Abstract

e19022 Background: Progression-free survival (PFS) is a key trial end point for clinical practice, as it relates to a change of treatment line. Grade 4 progression-free survival (G4PFS; defined as time from treatment start to the earlier of progressive disease [PD], onset of a G4 adverse event [AE], or death from any cause) is a composite end point incorporating a measure of tolerability to PFS. This post hoc analysis evaluates G4PFS and the effect of G4 AEs on PFS and overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) enrolled in PointBreak (PB) and AVAiL. Methods: Pts in PB were randomized to bevacizumab (BEV) 15 mg/kg q3w with carboplatin and paclitaxel (CP) or pemetrexed (CPem) for ≤4 cycles. Eligible pts received either BEV or BEV + Pem q3w until PD or unacceptable toxicity. Pts in AVAiL received cisplatin and gemcitabine for ≤6 cycles and either placebo or BEV (7.5 or 15 mg/kg) q3w until PD. AEs were graded via NCI-CTCAE v3.0. Kaplan-Meier and Cox model methods were used to estimate medians and hazard ratios (HRs) for PFS, G4PFS, and OS. PFS and OS were also compared in each arm for pts with occurrence of a G4 AE before week 12 of treatment vs those without. Results: Of those receiving BEV, ~30% of AVAiL pts and 38% of PB pts had a G4 AE. Uncomplicated neutropenia was the most common G4 AE in the CP + BEV arm of PB (26%) and in the BEV arms of AVAiL (11%). PFS, G4PFS, and outcomes by G4 AE occurrence are shown (Table). Conclusions: In both the PB and AVAiL trials, median G4PFS was numerically shorter than median PFS. G4 AE occurrence, however, did not affect subsequent PFS or OS in either trial. Clinical trial information: NCT00762034 and NCT00806923. [Table: see text]

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