A Study of Changes in FDG- and FLT-PET Imaging in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Treatment With Erlotinib
Primary Purpose
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG)
3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine (FLT)
erlotinib HCl
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer focused on measuring NSCLC, Tarceva, Positron emission technology, PET, Computerized tomography, CT
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signed Informed Consent Form(s)
- Histologically confirmed NSCLC
- Recurrent or progressive disease after receiving at least one chemotherapy regimen for advanced or metastatic NSCLC
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1, or 2
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Recovery from reversible acute effects of prior anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational treatment) to NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Grade ≤ 1 (excluding alopecia)
- Ability to comply with the study and follow-up procedures, including all specified imaging studies
- Ability to take oral medication
- Availability of archival diagnostic paraffin-embedded tumor tissue and willingness to provide sufficient tissue for testing for EGFR levels in tumor by both immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
- Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
- Measurable disease on computed tomography (CT)
- At least one detectable lesion on FDG-PET scan and/or FLT-PET scan that is measurable on CT
- Use of an acceptable means of contraception (men and women of childbearing potential) or documentation of infertility
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with an investigational or marketed agent for the purpose of inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (including, but not limited to, erlotinib and gefitinib)
- Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational treatment within 14 days or within 5 half-lives of the active molecules in the chemotherapy or investigational treatment, whichever is longer, prior to study entry or from which patients have not yet recovered
- Inability to take oral medications, disease affecting gastrointestinal absorption, or prior surgical procedure affecting gastrointestinal absorption
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Any unstable systemic disease (including active infection, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within 1 month prior to study entry, hepatic, renal, or metabolic disease)
- Pregnancy or lactation
- History of another malignancy in the past 2 years, unless the malignancy has been adequately treated, is currently not detectable, and is associated with a 5-year survival > 90%
- Claustrophobia
- Any other disease, condition, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding which, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the patient inappropriate for the study
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
Erlotinib
Arm Description
Erlotinib 150 mg/day taken orally at approximately the same time of day with 200 mL (6-8 Ounces) of water on an empty stomach. Participants received Erlotinib for 1 year or until they developed progressive disease or intolerable toxicity. After 14 days and after 56 days of treatment with Erlotinib participants underwent FDG-PET and FLT-PET scans.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Progression Free Survival (PFS) of Groups by FDG Response at Day 56
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FDG-PET response and patients without FDG-PET response, independent of CT response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
Mean of the percent changes in maximal standard uptake values (mSUVmax) from FDG-PET scans was used to define FDG-PET response. Based on European Organization for Research on the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) definitions, an objective FDG-PET response was defined an mSUVmax <-25%.
PFS of Patients With FDG-PET Complete Response (CR)/Partial Response (PR) Versus FDG-PET Progressive Disease (PD) in Patients With Computed Tomography (CT) Stable Disease (SD) at Day 56
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FDG-PET response (Complete /Partial Responses) and patients with FDG-PET progression, within the subset of patients who demonstrated stable disease on CT (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib. FDG-PET response; defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans of <-25% and FDG-PET disease progression; defined as a mSUVmax >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Progression Free Survival of Groups by FLT Response at Day 56
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients without FLT-PET response, independent of CT response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%.
Progression Free Survival of Patients With FLT CR/PR Versus FLT PD in Patients With CT SD at Day 56
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients without FLT-PET response, independent of computed tomography (CT) response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25% and FLT-PET disease progression was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Overall Survival of Groups by FDG Response at Day 56
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
Overall survival (OS) was compared between patients with FDG-PET response and patients without FDG-PET response, independent of Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.0) computed tomography (CT) response at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib. FDG-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25%.
Overall Survival of Patients With FDG CR/PR Versus FDG PD in Patients With CT SD at Day 56
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
OS was compared between patients with FDG-PET response and patients with FDG-PET progression, within the subset of patients who demonstrated stable disease (SD) on CT (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FDG-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25% and FDG-PET disease progression was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Overall Survival of Groups by FLT Response at Day 56
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
OS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients without FLT-PET response, independent of CT response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%.
Overall Survival of Patients With FLT CR/PR Versus FLT PD in Patients With CT SD at Day 56
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
OS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients with FLT-PET progression, within the subset of patients who demonstrated SD on CT (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans of <-25% and FLT-PET disease progression was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Percentage of Patients With FDG-PET Responses
In patients with computed tomography (CT)-stable disease (according to RECIST 1.0) at 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FDG-PET responses after the initial 14 days and 56 days of erlotinib treatment.
FDG-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25%.
CT SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started.
Percentage of Patients With FLT-PET Responses
In patients with CT-stable disease (according to RECIST 1.0) at 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FLT-PET responses after the initial 14 days and 56 days of erlotinib treatment.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%. CT SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started.
