Erlotinib + Bevacizumab for PS 2 Chemotherapy Naïve Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

The strategy for combining therapeutic agents in cancer treatments has been successful in multiple tumor types, including NSCLC. Erlotinib and bevacizumab target different pathways involved in tumor growth. Nonclinical studies have demonstrated that the combination of bevacizumab and erlotinib results in greater efficacy than either agent alone. Furthermore, because there is little to no overlap in toxicity profile between the two agents, the combination is expected to be well tolerated and may provide even greater benefit for patients who are unable to receive cytotoxic therapy.

Timeline

Start

2006-08

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2008-12

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper The rate of nonprogressive disease at 4 months was 28%. PMID 23102811 ↗

Publications

• Results T. Al Baghdadi, S. Bhatia, W. Harb, J. Maher, J. McClean, S. Nattam, D. Taber, M. Yu, C. Johnson and N. Hanna. Erlotinib and bevacizumab in chemotherapy naïve performance status 2 patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Accepted (abstract #e19082) at the ASCO annual meeting May 29-June 2, 2009, Orlando, FL
• Results Riggs H, Jalal SI, Baghdadi TA, Bhatia S, McClean J, Johnson C, Yu M, Taber D, Harb W, Hanna N. Erlotinib and bevacizumab in newly diagnosed performance status 2 or elderly patients with nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, a phase II study of the Hoosier Oncology Group: LUN04-77. Clin Lung Cancer. 2013 May;14(3):224-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2012.09.004. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

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