A Study Comparing GSK2118436 to Dacarbazine (DTIC) in Previously Untreated Subjects With BRAF Mutation Positive Advanced (Stage III) or Metastatic (Stage IV) Melanoma

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Interventions: Drug: GSK2118436
Drug: Dacarbazine (DTIC)

Registration Number: NCT01227889

Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Brief Summary: BRF113683 is a Phase III, randomized, open-label study comparing the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of GSK2118436 to dacarbazine (DTIC), in subjects with BRAF mutant advanced (Stage III) or metastatic (Stage IV) melanoma. Subjects will be randomized to receive 150 mg of GSK2118436 twice daily or 1000 mg/m2 DTIC every 3 weeks and continue on treatment until disease progression, death, or unacceptable adverse event. Subjects who progress on DTIC will be allowed to crossover to an optional extension arm of the study to receive GSK2118436.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 251

Inclusion Criteria

Adults at least 18 years of age
Has advanced (unresectable Stage III) or metastatic (Stage IV) melanoma that is BRAF mutation positive (V600E)
Is treatment naive for advanced (unresectable) or metastatic melanoma, with the exception of Interleukin 2 (IL-2) which is allowed.
Has measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
Women with reproductive potential must be willing to practice acceptable methods of birth control during the study and for up to 4 weeks after the last dose of study medication.
Men with reproductive potential must be willing to practice acceptable methods of birth control during the study and for up to 16 weeks after the last dose of study medication.
Must have adequate organ function.
Must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-1.

Exclusion Criteria

Currently receiving cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy or surgery).
Evidence of active central nervous system (CNS) disease.
Previous treatment for metastatic melanoma, including treatment with BRAF or MEK inhibitor.
A history of other malignancy. Subjects who have been disease-free for 5 years or subjects with a history of complete resected non-melanoma skin cancer or successfully treated in situ carcinoma are eligible.
History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
Certain cardiac abnormalities

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
GSK2118436	GSK2118436	Subjects in this arm will receive GSK2118436 150 mg twice daily.
Dacarbazine (DTIC)	Dacarbazine (DTIC)	Subjects will receive intravenous dacarbazine (DTIC) 1000 mg/m2 every 3 weeks
Crossover	GSK2118436	Subjects who initially receive DTIC will be allowed to receive GSK2118436 after initial progression.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Progression-free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Investigator	Time interval between the date of randomization and the earlier of the date of disease progression or the date of death due to any cause (up to 9.9 months)	PFS is defined as the interval of time between the date of randomization and the earlier of the date of disease progression or the date of death due to any cause. Disease progression was based on radiographic or photographic evidence, and assessments were made by the investigator according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the smallest sum of diameters recorded since the treatment started (e.g., percent change from nadir, where nadir is defined as the smallest sum of diameters recorded since treatment start). In addition, the sum must have an absolute increase from nadir of 5 millimeters (mm). For participants who did not progress or die, PFS was censored at the date of last contact. Data are presented as median and 96% confidence interval.
Progression-free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by an Independent Radiologist: Randomized Phase	Time interval between the date of randomization and the earlier of the date of disease progression or the date of death due to any cause (up to 9.9 months)	PFS is defined as the interval of time between the date of randomization and the earlier of the date of disease progression or the date of death due to any cause. Disease progression was based on radiographic or photographic evidence, and assessments were made by an independent radiologist according to RECIST version 1.1. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the smallest sum of diameters recorded since the treatment started (e.g., percent change from nadir, where nadir is defined as the smallest sum of diameters recorded since treatment start). In addition, the sum must have an absolute increase from nadir of 5 mm. For participants who did not progress or die, PFS was censored at the date of last contact.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall Survival	Time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death due to any cause (up to 22.1 months)	Overall survival is defined as the interval of time between the date of randomization and the date of death due to any cause. For participants who did not die, overall survival was censored at the date of last contact.
Number of Participants With a Best Overall Response of Confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Confirmed Partial Response (PR) as Assessed by the Investigator: Randomized Phase	From randomization until the first documented evidence of a confirmed complete response or partial response (median of 6.6 weeks)	A participant was defined as a responder if he/she achieved either a CR (the disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must be \<10 mm in the short axis.) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the Baseline sum of the diameters \[e.g., percent change from Baseline\]). Response was evaluated by an investigator per RECIST, version 1.1. A participant without a post-Baseline assessment of response was considered a non-responder. Confirmation, per RECIST version 1.1, requires a confimatory disease assessment of CR or PR at least 28 days after the initial disease assessment of CR or PR.
Number of Participants With a Best Overall Response of Confirmed CR or PR as Assessed by an Independent Radiologist: Randomized Phase	From randomization until the first documented evidence of a confirmed complete response or partial response (median of 12.0 weeks)	A participant was defined as a responder if he/she achieved either a CR (the disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must be \<10 mm in the short axis.) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the Baseline sum of the diameters \[e.g., percent change from Baseline\]). Response was evaluated by an independent radiologist per RECIST, version 1.1. A participant without a post-Baseline assessment of response was considered a non-responder. Confirmation, per RECIST version 1.1, requires a confimatory disease assessment of CR or PR at least 28 days after the initial disease assessment of CR or PR.
Duration of Response as Assessed by the Investigator: Randomized Phase	Time from the first documented evidence of PR or CR until the first documented sign of disease progression or death due to any cause (up to 65.6 weeks)	Duration of response for participants with either a CR (the disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must be \<10 mm in the short axis.) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the Baseline sum of the diameters \[e.g., percent change from Baseline\]) was defined as the time from the first documented evidence of a PR or CR until the first documented sign of PD or death due to any cause. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the smallest sum of diameters recorded since the treatment started (e.g., percent change from nadir, where nadir is defined as the smallest sum of diameters recorded since treatment start). In addition, the sum must have an absolute increase from nadir of 5 mm.
Duration of Response as Assessed by an Independent Radiologist: Randomized Phase	Time from the first documented evidence of PR or CR until the first documented sign of disease progression or death due to any cause (up to 7.4 months)	Duration of response for participants with either a CR (the disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must be \<10 mm in the short axis.) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the Baseline sum of the diameters \[e.g., percent change from Baseline\]) was defined as the time from the first documented evidence of a PR or CR until the first documented sign of PD or death due to any cause. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the smallest sum of diameters recorded since the treatment started (e.g., percent change from nadir, where nadir is defined as the smallest sum of diameters recorded since treatment start). In addition, the sum must have an absolute increase from nadir of 5 mm. NA indicates that data is not available.
Progression-free Survival (PFS2) as Assessed by the Investigator: Crossover Phase	Time from first dose of GSK2118436 in participants who crossover after initial progression to the earliest date of radiographical or photographical PD or death due to any cause (up to 6.4 months)	PFS2 is defined as the time from the first dose of GSK2118436, in participants randomized to DTIC who crossed over to GSK2118436 after initial progression, to the earliest date of radiographic or photographic disease progression or death due to any cause. Disease progression was based on radiographic or photographic evidence, and assessments were made by the investigator according to RECIST version 1.1. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the smallest sum of diameters recorded since the treatment started (e.g., percent change from nadir, where nadir is defined as the smallest sum of diameters recorded since treatment start). In addition, the sum must have an absolute increase from nadir of 5 mm. For participants who did not progress or die, PFS was censored at the date of last contact.
Number of Participants With a Best Overall Response of Confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Confirmed Partial Response (PR) as Assessed by the Investigator: Crossover Phase	From randomization until the first documented evidence of a confirmed complete response or partial response (up to 6.4 months)	A participant was defined as a responder if he/she achieved either a CR (the disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must be \<10 mm in the short axis.) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the Baseline sum of the diameters \[e.g., percent change from Baseline\]). Response was evaluated by an investigator per RECIST, version 1.1. A participant without a post-Baseline assessment of response was considered a non-responder. Confirmation, per RECIST version 1.1, requires a confimatory disease assessment of CR or PR at least 28 days after the initial disease assessment of CR or PR.
Duration of Response as Assessed by the Investigator: Crossover Phase	Time from the first documented evidence of PR or CR until the first documented sign of disease progression or death due to any cause (up to 6.4 months)	Duration of response for participants with either a CR (the disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes must be \<10 mm in the short axis.) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the Baseline sum of the diameters \[e.g., percent change from Baseline\]) was defined as the time from the first documented evidence of a PR or CR until the first documented sign of PD or death due to any cause. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as a reference, the smallest sum of diameters recorded since the treatment started (e.g., percent change from nadir, where nadir is defined as the smallest sum of diameters recorded since treatment start). In addition, the sum must have an absolute increase from nadir of 5 mm.
Number of Participants With Non-melanoma Skin Lesions: Randomized Phase	From Screening until study completion or discontinuation from the study (up to 9.9 months)	Dermatological examinations were performed by the investigator, or at the discretion of the investigator, referred to a dermatologist. The number of participants with non-melanoma skin lessions was assessed from the time of Screening until study completion or discontinuation from the study for any reason.
Agreement Rate for V600E Mutation Validation of the BRAF Mutation Assay	Screening	Analytical and clinical validation of the companion diagnostic (cDx) assay was performed to determine the extent of agreement between the bioMerieux cDx assay (THxID BRAF Assay) and the Clinical Trial Assay (CTA) to detect BRAF mutations to determine participant eligibility into the study. Skin tissue samples collected at the Screening visit were used for this analysis. Multiple specimen per participant were analyzed.