Gefitinib Versus Vinorelbine Plus Cisplatin as Adjuvant Treatment for Stage II-IIIA (N1-N2) EGFR-Mutant NSCLC: Final Overall Survival Analysis of CTONG1104 Phase III Trial

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PURPOSE

ADJUVANT-CTONG1104 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01405079), a randomized phase III trial, showed that adjuvant gefitinib treatment significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) versus vinorelbine plus cisplatin (VP) in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor ( EGFR) mutation-positive resected stage II-IIIA (N1-N2) non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we report the final overall survival (OS) results.

METHODS

From September 2011 to April 2014, 222 patients from 27 sites were randomly assigned 1:1 to adjuvant gefitinib (n = 111) or VP (n = 111). Patients with resected stage II-IIIA (N1-N2) NSCLC and EGFR-activating mutation were enrolled, receiving gefitinib for 24 months or VP every 3 weeks for four cycles. The primary end point was DFS (intention-to-treat [ITT] population). Secondary end points included OS, 3-, 5-year (y) DFS rates, and 5-year OS rate. Post hoc analysis was conducted for subsequent therapy data.

RESULTS

Median follow-up was 80.0 months. Median OS (ITT) was 75.5 and 62.8 months with gefitinib and VP, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.92; 95% CI, 0.62 to 1.36; P = .674); respective 5-year OS rates were 53.2% and 51.2% ( P = .784). Subsequent therapy was administered upon progression in 68.4% and 73.6% of patients receiving gefitinib and VP, respectively. Subsequent targeted therapy contributed most to OS (HR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.14 to 0.38) compared with no subsequent therapy. Updated 3y DFS rates were 39.6% and 32. 5% with gefitinib and VP ( P = .316) and 5y DFS rates were 22. 6% and 23.2% ( P = .928), respectively.

CONCLUSION

Adjuvant therapy with gefitinib in patients with early-stage NSCLC and EGFR mutation demonstrated improved DFS over standard of care chemotherapy. Although this DFS advantage did not translate to a significant OS difference, OS with adjuvant gefitinib was one of the longest observed in this patient group compared with historic data.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Clin Oncol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Oncol

Journal ID (hwp): jco

Journal ID (pmc): jco

Journal ID (publisher-id): JCO

Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology

ISSN (Print): 0732-183X

ISSN (Electronic): 1527-7755

Publication date (Print): 1 March 2021

Publication date (Electronic): 17 December 2020

Volume: 39

Issue: 7

Pages: 713-722

Affiliations

[ ¹ ]Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

[ ² ]Fudan University Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China

[ ³ ]Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China

[ ⁴ ]Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, China

[ ⁵ ]The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

[ ⁶ ]Shenyang Chest Hospital, Shenyang, China

[ ⁷ ]Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China

[ ⁸ ]Jilin Provincial Tumor Hospital, Changchun, China

[ ⁹ ]Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China

[ ¹⁰ ]The People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, China

[ ¹¹ ]Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China

[ ¹² ]Tangdu Hospital, Xi'an, China

[ ¹³ ]Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China

[ ¹⁴ ]Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China

[ ¹⁵ ]Beijing Chest Hospital, Beijing, China

[ ¹⁶ ]The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China

[ ¹⁷ ]Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China

[ ¹⁸ ]Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China

[ ¹⁹ ]West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

[ ²⁰ ]Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China

[ ²¹ ]The Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China

[ ²² ]The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou, China

Author notes

Yi-Long Wu, MD, Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Yuexiu Qu, Guangzhou 510080, China; e-mail: syylwu@ 123456live.cn .