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Study for Participants With Advanced, Not Amenable to Surgery, or Metastatic Lung Cancer Comparing Treatment With Pemetrexed + Cisplatin + Enzastaurin Versus Pemetrexed + Cisplatin + Placebo

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 2 Study of Pemetrexed and Cisplatin Plus Enzastaurin Versus Pemetrexed and Cisplatin Plus Placebo in Chemonaive Patients With Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic (Stage IIIB or IV) Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00538681
Enrollment
35
Registered
2007-10-03
Start date
2007-09-30
Completion date
2008-11-30
Last updated
2020-11-05

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Conditions

Lung Cancer

Brief summary

This study is intended for participants with advanced, not amenable to surgery, or metastatic lung cancer who have not received any prior chemotherapy. The study will be conducted in 2 parts: * Part 1 is intended to evaluate safety of pemetrexed + cisplatin + enzastaurin combination chemotherapy * Part 2 whose main objective is to compare the efficacy of pemetrexed + cisplatin + enzastaurin versus pemetrexed + cisplatin + placebo. Participants to be included in Part 2 are those with Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Interventions

DRUGenzastaurin

1125 milligrams (mg) loading dose then 500 mg, oral (po), daily (QD), until disease progression

DRUGpemetrexed

500 milligrams/square meter (mg/m²), intravenously (IV), every 21 days, for each 21-day cycle

DRUGcisplatin

75 mg/m², IV, every 21 days, for each 21-day cycle

DRUGplacebo

po, QD

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* diagnosis of advanced NSCLC not amenable to curative treatment. Participants enrolling in Part 2 of the study must have the above stated diagnosis of NSCLC that is also of nonsquamous histology. * no prior systemic therapies \[chemotherapy, et cetera (etc.)\] or pleurodesis with chemotherapy for this disease * prior radiotherapy is allowed but must be completed at least 2 weeks before study enrollment and participant must be recovered from the acute toxic effects * have a good performance status * participant must sign an informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

* participant had myocardial infarction occurring less than 6 months before inclusion, uncontrolled arrhythmia, symptomatic angina pectoris, or cardiac failure not controlled by medications * participant is unable to swallow tablets * participant is taking a certain medicine to control seizure activity, called enzyme inducing antiepileptic drugs and is not able to stop taking the medicine prior to enrolling in the study * participant is unable to interrupt aspirin and/or other anti-inflammatory agents * participant is unwilling or unable to take vitamin supplementation (folic acid and vitamin B12) or medications to prevent side effects

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and 30-day follow upPresented are data that evaluates safety based on toxicity using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v3.0), SAEs, and discontinuations due to SAEs or other non-serious adverse events (AE's) of study participants. A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality is located in the Reported Adverse Event module.
Part 2: Compare Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Between the 2 Treatment Arms Through the Assessment of Tumor ResponseBaseline to measured PD up to 5 monthsPFS was defined as the time from date of first dose to the first observation of disease progression or death due to any cause. For participants not known to have died as of the data cut-off date and who did not have objective progressive disease (PD), PFS was censored at the date of the last objective progression-free assessment. For participants who received subsequent anticancer therapy (after discontinuation from the study treatment) prior to objective disease progression or death, PFS was censored at the date of last objective progression-free assessment prior to the initiation of post discontinuation anticancer therapy. PFS was calculated and analyzed based on an alternative definition of censoring; for each participant who is not known to have died or who have had objective disease progression as of the data cut-off date, PFS was censored at the date of last prior contact. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Part 2: Overall Survival (OS)Baseline to date of death from any cause up to 5 monthsOS time was defined as the time from the date of study enrollment to the date of death from any cause. For participants not known to have died as of the data cut-off date, OS was censored at the last contact date (last contact for participants in post discontinuation was equal to the last known alive date in mortality status). Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.
Part 2: Duration of Disease Control (DDC) and ResponseBaseline to measured PD up to 5 monthsDDC and response defined as time from complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) to first date of objectively determined progressive disease (PD) or death from any cause using RECIST (v1.0) criteria. CR defined as disappearance of all target lesions. PR defined as having ≥30% decrease in sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions. PD defined as having ≥20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions. SD defined as small changes not meeting above criteria. Participants not known to have died as of data cut-off date, had no objective PD or were lost to follow-up, DCC was censored at date of last objective progression-free assessment (OPFA). Participants who received subsequent anticancer therapy (after discontinuation from study treatment) prior to objective PD or death were censored at date of last OPFA prior to initiation of post discontinuation anticancer therapy. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.
Part 2: To Evaluate the Safety and Toxicity Profile of Study TreatmentsCycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and 30-day follow-upThe safety and toxicity profile for Part 2 was defined as serious adverse events (SAEs) and other non-serious adverse events (AEs). A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality is located in the Reported Adverse Event module.
Part 2: To Assess Biomarkers of the Disease State and Their Correlation to Clinical OutcomeBaseline, Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and end of study up to 5 monthsPresented are data that evaluates of biomarkers relevant to the study drug and the disease state of the participant's clinical outcome. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.
Part 2: Time to Worsening of Symptoms (TWS)Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and 30-day follow-upTWS was measured from the date of study enrollment to the first date of a worsening in any of the 6 Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) symptoms (appetite, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, hemoptysis and pain). Participants marked each symptom on a visual analog scale (VAS) that ranged from 0 millimeter (mm) (as good as it can be/none) to 100 mm (as bad/much as it could be). TWS was also measured individually for each of the 6 symptoms independently and were also measured from the date of enrollment to the first date of worsening in pain. For both measurements, worsening was defined as a 15-mm increase from baseline in the participant-reported score for any symptom. Participants who are not known to have had a worsening TWS were censored at the date of the participant's last LCSS assessment. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.
Part 2: Number of Participants With a Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) (Response Rate)Baseline to measured progressive disease (PD) up to 5 monthsResponse rate was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.0) criteria. Complete Response (CR) was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR) was defined as having at least a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions. Best response was confirmed by a second assessment in ≥28 days. Response rate was defined as the number of participants with best response of CR or PR divided by the total number of treated participants. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Countries

Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Part 1- Cohort 1
Cycle 1: 500 mg enzastaurin orally (po) as loading dose on Day 1 and 125 mg orally twice daily (BID) on Days 2 to 28 of 28-day cycle then 500 milligrams per square meter (mg/m²) pemetrexed intravenous (IV) followed by 75 mg/m2 cisplatin IV on Day 8 of a 28-day cycle. Cycles 2 to 6: 125 mg enzastaurin po BID Days 1 to 21 of each 21-day cycle, then 500 mg/m² pemetrexed IV followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
9
Part 1- Cohort 2
Cycle 1: 1125 mg enzastaurin po as loading dose on Day 1 of a 28-day cycle and 250 mg po BID on Days 2 to 28 of 28-day cycle, then 500 mg/m2 pemetrexed IV followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin IV on Day 8 of a 28-day cycle. Cycles 2 to 6: 250 mg enzastaurin po BID Days 1 to 21 of each 21-day cycle, then 500 mg/m² pemetrexed IV followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
4
Part 2- Enzastaurin
Cycle 1: 375 mg enzastaurin po 3 times on Day 1 as a loading dose and 250 mg po BID on Day 2 to 28 of a 28-day cycle, then 500 mg/m² IV followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin IV on Day 8 of a 28-day cycle. Cycle 2 to 6: 250 mg enzastaurin po BID on Days 1 to 21 of each 21-day cycle, then 500 mg/m² pemetrexed IV followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
11
Part 2- Placebo
Cycle 1: Placebo was administered po 3 times on Day 1 and BID on Days 2 to 28 of a 28-day cycle then 500 mg/m² pemetrexed followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin administered IV on Day 8 of 28-day cycle. Cycle 2 to 6: Placebo was administered po BID on Days 1 to 21 of each 21-day cycle then 500 mg/m² pemetrexed followed by 75 mg/m² cisplatin administered IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
10
Other
500 mg/m² pemetrexed and 75 mg/m² cisplatin administered intravenously
1
Total35

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyAdverse Event1110
Overall StudyDeath0011
Overall StudyInvestigator Decision0001
Overall StudyProgressive Disease7010
Overall StudySponsor Decision1389

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPart 1- Cohort 2Part 2- EnzastaurinPart 1- Cohort 1Part 2- PlaceboOtherTotal
Age, Continuous61.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.85
58.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.62
58.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.32
59.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.39
49.1 years58.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.88
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
0-Fully Active
1 Participants4 Participants1 Participants3 Participants0 Participants9 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
1-Ambulatory, work of a light or sedentary nature
3 Participants7 Participants8 Participants7 Participants1 Participants26 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
4 Participants11 Participants9 Participants10 Participants1 Participants35 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Belgium
1 Participants1 Participants4 Participants4 Participants0 Participants10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Germany
3 Participants6 Participants5 Participants2 Participants0 Participants16 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Poland
0 Participants4 Participants0 Participants4 Participants1 Participants9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants6 Participants1 Participants6 Participants1 Participants16 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants5 Participants8 Participants4 Participants0 Participants19 Participants
Type of Carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchioalveolar
0 Participants5 Participants0 Participants3 Participants1 Participants9 Participants
Type of Carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma: Lung
3 Participants1 Participants7 Participants4 Participants0 Participants15 Participants
Type of Carcinoma
Carcinoma Large Cell: Lung
0 Participants3 Participants1 Participants2 Participants0 Participants6 Participants
Type of Carcinoma
Carcinoma Non-Small Cell: Lung
0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Type of Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Lung
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
9 / 94 / 48 / 118 / 101 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
5 / 90 / 42 / 114 / 100 / 1

Outcome results

Primary

Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]

Presented are data that evaluates safety based on toxicity using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v3.0), SAEs, and discontinuations due to SAEs or other non-serious adverse events (AE's) of study participants. A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality is located in the Reported Adverse Event module.

