First-line icotinib versus cisplatin/pemetrexed plus pemetrexed maintenance therapy for patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive lung adenocarcinoma (CONVINCE): a phase 3, open-label, randomized study
Y K Shi, L Wang, B H Han, W Li, P Yu, Y P Liu, C M Ding, X Song, Z Y Ma, X L Ren, J F Feng, H L Zhang, G Y Chen, X H Han, N Wu, C Yao, Y Song, S C Zhang, W Song, X Q Liu, S J Zhao, Y C Lin, X Q Ye, K Li, Y Q Shu, L M Ding, F L Tan, Y Sun, Y K Shi, L Wang, B H Han, W Li, P Yu, Y P Liu, C M Ding, X Song, Z Y Ma, X L Ren, J F Feng, H L Zhang, G Y Chen, X H Han, N Wu, C Yao, Y Song, S C Zhang, W Song, X Q Liu, S J Zhao, Y C Lin, X Q Ye, K Li, Y Q Shu, L M Ding, F L Tan, Y Sun
Abstract
Background: Icotinib has been previously shown to be non-inferior to gefitinib in non-selected advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients when given as second- or further-line treatment. In this open-label, randomized, phase 3 CONVINCE trial, we assessed the efficacy and safety of first-line icotinib versus cisplatin/pemetrexed plus pemetrexed maintenance in lung adenocarcinoma patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation.
Patients and methods: Eligible participants were adults with stage IIIB/IV lung adenocarcinoma and exon 19/21 EGFR mutations. Participants were randomly allocated (1 : 1) to receive oral icotinib or 3-week cycle of cisplatin plus pemetrexed for up to four cycles; non-progressive patients after four cycles were maintained with pemetrexed until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by independent response evaluation committee. Other end points included overall survival (OS) and safety.
Results: Between January 2013 and August 2014, 296 patients were randomized, and 285 patients were treated (148 to icotinib, 137 to chemotherapy). Independent response evaluation committee-assessed PFS was significantly longer in the icotinib group (11.2 versus 7.9 months; hazard ratio, 0.61, 95% confidence interval 0.43-0.87; P = 0.006). No significant difference for OS was observed between treatments in the overall population or in EGFR-mutated subgroups (exon 19 Del/21 L858R). The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse events (AEs) in the icotinib group were rash (14.8%) and diarrhea (7.4%), compared with nausea (45.9%), vomiting (29.2%), and neutropenia (10.9%) in the chemotherapy group. AEs (79.1% versus 94.2%; P < 0.001) and treatment-related AEs (54.1% versus 90.5%; P < 0.001) were significantly fewer in the icotinib group than in the chemotherapy group.
Conclusions: First-line icotinib significantly improves PFS of advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR mutation with a tolerable and manageable safety profile. Icotinib should be considered as a first-line treatment for this patient population.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01719536.
Keywords: EGFR mutation-positive; NSCLC; cisplatin/pemetrexed plus pemetrexed maintenance; first-line; icotinib.
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