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BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) and Vinorelbine in Japanese Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours

An Open-label Phase I Study of Once Daily Oral Treatment With BIBW 2992 in Combination With Weekly Vinorelbine Intravenous Injection in Japanese Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01214616
Enrollment
17
Registered
2010-10-05
Start date
2010-10-01
Completion date
2013-05-01
Last updated
2025-02-07

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Conditions

Neoplasms

Brief summary

* To identify the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of afatinib in combination with vinorelbine i.v. by assessment of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT); * To assess safety and anti-tumour efficacy and determine pharmacokinetic characteristics of afatinib and vinorelbine i.v.

Interventions

DRUGafatinib 20mg

patient to receive afatinib low dose po daily in combination with vinorelbine iv

DRUGafatinib 40mg

patient to receive afatinib high dose po daily in combination with vinorelbine iv

DRUGvinorelbine IV 25 or 20mg/m2

patient to receive standard dose vinorelbine once a week for four times per cycle

Sponsors

Boehringer Ingelheim
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of malignancy that is advanced and for which standard therapies do not exist or are no longer effective. * Life expectancy at least 12 weeks * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0 or 1 * Adequate hepatic, renal, haematologic and other organ function * Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy within the past 4 weeks * Prior treatment with afatinib and or vinorelbine * Clinically significant active infectious disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During 1st Courseduring 1st courseDLTs and Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of afatinib in combination with vinorelbine iv. (MTD = not determined)
Drug-related Adverse Eventsduring the treatment period or up to 28 days after the completion of drug administration, up to 730 daysNumber of patients with drug-related adverse events

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AUC0-∞ for Vinorelbinepredose, 10minutes, 0.5, 1, 4, 7 hours, 23hours55minutes after 2nd or 3rd or 4th dose (as with afatinib) and 1st dose (as without afatinib)area under the blood concentration-time curve of the analyte over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity
AUCτ,ss for Afatinibpre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7hours, and 23hours55minutes after 7th or 14th or 21th dose (as with Vinorelbine) and 20th dose (as without Vinorelbine)area under the plasma concentration-time curve following dose at steady state over the dosing interval τ
Objective Tumour ResponsePre-treatment, every 8 weeks after start of study treatment, end of treatmentAccording to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria and assessed by CT or MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target and non-target lesions; Partial Response (PR), at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.
Cmax for Vinorelbinepredose, 10minutes, 0.5, 1, 4, 7 hours, 23hours55minutes after 2nd or 3rd or 4th dose (as with afatinib) and 1st dose (as without afatinib)maximum measured blood concentration
Cmax,ss for Afatinibpre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7hours, and 23hours55minutes after 7th or 14th or 21th dose (as with Vinorelbine) and 20th dose (as without Vinorelbine)maximum measured plasma concentration at steady state

Countries

Japan

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)
Afatinib 20 mg oral administration once a day with vinorelbine 25 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection weekly
3
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)
Afatinib 40 mg oral administration once a day with vinorelbine 25 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection weekly
5
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)
Afatinib 40 mg oral administration once a day with vinorelbine 20 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection weekly
3
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)
Afatinib 40 mg oral administration once a day with vinorelbine 25 mg/m\^2 intravenous injection weekly; allowed for vinorelbine dose to be skipped for Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE) Grade 2 or worse neutropenia or thrombocytopenia
6
Total17

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyDose limiting toxicity0200
Overall StudyOther adverse events0111
Overall StudyProgressive disease2224
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAfatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)Total
Age, Continuous63.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2
58.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.1
52.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.8
52.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11
56.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants0 Participants3 Participants6 Participants10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants5 Participants0 Participants0 Participants7 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 35 / 53 / 36 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 34 / 50 / 32 / 6

Outcome results

Primary

Drug-related Adverse Events

Number of patients with drug-related adverse events

Time frame: during the treatment period or up to 28 days after the completion of drug administration, up to 730 days

Population: Treated set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)Drug-related Adverse Events3 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)Drug-related Adverse Events5 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)Drug-related Adverse Events3 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)Drug-related Adverse Events6 participants
Primary

Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During 1st Course

DLTs and Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of afatinib in combination with vinorelbine iv. (MTD = not determined)

Time frame: during 1st course

Population: Treated set: all patients who received at least 1 dose of investigational medication (afatinib or vinorelbine)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During 1st Course0 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During 1st Course3 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During 1st Course0 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)Number of Patients With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) During 1st Course1 participants
Secondary

AUC0-∞ for Vinorelbine

area under the blood concentration-time curve of the analyte over the time interval from 0 extrapolated to infinity

Time frame: predose, 10minutes, 0.5, 1, 4, 7 hours, 23hours55minutes after 2nd or 3rd or 4th dose (as with afatinib) and 1st dose (as without afatinib)

Population: Treated set

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)AUC0-∞ for Vinorelbine763 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 30.5
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)AUC0-∞ for Vinorelbine691 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 18.8
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)AUC0-∞ for Vinorelbine934 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 24.9
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)AUC0-∞ for Vinorelbine860 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 21.2
Secondary

AUCτ,ss for Afatinib

area under the plasma concentration-time curve following dose at steady state over the dosing interval τ

Time frame: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7hours, and 23hours55minutes after 7th or 14th or 21th dose (as with Vinorelbine) and 20th dose (as without Vinorelbine)

Population: Treated set

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)AUCτ,ss for Afatinib329 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 79.5
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)AUCτ,ss for Afatinib404 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 63.9
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)AUCτ,ss for Afatinib866 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 55.3
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)AUCτ,ss for Afatinib1010 ng*h/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 70.1
Secondary

Cmax for Vinorelbine

maximum measured blood concentration

Time frame: predose, 10minutes, 0.5, 1, 4, 7 hours, 23hours55minutes after 2nd or 3rd or 4th dose (as with afatinib) and 1st dose (as without afatinib)

Population: Treated set

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)Cmax for Vinorelbine1120 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 23
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)Cmax for Vinorelbine1380 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 8.73
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)Cmax for Vinorelbine1160 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 36.4
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)Cmax for Vinorelbine1330 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 25.3
Secondary

Cmax,ss for Afatinib

maximum measured plasma concentration at steady state

Time frame: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7hours, and 23hours55minutes after 7th or 14th or 21th dose (as with Vinorelbine) and 20th dose (as without Vinorelbine)

Population: Treated set

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)Cmax,ss for Afatinib28.8 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 87.3
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)Cmax,ss for Afatinib19.6 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 50.6
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)Cmax,ss for Afatinib52.5 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 46.8
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)Cmax,ss for Afatinib57.1 ng/mLGeometric Coefficient of Variation 76.4
Secondary

Objective Tumour Response

According to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria and assessed by CT or MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all target and non-target lesions; Partial Response (PR), at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.

Time frame: Pre-treatment, every 8 weeks after start of study treatment, end of treatment

Population: Treated set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Afatinib 20 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 1)Objective Tumour Response0 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2)Objective Tumour Response0 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 20 mg/m^2 (Cohort 2a)Objective Tumour Response1 participants
Afatinib 40 mg With Vinorelbine 25 mg/m^2 (Cohort 3)Objective Tumour Response1 participants

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