PMID- 30471649 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200504 LR - 20200505 IS - 1879-0852 (Electronic) IS - 0959-8049 (Linking) VI - 106 DP - 2019 Jan TI - Impact of dose interruption on the efficacy of lenvatinib in a phase 3 study in patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer. PG - 61-68 LID - S0959-8049(18)31430-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.10.002 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: In the phase 3 Study of (E7080) Lenvatinib in Differentiated Cancer of the Thyroid (SELECT), lenvatinib significantly improved efficacy outcomes versus placebo in patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC). Lenvatinib-treated patients had more adverse events (AEs), which were generally managed with dose modifications, including dose interruption. This exploratory post hoc analysis investigated the impact of dose interruption on lenvatinib efficacy. METHODS: Dose modifications were required for grade 3 or intolerable grade 2 AEs in SELECT. Lenvatinib-treated patients were dichotomised based on the duration of dose interruption relative to total treatment duration: shorter dose interruption (<10% of total treatment duration) and longer dose interruption (>/=10%). RESULTS: At the time of primary data cut-off (November 15, 2013; median follow-up, 17.1 months), the median progression-free survival (PFS) for the shorter dose-interruption group had not yet been reached, whereas median PFS for the longer dose-interruption group was 12.8 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.3-16.5). Compared with placebo, the hazard ratios for PFS in the shorter and longer dose-interruption groups were 0.14 (95% CI, 0.09-0.20) and 0.31 (95% CI, 0.22-0.43), respectively. In a multivariate model, dose interruption was significantly associated with lenvatinib efficacy, even after adjustment for patient characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Lenvatinib improved efficacy outcomes versus placebo in patients with RR-DTC, regardless of the duration of dose interruption; however, those with shorter dose interruptions had a greater magnitude of benefit versus those with longer interruptions. This analysis highlights the importance of timely management of lenvatinib toxicities to minimise dose interruptions and maximise lenvatinib efficacy in patients with RR-DTC. CLINICALTRIALS. GOV NUMBER: NCT01321554. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved. FAU - Tahara, Makoto AU - Tahara M AD - National Cancer Centre Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: matahara@east.ncc.go.jp. FAU - Brose, Marcia S AU - Brose MS AD - Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. FAU - Wirth, Lori J AU - Wirth LJ AD - Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Suzuki, Takuya AU - Suzuki T AD - Eisai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Miyagishi, Hideaki AU - Miyagishi H AD - Eisai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Fujino, Katsuki AU - Fujino K AD - Eisai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Dutcus, Corina E AU - Dutcus CE AD - Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA. FAU - Gianoukakis, Andrew AU - Gianoukakis A AD - Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01321554 PT - Clinical Trial, Phase III PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181122 PL - England TA - Eur J Cancer JT - European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) JID - 9005373 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Iodine Radioisotopes) RN - 0 (Phenylurea Compounds) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Quinolines) RN - EE083865G2 (lenvatinib) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Disease Progression MH - Disease-Free Survival MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Drug Administration Schedule MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Iodine Radioisotopes/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Phenylurea Compounds/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Quinolines/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - *Radiation Tolerance MH - Risk Assessment MH - Risk Factors MH - Thyroid Neoplasms/mortality/pathology/*therapy MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Disease-free survival OT - Lenvatinib OT - MeSH terms OT - Thyroid neoplasms EDAT- 2018/11/25 06:00 MHDA- 2020/05/06 06:00 CRDT- 2018/11/25 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/10/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/05/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/25 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0959-8049(18)31430-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.10.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Cancer. 2019 Jan;106:61-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.10.002. Epub 2018 Nov 22.