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Study of Enzastaurin Versus Placebo With Pemetrexed for Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 Double-Blind Randomized Study of Oral Enzastaurin HCl Versus Placebo Concurrently With Pemetrexed (Alimta®) as Second-Line Therapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00530621
Enrollment
160
Registered
2007-09-17
Start date
2007-09-30
Completion date
2008-10-31
Last updated
2020-07-01

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Conditions

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of enzastaurin and pemetrexed can extend survival time without progression of disease for participants who have advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Interventions

DRUGenzastaurin

1125 milligrams (mg) loading dose then 500 mg, oral, daily Cycle 1 (28 days), subsequent cycles 21 days, until disease progression

DRUGplacebo

oral, daily

DRUGpemetrexed

500 milligrams per square meter (mg/m\^2), intravenous (IV), day 8 Cycle 1 (28 days), day 1 subsequent cycles (21 days), until disease progression

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Laboratory confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC with locally advanced or metastatic disease which cannot be cured. * Participants must have disease which progressed after 1 prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen for advanced disease. * At least 1 measurable lesion. * Must have stopped all previous systemic therapies for cancer for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment. * Must be able to follow study guidelines and be able to show up for appointments.

Exclusion criteria

* Treatment within the last 30 days with a drug that has not received regulatory approval for any indication at the time of study entry. * Previous treatment with enzastaurin or pemetrexed. * Concurrent administration of any other antitumor therapy. * Inability to swallow tablets. * Pregnant or breastfeeding.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)Baseline to measured progressive disease up to 9.92 monthsPFS was defined as the time from date of randomization to the first documented observation of disease progression or death from any cause. Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. Progressive disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions or the appearance of new lesions. PFS was censored at the date of the last objective progression-free disease assessment for participants who did not experience PD or death at the data inclusion cut-off date.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival (OS)Baseline to date of death from any cause up to 12.32 monthsOS was defined as the duration from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. For participants who were alive at the time of the data inclusion cutoff, OS was censored at the date the participant was last known to be alive.
Time-to-Worsening (TW) in Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) - Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) SubscaleBaseline to disease worsening up to 10.58 monthsLCSS is a participant rated lung cancer instrument which consisted of 6 disease related symptoms (appetite, cough, fatigue, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and pain) and 3 quality of life (QoL) items (activity status, symptomatic distress, and overall QoL). TW in LCSS-HRQoL was measured from the date of enrollment to the first date of a 15 millimeters (mm) worsening in the 9th LCSS item on QoL. LCSS-HRQoL was measured on the 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) with the scores ranging from 0 (best response and very high HRQoL) to 100-mm (worse response and very low HRQoL). TW-HRQoL was censored at the date of the participant's last LCSS assessment for participant without a 15-mm increase on the 100-mm VAS.
Duration of Disease Control (DDC)Baseline to measured progressive disease up to 9.92 monthsDDC was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented observation of disease progression or death from any cause and was limited to the participants with a best tumor response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD). Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. Progressive disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions or the appearance of new lesions. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR was defined as having at least a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions. SD was defined as small changes that did not meet the above criteria. DDC was censored at the date of the last objective progression-free disease assessment for participants who did not experience PD or death.
Percentage of Participants With Complete Response or Partial Response (Tumor Response Rate)Baseline to measured progressive disease up to 9.92 monthsResponse was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. Participants with a best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) were considered to have had a tumor response. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR was defined as having at least a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions. Percentage of participants was calculated as the total number of participants affected divided by the number of participants analyzed then multiplied by 100.
Tumor BiomarkersTumor samples collected at baselineProtein expression was measured using an Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay from the tumor tissue samples. IHC histo-scores (H-scores) were determined separately for each of the 3 biomarkers: folate receptor alpha (FR alpha) in cytoplasm and apical membrane, thymidylate synthase (TS) in cytoplasm and nucleus, and thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF1) in the nucleus. Tumor tissue samples were to be scored using a 0 (negative, no staining) to 3+ (brightest staining) scoring system for cytoplasmic and nuclear staining. IHC H-score was calculated using the formula: 1 \* (percentage of cells stained 1+) + 2 \* (percentage of cells stained 2+) + 3 \* (percentage of cells stained 3+), giving a minimum score of 0 to a maximum score of 300. The maximum score indicates the strongest expression.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Died During the Study TreatmentBaseline through study completion [up to 16 Cycles (21-day cycles, except Cycle 1 [28 days])]Reported are the deaths due to study disease and adverse events (AEs) that occurred while on study treatment.
Number of Participants Who Died During the 30 Days After Treatment DiscontinuationEnd of study treatment [16 Cycles (21-day cycles, except Cycle 1 [28 days])] through 30 days after treatment discontinuationReported are the deaths due to study disease and adverse events (AEs) that occurred during the 30 days after treatment discontinuation.

