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AZD9291 (Osimertinib) Versus Platinum-Based Doublet-Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase III, Open Label, Randomized Study of AZD9291 Versus Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Disease Has Progressed With Previous Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy and Whose Tumours Harbour a T790M Mutation Within the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene (AURA3).

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02151981
Acronym
AURA3
Enrollment
421
Registered
2014-06-02
Start date
2014-08-04
Completion date
2023-12-15
Last updated
2025-01-07

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Conditions

Anticancer Treatment

Keywords

Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; T790M Mutation Positive

Brief summary

A Phase III, Open Label, Randomized Study of Osimertinib versus Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer whose Disease has Progressed with Previous Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy and whose Tumours harbour a T790M mutation within the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene

Detailed description

This is a phase III, open label, randomized study assessing Osimertinib (80 mg, orally, once daily) versus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy (standard of care) in subjects with confirmed diagnosis of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation positive NSCLC, who have progressed following prior therapy with an approved Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) agent and whose tumours harbour a T790M mutation within the EGFR Gene. Subjects must be chemotherapy naive and must agree to provide a biopsy for central confirmation of T790 mutation status following confirmed disease progression on their first line EGFR-TKI treatment (e.g. erlotinib, gefitinib or afatinib). Suitable subjects will then be randomized to receive either Osimertinib (80mg orally, once daily) or platinum-based doublet chemotherapy (pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 + carboplatin area under the plasma concentration-time curve AUC 5 or pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 + cisplatin 75 mg/m2) on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle in a 2:1 (Osimertinib: platinum-based doublet chemotherapy) ratio. Once subjects on the platinum-based doublet chemotherapy arm are determined to have objective radiological progression according to RECIST 1.1 by the investigator and confirmed by independent central imaging review, they will be given the opportunity to begin treatment with Osimertinib 80mg, once daily. These subjects may continue treatment with Osimertinib even after disease progression, as long as they are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the investigator. The primary objective of the study is to assess the efficacy of Osimertinib compared with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy by assessment of Progression Free Survival (PFS), using investigator assessments according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST 1.1), as well as asensitivity analysis of Progression Free Survival using Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR).

Interventions

DRUGChemotherapy

Randomization to either Osimertinib or platinum-based doublet-chemotherapy on Day 1 of every 21d cycle in a 2:1 (Osimertinib:platinum-based doublet-chemotherapy) ratio

DRUGCross-over to Osimertinib

Once subjects on the platinum-based doublet chemotherapy arm are determined to have objective radiological progression according to RECIST 1.1 by the investigator and confirmed by independent central imaging review, they will be given the opportunity to begin treatment with Osimertinib 80mg, once daily. These subjects may continue treatment with Osimertinib even after disease progression, as long as they are continuing to show clinical benefit, as judged by the investigator. Subjects who stop platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for reasons other than objective disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 will not be eligible to cross-over to Osimertinib.

Sponsors

AstraZeneca
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 130 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with histologically or cytologically documented NSCLC. * Locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC * Radiological documentation of disease progression following 1st line EGFR TKI Treatment without any further treatment * Eligible to receive treatment with the selected doublet-chemotherapy * Central confirmation of T790M+ mutation status * World Health Organization (WHO) performance status 0-1 * At least one lesion, not previously irradiated.

Exclusion criteria

* • Prior neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy treatment within 6 months prior of starting 1st EGFR TKI treatment * Treatment with more than one prior line of treatment for advanced NSCLC * Treatment with an approved EGFR-TKI (e.g.,erlotinib, gefitinib, afatinib) within 8 days or approximately 5x half-life of the first dose of study treatment * Any investigational agents or other anticancer drugs from a previous treatment regimen or clinical study within 14 days of the first dose of study treatment * Previous treatment with Osimertinib, or a 3rd generation EGFR TKI For subjects who cross-over to Osimertinib: * Once subjects on the platinum-based doublet chemotherapy arm are determined to have objective radiological progression according to RECIST 1.1 by the investigator and confirmed by independent central imaging review. * At least 14 days since last dose of platinum-based doublet chemotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Investigator AssessmentRECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Progressive Disease (PD): \>= 20% increase in the sum of diameters of TLs and an absolute increase in sum of diameters of \>=5mm (compared to the previous minimum sum) or progression of NTLs or a new lesion. PFS is the time from date of randomisation until the date of PD (by investigator assessment) or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdrew from randomised therapy or received another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression. Patients who had not progressed or died at the time of analysis were censored at the time of the latest date of assessment from their last evaluable RECIST 1.1 assessment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Objective Response Rate (ORR) by Investigator AssessmentRECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions; Partial Response (PR): \>= 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of Target Lesions (compared to baseline) and no new lesions. ORR is the percentage of patients with at least 1 visit response of CR or PR prior to progression or any further therapy.
Duration of Response (DoR) by Investigator AssessmentRECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions; Partial Response (PR): \>= 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of Target Lesions (compared to baseline) and no new lesions. DoR is the time from the date of first documented response until the date of documented progression or death in the absence of disease progression.
Disease Control Rate (DCR) by Investigator AssessmentRECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions; Partial Response (PR): \>= 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of Target Lesions (compared to baseline) and no new lesions; Stable disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify as a response nor sufficient growth to qualify as progression; Progressive Disease (PD): \>= 20% increase in the sum of diameters of TLs and an absolute increase in sum of diameters of \>=5mm (compared to the previous minimum sum) or progression of NTLs or a new lesion. DCR is the percentage of patients with best response of CR, PR or SD at \>=6 weeks, prior to any progressive disease (PD).
Tumour Shrinkage by Investigator AssessmentRECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Tumour size was calculated as the sum of the longest diameters (SLD) of the Target Lesions. Tumour shrinkage is percentage change in tumour size from baseline using RECIST v1.1 tumour response.
Secondary: Overall Survival (OS)From date of randomization until time of final OS analysis, a median follow-up of 43 months

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to First Subsequent Therapy (TFST)From date of randomisation until time of final OS analysis, a median follow-up of 43 monthsTime from randomisation to first subsequent anti-cancer therapy (FST) following randomised treatment discontinuation, or death if no FST administered. Any patient not known to have died nor received any subsequent anti-cancer therapy (ST) was censored at the last time known not to have received ST, ie, the last follow-up visit this was confirmed.
Time to Second Subsequent Therapy (TSST)From date of randomisation until time of final OS analysis, a median follow-up of 43 monthsTime from randomisation to second subsequent anti-cancer therapy (SST) following randomised treatment discontinuation, or death if no SST administered. Any patient not known to have died nor received any SST was censored at the last time known not to have received SST, ie, the last follow-up visit this was confirmed.

Countries

Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

First patient dosed: 20 August 2014. Data cut off: 15 March 2019. Open for enrolment at 145 study centres, 126 centres in 17 countries randomised patients to treatment. Following the final OS analysis, patients were permitted to continue to receive treatment if, in the investigator's opinion, they were continuing to receive benefit from treatment. The last patient completed the study on the 15 December 2023

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Osimertinib 80 mg
Daily single dose of Osimertinib 80mg
279
Chemotherapy
Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy
140
Total419

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDeath18488
Overall StudyEligibility criteria not fulfilled01
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up71
Overall StudyOther reasons12
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject2721

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOsimertinib 80 mgChemotherapyTotal
Age, Continuous61.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.64
62.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.91
61.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.72
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
182 Participants92 Participants274 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black Or African American
4 Participants1 Participants5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
4 Participants1 Participants5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
89 Participants45 Participants134 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
172 Participants97 Participants269 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
107 Participants43 Participants150 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
188 / 27993 / 136
other
Total, other adverse events
275 / 279134 / 136
serious
Total, serious adverse events
84 / 27936 / 136

Outcome results

Primary

Progression Free Survival (PFS) by Investigator Assessment

Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Progressive Disease (PD): \>= 20% increase in the sum of diameters of TLs and an absolute increase in sum of diameters of \>=5mm (compared to the previous minimum sum) or progression of NTLs or a new lesion. PFS is the time from date of randomisation until the date of PD (by investigator assessment) or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdrew from randomised therapy or received another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression. Patients who had not progressed or died at the time of analysis were censored at the time of the latest date of assessment from their last evaluable RECIST 1.1 assessment.

Time frame: RECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).

