Final Survival Outcomes With Ramucirumab Plus Erlotinib Versus Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Patients With Untreated EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC: RELAY Japanese Subset

Introduction: Significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS; primary end point) was reported in the phase 3 RELAY study with ramucirumab (RAM) plus erlotinib (ERL) versus placebo (PL) in untreated EGFR-mutated NSCLC (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.46–0.76, p &l...

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Main Authors: Makoto Nishio, MD, PhD, Takashi Seto, MD, PhD, Martin Reck, PhD, Edward B. Garon, MD, Kazuto Nishio, MD, PhD, Kazuo Kasahara, MD, PhD, Kazumi Nishino, MD, PhD, Miyako Satouchi, MD, PhD, Kiyotaka Yoh, MD, Hidetoshi Hayashi, MD, PhD, Kazuko Sakai, PhD, Sotaro Enatsu, MD, PhD, Bente Frimodt-Møller, MSc, Tomoko Matsui, Sunoj Chacko Varughese, MSc, Michelle Carlsen, MS, Carla Visseren-Grul, MD, Kazuhiko Nakagawa, MD, PhD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:JTO Clinical and Research Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364325000359
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Summary:Introduction: Significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS; primary end point) was reported in the phase 3 RELAY study with ramucirumab (RAM) plus erlotinib (ERL) versus placebo (PL) in untreated EGFR-mutated NSCLC (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.46–0.76, p < 0.0001), including in the Japanese subset. We report updated PFS and final overall survival (OS) for the Japanese subset. Methods: Patients (no central nervous system metastases) were randomized 1:1 (stratification included EGFR leucine to arginine substitution [L858R]/exon 19 deletion [ex19del]) to ERL (150 mg/d) with RAM (10 mg/kg; n = 106) or PL (n = 105) intravenously every 2 weeks. The study was not powered for OS. Results: At final OS data cutoff (median follow-up = 48.2 mo), PFS benefit was sustained with RAM plus ERL versus PL plus ERL (median [m] PFS: 19.4 versus 11.2 mo; HR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.51–0.93); the mOS was 54.3 and 46.0 months (HR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.65–1.26), respectively. In L858R (n = 110) and ex19del (n = 100) subgroups, the mOS was 54.3 versus 43.2 months (HR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.40–0.99) and 53.9 versus 62.1 months (HR = 1.40, 95% CI: 0.86–2.28), respectively. T790M rates post-progression were 52.0% versus 51.1%, respectively. Osimertinib as subsequent therapy was received by 61.0% versus 55.2% patients (L858R: 58.2% versus 48.1%; ex19del: 65.3% versus 62.7%); the median (range) osimertinib treatment duration was 16.8 (0.7–58.3) versus 20.1 (2.1–77.2) months. Safety was consistent with known RAM and ERL profiles, with no increased toxicity over time. Conclusions: The Japanese subset reported that RAM plus ERL improved PFS, and a mOS greater than 50 months was achieved. OS differed by EGFR mutation type, with an indication of benefit for patients with L858R. Trial Registration: NCT02411448
ISSN:2666-3643