Evaluating furmonertinib with chemotherapy versus osimertinib for lung cancer with brain metastases

A Phase III, International, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Open-label Clinical Study Evaluating Furmonertinib Plus Platinum-based Doublet Chemotherapy Versus Osimertinib in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Sensitizing Mutation-Positive Non-squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Brain Metastases

This study is testing whether a new drug called furmonertinib combined with chemotherapy works better than osimertinib alone for people with lung cancer that has spread to the brain.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 380 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Allist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Industry-sponsored)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, immunotherapy, prednisone, furmonertinib, osimertinib
• Locations: 1 site (Guangdong, Guangzhou)
• Trial ID: NCT06970639 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This Phase III clinical trial aims to compare the efficacy and safety of furmonertinib combined with platinum-based chemotherapy against osimertinib alone in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and brain metastases. The trial consists of a safety run-in phase with approximately 30 participants to assess different doses of furmonertinib, followed by a randomized controlled phase involving around 350 subjects. Participants will be monitored for treatment outcomes and safety profiles to determine the most effective therapeutic approach.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 and older with confirmed EGFR sensitizing mutations and brain metastases who have not received prior systemic therapy for advanced NSCLC.

Not a fit: Patients with squamous cell lung cancer or those who have previously undergone systemic anti-tumor therapy for advanced NSCLC may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a more effective treatment option for patients with advanced lung cancer and brain metastases.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promising results with similar approaches targeting EGFR mutations in lung cancer, indicating potential for success.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Fully understand the trial and voluntarily sign the informed consent form;
2. Age ≥18 years at the time of signing ICF, regardless of gender;
3. Histologically/cytologically confirmed non-squamous NSCLC with brain parenchymal metastases assessed by BICR; Subjects with both brain parenchymal and leptomeningeal metastases are eligible. Subjects without brain metastases may be enrolled in the safety run-in phase.
4. For subjects with brain metastases: clinically stable for ≥4 weeks prior to first dose AND no requirement for corticosteroids/anticonvulsants for ≥14 days prior to first dose; Investigator-confirmed no need for local therapy for brain metastases during screening.
5. Confirmed EGFR sensitizing mutations (ex19del or L858R) via tumor tissue/cytology/blood testing;
6. No prior systemic anti-tumor therapy for advanced/metastatic NSCLC; Subjects who received (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy or definitive chemoradiotherapy must have disease recurrence/progression ≥6 months after completion;
7. ≥1 measurable intracranial AND extracranial lesion(s) per RECIST v1.1 without prior local treatment;
8. ECOG PS 0-1 with no deterioration within 2 weeks prior to first dose, and life expectancy ≥3 months;
9. Adequate bone marrow and organ function (no transfusion/G-CSF within 2 weeks prior to first dose);
10. All prior treatment-related toxicities resolved to ≤Grade 1 (per NCI CTCAE v5.0) except alopecia (≤Grade 2) or peripheral neuropathy (≤Grade 2);
11. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to first dose, be non-lactating, and use effective contraception from ICF signing until 6 months after last dose. Male subjects with fertile partners must use contraception during the same period.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The tumor histology or cytology confirmed that the combination of neuroendocrine carcinoma, sarcomatoid carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma was more than 10%;
2. Known subjects with ALK positive, ros1 positive, RET fusion positive, ntrk fusion positive, BRAF V600 mutation, met exon 14 skipping variant and other approved drugs for this target;
3. Subjects with meningeal metastasis but no brain parenchymal metastasis confirmed by MRI and / or CSF malignant cell examination;
4. Subjects who have previously received any of the following treatments:

   1. Have received any systemic anti-tumor therapy targeting EGFR in the past, including those in clinical research stage (including EGFR TKI, monoclonal antibody, bispecific antibody, etc.);
   2. Previously received systemic antitumor therapy (such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc.) for locally advanced / metastatic non-small cell lung cancer;
   3. Received \> 30 Gy of chest radiotherapy within 6 months before the first dose; Received non thoracic radiotherapy of \>30 Gy within 4 weeks before the first dose; Received palliative radiotherapy ≤ 30Gy within 2 weeks before the first dose; Previous brain radiotherapy;
5. Chinese patent medicine that has received non-specific immune modulators (including but not limited to interferon and IL-2) and approved anti-tumor indications within 2 weeks before the first administration;
6. Have used any strong inhibitor of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) within 7 days before the first administration or any strong inducer of CYP3A4 within 21 days before the first administration;
7. Other malignant tumors in addition to the primary tumor; Skin basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, superficial bladder cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, breast ductal carcinoma in situ and papillary thyroid cancer that can be treated locally and have been cured can be selected; Subjects with a history of other malignancies and who have been cured for ≥ 3 years after radical treatment can be enrolled;
8. Brain metastasis subjects with known brain stem metastasis, spinal cord metastasis and / or compression; Subjects with acute or progressive intracranial hypertension related symptoms during the screening period; Subjects with brain herniation or near brain herniation; Brain imaging revealed significant brain midline deviation and other subjects requiring urgent local treatment;
9. According to CTCAE 5.0, there were subjects with grade 2 headache, vomiting, papilledema, etc. caused by increased intracranial pressure during the screening period; Subjects with grade 2 sensory / motor impairment and visual field damage caused by brain metastasis during the screening period; Subjects with mental symptoms (such as dementia, sluggish reaction, etc.) or seizures caused by brain metastasis during the screening period; Subjects who can control relevant central nervous system symptoms ≤ 1 grade by steroid hormones or anticonvulsants can be enrolled;
10. The tumor invades the surrounding important organs and blood vessels (such as the heart, esophagus, superior vena cava, etc.) or has the risk of esophago tracheal fistula or esophago pleural fistula;
11. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors exist.
12. There are uncontrollable systemic diseases.
13. There is a history of (non infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD) or non infectious pneumonia requiring steroid treatment.
14. Pulmonary complications lead to clinically severe lung damage.
15. Severe acute or chronic infection
16. Subjects who are receiving long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy with prednisone \> 10 mg/d or equivalent anti-inflammatory active drugs or any form of immunosuppressive therapy before the first administration \[subjects who need bronchodilators, inhaled or topical steroids or local steroid injection therapy, or as preventive medication for hypersensitivity reactions (such as medication before CT examination, etc.), or to control central nervous system symptoms in patients with brain metastasis can be included in the study\];
17. Subjects who had undergone major surgery within 4 weeks before the first dose or were expected to undergo major surgery during the study;
18. Bleeding symptoms with significant clinical significance or obvious bleeding tendency within 4 weeks before the first administration.
19. Severe gastrointestinal dysfunction is known.
20. Known or suspected allergy to the ingredients of the study drug or its analogues;
21. Pregnant or lactating women or female subjects who plan to become pregnant during the study or within 6 months after the last dose;
22. In the judgment of the investigator, the subject has other factors that may affect the results of the study or cause the forced termination of the study, such as alcohol abuse, drug abuse, suffering from other serious diseases (including mental diseases) requiring combined treatment, serious abnormal laboratory test values, family or social factors and other conditions that may affect the safety of the subject or the collection of test data.

Where this trial is running

Guangdong, Guangzhou

• Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital — Guangdong, Guangzhou, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd

Conditions NSCLC Patients With Brain Metastasis; EGFR; firmonertinib