FDG Response in Subgroups by CT Response at Day 56
In patients with partial response or progressive disease on CT (per RECIST 1.0) after 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FDG-PET responses on Day 56 defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25%.
CT Partial Response defined as a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesion taking as reference the baseline sum of the LD.
CT Progressive disease defined as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD since treatment started or appearance of 1 or more new lesions.
FLT Response in Subgroups by CT Response at Day 56
In patients with partial response or progressive disease on CT (per RECIST 1.0) after 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FLT-PET responses on Day 56 defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%.
CT Partial Response defined as a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesion taking as reference the baseline sum of the LD.
CT Progressive disease defined as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD since treatment started or appearance of 1 or more new lesions.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events Due to FLT-PET Imaging
The number of participants who experienced an adverse event judged by the investigator to be related to FLT-PET.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00453362
First Posted
March 26, 2007
Last Updated
March 2, 2017
Sponsor
Genentech, Inc.
Collaborators
Roche Pharma AG
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00453362
Brief Title
A Study of Changes in FDG- and FLT-PET Imaging in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Treatment With Erlotinib
Official Title
Pilot Study of Changes in FDG- and FLT-PET Imaging in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Treatment With Erlotinib
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
October 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
December 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2010 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 23, 2010 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Genentech, Inc.
Collaborators
Roche Pharma AG
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter, international pilot study to evaluate changes that occur in 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG)- and 3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine(FLT)-PET (Positron Emission Tomography) imaging as a result of treatment with erlotinib in patients with recurrent or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study will enroll approximately 30 patients at approximately 4 sites in Australia and 2 sites in the United States.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Keywords
NSCLC, Tarceva, Positron emission technology, PET, Computerized tomography, CT
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
88 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Erlotinib
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Erlotinib 150 mg/day taken orally at approximately the same time of day with 200 mL (6-8 Ounces) of water on an empty stomach. Participants received Erlotinib for 1 year or until they developed progressive disease or intolerable toxicity.
After 14 days and after 56 days of treatment with Erlotinib participants underwent FDG-PET and FLT-PET scans.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG)
Intervention Description
FDG prepared in sterile buffered solution for intravenous injection. Dosage was based on the participant's weight not to exceed 15 mCi (millicurie).
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine (FLT)
Intervention Description
FLT 7 mCi dose prepared in sterile buffered solution for intravenous injection.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
erlotinib HCl
Other Intervention Name(s)
Tarceva
Intervention Description
Tablets taken orally 150 mg/day.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Progression Free Survival (PFS) of Groups by FDG Response at Day 56
Description
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FDG-PET response and patients without FDG-PET response, independent of CT response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
Mean of the percent changes in maximal standard uptake values (mSUVmax) from FDG-PET scans was used to define FDG-PET response. Based on European Organization for Research on the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) definitions, an objective FDG-PET response was defined an mSUVmax <-25%.
Time Frame
Time from first erlotinib treatment to disease progression on CT (per RECIST 1.0) or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years
Title
PFS of Patients With FDG-PET Complete Response (CR)/Partial Response (PR) Versus FDG-PET Progressive Disease (PD) in Patients With Computed Tomography (CT) Stable Disease (SD) at Day 56
Description
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FDG-PET response (Complete /Partial Responses) and patients with FDG-PET progression, within the subset of patients who demonstrated stable disease on CT (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib. FDG-PET response; defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans of <-25% and FDG-PET disease progression; defined as a mSUVmax >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Time Frame
Time from first erlotinib treatment to disease progression on CT (per RECIST 1.0) or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years
Title
Progression Free Survival of Groups by FLT Response at Day 56
Description
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients without FLT-PET response, independent of CT response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%.
Time Frame
Time from first erlotinib treatment to disease progression on CT (per RECIST 1.0) or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years
Title
Progression Free Survival of Patients With FLT CR/PR Versus FLT PD in Patients With CT SD at Day 56
Description
PFS was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first.
PFS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients without FLT-PET response, independent of computed tomography (CT) response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25% and FLT-PET disease progression was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Time Frame
Time from first erlotinib treatment to disease progression on CT (per RECIST 1.0) or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years
Title
Overall Survival of Groups by FDG Response at Day 56
Description
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
Overall survival (OS) was compared between patients with FDG-PET response and patients without FDG-PET response, independent of Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.0) computed tomography (CT) response at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib. FDG-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25%.
