Trilaciclib prior to chemotherapy and atezolizumab in patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II trial

Davey Daniel (Corresponding Author), Vladimer Kuchava, Igor Bondarenko, Oleksandr Ivashchuk, Sreekanth Reddy, Jana Jaal, Iveta Kudaba, Lowell Hart, Amiran Matitashvili, Yili Pritchett, Shannon R. Morris, Jessica A. Sorrentino, Joyce M. Antal, Jerome Goldschmidt

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Abstract

Trilaciclib is an intravenous CDK4/6 inhibitor administered prior to chemotherapy to preserve haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and immune system function from chemotherapy-induced damage (myelopreservation). The effects of administering trilaciclib prior to carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab (E/P/A) were evaluated in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study in patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) (NCT03041311). The primary endpoints were duration of severe neutropenia (SN; defined as absolute neutrophil count <0.5 × 109 cells per L) in Cycle 1 and occurrence of SN during the treatment period. Other endpoints were prespecified to assess the effects of trilaciclib on additional measures of myelopreservation, patient-reported outcomes, antitumour efficacy and safety. Fifty-two patients received trilaciclib prior to E/P/A and 53 patients received placebo. Compared to placebo, administration of trilaciclib resulted in statistically significant decreases in the mean duration of SN in Cycle 1 (0 vs 4 days; P <.0001) and occurrence of SN (1.9% vs 49.1%; P <.0001), with additional improvements in red blood cell and platelet measures and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Trilaciclib was well tolerated, with fewer grade ≥3 adverse events compared with placebo, primarily due to less high-grade haematological toxicity. Antitumour efficacy outcomes were comparable. Administration of trilaciclib vs placebo generated more newly expanded peripheral T-cell clones (P =.019), with significantly greater expansion among patients with an antitumour response to E/P/A (P =.002). Compared with placebo, trilaciclib administered prior to E/P/A improved patients' experience of receiving treatment for ES-SCLC, as shown by reduced myelosuppression, and improved HRQoL and safety profiles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2557-2570
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Cancer
Volume148
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords*

  • chemotherapy
  • myelopreservation
  • myelosuppression
  • small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
  • trilaciclib

Field of Science*

  • 3.2 Clinical medicine

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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