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NCT Number: NCT02296125

AZD9291 Versus Gefitinib or Erlotinib in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

To assess the efficacy and safety of AZD9291 versus a standard of care epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor in patients with locally advanced or Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Key information

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Research Site, Camperdown, Australia

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About this study

This is a Phase III, double-blind, randomised study assessing the efficacy and safety of AZD9291 (80 mg orally, once daily) versus a standard of care (SoC) Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) (either gefitinib [250 mg orally, once daily] or erlotinib [150 mg orally, once daily]) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) that is known to be EGFR sensitising mutation (EGFRm) positive, treatment-naïve and eligible for first-line treatment with an EGFR-TKI.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, aged at least 18 years.
  • Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the lung.
  • Locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy.
  • The tumour harbours one of the 2 common EGFR mutations known to be associated with EGFR-TKI sensitivity (Ex19del, L858R).
  • Mandatory provision of an unstained, archived tumour tissue sample in a quantity sufficient to allow for central analysis of EGFR mutation status.
  • Patients must be treatment-naïve for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC and eligible to receive first-line treatment with gefitinib or erlotinib as selected by the participating centre. Prior adjuvant and neo-adjuvant therapy is permitted(chemotherapy, radiotherapy, investigational agents).
  • Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures, sampling, and analysis.
  • World Health Organization Performance Status of 0 to 1 with no clinically significant deterioration over the previous 2 weeks and a minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks

Exclusion criteria

  • Treatment with any of the following:
  • Prior treatment with any systemic anti-cancer therapy for locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC.
  • Prior treatment with an EGFR-TKI.
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug.
  • Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug.
  • Patients currently receiving medications or herbal supplements known to be potent inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4.
  • Alternative anti-cancer treatment
  • Treatment with an investigational drug within five half-lives of the compound or any of its related material.
  • Any concurrent and/or other active malignancy that has required treatment within 2 years of first dose of study drug.
  • Spinal cord compression, symptomatic and unstable brain metastases, except for those patients who have completed definitive therapy, are not on steroids, have a stable neurologic status for at least 2 weeks after completion of the definitive therapy and steroids.
  • Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, including uncontrolled hypertension and active bleeding diatheses; or active infection including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inability to swallow the formulated product, or previous significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption of AZD9291.
  • Any of the following cardiac criteria:
  • Mean resting corrected QT interval (QTc) >470 msec, obtained from 3 ECGs, using the screening clinic ECG machine-derived QTcF value.
  • Any clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction, or morphology of resting ECG.
  • Any patient with any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events or unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age in first-degree relatives or any concomitant medication known to prolong the QT interval.
  • Past medical history of ILD, drug-induced ILD, radiation pneumonitis which required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active ILD.
  • Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study

Treatment and study plan

AZD9291 80 mg/40 mg + placebo

Drug

The initial dose of AZD9291 80 mg once daily can be reduced to 40 mg once daily under specific circumstances. A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days of once daily treatment.

Number of Cycles: as long as patients are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the Investigator, and in the absence of discontinuation criteria.

Placebo Erlotinib 150/100mg

Drug

The initial dose of Placebo Erlotinib 150 mg once daily can be reduced to Placebo 100 mg once daily under specific circumstances. A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days of once daily treatment. Number of cycles: as long as patients are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the Investigator, and in the absence of discontinuation criteria.

Other names: Placebo Tarceva 150/100 mg

Placebo Gefitinib 250 mg

Drug

The initial dose of Placebo Gefitinib 250 mg once daily cannot be reduced. A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days of once daily treatment. Number of cycles: as long as patients are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the Investigator, and in the absence of discontinuation criteria.

Other names: Placebo Iressa 250 mg

Erlotinib 150/100 mg

Drug

The initial dose of Erlotinib 150mg once daily can be reduced to 10 mg once daily under specific circumstances. A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days of once daily treatment.

Number of Cycles: as long as patients are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the Investigator, and in the absence of discontinuation criteria.

Following objective disease progression according to RECIST 1.1, as per investigator assessment, patients who were randomized to Standard of Care arm may have the option to receive open-label AZD9291 (crossover to active AZD9291).

Other names: Tarceva 150/100 mg

Gefitinib 250 mg

Drug

The initial dose of Gefitinib 250mg once daily cannot be reduced. A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days of once daily treatment.

Number of Cycles: as long as patients are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the Investigator, and in the absence of discontinuation criteria.

Following objective disease progression according to RECIST 1.1, as per investigator assessment, patients who were randomized to Standard of Care arm may have the option to receive open-label AZD9291 (crossover to active AZD9291).

Other names: Iressa 250mg

Placebo AZD9291 80 mg/ 40 mg

Drug

The initial dose of Placebo AZD9291 80 mg once daily can be reduced to Placebo AZD9291 40 mg once daily under specific circumstances. A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days of once daily treatment. Number of cycles: as long as patients are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the Investigator, and in the absence of discontinuation criteria.

Primary outcomes

  1. Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) (Months)

    Time frame: At baseline and every 6 weeks for the first 18 months and then every 12 weeks relative to randomisation until progression

    Progression-free survival was defined as the time from randomization until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the participant withdrew from randomized therapy or received another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression and was used to assess the efficacy of single agent osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy as measured by PFS. The primary endpoint of PFS was based on Investigator assessment.

  2. Percentage of Participants in Progression Free Survival at 6, 12, and 18 Months

    Time frame: At baseline and every 6 weeks for the first 18 months and then every 12 weeks relative to randomisation until progression

    Progression-free survival was defined as the time from randomization until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the participant withdrew from randomized therapy or received another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression and was used to assess the efficacy of single agent osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy as measured by PFS.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Time frame: At baseline and every 6 weeks for the first 18 months and then every 12 weeks relative to randomisation until progression

    ORR was defined as the number (%) of participants with measurable disease with at least 1 visit response of Complete response (CR) or Partial response (PR) and it was used to further assess the efficacy of osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy. ORR was based on Investigator assessment.

