DRUG
Pasireotide LAR
60 mg was administered as an intra muscular depot injection once every 28 days starting at Day 1
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
124
Locations
36
Results
Posted
Publications
1
Study summary
This was a multicenter, randomized, phase II study evaluating Everolimus or Pasireotide LAR alone or in combination in adult patients with advanced (unresectable or metastatic) neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung and thymus
This was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, 3-arm, phase II study with a single-stage design in each arm. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness and safety of Everolimus or Pasireotide LAR alone or in combination in adult patients with advanced (unresectable or metastatic) neuroendocrine carcinoma (typical and atypical) of the lung and thymus. It was expected that a total of 120 patients with 40 patients in each arm were to be enrolled into this study. Patients were seen weekly for one month and monthly thereafter. Radiological and biochemical response assessments were performed every 3 months. Patients with disease control (stable disease or better) in the combination arm or monotherapy with pasireotide LAR and everolimus who had not experienced unacceptable toxicity were permitted to continue treatment in the extension phase of the study and were seen every 3 months. Patients could remain in the extension phase as long as they continued to have clinical benefit and had not fulfilled any of the study discontinuation criteria. All patients had a safety follow-up visit 56 days after last treatment dose.
Interventions
DRUG
60 mg was administered as an intra muscular depot injection once every 28 days starting at Day 1
DRUG
10 mg tables administered orally once a day
DRUG
Pasireotide LAR 60 mg i.m. injected once every 28 days + Everolimus 10 mg p.o. daily
Timeline
First posted
Mar 27, 2012
Study start
Aug 16, 2013
Primary completion
Feb 10, 2020
Study completion
Feb 10, 2020
Results posted
Apr 2, 2021
Registry updated
Apr 2, 2021
Outcomes
Percentage of Participants Progression-free at 9 Months Based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors v1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
Time frame · Baseline up to 9 months
Patients with Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), or Stable Disease (SD) at Month 9 were to be considered as "progression-free" based on RECIST v1.1. Patients with missing tumor assessment, or with overall lesion response "unknown" at Month 9 were considered as "non progression-free", unless any of the following assessments at Week 48 or Week 52 indicate CR, PR, or SD, in which case the patient was to be considered as progression-free at Month 9. Patients discontinuing the study for any reason prior to the 9 month assessment were to be considered as "non progression-free".
Summary of Progression-free Survival (PFS) Based on RECIST v1.1
Time frame · Baseline, every 3 months up to 69 months
Time from first study drug administration to objective tumor progression or death from any cause according to RECIST v1.1
Kaplan-Meier Estimates of Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Time frame · Baseline, every 3 months up to 69 months
Percent (%) event-free probability estimate is the estimated probability that a patient will remain event-free up to the specified time point. Percent event-free probability estimates are obtained from the Kaplan-Meier survival estimates. Events are time from first study drug administration to objective tumor progression or death from any cause according to RECIST v1.1.
Summary of Time to Response (Months)
Time frame · Every 3 months up to Year 1
Time from start of treatment to the first observed objective tumor response (partial response or complete response) observed according to RECIST v1.1.
Summary of Duration of Response (Months)
Time frame · Every 3 months up to Year 1
Date of first objective tumor response to date of tumor progression or death due to any cause.
12-month Disease Control Rate (DCR) and Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time frame · Baseline up to Month 12
Objective response rate (ORR) was defined as the percentage of patients showing a best overall response (BOR) of CR or PR during the core study according to RECIST v1.1 criteria. The best overall response is interpreted as the best response recorded from the start of the treatment until disease progression/recurrence, death from any cause or until the patient withdraws consent, whichever is earliest. DCR was was defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of complete response, partial response or stable disease during 12 months of treatment according to RECIST v1.1.
Biochemical Response Rate (BRR) for Chromogranin A (CgA) Levels
Time frame · Baseline up to Week 52
Percentage of patients showing normalization or a decrease of ≥ 30% of serum CgA concentrations compared to baseline.
Duration of Biochemical Response (DBR), by Treatment (Full Analysis Set)
Time frame · Baseline up to Month 18
Time from the first documentation of biochemical response to the first documentation of biochemical progression or to death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Biochemical progression is defined as an increase of serum CgA levels ≥ 25% compared to baseline.
Kaplan-Meier Event-free Probability Estimate Based on CgA Levels
Time frame · Baseline, every 3 months up to Month 18
Kaplan Meier estimates are for Duration of biochemical response (DBR) outcome measure. Events are biochemical progressions i.e. an increase of CgA levels \>= 25% compared to baseline or deaths due to any cause. Percent (%) Event-free probability estimate is the estimated probability that a patient will remain event-free up to the specified time point.
Summary of Biochemical Progression-free Survival Based on CgA Levels by Treatment
Time frame · Baseline up Month 24
Time from the first documentation of biochemical response to the first documentation of biochemical progression or to death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Biochemical progression is defined as an increase of serum CgA levels ≥ 25% compared to baseline.
Kaplan-Meier Event-free Probability Estimate for Biochemical Progression-free Survival Based on CgA Levels
Time frame · Baseline, every 3 months up to Month 24
Percent (%) Event-free probability estimate is the estimated probability that a patient will remain event-free up to the specified time point. Percent event-free probability estimates are obtained from the Kaplan-Meier survival estimates. Events are biochemical progressions, i.e., an increase of CgA levels \>= 25% compared to baseline or deaths due to any cause.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria: * Histological confirmed advanced well differentiated typical and atypical carcinoid tumors of the lung or thymus * Patients of all treatment lines including naive patients could have been enrolled * At least one measurable lesion of disease on CT scan or MRI * Radiological documentation of disease progression within 12 months prior to randomization * Adequate liver, renal and bone marrow function * WHO Performance Status 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma * Non-neuroendocrine thymoma * Patients with severe functional disease who required symptomatic treatment with somatostatin analogs * Prior therapy with mTOR inhibitors * History of liver disease * Baseline QTcF\> 470 msec * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus despite adequate therapy
Study locations
Denmark · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Netherlands · Spain · Sweden · United Kingdom. Showing up to 24 locations stored in the fast local snapshot.
Novartis Investigative Site
Aarhus, Denmark
Novartis Investigative Site
Copenhagen N, Denmark
Novartis Investigative Site
Toulouse, Cedex 9, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Créteil, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Lille, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Lyon, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Rennes, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Strasbourg, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Villejuif, France
Novartis Investigative Site
Bad Berka, Germany
Novartis Investigative Site
Berlin, Germany
Novartis Investigative Site
Mainz, Germany
Novartis Investigative Site
Athens, GR, Greece
Novartis Investigative Site
Ancona, AN, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Brescia, BS, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Viagrande, CT, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Milan, MI, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Padova, PD, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Perugia, PG, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Parma, PR, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Roma, RM, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Orbassano, TO, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Naples, Italy
Novartis Investigative Site
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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