Time Frame
From first erlotinib treatment to death, assessed up to 2 years
Title
Overall Survival of Patients With FDG CR/PR Versus FDG PD in Patients With CT SD at Day 56
Description
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
OS was compared between patients with FDG-PET response and patients with FDG-PET progression, within the subset of patients who demonstrated stable disease (SD) on CT (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FDG-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25% and FDG-PET disease progression was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Time Frame
From first erlotinib treatment to death, assessed up to 2 years
Title
Overall Survival of Groups by FLT Response at Day 56
Description
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
OS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients without FLT-PET response, independent of CT response (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%.
Time Frame
From first erlotinib treatment to death, assessed up to 2 years
Title
Overall Survival of Patients With FLT CR/PR Versus FLT PD in Patients With CT SD at Day 56
Description
Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from the date of first erlotinib dose to death.
OS was compared between patients with FLT-PET response and patients with FLT-PET progression, within the subset of patients who demonstrated SD on CT (per RECIST 1.0) at Day 56 of treatment with erlotinib.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans of <-25% and FLT-PET disease progression was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans >+25% or the development of a new lesion with a mSUVmax above background not explained by another cause.
Time Frame
From first erlotinib treatment to death, assessed up to 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Percentage of Patients With FDG-PET Responses
Description
In patients with computed tomography (CT)-stable disease (according to RECIST 1.0) at 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FDG-PET responses after the initial 14 days and 56 days of erlotinib treatment.
FDG-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25%.
CT SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started.
Time Frame
Day 14 and Day 56
Title
Percentage of Patients With FLT-PET Responses
Description
In patients with CT-stable disease (according to RECIST 1.0) at 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FLT-PET responses after the initial 14 days and 56 days of erlotinib treatment.
FLT-PET response was defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%. CT SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since the treatment started.
Time Frame
Day 14 and Day 56
Title
FDG Response in Subgroups by CT Response at Day 56
Description
In patients with partial response or progressive disease on CT (per RECIST 1.0) after 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FDG-PET responses on Day 56 defined as a mSUVmax from FDG-PET scans <-25%.
CT Partial Response defined as a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesion taking as reference the baseline sum of the LD.
CT Progressive disease defined as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD since treatment started or appearance of 1 or more new lesions.
Time Frame
Day 56
Title
FLT Response in Subgroups by CT Response at Day 56
Description
In patients with partial response or progressive disease on CT (per RECIST 1.0) after 56 days of erlotinib treatment, the percentage of patients who demonstrated FLT-PET responses on Day 56 defined as a mSUVmax from FLT-PET scans <-25%.
CT Partial Response defined as a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesion taking as reference the baseline sum of the LD.
CT Progressive disease defined as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD since treatment started or appearance of 1 or more new lesions.
Time Frame
Day 56
Title
Number of Participants With Adverse Events Due to FLT-PET Imaging
Description
The number of participants who experienced an adverse event judged by the investigator to be related to FLT-PET.
Time Frame
From screening to Day 112 assessment visit or study discontinuation or termination, whichever is first. On visits after Day 112, only SAE were recorded.
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Signed Informed Consent Form(s)
Histologically confirmed NSCLC
Recurrent or progressive disease after receiving at least one chemotherapy regimen for advanced or metastatic NSCLC
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1, or 2
Age ≥ 18 years
Recovery from reversible acute effects of prior anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational treatment) to NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Grade ≤ 1 (excluding alopecia)
Ability to comply with the study and follow-up procedures, including all specified imaging studies
Ability to take oral medication
Availability of archival diagnostic paraffin-embedded tumor tissue and willingness to provide sufficient tissue for testing for EGFR levels in tumor by both immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
Measurable disease on computed tomography (CT)
At least one detectable lesion on FDG-PET scan and/or FLT-PET scan that is measurable on CT
Use of an acceptable means of contraception (men and women of childbearing potential) or documentation of infertility
Exclusion Criteria:
Prior treatment with an investigational or marketed agent for the purpose of inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (including, but not limited to, erlotinib and gefitinib)
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational treatment within 14 days or within 5 half-lives of the active molecules in the chemotherapy or investigational treatment, whichever is longer, prior to study entry or from which patients have not yet recovered
Inability to take oral medications, disease affecting gastrointestinal absorption, or prior surgical procedure affecting gastrointestinal absorption
Uncontrolled diabetes
Any unstable systemic disease (including active infection, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within 1 month prior to study entry, hepatic, renal, or metabolic disease)
Pregnancy or lactation
History of another malignancy in the past 2 years, unless the malignancy has been adequately treated, is currently not detectable, and is associated with a 5-year survival > 90%
Claustrophobia
Any other disease, condition, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding which, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the patient inappropriate for the study
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Bernard Fine, M.D.
Organizational Affiliation
Genentech, Inc.
Official's Role
Study Director
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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