Effectiveness and safety of osimertinib in patients with metastatic EGFR T790M-positive NSCLC: An observational real-world study

PLoS One. 2019 Aug 23;14(8):e0221575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221575. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Osimertinib showed encouraging efficacy in patients with advanced EGFR T790M-positive NSCLC in previous randomized controlled trials. This real-world study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of osimertinib in a real-world setting. This observational study (NCT03133234) included 74 patients with metastatic EGFR T790M-positive NSCLC who progressed on prior EGFR TKI therapy and received osimertinib between May 2016 and April 2018 at the Kiang Wu Hospital in Macau. Response rate (RR) and other endpoints (progression-free survival [PFS], overall survival [OS], disease control rate [DCR], stable disease rate, and adverse events) were assessed. Survival data were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. All patients had stage IV lung adenocarcinoma and 25.6% had brain metastases; median age was 58 years (range 28-84 years) and 83.8% of patients had received at least three prior lines of treatment. The median duration of osimertinib treatment was 8 months (range, 1-25 months). RR and DCR were 67.5% (95% CI 56.9-78.1) and 79.8% (95% CI 70.7-88.9), respectively, while 12.1% had stable disease. The median PFS was 9.0 months (95% CI 6.7-11.2 months), and the median OS was 12.0 months (95% CI 8.8-15.1 months). Nausea (25.8%) and decreased appetite (20.2%) were the most common adverse events associated with osimertinib treatment. Even though most patients had at least three lines of prior treatment, real-world RR and PFS with osimertinib in this study were consistent with those from randomized controlled trials; no new safety signals were observed.

Publication types

  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylamides / adverse effects*
  • Acrylamides / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aniline Compounds / adverse effects*
  • Aniline Compounds / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics*
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Acrylamides
  • Aniline Compounds
  • osimertinib
  • EGFR protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT03133234

Grants and funding

Funded by 1. Dr. Cao received grant from Science and Technology Development Fund of Macau. Dr. Lin received grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China. 2. Grant number award to Dr. Cao was: 019/2016/AFJ. Grant number award to Dr. Lin was: 81661168011. 3. Web site of Science and Technology Development Fund of Macau: http://www.fdct.gov.mo Web site of National Natural Science Foundation of China: http://www.nsfc.gov.cn. The funders did not play any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.