGFR Mutation From Circulating Tumor DNA

A Phase 2 interventional study of Afatinib in Lung Neoplasms and EGFR Gene Mutation, sponsored by Chonnam National University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-08-03.

Sponsored by Chonnam National University Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Treatment efficacy of afatinib will be assessed in patients with lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations which were detected from circulating tumor DNA.

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Obtaining Tumor tissue or cytology samples are not always available in some patients with lung cancer. Recently, studies showed that circulating tumor DNA can be used as a suitable substitute for mutation analysis. The sensitivity of EGFR mutation tests using circulating tumor DNA was reported in the range of 65.7% (10) to 75% (11), with high specificity and positive predictive value. In this trial, treatment efficacy of afatinib will be assessed in patients with NSCLC harboring EGFR mutations which were detected from circulating tumor DNA.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Neoplasms
  • EGFR Gene Mutation

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In context

Lung Neoplasms

7,243 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Neoplasms; 1,557 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 21 is below the median of 60 across 5,295 interventional studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Chonnam National University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 70 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Stage IIIB or IV lung cancer diagnosed radiologically with or without pathologic diagnosis
  2. Age> 18 year-old
  3. ECOG performance status 0\~2.
  4. Activating EGFR mutation (G719X, exon 19 deletion, L858R, L861Q) detected from circulating DNA
  5. Any one of the following criteria should be met

    • Unavailable or failed pathologic/cytologic diagnosis
    • Wild type or failed EGFR testing based on tumor tissue
    • No more tumor sample available for EGFR test
  6. Measurable lesion by RECIST v1.1
  7. Females should be using adequate contraceptive measures, should not be breast feeding and must have a negative pregnancy test prior to start of dosing or evidence of non-child bearing potential.
  8. Male patients should be willing to use barrier contraception.
  9. Provision of signed and dated, written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures, sampling and analyses
  10. Adequate organ function, defined as all of the following:

    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >=1500/mm3
    • Platelet count >= 75,000 /mm3
    • Serum creatinine \< 1.4 mg/dL
    • AST or ALT \< three times the upper limit of normal

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior exposure to EGFR-TKI. Prior chemotherapy will be permitted.
  2. Previous or concomitant malignancies at other sites, except effectively treated non-melanoma skin cancers, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, ductal carcinoma in situ or effectively treated malignancy that has been in remission for more than 3 years and is considered to be cured.
  3. Severe or unstable medical conditions such as history or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular abnormalities such as uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure NYHA classification of ≥ 3, unstable angina or poorly controlled arrhythmia as determined by the investigator. Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomisation.
  4. Known pre-existing interstitial lung disease
  5. Any history or presence of poorly controlled gastrointestinal disorders that could affect the absorption of the study drug (e.g. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, chronic diarrhoea, malabsorption)
  6. Active hepatitis B infection (defined as presence of HepB sAg and Hep B DNA), active hepatitis C infection (defined as presence of Hep C RNA) and/or known HIV carrier.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
21 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Afatinib

    Treatment efficacy of afatinib will be assessed in patients with lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations which were detected from circulating tumor DNA.

    Drug: Afatinib

Interventions

  • DrugAfatinib

    Treatment efficacy of afatinib will be assessed in patients with lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations which were detected from circulating tumor DNA.

    Also known as: Giotrif

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy evaluation RECIST v1.1

    Efficacy evaluation RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
    Hwasun, Jeonnam 58128, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02629523
Lead sponsor
Chonnam National University Hospital
Responsible party
Young-Chul Kim (Professor, Chonnam National University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 14, 2015
Start date
Jun 1, 2016
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2018
Completion
May 11, 2020
Last update
Aug 3, 2021

Study contacts

Young-Chul Kim, MD, PhD
study chair · Chonnam National University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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