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The Molecular Epidemiology of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutations in Patients With Advanced EGFR Mutation-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Afatinib

An observational study in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, EGF-R Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and EGFR Gene Mutation, sponsored by Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-23.

Sponsored by Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
59
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an observational, non-interventional, single-country, multi center, retrospective cohort study, based on real world data collection, of patients with locally advanced or metastatic Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) who had been treated with Afatinib at any line.

Read the detailed description

This is an observational, non-interventional, single-country, multicenter, retrospective cohort study, based on real world data collection, of patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC who had been treated with Afatinib s at any line.

The study is carried out by hospital-based oncologists/pneumonologists specializing in lung cancer under real-world conditions of daily clinical practice. Investigators were selected through a documented and structured feasibility process which accounted for physicians' qualifications, previous participation and experience in similar clinical studies, recruitment potential, and retention capability. In addition, in order to represent variations in current real-world patterns of care, research sites were recruited from various geographic regions in Greece, also taking into consideration the regional setting and type of healthcare site/institution (publicly/privately owned, specialized oncology/pulmonology clinic, university clinic).

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Conditions studied

  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • EGF-R Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • EGFR Gene Mutation
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In context

Lung Neoplasms

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This study's enrollment of 59 is below the median of 189 across 1,514 observational studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group is the lead sponsor of 58 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

This is a retrospective analysis of patients with histologically confirmed Non-small cell lung cancer and EGFR mutated, with progressive disease. Patients analysed in this study have been treated with Afatinib in any line. Patients have been treated in Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group(HeCOG)- affiliated departments of oncology.

Inclusion criteria

  • >18 years old
  • Patients diagnosed with Non-small cell lung cancer
  • metastatic disease
  • Afatinib treated in any line
  • EGFR mutated

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
59 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • DrugAfatinib

    Treatment with Afatinib, any line, in metastatic, EGFR mutated patients with NSCLC

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival

    Progression Free Survival

    Time frame: From Day 1 of treatment with Afatinib until disease progression, death from any cause or last follow-up, whichever occurs first, up to 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    Overall survival

    Time frame: From Day 1 of treatment with Afatinib until death from any cause or last follow-up, up to 24 months

  2. Second progression-free survival (PFS2)

    Second progression-free survival (PFS2)

    Time frame: From the initiation of next treatment following discontinuation of Afatinib to the date of progression, death or last contact, up to 6 months

  3. Assessment of the safety profile of Afatinib

    assessment of the safety profile of Afatinib

    Time frame: In every cycle, every 28 days

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 23, 2020, 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
NCT04640870
Lead sponsor
Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 23, 2020
Start date
Mar 15, 2015
Primary completion
Mar 2020
Completion
May 2020
Last update
Dec 23, 2020

Study contacts

Ioannis Mountzios, MD
principal investigator · Henry Dunant Hospital Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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