Population: Full Analysis Set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Osimertinib 80mgProgression Free Survival (PFS) by Investigator Assessment10.1 Months
ChemotherapyProgression Free Survival (PFS) by Investigator Assessment4.4 Months
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [0.23, 0.41]Log Rank
Secondary

Disease Control Rate (DCR) by Investigator Assessment

Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions; Partial Response (PR): \>= 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of Target Lesions (compared to baseline) and no new lesions; Stable disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify as a response nor sufficient growth to qualify as progression; Progressive Disease (PD): \>= 20% increase in the sum of diameters of TLs and an absolute increase in sum of diameters of \>=5mm (compared to the previous minimum sum) or progression of NTLs or a new lesion. DCR is the percentage of patients with best response of CR, PR or SD at \>=6 weeks, prior to any progressive disease (PD).

Time frame: RECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).

Population: Full Analysis Set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Osimertinib 80mgDisease Control Rate (DCR) by Investigator Assessment93.2 % of participants
ChemotherapyDisease Control Rate (DCR) by Investigator Assessment74.3 % of participants
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [2.64, 8.84]Regression, Logistic
Secondary

Duration of Response (DoR) by Investigator Assessment

Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions; Partial Response (PR): \>= 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of Target Lesions (compared to baseline) and no new lesions. DoR is the time from the date of first documented response until the date of documented progression or death in the absence of disease progression.

Time frame: RECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).

Population: Full Analysis Set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Osimertinib 80mgDuration of Response (DoR) by Investigator Assessment9.7 months
ChemotherapyDuration of Response (DoR) by Investigator Assessment4.1 months
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [4.04, 9.57]formulae provided in Ellis S et al 2008
Secondary

Objective Response Rate (ORR) by Investigator Assessment

Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions; Partial Response (PR): \>= 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of Target Lesions (compared to baseline) and no new lesions. ORR is the percentage of patients with at least 1 visit response of CR or PR prior to progression or any further therapy.

Time frame: RECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).

Population: Full Analysis Set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Osimertinib 80mgObjective Response Rate (ORR) by Investigator Assessment70.6 % of participants
ChemotherapyObjective Response Rate (ORR) by Investigator Assessment31.4 % of participants
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [3.47, 8.48]Regression, Logistic
Secondary

Secondary: Overall Survival (OS)

Time frame: From date of randomization until time of final OS analysis, a median follow-up of 43 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Osimertinib 80mgSecondary: Overall Survival (OS)26.8 Months
ChemotherapySecondary: Overall Survival (OS)22.5 Months
p-value: 0.27795% CI: [0.67, 1.13]Log Rank
Secondary

Tumour Shrinkage by Investigator Assessment

Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v1.1) assessed by MRI or CT: Tumour size was calculated as the sum of the longest diameters (SLD) of the Target Lesions. Tumour shrinkage is percentage change in tumour size from baseline using RECIST v1.1 tumour response.

Time frame: RECIST tumour assessments every 6 weeks from randomisation until objective disease progression up to 19 months (at the time of the primary PFS analysis).

Population: Full Analysis Set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Osimertinib 80mgTumour Shrinkage by Investigator Assessment-46.1 % change from baselineStandard Deviation 29.5
ChemotherapyTumour Shrinkage by Investigator Assessment-24.4 % change from baselineStandard Deviation 29.27
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [-27.71, -15.52]ANCOVA
Other Pre-specified

Time to First Subsequent Therapy (TFST)

Time from randomisation to first subsequent anti-cancer therapy (FST) following randomised treatment discontinuation, or death if no FST administered. Any patient not known to have died nor received any subsequent anti-cancer therapy (ST) was censored at the last time known not to have received ST, ie, the last follow-up visit this was confirmed.

Time frame: From date of randomisation until time of final OS analysis, a median follow-up of 43 months

Population: Full Analysis Set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Osimertinib 80mgTime to First Subsequent Therapy (TFST)16.0 Months
ChemotherapyTime to First Subsequent Therapy (TFST)6.0 Months
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [0.16, 0.28]Log Rank
Other Pre-specified

Time to Second Subsequent Therapy (TSST)

Time from randomisation to second subsequent anti-cancer therapy (SST) following randomised treatment discontinuation, or death if no SST administered. Any patient not known to have died nor received any SST was censored at the last time known not to have received SST, ie, the last follow-up visit this was confirmed.

Time frame: From date of randomisation until time of final OS analysis, a median follow-up of 43 months

Population: Full Analysis set (All randomised patients)

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Osimertinib 80mgTime to Second Subsequent Therapy (TSST)20.0 Months
ChemotherapyTime to Second Subsequent Therapy (TSST)19.0 Months
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [0.69, 1.11]Log Rank

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026