Countries

France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

Presented in the participant flow are the reasons participants discontinued from study treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin
Enzastaurin 1125 milligrams (mg) loading dose \[total 9 tablets (three 125-mg tablets administered orally 3 times a day)\] on Day 1 followed by total dose of 500 mg enzastaurin (two 125-mg tablets administered orally 2 times a day) on Days 2 to 28, and pemetrexed 500 milligrams per square meter (mg/m\^2) intravenous injection on Day 8 in Cycle 1 (28-day cycle). Pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection on Day 1 followed by total dose of 500 mg enzastaurin (two 125-mg tablets administered orally 2 times a day) on Days 1 to 21 in Cycle 2 and subsequent cycles (21-day cycle). Treatment was continued until evidence of disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or any other discontinuation criteria were met.
80
Pemetrexed + Placebo
Placebo loading dose \[total 9 tablets (3 tablets administered orally 3 times a day)\] on Day 1 followed by 4 placebo tablets (2 tablets 2 times a day) on Days 2 to 28, and pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection on Day 8 in Cycle 1 (28-day cycle). Pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection on Day 1 followed by 4 placebo tablets (2 tablets 2 times a day) on Days 1 to 21 in Cycle 2 and subsequent cycles (21-day cycle). Treatment was continued until evidence of disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or any other discontinuation criteria were met.
80
Total160

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event118
Overall StudyDeath36
Overall StudyNot Treated Due to PD Prior to Dosing10
Overall StudyPhysician Decision24
Overall StudyProgressive Disease (PD)4740
Overall StudySponsor Decision1215
Overall StudySubject Decision47

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalPemetrexed + EnzastaurinPemetrexed + Placebo
Age, Continuous61.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.36
61.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.21
61.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.57
Disease Stage at Study Entry
Stage IIIA
6 Participants3 Participants3 Participants
Disease Stage at Study Entry
Stage IIIB
39 Participants16 Participants23 Participants
Disease Stage at Study Entry
Stage IV
115 Participants61 Participants54 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
4 Participants3 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
East Asian
14 Participants8 Participants6 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
142 Participants69 Participants73 Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
38 Participants19 Participants19 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Germany
40 Participants21 Participants19 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Italy
20 Participants11 Participants9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Portugal
16 Participants5 Participants11 Participants
Region of Enrollment
South Korea
12 Participants7 Participants5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
34 Participants17 Participants17 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
52 Participants26 Participants26 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
108 Participants54 Participants54 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
73 / 7975 / 80
serious
Total, serious adverse events
33 / 7930 / 80

Outcome results

Primary

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

PFS was defined as the time from date of randomization to the first documented observation of disease progression or death from any cause. Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. Progressive disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions or the appearance of new lesions. PFS was censored at the date of the last objective progression-free disease assessment for participants who did not experience PD or death at the data inclusion cut-off date.