  2. Duration of Response (DoR)

    Time frame: At baseline and every 6 weeks for the first 18 months and then every 12 weeks until objective disease progression

    Duration of response was defined as the time from the date of first documented response until the date of documented progression or death in the absence of disease progression and was used to further assess the efficacy of osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy.

  3. Disease Control Rate (DCR)

    Time frame: At baseline and every 6 weeks for the first 18 months and then every 12 weeks until objective disease progression

    The DCR was defined as the percentage of participants who had a best overall response (BOR) of Complete response (CR), Partial response (PR) or Stable disease (SD) ≥6 weeks prior to any Progressive disease (PD) event and was used to further assess the efficacy of osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy.

  4. Depth of Response

    Time frame: At baseline and every 6 weeks for the first 18 months and then every 12 weeks until objective disease progression

    The Depth of response was defined as the relative change in the sum of the longest diameters of Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Target lesions (TLs) at the nadir, in the absence of new lesions (NLs) or progression of Non-target lesions (NTLs), compared to baseline and was used to further assess the efficacy of osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy

  5. Overall Survival (OS)- Number of Participants With an Event

    Time frame: From first dose to end of study or date of death from any cause, whichever comes first, assessed every 6 weeks (approximately 29 months)

    Overall survival was defined as the time from the date of randomisation until death from any cause and was used to further assess the efficacy of osimertinib compared with SoC EGFR-TKI therapy

  6. Plasma Concentrations of AZD9291

    Time frame: Blood samples collected from each participant at pre-dose, 0.5 to 2 hours, and 3 to 5 hours post-dose on Day 1 Cycle 1, and every other cycle thereafter up to and including Cycle 13 (approximately 9 months)

    To characterise the pharmacokinetics (PK) of osimertinib

  7. Plasma Concentrations of Metabolites AZ5104

    Time frame: Blood samples collected from each participant at pre-dose, 0.5 to 2 hours, and 3 to 5 hours post-dose on Day 1 Cycle 1, and every other cycle thereafter up to and including Cycle 13 (approximately 9 months)

    To characterise the pharmacokinetics (PK) of osimertinib metabolite AZ5104.

  8. Plasma Concentrations of Metabolite AZ7550

    Time frame: Blood samples collected from each participant at pre-dose, 0.5 to 2 hours, and 3 to 5 hours post-dose on Day 1 Cycle 1, and every other cycle thereafter up to and including Cycle 13 (approximately 9 months)

    To characterise the pharmacokinetics (PK) of osimertinib metabolite AZ7550.

  9. Participants Reported Outcome by Cancer Therapy Satisfaction Questionnaire 16 Items (CTSQ-16 Questionnaire)

    Time frame: Questionnaire completed in cycle 2 and 3, prior to Week 6 scan (approximately 2 months)

    The CTSQ-16 was a 16-item questionnaire measuring 3 domains related to participant's satisfaction with cancer therapy: Expectations of therapy, Feelings about side effects, and Satisfaction with therapy. Scores ranged from 0 to 100 for each domain, with a higher score associated with the best outcome on each domain. The three domains of interest were separately analysed using an ANCOVA stratified by race (Asian versus Non-Asian) and mutation type (Ex19del versus L858R). The results of the analyses were presented in terms of mean together with standard deviation.

  10. Change From Baseline in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life (QLQ) Questionnaires Lung Cancer 13 (QLQ-LC13)

    Time frame: Questionnaires completed at baseline, first 9 months, and at week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36

    The EORTC QLQ-LC13 was a lung-cancer-specific module comprising 13 questions to assess lung cancer symptoms (cough, haemoptysis, dyspnoea, and site-specific pain); treatment related side-effects (sore mouth, dysphagia, peripheral neuropathy, and alopecia); and pain medication. An outcome variable consisting of a score from 0 to 100 was derived for each of the symptom scales/symptom items. Higher scores on the global health status/QoL and functioning scales indicated better health status/QoL and function. Higher scores on the symptoms scales indicated greater symptom burden. The analysis was performed using a Mixed-effects model for repeated measures analysis on the change from baseline in PRO symptom score at each visit up to 9 months (281 days), including participants, treatment, visit and treatment by visit interaction as explanatory variables, the baseline PRO score as a covariate along with the baseline PRO score by visit interaction, using an unstructured covariance structure.

  11. Change From Baseline in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 Items (EORTC QLQ-C30)

    Time frame: Questionnaires completed at baseline, first 9 months, and at week 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36.

    The EORTC QLQ-C30 cancer-specific questionnaire consisted of 30 questions, combined to produce 5 functional scales, 3 symptom scales, 6 individual items, and a global measure of health status/QoL. An outcome variable consisting of a score from 0 to 100 was derived for each of the symptom scales/symptom items, the functional scales, and the global health status/QoL scale in the EORTC QLQ-C30. Higher scores on the global health status and functioning scales indicated better health status/function. Higher scores on the symptoms scales indicated greater symptom burden. The analysis was performed using a Mixed-effects model for repeated measures analysis on the change from baseline in PRO symptom score at each visit up to 9 months (281 days), including participants, treatment, visit and treatment by visit interaction as explanatory variables, the baseline PRO score as a covariate along with the baseline PRO score by visit interaction, using an unstructured covariance structure.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Collaborators

  • Parexel

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III, Double-blind, Randomised Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of AZD9291 Versus a Standard of Care Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor as First Line Treatment in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation Positive, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Acronym: FLAURA

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2025
First posted
Nov 20, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 21, 2026

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