Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Untreated, EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

Suresh S Ramalingam1, Johan Vansteenkiste1, David Planchard1

  • 1From Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (S.S.R.); the Respiratory Oncology Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (J.V.); the Thoracic Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif (D.P., J.-C.S.), and University Paris Sud, Orsay (J.-C.S.) - both in France; the Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul (B.C.C.), and the Division of Medical Oncology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheong-ju (K.H.L.) - both in South Korea; the Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL (J.E.G.); the Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo (Y.O.), the Department of Thoracic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka (F.I.), and the Department of Thoracic Oncology, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Osaka (T.K.) - all in Japan; Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai (C.Z.), and Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital, Changchun (Y.C.) - both in China; the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok (T.R.), and the Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai (B.C.) - both in Thailand; Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone Hospital, and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Maidstone (R.S.), and Late Oncology Statistics (A.T., R.H.) and Oncology Research and Development (M.S., Y.R.), AstraZeneca, Cambridge - both in the United Kingdom; Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Malaga, Spain (M.C.); William Osler Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto (P.C.); the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma and Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy (M.T.); the Department of Medical Oncology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (T.J.); the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (M.-C.L.); and Early Oncology Research and Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD (J.-C.S.).

Abstract

Insights

First-line osimertinib significantly improved overall survival in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR mutations compared to other EGFR-TKIs. The safety profile was comparable, demonstrating osimertinib

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Osimertinib is a third-generation EGFR-TKI targeting sensitizing and T790M resistance mutations.
  • A phase 3 trial investigated first-line osimertinib versus other EGFR-TKIs in advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the efficacy and safety of first-line osimertinib against other EGFR-TKIs in patients with advanced NSCLC and EGFR mutations.

Main Methods:

  • 556 patients with untreated advanced NSCLC and EGFR mutations were randomized 1:1 to osimertinib or comparator EGFR-TKIs (gefitinib/erlotinib).
  • Overall survival was a secondary endpoint.

Main Results:

  • Median overall survival was 38.6 months with osimertinib versus 31.8 months with comparators (HR 0.80; P=0.046).
  • 3-year continuation rates were 28% for osimertinib and 9% for comparators.
  • Grade 3+ adverse events were similar: 42% (osimertinib) vs. 47% (comparator).

Conclusions:

  • First-line osimertinib demonstrated superior overall survival in advanced NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations compared to comparator EGFR-TKIs.
  • Osimertinib exhibited a similar safety profile to comparator EGFR-TKIs, despite longer exposure.

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