Time frame: Baseline to measured progressive disease up to 9.92 months

Population: All randomized participants. Twenty five (25) participants in Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin group and twenty three (23) participants in Pemetrexed + Placebo group were censored for analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinProgression-Free Survival (PFS)2.96 months
Pemetrexed + PlaceboProgression-Free Survival (PFS)3.02 months
p-value: 0.54495% CI: [0.77, 1.65]Log Rank
Secondary

Duration of Disease Control (DDC)

DDC was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented observation of disease progression or death from any cause and was limited to the participants with a best tumor response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD). Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. Progressive disease (PD) was defined as having at least a 20% increase in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions or the appearance of new lesions. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR was defined as having at least a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions. SD was defined as small changes that did not meet the above criteria. DDC was censored at the date of the last objective progression-free disease assessment for participants who did not experience PD or death.

Time frame: Baseline to measured progressive disease up to 9.92 months

Population: Randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug and had a best tumor response of CR, PR, or SD. Fourteen (14) participants in Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin group and seventeen (17) participants in Pemetrexed + Placebo group were censored for analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinDuration of Disease Control (DDC)5.32 months
Pemetrexed + PlaceboDuration of Disease Control (DDC)6.31 months
p-value: 0.19495% CI: [0.81, 2.77]Log Rank
Secondary

Overall Survival (OS)

OS was defined as the duration from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. For participants who were alive at the time of the data inclusion cutoff, OS was censored at the date the participant was last known to be alive.

Time frame: Baseline to date of death from any cause up to 12.32 months

Population: All randomized participants. Fifty three (53) participants in Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin group and forty five (45) participants in Pemetrexed + Placebo group were censored for analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinOverall Survival (OS)9.63 months
Pemetrexed + PlaceboOverall Survival (OS)7.39 months
p-value: 0.17195% CI: [0.42, 1.17]Log Rank
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Complete Response or Partial Response (Tumor Response Rate)

Response was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.0) criteria. Participants with a best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) were considered to have had a tumor response. CR was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. PR was defined as having at least a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions. Percentage of participants was calculated as the total number of participants affected divided by the number of participants analyzed then multiplied by 100.

Time frame: Baseline to measured progressive disease up to 9.92 months

Population: Randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug and had responses evaluated for CR or PR.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinPercentage of Participants With Complete Response or Partial Response (Tumor Response Rate)3.9 percentage of participants
Pemetrexed + PlaceboPercentage of Participants With Complete Response or Partial Response (Tumor Response Rate)2.6 percentage of participants
p-value: 0.681Fisher Exact
Secondary

Time-to-Worsening (TW) in Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) - Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Subscale

LCSS is a participant rated lung cancer instrument which consisted of 6 disease related symptoms (appetite, cough, fatigue, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and pain) and 3 quality of life (QoL) items (activity status, symptomatic distress, and overall QoL). TW in LCSS-HRQoL was measured from the date of enrollment to the first date of a 15 millimeters (mm) worsening in the 9th LCSS item on QoL. LCSS-HRQoL was measured on the 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) with the scores ranging from 0 (best response and very high HRQoL) to 100-mm (worse response and very low HRQoL). TW-HRQoL was censored at the date of the participant's last LCSS assessment for participant without a 15-mm increase on the 100-mm VAS.

Time frame: Baseline to disease worsening up to 10.58 months

Population: Randomized participants who had at least 1 baseline and 1 postbaseline LCSS assessment for HRQoL. Thirty (30) participants in Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin group and forty (40) participants in Pemetrexed + Placebo group were censored for the analysis.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinTime-to-Worsening (TW) in Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) - Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Subscale3.06 months
Pemetrexed + PlaceboTime-to-Worsening (TW) in Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) - Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Subscale8.08 months
p-value: 0.0195% CI: [1.19, 3.75]Regression, Cox
Secondary

Tumor Biomarkers

Protein expression was measured using an Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay from the tumor tissue samples. IHC histo-scores (H-scores) were determined separately for each of the 3 biomarkers: folate receptor alpha (FR alpha) in cytoplasm and apical membrane, thymidylate synthase (TS) in cytoplasm and nucleus, and thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF1) in the nucleus. Tumor tissue samples were to be scored using a 0 (negative, no staining) to 3+ (brightest staining) scoring system for cytoplasmic and nuclear staining. IHC H-score was calculated using the formula: 1 \* (percentage of cells stained 1+) + 2 \* (percentage of cells stained 2+) + 3 \* (percentage of cells stained 3+), giving a minimum score of 0 to a maximum score of 300. The maximum score indicates the strongest expression.

