The goal of this adaptive, interventional study is to assess the efficacy and safety of osimertinib-based adaptive treatment based on ctDNA dynamic monitoring in locally advanced or metastatic EGFRm NSCLC participants with ctDNA EGFRm clearance after osimertinib plus chemotherapy. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) PFS during adaptive treatment period in Cohort 1 defined as from initiation of Osimertinib in adaptive period to progression per investigator assessment; 2) Time from initiation of osimertinib in adaptive period to first ctDNA EGFRm relapse or death
Locally advanced or metastatic EGFR mutation-positive (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Stage IIIB, IIIC, IV, or recurrent) has a poor prognosis. The 5-year survival rate for metastatic disease is only 8.9%. While combination therapy with osimertinib and platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy, as validated by the FLAURA2 trial, has demonstrated improved progression-free survival (PFS), it also introduces increased toxicity, treatment burden, and reduced quality of life. Notably, a subset of patients-approximately 25-30%-achieves long-term benefit from osimertinib monotherapy alone, highlighting the potential to personalize treatment intensity. Emerging evidence supports circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a dynamic biomarker for guiding therapy. Analyses from FLAURA2 and other studies have shown that early ctDNA EGFRm clearance strongly correlates with superior PFS and can identify patients who may not require continuous combination therapy. Adaptive strategies based on ctDNA clearance have enabled treatment de-escalation in early-stage and advanced NSCLC settings, maintaining efficacy while reducing toxicity. This trial builds on that rationale, aiming to validate ctDNA-guided adaptive therapy to balance efficacy, safety, and quality of life in EGFRm NSCLC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
250
Participants in Cohort 1 will receive Osimertinib-based adaptive treatment (either Osimertinib monotherapy or Osimertinib plus chemotherapy) depending on ctDNA EGFRm clearance or relapse by ctDNA EGFRm dynamic monitoring, until radiological disease progression (PD) as per RECIST v1.1 or other withdrawal criteria are met.
Participants in Cohort 2 will receive Osimertinib 80 mg once daily (QD) plus pemetrexed maintenance every 3 weeks (Q3W) until radiological PD as per RECIST v1.1 or other withdrawal criteria are met.
Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGProgression-Free Survival (PFS) in Cohort 1
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from the first dose of osimertinib during the adaptive treatment period to the first documentation of disease progression based on investigator assessment according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version 1.1, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From initiation of osimertinib in the adaptive therapy period until radiological disease progression or death (up to 33 months).
Time to First ctDNA EGFRm Relapse or Death in Cohort 1
Time to ctDNA EGFR mutation-positive (EGFRm) relapse is defined as the time from the start of osimertinib treatment in the adaptive therapy period to the first detection of EGFRm in plasma circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA), as assessed by Super ARMS PCR, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From initiation of osimertinib in the adaptive therapy period until ctDNA EGFR mutation relapse or death (up to 33 months)
Overall Survival (OS) in Cohort 1
Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from the first dose of osimertinib in the adaptive therapy period to death from any cause. The 24-month landmark survival rate will be reported.
Time frame: From initiation of osimertinib in adaptive therapy period until death (up to 33 months)
Cumulative Duration of Chemotherapy Holiday in Cohort 1
The cumulative duration (in weeks) that participants in Cohort 1 receive osimertinib monotherapy without chemotherapy will be calculated during the adaptive treatment period.
Time frame: From start of adaptive therapy to disease progression or death (up to 33 months)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) in Cohort 2
PFS in Cohort 2 is defined as the time from the start of osimertinib plus pemetrexed maintenance therapy to the first documentation of disease progression per RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause.
Time frame: From initiation of maintenance therapy to radiological disease progression or death (up to 33 months)
Overall Survival (OS) in Cohort 2
OS is defined as the time from the first dose of osimertinib plus pemetrexed maintenance therapy to death from any cause. The 24-month landmark survival rate will be reported.
Time frame: From initiation of maintenance therapy to death (up to 33 months)
Change from Baseline in Health-Related Quality of Life Scores (EORTC QLQ-C30)
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) (0-100) will be used to evaluate participants' health-related quality of life. Higher scores on the QLQ-C30 indicate bad life quality of patient. Change from baseline in domain scores will be analyzed. The higher the score is, the worse the quality of life is.
Time frame: From baseline through end of treatment (up to 33 months)
Change from Baseline in Lung Cancer-Specific Symptoms (EORTC QLQ-LC13)
The EORTC QLQ-LC13 questionnaire will be used to assess lung cancer-specific symptoms (e.g., cough, dyspnea), with score range 0-100. Higher scores on the QLQ-LC13 indicate worse symptom severity. Changes from baseline will be reported.
Time frame: From baseline through end of treatment (up to 33 months)
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