Phase II randomized trial of carboplatin, paclitaxel, bevacizumab with or without cixutumumab (IMC-A12) in patients with advanced non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer: a trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (E3508).

ABSTRACT: Background:Cixutumumab is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody to the insulin-like growth factor type I receptor that can potentially reverse resistance and enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy. Methods:Bevacizumab-eligible patients with stage IV or recurrent non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer and good performance status were randomized to receive standard doses of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and bevacizumab to a maximum of six cycles followed by bevacizumab maintenance (CPB) until progression (arm A) or CPB plus cixutumumab 6?mg/kg i.v. weekly (arm B). Results:Of 175 patients randomized, 153 were eligible and treated (78 in arm A; 75 in arm B). The median progression-free survival was 5.8?months (95% CI 5.4-7.1) in arm A versus 7?months (95% CI 5.7-7.6) in arm B (P?=?0.33); hazard ratio 0.92 (95% CI 0.65-1.31). Objective response was 46.2% versus 58.7% in arm A versus arm B (P?=?0.15). The median overall survival was 16.2?months in arm A versus 16.1?months in arm B (P?=?0.95). Grade 3/4 neutropenia and febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, fatigue, and hyperglycemia were increased with cixutumumab. Conclusions:The addition of cixutumumab to CPB increased toxicity without improving efficacy and is not recommended for further development in non-small-cell lung cancer. Both treatment groups had longer OS than historical controls which may be attributed to several factors, and emphasizes the value of a comparator arm in phase II trials. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT00955305.

SUBMITTER: Argiris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5834066 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature