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A Study of Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin Plus (+) Paclitaxel With or Without Bevacizumab Compared With Carboplatin+Paclitaxel+Bevacizumab in Participants With Stage IV Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Registration Number
NCT02366143
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

This randomized, open-label study evaluated the safety and efficacy of atezolizumab (an engineered anti-programmed death-ligand 1 \[PD-L1\] antibody) in combination with carboplatin+paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab compared with treatment with carboplatin+paclitaxel+bevacizumab in chemotherapy-naïve participants with Stage IV non-squamous NSCLC. Participants were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to Arm A (Atezolizumab+Carboplatin+Paclitaxel), Arm B (Atezolizumab+Carboplatin+Paclitaxel+Bevacizumab), or Arm C (Carboplatin+Paclitaxel+Bevacizumab).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1202
Inclusion Criteria
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed, Stage IV non-squamous NSCLC
  • Participants with no prior treatment for Stage IV non-squamous NSCLC
  • Known PD-L1 status as determined by immunohistochemistry assay performed on previously obtained archival tumor tissue or tissue obtained from a biopsy at screening
  • Measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1
  • Adequate hematologic and end organ function
Exclusion Criteria

Cancer-Specific Exclusions:

  • Active or untreated central nervous system metastases
  • Malignancies other than NSCLC within 5 years prior to randomization, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death treated with expected curative outcome

General Medical Exclusions:

  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • History of autoimmune disease
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted
  • Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus
  • Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C
  • Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to randomization
  • Significant cardiovascular disease
  • Illness or condition that interferes with the participant's capacity to understand, follow and/or comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria Related to Medications:

  • Prior treatment with cluster of differentiation 137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, anti-programmed death-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm B (Atezolizumab+Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel + Carboplatin)Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PD-L1 antibodyParticipants received IV infusion of atezolizumab and bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab until loss of clinical benefit and bevacizumab until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death during maintenance treatment phase.
Arm A (Atezolizumab+Paclitaxel+Carboplatin)Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PD-L1 antibodyParticipants received intravenous (IV) infusion of atezolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab during maintenance treatment phase until loss of clinical benefit.
Arm A (Atezolizumab+Paclitaxel+Carboplatin)CarboplatinParticipants received intravenous (IV) infusion of atezolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab during maintenance treatment phase until loss of clinical benefit.
Arm A (Atezolizumab+Paclitaxel+Carboplatin)PaclitaxelParticipants received intravenous (IV) infusion of atezolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab during maintenance treatment phase until loss of clinical benefit.
Arm B (Atezolizumab+Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel + Carboplatin)BevacizumabParticipants received IV infusion of atezolizumab and bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab until loss of clinical benefit and bevacizumab until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death during maintenance treatment phase.
Arm B (Atezolizumab+Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel + Carboplatin)CarboplatinParticipants received IV infusion of atezolizumab and bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab until loss of clinical benefit and bevacizumab until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death during maintenance treatment phase.
Arm B (Atezolizumab+Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel + Carboplatin)PaclitaxelParticipants received IV infusion of atezolizumab and bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or until loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of atezolizumab until loss of clinical benefit and bevacizumab until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death during maintenance treatment phase.
Arm C (Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel+Carboplatin)CarboplatinParticipants received IV infusion of bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of bevacizumab during maintenance treatment phase until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death.
Arm C (Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel+Carboplatin)BevacizumabParticipants received IV infusion of bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of bevacizumab during maintenance treatment phase until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death.
Arm C (Bevacizumab+Paclitaxel+Carboplatin)PaclitaxelParticipants received IV infusion of bevacizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle followed by IV infusion of paclitaxel and carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 or 6 cycles or loss of clinical benefit whichever occurs first, during induction treatment phase. Participants received IV infusion of bevacizumab during maintenance treatment phase until progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity, or death.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival (OS) in Arm B Versus Arm C in ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until death until data cut-off on 22 January 2018 (up to approximately 34 months)

Overall Survival (OS) in Arm B Versus Arm C in ITT-WT Population

Overall Survival (OS) in Arm A Versus Arm C in ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until death (up approximately 53 months)

Overall Survival (OS) in Arm A Versus Arm C in ITT-WT Population

Progression Free Survival (PFS), as Determined by the Investigator in Arm B Versus Arm C in the Teff-high WT Population and ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first until data cut-off on 15 September 2017 (up to approximately 29 months)

Progression Free Survival (PFS), as Determined by the Investigator using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) in Arm B versus Arm C in the T-effector (Teff)-high wild type (WT) population and the intent-to-treat (ITT)-WT population.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PFS, as Determined by the Investigator in Arm B Versus Arm C in Teff High Population and ITT PopulationBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 29 months)

PFS, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1, in Arm B versus C in the Teff high population and ITT population.