Time frame: Tumor samples collected at baseline

Population: Randomized participants who had at least 1 biomarker expression value measured at baseline.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinTumor BiomarkersTS in Nucleus5.92 H-scoresStandard Deviation 12.55
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinTumor BiomarkersTS in Cytoplasm16.38 H-scoresStandard Deviation 25.29
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinTumor BiomarkersFR Alpha in Cytoplasm55.96 H-scoresStandard Deviation 65.99
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinTumor BiomarkersFR Alpha in Apical Membrane9.96 H-scoresStandard Deviation 24.7
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinTumor BiomarkersTTF-1 in Nucleus47.88 H-scoresStandard Deviation 71.18
Pemetrexed + PlaceboTumor BiomarkersTS in Cytoplasm22.30 H-scoresStandard Deviation 34.83
Pemetrexed + PlaceboTumor BiomarkersFR Alpha in Cytoplasm24.50 H-scoresStandard Deviation 51.04
Pemetrexed + PlaceboTumor BiomarkersFR Alpha in Apical Membrane18.25 H-scoresStandard Deviation 48.62
Pemetrexed + PlaceboTumor BiomarkersTS in Nucleus8.00 H-scoresStandard Deviation 18.84
Pemetrexed + PlaceboTumor BiomarkersTTF-1 in Nucleus32.35 H-scoresStandard Deviation 72.58
Total (Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin and Pemetrexed + Placebo)Tumor BiomarkersTTF-1 in Nucleus41.13 H-scoresStandard Deviation 71.41
Total (Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin and Pemetrexed + Placebo)Tumor BiomarkersTS in Nucleus6.83 H-scoresStandard Deviation 15.44
Total (Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin and Pemetrexed + Placebo)Tumor BiomarkersFR Alpha in Cytoplasm41.98 H-scoresStandard Deviation 61.24
Total (Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin and Pemetrexed + Placebo)Tumor BiomarkersTS in Cytoplasm18.96 H-scoresStandard Deviation 29.6
Total (Pemetrexed + Enzastaurin and Pemetrexed + Placebo)Tumor BiomarkersFR Alpha in Apical Membrane13.64 H-scoresStandard Deviation 37.03
Other Pre-specified

Number of Participants Who Died During the 30 Days After Treatment Discontinuation

Reported are the deaths due to study disease and adverse events (AEs) that occurred during the 30 days after treatment discontinuation.

Time frame: End of study treatment [16 Cycles (21-day cycles, except Cycle 1 [28 days])] through 30 days after treatment discontinuation

Population: All randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinNumber of Participants Who Died During the 30 Days After Treatment DiscontinuationStudy Disease5 Participants
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinNumber of Participants Who Died During the 30 Days After Treatment DiscontinuationAEs2 Participants
Pemetrexed + PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Died During the 30 Days After Treatment DiscontinuationStudy Disease10 Participants
Pemetrexed + PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Died During the 30 Days After Treatment DiscontinuationAEs0 Participants
Other Pre-specified

Number of Participants Who Died During the Study Treatment

Reported are the deaths due to study disease and adverse events (AEs) that occurred while on study treatment.

Time frame: Baseline through study completion [up to 16 Cycles (21-day cycles, except Cycle 1 [28 days])]

Population: All randomized participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinNumber of Participants Who Died During the Study TreatmentStudy Disease2 Participants
Pemetrexed + EnzastaurinNumber of Participants Who Died During the Study TreatmentAEs1 Participants
Pemetrexed + PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Died During the Study TreatmentStudy Disease3 Participants
Pemetrexed + PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Died During the Study TreatmentAEs3 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026