Safety and Efficacy Study of Avastin in Locally Advanced Metastatic or Recurrent Non-small Lung Cancer (NSLC) Participants

Available - Avastin in Addition to Platinum-based Chemotherapy is Indicated for First-lime Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced, Metastatic or Recurrent Non-small Lung Cancer Other Than Predominantly Squamous Cell Histology

The purpose of this non-interventional study is the collection and documentation of data on safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) bevacizumab (Avastin) in addition to platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line treatment in participants with unresectable advanced, metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) other than predominantly squamous cell histology with focus on adenocarcinoma and elderly patients in daily routine.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Bevacizumab

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 996

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Goslar, Germany, 38642

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants with unresectable advanced, metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell and with or without adenocarcinoma histology will be selected.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age greater than or equal to (>=) 18 years
• Histologically confirmed predominantly non-squamous NSCLC that is unresectably advanced, metastatic or recurrent (with or without adenocarcinoma)
• No contraindications to Avastin® according to the current Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) for Avastin®
• Therapeutic decision for Avastin® as first line treatment in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy was taken individually and independent of the non-interventional trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

N/A

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Bevacizumab; Patients will receive six 3-weeks cycle of IV bevacizumab along with platinum-based chemotherapy, followed by maintenance therapy of bevacizumab until progression (approximately 7 months).	Drug: Bevacizumab; Six 3-weeks cycle of IV bevacizumab will be administered for approximately 7 months.; Other Names: Avastin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Toxicities, Avastin-Related ADRs, and Serious ADRs	ADRs were defined as any response to a drug which was noxious and unintended, and which occurred at dose normally used related to the pharmacological properties. Serious ADRs were defined as any untoward medical occurrence or effect that at any dose resulted in death or life-threatening conditions or required hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent or significant disability or incapacity, congenital anomaly or birth defect or medically important condition. Toxicity was defined as an adverse event that had an attribution (the relationship to investigational agent) of possible, probable or definite. Avastin-related ADRs (an adverse event with a possible relationship or a relationship to the treatment with AVASTIN) were due to Avastin. ADRs includes serious as well as non-serious ADRs.	Up to 74 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants Who Withdrew or Modified Treatment	Percentage of participants who withdrew treatment or experienced at least 1 dose deviation in relation to the planned Avastin therapy were reported.	Up to 74 months
Number of Cycles of Systemic Therapy	Number of cycles of systemic therapy was the mean number of cycles received by participants in combination therapy with Avastin and chemotherapy and with Avastin monotherapy (maintenance).	Up to 74 months
Percentage of Participants With Best Tumor Response Over Time	Best tumor response (assessed as per clinical routine of the individual center) was categorized according to the following criteria at the investigator discretion: complete response (CR: commonly defined as disappearance of all target lesions, all non-target lesions, and no new lesion), partial response (PR: commonly defined as at least a 30 percent [%] decrease in the sum of the longest diameter [LD] of target lesions, no progression in non-target lesion, and no new lesion), stable disease (SD: commonly defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease [PD], in addition to no new target lesions). PD: commonly defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started and not evaluable (NE).	Up to 74 months
Percentage of Participants With Eastern Cooperative Group(ECOG) Performance Status Grades	ECOG Performance Status measured on-therapy (time between first dose and last dose date with a 30-day lag) assessed participant's performance status on 5 point scale: 0 is equal to (=) fully active/able to carry on all pre-disease activities without restriction; 1=restricted in physically strenuous activity, ambulatory/able to carry out light or sedentary work; 2=ambulatory (greater than [>] 50% of waking hours [hrs]), capable of all self care, unable to carry out any work activities; 3=capable of only limited self care, confined to bed/chair >50% of waking hrs; 4=completely disabled, cannot carry on any self care, totally confined to bed/chair; 5=dead.	Up to 74 months
Percentage of Participants With Disease Control	Disease control was defined as having achieved CR (commonly defined as disappearance of all target lesions, all non-target lesions, and no new lesion), PR (commonly defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD of target lesions, no progression in non-target lesion, and no new lesion), or SD (commonly defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, in addition to no new target lesions) during the course of observation which were assessed as per investigator discretion. PD: commonly defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started and NE.	Up to 74 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS)	PFS was defined as the time (months) between the start of therapy and progression (unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions) or death. Progression: at least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started. PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to 74 months
Percentage of Participants Who Died		Up to 74 months
Overall Survival	Overall survival was defined as the time (months) between the start of therapy and the date of death.	Up to 74 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Zahn MO, Linck D, Losem C, Gessner C, Metze H, Gaillard VE, Tessen HW. AVAiLABLE NIS - AVASTIN(R) in lung cancer treatment in routine oncology practice in Germany. BMC Cancer. 2019 May 10;19(1):433. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5618-0.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 3, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): November 4, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 4, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 7, 2016
• Last Verified: March 1, 2016

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Bevacizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: ML21217