PFS, as Determined by the Investigator in Arm A Versus Arm B in Teff High-WT Population and ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 29 months)

PFS, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1, in Arm A versus B in the Teff high-WT population and ITT-WT population.

PFS, as Determined by the Investigator in Arm B Versus Arm C by PD-L1 SubgroupBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 29 months)

PFS as Determined by the Investigator according to RECIST v1.1, in Arm B Versus Arm C by PD-L1 Subgroup: TC2/3 or 1C2/3 and TC1/2/3 or IC1/2/3 (ITT-WT Population)

OS in Arm B Versus Arm C by PD-L1 SubgroupBaseline until death (up to approximately 34 months)

OS in Arm B Versus Arm C by PD-L1 Subgroup: TC2/3 or 1C2/3 and TC1/2/3 or IC1/2/3 (ITT-WT Population)

OS in Arm A Versus Arm C by PD-L1 SubgroupBaseline until death (up approximately 53 months)

OS in Arm A Versus Arm C by PD-L1 Subgroup: TC2/3 or 1C2/3 and TC1/2/3 or IC1/2/3 (ITT-WT Population)

OS in Arm B Versus Arm C in Teff High-WT Population, Teff High Population, and ITT PopulationBaseline until death (up to approximately 34 months)
OS in Arm A Versus Arm C in Teff High-WT Population, Teff High Population, and ITT PopulationBaseline until death (up approximately 53 months)
OS in Arm A Versus Arm B in Teff High-WT Population and ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until death (up approximately 53 months)
Duration of Response (DOR), as Determined By Investigator in Arm B Versus Arm CBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 29 months)

DOR, as determined by investigator according to RECIST v1.1 in Arm B versus Arm C in the Teff high-WT population and the ITT-WT population.

Percentage of Participants With an Objective Response (OR) (Complete Response [CR] or Partial Response [PR]) as Determined by the Investigator in the Teff-High-WT Population and ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 29 months)

Percentage of Participants With an Objective Response (OR) (Complete Response \[CR\] or Partial Response \[PR\]) as Determined by the Investigator using RECIST v1.1 in the Teff-High-WT population and ITT-WT population.

OS Rates at Years 1 and 2 in Arm B Versus Arm CBaseline to 2 years or death, whichever occurs first.

OS at 1- and 2-year landmark timepoints in Teff-high WT population and ITT-WT population.

OS Rates at Years 1 and 2 in Arm A Versus Arm CBaseline to 2 years or death, whichever occurs first.

OS at 1- and 2-year landmark timepoints in Teff-high WT population and ITT-WT population.

Time to Deterioration (TTD) in Patient-Reported Lung Cancer Symptoms Determined by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) ScoreBaseline up to approximately 29 months

EORTC QLQ-C30 is a validated \& reliable self-report measure (Aaronson et al.1993;Fitzsimmons et al.1999) that consists of 30 questions that assess 5 aspects of patient functioning (physical,emotional,role, cognitive,and social), 3 symptom scales (fatigue,nausea \& vomiting, pain),global health/quality of life,and six single items (dyspnea,insomnia, appetite loss,constipation,diarrhea, and financial difficulties). EORTC QLQ-C30 is scored according to the EORTC scoring manual (Fayers et al. 2001). All EORTC scales and single-item measures are linearly transformed so that each score has a range of 0-100. A high score for a functional/global health status scale represents a high or healthy level of functioning/HRQoL (Health-Related Quality of Life);however a high score for a symptom scale or item represents a high level of symptomatology or problems. A ≥10-point change in the symptoms subscale score is perceived by patients as clinically significant (Osoba et al.1998).