Time frame: Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and 30-day follow up

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

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Part 1- Cohort 1Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]SAEs5 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 1Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]AEs9 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 1Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]Discontinued due to AE1 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 2Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]SAEs0 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 2Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]AEs4 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 2Part 1: Evaluate Safety [Toxicity, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Reasons for Participant's Discontinuation]Discontinued due to AE1 Participants
Primary

Part 2: Compare Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Between the 2 Treatment Arms Through the Assessment of Tumor Response

PFS was defined as the time from date of first dose to the first observation of disease progression or death due to any cause. For participants not known to have died as of the data cut-off date and who did not have objective progressive disease (PD), PFS was censored at the date of the last objective progression-free assessment. For participants who received subsequent anticancer therapy (after discontinuation from the study treatment) prior to objective disease progression or death, PFS was censored at the date of last objective progression-free assessment prior to the initiation of post discontinuation anticancer therapy. PFS was calculated and analyzed based on an alternative definition of censoring; for each participant who is not known to have died or who have had objective disease progression as of the data cut-off date, PFS was censored at the date of last prior contact. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Time frame: Baseline to measured PD up to 5 months

Population: No participant completed a full cycle of therapy and data were not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Secondary

Part 2: Duration of Disease Control (DDC) and Response

DDC and response defined as time from complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) to first date of objectively determined progressive disease (PD) or death from any cause using RECIST (v1.0) criteria. CR defined as disappearance of all target lesions. PR defined as having ≥30% decrease in sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions. PD defined as having ≥20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions. SD defined as small changes not meeting above criteria. Participants not known to have died as of data cut-off date, had no objective PD or were lost to follow-up, DCC was censored at date of last objective progression-free assessment (OPFA). Participants who received subsequent anticancer therapy (after discontinuation from study treatment) prior to objective PD or death were censored at date of last OPFA prior to initiation of post discontinuation anticancer therapy. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Time frame: Baseline to measured PD up to 5 months

Population: No participant completed a full cycle of therapy and data were not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Secondary

Part 2: Number of Participants With a Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) (Response Rate)

Response rate was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.0) criteria. Complete Response (CR) was defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. Partial Response (PR) was defined as having at least a 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter (LD) of target lesions. Best response was confirmed by a second assessment in ≥28 days. Response rate was defined as the number of participants with best response of CR or PR divided by the total number of treated participants. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Time frame: Baseline to measured progressive disease (PD) up to 5 months

Population: No participant completed a full cycle of therapy and data were not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Secondary

Part 2: Overall Survival (OS)

OS time was defined as the time from the date of study enrollment to the date of death from any cause. For participants not known to have died as of the data cut-off date, OS was censored at the last contact date (last contact for participants in post discontinuation was equal to the last known alive date in mortality status). Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Time frame: Baseline to date of death from any cause up to 5 months

Population: No participant completed a full cycle of therapy and data were not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Secondary

Part 2: Time to Worsening of Symptoms (TWS)

TWS was measured from the date of study enrollment to the first date of a worsening in any of the 6 Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) symptoms (appetite, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, hemoptysis and pain). Participants marked each symptom on a visual analog scale (VAS) that ranged from 0 millimeter (mm) (as good as it can be/none) to 100 mm (as bad/much as it could be). TWS was also measured individually for each of the 6 symptoms independently and were also measured from the date of enrollment to the first date of worsening in pain. For both measurements, worsening was defined as a 15-mm increase from baseline in the participant-reported score for any symptom. Participants who are not known to have had a worsening TWS were censored at the date of the participant's last LCSS assessment. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Time frame: Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and 30-day follow-up

Population: No participant completed a full cycle of therapy and data were not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Secondary

Part 2: To Assess Biomarkers of the Disease State and Their Correlation to Clinical Outcome

Presented are data that evaluates of biomarkers relevant to the study drug and the disease state of the participant's clinical outcome. Zero participants were analyzed in this outcome as study was terminated early.

Time frame: Baseline, Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and end of study up to 5 months

Population: No participant completed a full cycle of therapy and data were not collected for this Outcome Measure.

Secondary

Part 2: To Evaluate the Safety and Toxicity Profile of Study Treatments

The safety and toxicity profile for Part 2 was defined as serious adverse events (SAEs) and other non-serious adverse events (AEs). A summary of SAEs and other non-serious AEs regardless of causality is located in the Reported Adverse Event module.

Time frame: Cycle 1 (28-day cycle), Cycles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (21-day cycles) and 30-day follow-up

Population: All randomized participants who received at least 1 dose enzastaurin or placebo.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Part 1- Cohort 1Part 2: To Evaluate the Safety and Toxicity Profile of Study TreatmentsSAEs2 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 1Part 2: To Evaluate the Safety and Toxicity Profile of Study TreatmentsAEs8 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 2Part 2: To Evaluate the Safety and Toxicity Profile of Study TreatmentsSAEs4 Participants
Part 1- Cohort 2Part 2: To Evaluate the Safety and Toxicity Profile of Study TreatmentsAEs8 Participants

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