Brigatinib Versus Alectinib in ALK-Positive NSCLC After Disease Progression on Crizotinib : Results of Phase 3 ALTA-3 Trial

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INTRODUCTION: This open-label, phase 3 trial (ALTA-3; NCT03596866) compared efficacy and safety of brigatinib versus alectinib for ALK+ NSCLC after disease progression on crizotinib.

METHODS: Patients with advanced ALK+ NSCLC that progressed on crizotinib were randomized 1:1 to brigatinib 180 mg once daily (7-d lead-in, 90 mg) or alectinib 600 mg twice daily, aiming to test superiority. The primary end point was blinded independent review committee-assessed progression-free survival (PFS). Interim analysis for efficacy and futility was planned at approximately 70% of 164 expected PFS events.

RESULTS: The population (N = 248; brigatinib, n = 125; alectinib, n = 123) was notable for long median duration of prior crizotinib (16.0-16.8 mo) and low rate of ALK fusion in baseline circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA; 78 of 232 [34%]). Median blinded independent review committee-assessed PFS was 19.3 months with brigatinib and 19.2 months with alectinib (hazard ratio = 0.97 [95% confidence interval: 0.66-1.42], p = 0.8672]). The study met futility criterion. Overall survival was immature (41 events [17%]). Exploratory analyses pooled across the treatment groups revealed median PFS of 11.1 versus 22.5 months in patients with versus without ctDNA-detectable ALK fusion at baseline (hazard ratio: 0.48 [95% confidence interval: 0.32-0.71]). Treatment-related adverse events in more than 30% of patients (brigatinib, alectinib) were elevated levels of blood creatine phosphokinase (70%, 29%), aspartate aminotransferase (53%, 38%), and alanine aminotransferase (40%, 36%).

CONCLUSIONS: Brigatinib was not superior to alectinib for PFS in crizotinib-pretreated ALK+ NSCLC. Safety was consistent with the well-established and unique profiles of each drug. The low proportion of patients with ctDNA-detectable ALK fusion may account for prolonged PFS with both drugs in ALTA-3.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 18(2023), 12 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 1743-1755

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, James Chih-Hsin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Geoffrey [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Shun [VerfasserIn]
He, Jianxing [VerfasserIn]
Burotto, Mauricio [VerfasserIn]
Ahn, Myung-Ju [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dong-Wan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, XiaoQing [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yanqiu [VerfasserIn]
Vincent, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Jiani [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Huamao M [VerfasserIn]
Popat, Sanjay [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

53AH36668S
Alectinib
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
Brigatinib
Carbazoles
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Crizotinib
EC 2.7.10.1
HYW8DB273J
Journal Article
LIJ4CT1Z3Y
Non–small cell lung cancer
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03596866

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtho.2023.08.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360736211