TTD in Patient-Reported Lung Cancer Symptoms as Determined by EORTC Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13) ScoreBaseline up to approximately 29 months

QLQ-LC13 Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module incorporates one multiple-item scale to assess dyspnea and a series of single items assessing pain, coughing, sore mouth, dysphagia, peripheral neuropathy, alopecia, and hemoptysis. The EORTC QLQ-LC13 is scored according to the EORTC scoring manual (Fayers et al. 2001). All EORTC scales and single-item measures are linearly transformed so that each score has a range of 0-100. A high score for a functional/global health status scale represents a high or healthy level of functioning/HRQoL (Health-Related Quality of Life); however, a high score for a symptom scale or item represents a high level of symptomatology or problems. A ≥10-point change in the symptoms subscale score is perceived by patients as clinically significant (Osoba et al. 1998).

PFS, as Determined by the Independent Review Facility (IRF) in Arm B Versus Arm C in Teff-High-WT Population and ITT-WT PopulationBaseline until disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 29 months)

PFS, as determined by the independent review facility (IRF) Using RECIST v1.1 in Arm B versus Arm C in the T-effector (Teff)-high wild type (WT) population and the intent-to-treat (ITT)-WT population.

Change From Baseline in Patient-Reported Lung Cancer Symptoms Score Using the Symptoms in Lung Cancer (SILC) ScaleBaseline up to approximately 29 months

The SILC (Symptoms in Lung Cancer) scale was used to assess patient-reported severity of lung cancer symptoms (chest pain, dyspnea, and cough). The SILC scale is a 9-item content validated self-report measure of lung cancer symptoms. It measures severity of cough, dyspnea, and chest pain with a symptom severity score. The SILC questionnaire comprises three individual symptoms (dyspnea, cough, chest pain) and are scored at the individual symptom level, thus have a dyspnea score, chest pain score, and cough score. Each individual symptom score is calculated as the average of responses for the symptom items \[e.g. Chest Pain Score=mean (item 1; item 2)\]. An increase in score is suggestive of a worsening in symptomology (i.e. frequency or severity). A score change of ≥0.3 points for the dyspnea and cough symptom scores is considered to be clinically significant; whereas a score change of ≥0.5 points for the chest pain score is considered to be clinically significant.

Percentage of Participants With Adverse EventsBaseline up to data cutoff date 7 December 2020 (up to approximately 68 months)

Percentage of participants with at least one adverse event.

Percentage of Participants With Anti-Therapeutic Antibodies (ATAs) to AtezolizumabBaseline up to approximately 29 months
Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Atezolizumab in Arm A and Arm BDay 1 of Cycle 1 and 3 (Cycle length=21 days)

The predose samples will be collected on the same day of treatment administration. The infusion duration of atezolizumab will be of 30-60 minutes.

Minimum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmin) of Atezolizumab Prior to Infusion in Arm A and Arm BDay 21 of Cycles 1, 2 3, and 7 (Cycle length=21 days)
Plasma Concentrations for Carboplatin in Arm A, Arm B, and Arm CPredose (same day of treatment administration), 5-10 minutes before end of carboplatin infusion, 1 h after carboplatin infusion (infusion duration=15 to 30 minutes) on D1 of Cy1,3 (Cycle length=21 days)
Plasma Concentrations for Paclitaxel in Arm A, Arm B, and Arm CPredose (same day of treatment administration), 5-10 minutes before end of paclitaxel infusion, 1 h after paclitaxel infusion (infusion duration=3 h) on D1 of Cy1,3 (Cycle length=21 days)
Cmax of Bevacizumab in Arm B and Arm CCycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 3 Day 1 (Cycle length=21 days)
Cmin of Bevacizumab in Arm B and Arm CCycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 2 Day 21 (Cycle length=21 days)

Trial Locations

Locations (240)

Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers

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Chandler, Arizona, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates

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Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Southern CA Permanente Med Grp

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Bellflower, California, United States

Marin Cancer Care Inc

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Greenbrae, California, United States

Scripps Health

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La Jolla, California, United States

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UCI

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Orange, California, United States

Rocky Mountain Cancer Center

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Kaiser Permanente

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Lonetree, Colorado, United States

Danbury Hospital

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Danbury, Connecticut, United States

Yale Cancer Center

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers
🇺🇸Chandler, Arizona, United States

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